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| 1391961 | 2015-01-18 21:26:00 | Some 'download sites' & torrents are just slow...really slow. Just the way it is. Try a legit torrent , such as a Linux distro thats known to be a fast download. It may not be the ISP at all. Im guessing the 'downloads' arnt 100% kosher :-) |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1391962 | 2015-01-18 22:01:00 | Theres also no guarantee of speed with any torrents. As per mentioned on one site: the thing with torrents is that as long as there are enough seeders; they are fine, when the number of seeders drops, they can be a real pain because they are slow!!. Just thought I'd try something going from 1101's comment. Went to download Linux Mint Via Torrent --- :sleep:sleep:sleep:sleep With 5 feeds after 10 minutes it steadied out at 20 Weeks NFW :annoyed: |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1391963 | 2015-01-19 00:30:00 | If they don't know, probably whatever the default settings from the router then .. probably a no. Well - the fibre line is brand new so that is unlikely the cause. It is really the ISP. With me apart from speedtest.net. My 500MB downloads have ranged from 30secs (Google site) to maybe 10mins with some other sites. I am on a 100Mbps speed downstream. If it is really really bad then it is probably the ISP. I am with Snap. For most people unless the 100Mbps price option is the best for your ISP I don't see much point going faster than 30Mbps. Maybe if you have multiple HD streaming and gaming and things like that.... Yep, Google will be NZ / Australia (Sydney specifically) which is dirt cheap to buy, like 1/10th the cost of international bandwidth, so ISP's buy a LOT more of that for a lot less. US and European sorta traffic all goes via Hawaii -> California, where the data costs a buttload more to buy (But it's still not _that_ expensive in the grand scheme of things) and that's why doing a download from, say, Dreamhost Californias Speedtest site will be likely 1/10th (Or less) vs say if you download from Telstra in Sydney Australia or even somewhere nationally. Give those speedtests for me a whirl, Nomad, let me know what you get :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1391964 | 2015-01-19 00:35:00 | Theres also no guarantee of speed with any torrents. As per mentioned on one site: Just thought I'd try something going from 1101's comment. Went to download Linux Mint Via Torrent --- :sleep:sleep:sleep:sleep With 5 feeds after 10 minutes it steadied out at 20 Weeks NFW :annoyed: Torrents are also *highly* throttled with some ISP's. I've just tried Linux Mint 32-bit DVD, currently connected to 3/17 peers, getting 1.3MB/sec download (Bytes, not bits!). torrents.linuxmint.com EDIT: Sometimes enforcing encryption can help 'mask' it from your ISP. Some, not all... |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1391965 | 2015-01-19 01:10:00 | Torrents are also *highly* throttled with some ISP's. I've just tried Linux Mint 32-bit DVD, currently connected to 3/17 peers, getting 1.3MB/sec download (Bytes, not bits!). torrents.linuxmint.com EDIT: Sometimes enforcing encryption can help 'mask' it from your ISP. Some, not all... Just tried that link Chill, (Not that I really needed it LOL) the one I had earlier was a different torrent. Just so its not BS, posted is the speed, its peaks a bit higher, 6MB/sec for a few seconds, but steady at 5-4.5MB/Sec. PS: this is on Telstra/Vodafone Cable. 6151 |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1391966 | 2015-01-19 02:29:00 | Nice! :D Just for comparison, started another torrent on my home VDSL2 connection (Syncing at 21mbps at the moment) and after a couple of minutes this is how it looks: imgur.com Not bad considering it's only pulling it from two peers. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1391967 | 2015-01-19 03:06:00 | It likely doesn't help the speed but uTorrent can have all the add content disabled in the preferences. I can't find the guide I used at the moment and I think it did more than these but here'a couple from a google search www.wikihow.com lifehacker.com from memory you can get rid of all but 1 banner add for upgrading uTorrent itself. If this doesn't work I can check my preferences settings and post a screenshot. It's a lot cleaner after making these changes. Not much to add re the speeds though, others have pretty much covered it. If speed tests are consistently fast from the same country as the downloads you're getting then it's likely a throttling or seeding issue or both. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1391968 | 2015-01-19 12:19:00 | Try the setup guide Control +G when in Utorrent. Don't expect to max out your conection on every torrent. However on ones like the linux distro above you should be able to. | apsattv (7406) | ||
| 1391969 | 2015-01-19 12:27:00 | My cap from the 30mbit down 10 mbit up Vodafone fibre, no issue at all maxing out 6152 |
apsattv (7406) | ||
| 1391970 | 2015-01-19 21:04:00 | Yep, Google will be NZ / Australia (Sydney specifically) which is dirt cheap to buy, like 1/10th the cost of international bandwidth, so ISP's buy a LOT more of that for a lot less. US and European sorta traffic all goes via Hawaii -> California, where the data costs a buttload more to buy (But it's still not _that_ expensive in the grand scheme of things) and that's why doing a download from, say, Dreamhost Californias Speedtest site will be likely 1/10th (Or less) vs say if you download from Telstra in Sydney Australia or even somewhere nationally. Give those speedtests for me a whirl, Nomad, let me know what you get :) I did that a few months back. Speedtest.net to NZ using the best server probably Snap NZ (?) gave literally around 98/19. When I used San Francisco that downstream rate was around 35. |
Nomad (952) | ||
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