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GUIDE: Max Out Download Speed Using Utorrent
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SyphooN
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30. August 2007 @ 09:45 |
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Thanks for the help.
My ISP isn't bad, I used to have great speeds, its been like a year since I had any problems with download speeds with bittorent, it just started like last week. And friends of mine who have the same ISP and connection speed download fast. My speedtest results (Using the site you provided) were 1522kbps down, 162kbps up. (1.5MB connection, so I think it makes sense).
But, maybe I missed something, does the site also provide that "tweak test"? Because thats what I was talking about and had problems running, so I'm looking for an alternative to that.
Thanks again for all your help. :)
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30. August 2007 @ 20:30 |
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Originally posted by SyphooN:
Hey dude, awesome guide, at least to the point where I got in it.
I'm doing the tweaking test on the broadbandreports site but I get"* Downloading file of size 1024000: Failed to download: Read timed out"
Is there any way to solve this problem or an alternative test site? :\
I tested torrents by telling my friends to download them, they would get like high speeds like above 100kbps while I get 0-5kbps on the same torrents. It's really annoying me. I have no router, my firewall is disabled, and my ports are all fine.
Anyway I guessed this test would really help me but its not working. :\
Hey, better post what internet speed you have.
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SyphooN
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31. August 2007 @ 05:18 |
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Look one post above yours. I guess you missed it.
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jollysam
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4. September 2007 @ 21:34 |
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hey, i have been downloading for about 1 year now, and my download speed on most is at about 13-20kB/s. you guys are talking about 100kB/s on here, holy crap! i did what it said at the beginning but im still getting these really slow speeds. from a dsl speed test i get 3001kBps down and 118kBps up. should i be getting faster speeds than this?i am on dsl Telecom in New Zealand, me thinks our speed sucks here....lol. Any help please!
"One day I will have max speed to rule the world!"
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4. September 2007 @ 21:44 |
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Originally posted by jollysam:
hey, i have been downloading for about 1 year now, and my download speed on most is at about 13-20kB/s. you guys are talking about 100kB/s on here, holy crap! i did what it said at the beginning but im still getting these really slow speeds. from a dsl speed test i get 3001kBps down and 118kBps up. should i be getting faster speeds than this?i am on dsl Telecom in New Zealand, me thinks our speed sucks here....lol. Any help please!
Do you have router by any chance? If so, portforward it
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jollysam
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4. September 2007 @ 22:12 |
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yeah i have got a router, and it is port forwarded, i gt the green circle with a tick....
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4. September 2007 @ 22:59 |
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Try this, disable UPnP and set a port over 10,000 that isn't the default at options>preferences>connection, enable Protocol Encryption: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/395674 and you can enable both DHT options but only on public sites at options>preferences>bittorrent. You can set Global maximum connections and maximum connected peers to 200 - 300. Make sure your connection type in speed guide is set correctly for your upload.
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jollysam
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5. September 2007 @ 00:13 |
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man i feel like an idiot.lol. still not happening for me.... on the download im currently downloading, under the "peers" tab i notice that others are downloading the same torrent at about 50 -100kB/s. so i know that it is possible. i just want to be one of them! thanks for helping guys, much appreciated!
"One day I will have max speed to rule the world!"
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5. September 2007 @ 07:14 |
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you said that you got your speed from a dsl speed test. Is your internet connection DSL or cable??? Just sign up in a private tracker and you'll get much faster speed.
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5. September 2007 @ 08:24 |
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Have you got kB confused with kb? 8 kb = 1 kB. 80% of your upload is around 12 kB which utorrent uses and speed tests I have seen don't. 118 kbps seems fairly low, check it a few times. This is an accurate site that tests Globally: http://www.speedtest.net/
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jollysam
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5. September 2007 @ 15:53 |
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Originally posted by mistycat:
Have you got kB confused with kb? 8 kb = 1 kB. 80% of your upload is around 12 kB which utorrent uses and speed tests I have seen don't. 118 kbps seems fairly low, check it a few times. This is an accurate site that tests Globally: http://www.speedtest.net/
hi these are the results i got back from that test http://www.speedtest.net/result/182302033.png
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jollysam
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5. September 2007 @ 15:57 |
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Originally posted by Schwaber:
you said that you got your speed from a dsl speed test. Is your internet connection DSL or cable??? Just sign up in a private tracker and you'll get much faster speed.
I have gto New Zealand DSL, i am on demonoid private tracker....but how to i get utorrent to notice that?my speed seems to be the same.... just wondering if NZ speed is fast at all?
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5. September 2007 @ 16:05 |
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Originally posted by jollysam:
Originally posted by Schwaber:
you said that you got your speed from a dsl speed test. Is your internet connection DSL or cable??? Just sign up in a private tracker and you'll get much faster speed.
I have gto New Zealand DSL, i am on demonoid private tracker....but how to i get utorrent to notice that?my speed seems to be the same.... just wondering if NZ speed is fast at all?
I see. Well, cable is much faster than DSl so yeah.. And Demonoid is only semi-private tracker.
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5. September 2007 @ 17:46 |
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You have to be able to upload in order to download. Around 12 - 15 at connection type at Speed Guide is correct but seems quite low. Select torrents with many seeds/peers and another possibility may be your ISP is throttling torrents.
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jollysam
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5. September 2007 @ 20:11 |
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Originally posted by mistycat:
You have to be able to upload in order to download. Around 12 - 15 at connection type at Speed Guide is correct but seems quite low. Select torrents with many seeds/peers and another possibility may be your ISP is throttling torrents.
i see, andhow do i get around this nasty business of torrent throttling
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"One day I will have max speed to rule the world!"
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5. September 2007 @ 22:37 |
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Usually a new Isp but throttling is only a guess to check out. Sometimes, Protocol Encryption, downloading between 12:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. or using a port that other processes use may work like 443, 1720 or 8080. Edit: nothing to do with throttling but if IE 7 is installed, try IE 6.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 6. September 2007 @ 09:06
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6. September 2007 @ 09:18 |
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Originally posted by jollysam:
Originally posted by mistycat:
You have to be able to upload in order to download. Around 12 - 15 at connection type at Speed Guide is correct but seems quite low. Select torrents with many seeds/peers and another possibility may be your ISP is throttling torrents.
i see, andhow do i get around this nasty business of torrent throttling
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Hey, try downloading during midnights and early mornings where most of the people are asleep. That way, less traffic, faster download!
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6. September 2007 @ 11:07 |
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Originally posted by mistycat:
You have to be able to upload in order to download. Around 12 - 15 at connection type at Speed Guide is correct but seems quite low. Select torrents with many seeds/peers and another possibility may be your ISP is throttling torrents.
Very true, but there is a simple work around. When you set the global max up speed, that is the speed that the client recognizes in terms of "having to give to receive." Set the global to whatever....now when you start a torrent, you can right click it and enter whatever value you like for max upload speed for the individual torrent, with no decrease in dl speed. Kinda goes against the "sharing" spirit of bittorrent, but it is a work around.
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GCW
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7. September 2007 @ 12:15 |
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I just started downloading torrents and all the guides have been very useful. A couple of questions though....how do I add trackers to my tracker list in BitComet?....and it is better to use multiple trackers or just try to stay with one? I have read that private trackers are better, but getting invites aren't simple as everyone has indicated. Plus I live in the US so I can't access some trackers like www.torrentspy.com Greatly appreciate the help....
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7. September 2007 @ 12:28 |
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Yea, I feel bad for those people who live in America coz Torrentspy.com closed their server over there. Move to Canada if you want. JOKE. Anyway, I don't use those tracker list.
* so lucky that Am not in America
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GCW
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7. September 2007 @ 13:24 |
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Another question....I also have been trying to use uTorrent, but when I go to download, I get "Not enough storage to process this command". Is this because I really don't have the memory space? I usually have between 4-6GB available on my HDD so why would I get this message? Or is it due to the type of media file I am trying to download? A lot of the torrents I download have the .avi file extension. Does this really make a difference?
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GCW
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7. September 2007 @ 13:36 |
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Nevermind about the trackers, I see that when I login to one, it appears under my tracker list......
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mkkid28
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29. October 2007 @ 06:54 |
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you guys havent got a 400mb/s and a 100mb/s connection because it says it Network Connections that is just the speed that connection ie the ethernet port could take. Your broadband speed is what decides what your speed is.
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Phantom48
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16. November 2007 @ 04:43 |
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Originally posted by sacredgo:
Hey all. Great Guide. I got a small problem with my uTorrent. I followed the instructions carefull and forwarded the port accordingly. I use 2wire 2700hg modem and i am on wireless conection. My internet speed is 1500kbps ( thats what they claim it to be ). I have also put exceptions for uTorrent in zonealarm and windows firewall. but i can seem to get the green tick. instead, i get an red exclamation. really need some help. the file i am dling now has 43(120) seeds and 213(861) peers. My dling speed is 50-70 kBps and upload is around 40kBps. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advvance. Btw, I am from Singapore.
In Zonealarm go to Firewall>Main then move the "Internet Zone Security" slider to "Medium"
You'll still be protected except you'll be visible to other computers. Wait a little while and utorrent will change from Red to Green.
When you're finished with utorrent shift the slider back to "High"
Hope this helps.
...man who cannot die...
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16. December 2007 @ 12:46 |
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Hi when I go to the tweek site the java picture dosn't come up just a box with an x in the corner. I have the latest java update.What can I do?
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