torrents

jordie

not sure if this is the right section

i was looking to know how can i increase my upload speed im downloading at up to 1000k but only uploading at 16k max

this is really messing with my ratio, any ideas

mr_disc

Dont know if this will be allowed in here ....... ??,

if so what client are u using ?

layke

More importantly whats kind of line you got?

aidan_walsh

mr_disc wrote:

Dont know if this will be allowed in here ....... ??,

if so what client are u using ?

Nothing wrong with discussing the process, the only problem is discussing where to source certain types of torrents.

Ponster

It usually depends on your upload speed and the seeders/peers ratio.

If you can download at 1Mb/sec then you probably have up to a 100kb/sec upload speed but if the torrent doesn't require that speed because there aren't enough peers downloading then it's normal that it remains low.

Rollo Tamasi

have you port forwarded at all?

mr_disc

i dont think ratios are important , i know some wont agree. I have actually no problem with dnlds , ( i have a 3meg connection ) and once the file is complete i actually dont share it out anymore ... why u ask ?..... cause i dont want my ISP seeing alot of traffic, in as much as i doubt they approve of real heavy usage, so not uploading will reduce the total

smemon

oh, it's the weekly torrent thread weeks inevitably turns into a free music/film debate which results in the cyber police whipping out their padded locks.

i wouldnt worry about uploading, look after no.1 you don't wanna be seen uploading too much either.

mr_disc

smemon wrote:

you don't wanna be seen uploading too much either.

k we are sort of getting into dangerous ground here now lol , but its true about been seen uploading too much , alot of the cases in the press mentioned that uploaders were targted .

BadCharlie

Are people in ireland been targeted ?
I heard off a few but thats about all.

mr_disc

they reckon 900 million tracks were downloaded illegaly ( worlwide ) in six months alone last year, not to mention movies etc, so i think they are trying to clamp down in one way or another !! ..... i aint heard of any cases here though.. im sure there is though

smemon

i heard of a guy being fined €20k for having 3000 illegal songs on his PC. pretty sure it was in the times, page 3 -top of the page about 3 months ago (ive a photographic memory ) think it was a teenager, using kazaa or something.

if you dont have a clue what your doing and download mass amounts of illegal material there is a slight chance you'll be caught.

for the average paddy who is tuned in to his technology and knows how to blend in, there shouldnt be any problems. it is atm uploaders who are being targeted anyway as without them, nobody can download.

DOLEMAN

smemon wrote:

if you dont have a clue what your doing and download mass amounts of illegal material there is a slight chance you'll be caught.

You may be "caught" but you won't have broken any laws. It's only uploading copyright material which is legally ambiguous at the moment.

If you have an unsecured wireless connection it could be your neighbour doing the uploading tbh...

mr_disc

ya but u Inadvertently ( thank u spell checker !! ) upload when u download if u know what i mean !, cause while you ' leech ' others are uploading from u... so whatta u do !

smemon

mr_disc wrote:

ya but u Inadvertently ( thank u spell checker !! ) upload when u download if u know what i mean !, cause while you ' leech ' others are uploading from u... so whatta u do !

exactly, and if you cut off your upload speed, you get really poor download speed. catch 22.

Cuddlesworth

Bit-torrent users have not yet been targeted, due to the fact thats its hard to prove that you can get the entire file off the one person like with kazza and be able to find the biggest uploaders. But they will try out a few test cases first.

As for getting your upload up, if you have Dsl its a waste of time. Be worry'd about you download speed and dont bother with a 1:1 ratio.

mr_disc

boy have we gone off the beaten track here ... lol.. poor jordie aint even got an answer yet !.
Anyway i think its hard to police as : one : because of the huge amount of users, and two : if they close a site down they simply open up again, look at what happened pirate bay for example.

sock puppet

I dont think your upload speed really matters. I have a 1mb down 256kb up connection so i download much more than i upload and it never affects me.

mr_disc

yip , most software will tell u about ratios etc and they will say it effect your dnld speed, but ****** i say ..... they only want u to seed

Ponster

Seeing as most people here have missed the point of the original question...

jordie, it should be possible to search the n'et for a torrent which needs a lot of seeds and will ensure a high demand of your upload speed, just to test it, but I can't give you anything here.

the_syco

jordie wrote:

not sure if this is the right section

i was looking to know how can i increase my upload speed im downloading at up to 1000k but only uploading at 16k max

this is really messing with my ratio, any ideas

Just because you want the file, doesn't mean others will. Often people don't have a fast connection, thus can't download off you very fast. TBH, leave it going, and over the night, you should see it increase.