Download speeds

barkel · 2009-08-15 11:59:54

Hi, I have recently changed my provider from digiweb to ntl, the package speeds i had with digiweb was 8Mb and now with ntl it is 10Mb but when downloading using torrents before the download could reach up to 500kb/s and now i'm lucky to get 50kb/s! I'm not too technical really and would appreciate if anyone knows of…

15-08-2009 12:59PM

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barkel

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Hi, I have recently changed my provider from digiweb to ntl, the package speeds i had with digiweb was 8Mb and now with ntl it is 10Mb but when downloading using torrents before the download could reach up to 500kb/s and now i'm lucky to get 50kb/s! I'm not too technical really and would appreciate if anyone knows of anyway how to optimise download speeds, or if its even possible?

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#2 15-08-2009 01:07PM

PogMoThoin

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How many seeds? A torrent is only any good if its being seeded and You're depending on the rate other people upload at

A better indication of Your speed is a speedtest or even better than that download a big file from a fast server like this and tell us what speed You're getting after 5 mins

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#3 15-08-2009 01:24PM

Tallon

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This should be in Broadband, you'll get alot more help/answers there too

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