karthwyne
join:2003-04-27
Atlanta, GA
 ·AT&T Southeast
| reply to JimFlorida
Re: AT&T=Bellsouth Speed Throttling with uTorrent??
if your upload is near max, then your speedtest results will suffer because the testing server has to wait for replies from your PC that tell it it received the data, and those replies just get put in line with the data you are uploading.
another factor would be that you have 6M service. if you are using 3M with utorrent, then the speedtest could never get better than 3M (3+3=6). there are many other factors that affect this on top of the fluctuations in torrent speeds and the max connections you can have, so i would suspect that this is all expected behaviour. |
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Mizzat
Will post for thumbs
Premium
join:2003-05-03
Atlanta, GA | reply to Airwolf7
I've had no speed problems using uTorrent. Internet speed tests are always inaccurate, because you are connecting to a volitile network, with a volitile connection.
Nice Airwolf, Slackware! More of a man than I, I love my SuSE. |
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Airwolf7
Premium
join:2004-12-12
Franklin, KY
·AT&T Southeast
| reply to FAQFixer
said by FAQFixer  :Also don't forget that even a small amount of upload traffic can have a dramatic effect on download speeds. Yes when I'm downloading I limit uTorrent to an upload of 6KBps and I can get about 100KBps more download throughput.
When I'm done downloading I will let it seed for awhile at 53KBps unless I'm going to be surfing then I limit it to 35KBps.
I got to make room for all those ACKs and other overhead. |
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Airwolf7
Premium
join:2004-12-12
Franklin, KY
·AT&T Southeast
| reply to JimFlorida
FastAccess Xtreme 6.0 uTorrent at wide open. |
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mikes60
My Paradise
Premium
join:2001-07-31
Boynton Beach, FL
·AT&T Southeast
 ·Vonage
| reply to JimFlorida
As I remember from the FastAccess test page, as well as other speed test pages, they all tell you not to use your internet connection during the testing.
If uTorrent is using up most of your band width, your test will show just what is not being used by uTorreent, or any other download.
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No good deed goes unpunished. |
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JimFlorida
@bellsouth.net | reply to upb
Let me clarify. I am referring to the general Internet download speeds measured by speed.fastaccess.com, not my torrent download speeds.
5.8 Mbits down to 180Kbits, effecting all programs, not just uTorrent. |
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FAQFixer
Premium
join:2004-06-28
Powder Springs, GA | reply to upb
Also don't forget that even a small amount of upload traffic can have a dramatic effect on download speeds. |
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upb
Premium
join:2004-03-15
Carriere, MS
·AT&T Southeast
| reply to JimFlorida
said by brandon :There is no uTorrent block with AT&T. Agreed.
Slow torrent download speed is typical of a file which isn't very popular. Torrent will find only one or two other users who have the parts of the file you need, and your download speed will be limited by their upload speeds. If you are using a NAT router to access the net, it is also possible to fill your router's connection tables, preventing any new connections, or even causing your router to lock up. |
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