Slow torrent downloads

[saflyfish]

Hi Guys
I have a 2mb line & when i test on speedtest.net i do in fact get approx 1.8mbps.
However whenever i download a torrent/file i only get about 60kbps.
What could cause this?

 

[Chevron]

Hi Guys
I have a 2mb line & when i test on speedtest.net i do in fact get approx 1.8mbps.
However whenever i download a torrent/file i only get about 60kbps.
What could cause this?

What ISP and what account by that ISP do you have?

Also what time of day did you test?

Also does that torrent have lots of seeds?

 

[pjjdp]

It could be many things.

ISP
Line quality
Congestion
M-Web(LOL)
Badly configured torrent client
not enough torrent seeds
router
telkom
icasa
Robert Mugabe
the guavamint

etc etc etc

 

[CellBel]

I'm on a Telkom 2meg line, my download speed is only 1 kilobyte per sec from torrent sites. I've decided to connect my VC modem, and downloaded the same 64MB file at between 300 and 500 kilobytes per sec.
If i download a video from youtube with Telkom, it runs at 200 kilobytes per sec.
What could be the reason for this, sum1 please advise.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

I'm on a Telkom 2meg line, my download speed is only 1 kilobyte per sec from torrent sites. I've decided to connect my VC modem, and downloaded the same 64MB file at between 300 and 500 kilobytes per sec.
If i download a video from youtube with Telkom, it runs at 200 kilobytes per sec.
What could be the reason for this, sum1 please advise.

Is the Telkom account an uncapped account? If so I would read up on traffic shaping.

 

[Alan]

www.justseed.it

 

[CellBel]

Is the Telkom account an uncapped account? If so I would read up on traffic shaping.

Capped, but just started my 10+10 gig for the month.

 

[Joka69]

It could be many things.


M-Web(LOL)

etc etc etc

LMAO.... MWEB has become an actual thing that could be wrong with your line and download problems...

+1

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

Judging by the other active threads today I would say The Diwali fireworks produced an EMP pulse that fried your router, best buy a new one... Maybe even two or three just in case.

 

[genetic]

ISP's shape internet traffic - especially P2P.

Is your account shaped or unshaped?

 

[CellBel]

ISP's shape internet traffic - especially P2P.

Is your account shaped or unshaped?

Shaped to 1 kilobyte per sec???

 

[F1 Fan]

www.justseed.it

What's this?

 

[NeonNinja]

www.justseed.it

Nice... Is this like www.put.io? I tried purchasing the 200GB package, but my Paypal won't frekk work! My Paypal has always worked and still working...

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

www.justseed.it

Very beta

They could really get somebody to design their site properly

 

[BigFatBadger]

LMAO.... MWEB has become an actual thing that could be wrong with your line and download problems...

+1

+1million

 

[Alan]

What's this?

Bypass shaping by DLing the torrent to their server then use a normal download manager to get the file.

 

[NeonNinja]

You will be blessed your for your existence