Throttling of P2P connections

[Frostfang]

This entire weekend I’ve been having an issue with Rain network. I bought extra data so I can download some large files only to find the download speed won’t go past 150kB/s. I’m devastated, fortunately I also have some Telkom night data, but 7 hours isn’t enough I have to wait for midnight now for the next few days to finish my downloads.

 

[e4et]

Strange. I downloaded a Linux distro last night and had no issues.
But then again, I only use about 160 GB max a month, so maybe that could have something to do with it.

 

[genetic]

This entire weekend I’ve been having an issue with Rain network. I bought extra data so I can download some large files only to find the download speed won’t go past 150kB/s. I’m devastated, fortunately I also have some Telkom night data, but 7 hours isn’t enough I have to wait for midnight now for the next few days to finish my downloads.

What's your monthly usage?

 

[Frostfang]

What's your monthly usage?

I use about 90GB max (I'm on a 50gb plan), I'm not sure if this throttling is based on times or what. Anyway I did end up getting 500kB/s late in the day which was a huge improvement.

 

[ArmatageShanks]

If your speedtest results are great but P2P is stuck at a steady slow pace, try a VPN, works for me on Telkom sometimes, there are free one's that you can use.

 

[Totempole]

I use about 90GB max (I'm on a 50gb plan), I'm not sure if this throttling is based on times or what. Anyway I did end up getting 500kB/s late in the day which was a huge improvement.

One thing I thought worth noting. If you limit your upload speed on P2P, your download will be slow. It's just part of they way P2P works. Limiting Upload = Lower priority.

^ This may have nothing to do with the issue you were experiencing, but I though I should mention it because a lot of people make this mistake when trying to save data.