theguitarguy Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Hey guys,Need some help if possible.I was with Orange Broadband for 2 years and was getting download speeds using utorrent of up to 700 kB/s constantly.Two weeks ago I changed to BT broadband, and now I'm getting download speeds of 150 kB/s max but it usually settles at 25 kB/s Anyone have any advice ?Cheers in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Re-follow the setup guide for the new connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguitarguy Posted September 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 I have, but I have a problem with the technical talk everyone who ''knows'' about this type of thing uses. I dont understand it all.I downloaded utorrent with Orange BB, opened it, and was getting 700 kB/s, I was just lucky I guess. Now My speeds suck, and I havent a clue. I'm not technically minded, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moogly Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 And about a possible bandwidth throttling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguitarguy Posted September 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 At peak times they do throttle the speed, they admit that. Between 12midnight-4pm they keep telling me I'll get line speed, which would be about 700 kB/s.Any ideas ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 http://utorrent.com/documentation/connection-setupReadjust for your new connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguitarguy Posted September 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Thanks for the link DWK.Can I just check with you what my speeds should be set to, as I dont really understand the chart.My average speed after three tests is 784 kB/s download and 47 kB/s upload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 *byte/sec or *bit/sec?Could you link the speedtest.net speed results please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguitarguy Posted September 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 I cant get on the speedtest.net website tonight for some reason. These results are from Namesco's Speed TestDownload Speed: 6185 kbps (773.1 KB/sec ) Upload Speed: 378 kbps (47.3 KB/sec ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=58404384kbit settings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguitarguy Posted September 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Thanks.I've followed the guides and entered what I'm supposed to, so it's just a matter of waiting for off peak times to see if anything has changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 1st link in my signature also, slow speed section.Disabling stuff like DHT, LPD, and Resolve IPs might help slightly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguitarguy Posted September 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Switeck, I've followed your advice/links but still no improvement.I've got off the telephone with BT are insisting they are not throttling anything during off peak.My line speed has improved since I changed to BT by around 0.5mb , but my torrent speed is a shadow of what it was. Could it be down to router/hub settings or could it lie with utorrent settings ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 BT Central and almost all the major ISPs in the UK are being "strongly encouraged" (forced) by the government to reduce "piracy" by >70%. They tell you it's not throttled during non-peak hours...they lie. It is being restricted. It seems to even be disrupted -- as I've heard reports of people on torrents that SHOULD have 50+ peers/seeds connecting to them that can't get 10.Changing ISPs probably will not help for long.Soon it will be raining everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguitarguy Posted September 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 That may be the case Switeck, but a friends of mine is on exactly the same package as me and he's getting over 700 kB/s daily. That makes me think there's an issue with my setup as opposed to being throttled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moogly Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Yeah maybe you should have to stay with Orange UK. I'm using Orange in France and I can confirm they don't filter p2p traffic (no peak hours, no BT filtering). So they do likely the same in UK (as you observed high speeds when you were with Orange UK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguitarguy Posted September 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 When a friend with BT is getting over 700 kB/s with 100GB monthly allowance and I was getting 700 kB/s with 40GB monthly allowance, it didnt seem like much of a risk. I still find it hard to believe that its down to BT why I'm getting 25 kB/s, especially when he's getting over 700 kB/s using the same service/package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 I really don't know then...but what I've heard from numerous posters is BT Central is killing the heck out of BitTorrent with typically 30 KB/sec download speeds or less at least during "peak evening hours" which seem to get larger and larger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguitarguy Posted September 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 I just tested to see if BT were throttling me, and these were the results. If they are not throttling me off peak, which BT insists and this test seem to signify, can someone please help out.RESULTS -Glasnost: Test if your ISP is manipulating BitTorrent trafficResults for your host (ISP):Is BitTorrent traffic on a well-known BitTorrent port (6883) throttled? The BitTorrent download worked. Our tool was successful in downloading data using the BitTorrent protocol. There's no indication that your ISP rate limits your BitTorrent downloads. In our tests a TCP download achieved at least 249 Kbps while a BitTorrent download achieved at most 253 Kbps. You can find details here. Is BitTorrent traffic on a non-standard BitTorrent port (10011) throttled? The BitTorrent download worked. Our tool was successful in downloading data using the BitTorrent protocol. There's no indication that your ISP rate limits your BitTorrent downloads. In our tests a TCP download achieved at least 247 Kbps while a BitTorrent download achieved at most 253 Kbps. You can find details here. Is TCP traffic on a well-known BitTorrent port (6883) throttled? There's no indication that your ISP rate limits all downloads at port 6883. In our test, a TCP download on a BitTorrent port achieved at least 253 Kbps while a TCP download on a non-BitTorrent port achieved at least 247 Kbps. You can find details here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Almost looks like you're getting crap speeds period according to the Glasnost tests... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguitarguy Posted September 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Is this that bad, during peak hours ?Another thing.Why on the bottom of Utorrent am I getting a green circle saying my I'm getting incoming connections, but five minutes later it's going to no incoming connection, and five minutes later its back green again, and that repeats over and over ?Even when it says I've no incoming connections, when I click on test port, the web page comes up with the green circle saying its working as it should be ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=58929 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguitarguy Posted September 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 If it was as easy as that, my friend wouldnt be getting his speeds that I mention above would he. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moogly Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 So contact BT and ask them why your friend with a similar adsl connection has better speeds than you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguitarguy Posted September 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 I have spoken to two different people regarding the download speed difference and questioned their throtting terms and they have said, ''we are not throttling you, you have the best line speed possible in your area, and we cant give any advice or support regarding p2p issues''.So I came on here to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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