Duckmanfoo Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 I just upgraded my ISP plan from 12MB to 16MB.On the 12MB plan uTorrent was maxing out at 1.5MB. speedtest.net 12MB On the 16MB plan uTorrent is maxing out at1.5MB. speedtest.net 13.7MB both .74MB up I have a call into see why it isn't up higher than 13.7... Regardless, why can't I get more download speed?Thanks in advance!D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 speedtest.net reports in *bit/secuTorrent reports in *byte/secDid you set download speed limits anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckmanfoo Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 No, not to my knowledge. I looked buy found no such cap or setting.Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckmanfoo Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 I just got off with Bell Canada, my ISP.Here's what he said and what he did...He bumped me up to: 19MB down and 800kb up... speedtest.net = 16.7MB down and 680kb upHe gave me the option that I could go back down to the previous if I wanted to...The previous or other option.16MB down and 1gb up... speedtest.net = 13.7MB down and 740kb upThere is not cost differential to me. uTorrent is pretty much the reason for me upgrading to a extra highspeed + extra bw usage plan. No gaming.Which is the best plan for me?Thanks in advance!!!D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Torrenting lives and dies by how much upload is available on the swarms.Go with the higher upload, if nothing else, you'll have more stable speeds overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckmanfoo Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Ya ok!What about he 1.5MB download maximum?Where or how would I tweak that to get some more down speed???Thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Pretty sure there's nothing you're going to be able to tweak to get that any higher, mostly due to your connection's max limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckmanfoo Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Darn....ThanksDg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 A little line noise on ADSL will make error rates so high that increasing beyond 12 mbit/sec may be illusionary results. Your ISP may not be over-provisioning any, so overheads grow as well to "fill" the extra space.Networking overheads at 1 mbit/sec are roughly 1/10th (or less!) of what overheads would be at 10 mbit/sec, so as you increase the linespeed further overheads continue to grow as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckmanfoo Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Woah!!!That all sounds very important Switeck, but can you dumb it down a notch for a simple guy from the Great White North!!Thanks!Dg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 You can only get so close to theoretical max speeds, and as you get closer there is more overhead (networking overheads) AND waste (packet loss from line noise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckmanfoo Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 So does it matter which plan I go with between the 2 I referenced up above??Thanks my man!!!Dg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Maximize upload in your plan...faster you can upload, the more peers are likely to upload BACK to you. This also gives more room for upload-side overheads caused by downloading quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckmanfoo Posted October 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Ok.Hey set me up with, speedtest.net, 13.8MB down .740MB up....Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 That would be 700 kbit/sec or 768 kbit/sec in 2nd link of my signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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