Rhys Mog Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Hey,I've been using uTorrent for a while, and it's always worked perfectly. Until about 2 weeks ago, that is. I haven't changed ANYTHING about my connection, but now I can't seem to get over 10kB/s download. In the past my connection has hit 1.3MB/s download and about 140kB/s upload.I am currently downloading a torrent (D3B805F5B349D068C437B32BAB13F6B002483726) which has upload speeds of ~130kB/s but the download speed is stuck down at 10kB/s.I have tried:uTorrent setup guide (thousands of times)disabling DHTadjusting max half open connectionsallowing uTorrent through windows firewall and avast! antivirus software. (Triple checked)resetting my routerrestarting my pcmanually opening ports (at least 10 times)I am running Vista on this laptop:http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=hp+pavillion+dv6+1216sa&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&cid=2576826510469692584&os=tech-specsCan anyone help me sort this out? I don't want to wait 8 weeks to download this thing! CheersRhys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Criostoir Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Hi RhysIs the problem with all torrents or just this one in particular? Are there plenty of seeds? Assuming that the problem is with all torrents and not just this one I think I'm experiencing the same problem. It's been happening to me for over a month now, and affects both my computers. I posted on this forum asking if anybody could help but received no useful replies. I've tried absolutely everything: ports are forwarded correctly, green light, ISP doesn't throttle or shape, tried setup guides etc., it's absolutely wrecking my head! I even connected a new router, but still the problem is the same. I can still download really quickly from websites, and speed tests show around 17Mbps download. I know this isn't much use to you but just wanted you to know that other people are experiencing the same issue. I'll be keeping a close eye on this thread in the hope that someone works it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Mog Posted June 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Hi Criostoir,It is indeed for all torrents. I think my problem might be the ISP throttling. I'm with O2, which is on the list of known ISPs that throttle. Then again, I was at my girlfriend's house on the weekend and she has BT Total Broadband. The download speed was just as slow then... I don't know what to do. Is there even anything you can do if your ISP is throttling or shaping BitTorrent traffic?Rhys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 What are your current settings for preferences - queueing and preferences - bandwidth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Mog Posted June 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 BandwidthGlobal Upload Rate LimitingMaximum Upload rate: 90Alternate upload rate when not downloading: 150Global Download Rate LimitingMaximum Download Rate: 1500Global Rate Limit Options[ ] Apply rate limit to transport overhead[ ] Apply rate limit to uTP connections[ ] Stop transfers on user interactionNumber of connectionsGlobal maximum number of connections: 450Maximum number of connected peers per torrent: 100Number of upload slots per torrent: 6 [X] Use additional upload slots if upload speed < 90%QueueingQueue SettingsMaximum number of active torrents: 6Maximum number of active downloads: 5Seeding GoalMinimum Ratio: 100%Minimum Seeding time: 0[ ] Seeding tasks have higher priority than downloading tasksWhen uTorrent reaches the seeding goal[X] Limit the upload rate to: 0Any problems there? I'm only downloading the one torrent I mentioned above...Rhys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Try with download rate limiting turned off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Mog Posted June 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 You can't turn it off... If you meant set it to unlimited, I just tried that and there was no noticeable change. Does it sound like my ISP is throttling?Rhys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Criostoir Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 I'm also on O2 so I phoned them to check whether they throttle bandwidth and was told that they do. I was told by the advisor that this has been the case since the introduction of the new packages, but I seriously doubt that as I've only noticed it recently. Between 4pm and 12am is classified as peak hours, but traffic will still be limited to an extent outside these hours. I'm gutted to be honest, always thought O2 were a great ISP but think I'll go elsewhere now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Mog Posted June 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 I'm also on O2 so I phoned them to check whether they throttle bandwidth and was told that they do. I was told by the advisor that this has been the case since the introduction of the new packages, but I seriously doubt that as I've only noticed it recently. Between 4pm and 12am is classified as peak hours, but traffic will still be limited to an extent outside these hours. I'm gutted to be honest, always thought O2 were a great ISP but think I'll go elsewhere now.DISLIKE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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