Jonesy123 Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 I have two packages to choose from that my ISP can give me, they both cost the same (all numbers in kilobyte/second):1. 190(down)/64(upload)2. 380(down)/32(upload) Is there a definite answer as to which of these two internet connections will give me better download speeds in MicroTorrent ?.Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 I'd go with 190/64, because more upload = you can seed back a lot faster = you can download more in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy123 Posted May 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 Thanks Firon. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebReaper Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 Nah, go for 380/32, then you'll get your stuff quicker. Screw uploading, nobody else bothers. Seriously though, it depends - if you have a machine where you can seed 24/7, then it's less of an issue. If you take 1 hour to download, and then seed for 20 hours, you'll still get a ratio of 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy123 Posted May 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 WebReaper, you are wrong !, Firon was DEAD ON with his advice.Yesterday I still had my old internet connection - 640 (kbyte down) / 32 (kbyte up). this connection cost me a lot of $$$, and I couldn't stay with it, and had to choose one of the two packages I mentioned above. Anyway, using the 640(down)/32(up) connection, on most torrents I received (after some time) a download rate of 2X - 3X my upload rate (I set my upload rate to be 25 kbyte, and received an average of 50-75 kbyte download. Yes, if the torrent's seed/leech ratio was very high, I got insane speeds, sometimes even 500 kbyte/sec, but 99.9% of the torrents I download are not well seeded, and I get a download rate which is only 2X-3X my upload rate).Anyway, I went with Firon's advice today and switched to the 190 (kbyte down) / 64 (kbyte up). I checked with a few torrents, and I still get a download rate which is 2X - 3X my upload rate, only now my upload rate is 50 kbyte !!!.Yes, I only have 190 kbyte/sec of maximum download, but I am exploiting 90% of it. Before, I had 640 kbyte/sec download, but I exploited barely 15% of it.Firon's advice was very smart, and I'm glad I followed it. Bittorent wise, Upload is King. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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