Fast Internet-- Slow Downloads...

[Desertwolf]

hey i recently upgraded my internet from a service which had a max download rate of 3.0mpbs to a new service which had a download rate of 6.0mpbs, and ive noticed the difference in speeds when downloading from a direct source, but when downloading from bittorent im having problems... Im currently using utorrent and have tried Azureus, and the problem is that my download rate is horrible.. its actually 10x slower than what it used to be when i had the slower internet... I have cable and im behind a router, and ive tried port forwarding, disabling firewalls, and leaving utorrent on for a while to see if my download speed will increase, but it doesnt... for example im downloading a fiel which had 300 seeders (connected to about 70) and 658 Peers (connected to 29 and my download rate is going at 2kb/s... on my old net service, a torrent like this would go at LEAST 40 kb/s..

Can anyone help me solve why this is happening, and ive called the net service, and they say that my connection is perfectly fine...

ive read the faqs that are posted and tried all the ways to fix this problem but still no help....

sighand it goes 2kb/s when im lucky... now it goes at around .1 - .3 kb/s

[zarquon]

Do you have a green smilie or any nat errors. Any 4226 event errors, are you capping upload to max of 80% upload capacity?

[kokanezub]

router.....try other networks if same probelm then its ur connection if not then its bittorent

[Desertwolf]

for zarquon:
most of the downloads have simple BLUE arrow facing downwards (im using utorrent)
and some of them have a BLUE arrow facing downwards and a stopsign on it

no 4226 event errors, uploading 150% cap


for kokanezub:
what do u mean by try other networks??? ive changed programs changed ports to random serveral time 16881 and the ports i changed are forwarded

[Desertwolf]

o and i just wanted to say that my downloads sometime start out at 15-29 (still very slow) but instead of speeding up they slow down to .1 - .9 kb/s

and my ISP is Rogers and the service is Rogers EXTREME highspeed internet
just thought the xtra info might help ppl help me

ive also changed my program to bit tornado and im getting a error saying :
PROBLEM CONNECTING TO TRACKER - HTTP Error -1

[zarquon]

uploading 150% cap



?????, set your max upload to 80% of your available upload bandwitdh

[zarquon]

o and i just wanted to say that my downloads sometime start out at 15-29 (still very slow) but instead of speeding up they slow down to .1 - .9 kb/s

and my ISP is Rogers and the service is Rogers EXTREME highspeed internet
just thought the xtra info might help ppl help me

ive also changed my program to bit tornado and im getting a error saying :
PROBLEM CONNECTING TO TRACKER - HTTP Error -1

Well after some searching it appears that rogers is using packet shaping technology to throttle bt bandwidth. A possible help for you is to use port 1720 (vonage voip). Apparently some people have limited success with this port because rogers dont interfere with their voip service.

Aside from that basically your screwed. Rogers dont like bt.

[shawners]

Rogers is limiting bt usage.. so you should of looked before you leaped.. You need bitcomit and use encrypt header.

or..
Based on the extensive research done by the entire PiSexy staff, the following seem to be of help to the unfortunate among you stuck with Rogers for your ISP.



1. Get a single port client like XBT, uTorrent, Azureus or some other, and set the port to use 1720, as it
appears that port is used for Voice over IP and should be left alone. If the client you chose supports
encryption, then it has been suggested to enable it. Look in the advanced options on the client, usually
somewhere in the network settings, to see if that feature is available.

2. Make a manual file association of the new .pimpie filetype in your browser, so that it opens in your
torrent client.

2(a). In I.E., simply click the .pimpie link, and select Open, then when prompted, find the torrent
client in the list of installed programs, and tell it to always use the program with that filetype.

2(b). In Firefox, when you click the .pimpie, it will ask to save or open with, and select open with, then
browse to the folder that has the torrent program you installed, and select the program to open
with. Be sure to also check the box that says to always peform this action.

3. Pray to Pimpie for all that he does for you, and seed all that you download.

[Desertwolf]

the thing is ive had rogers for 3 years.. Express... and it used to be fine.. my download and upload were usually between 20-150 kb/s... but ive upgraded my internet service to EXTREME.... is it a ROgers Extreme thing or is it just rogers..?

[Desertwolf]

I LOVE U zarquon and shawners CHANGING THE PORT TO 1720 WORKS ... i cant thank u enuff u saved me so much trbl... Thnx again

[shawners]

Its a new thing with rogers.. 3 years ago until whenever they werent throttling the ports.

[zarquon]

I LOVE U zarquon and shawners CHANGING THE PORT TO 1720 WORKS ... i cant thank u enuff u saved me so much trbl... Thnx again

Glad to hear it, happy d0wnl04d1ng

[muffenme]

use a proxy server and send though a standard port like 80.

[parrot5]

I LOVE U zarquon and shawners CHANGING THE PORT TO 1720 WORKS ... i cant thank u enuff u saved me so much trbl... Thnx again
I can verify that it works too. Have been frustrated over this issue for months and I had spent so much time in diagnosting my own equipments and settings and it had been a waste of time. Thank you.

[zarquon]

I can verify that it works too. Have been frustrated over this issue for months and I had spent so much time in diagnosting my own equipments and settings and it had been a waste of time. Thank you.

Another satisfied customer, i hope the cheque is in the post.

[shawners]

thats why were paid the big bucks.

[gorphon]

oh Dirk! Don't be so angry!

in circumstances like this you just need to ask yourself, "WWFD" (what would Face do?) before responding in anger.

[virtuman1980]

2. Make a manual file association of the new .pimpie filetype in your browser, so that it opens in your
torrent client.

2(a). In I.E., simply click the .pimpie link, and select Open, then when prompted, find the torrent
client in the list of installed programs, and tell it to always use the program with that filetype.

2(b). In Firefox, when you click the .pimpie, it will ask to save or open with, and select open with, then
browse to the folder that has the torrent program you installed, and select the program to open
with. Be sure to also check the box that says to always peform this action.



I don't understand...where can you find the .pimpie link? Thanks in advance for any help.

[banditking]

Re: Open port 1720 disables normal web browsing!

Forwarding port 1720 on my home router speeds up Azreus to its max but disables normal web browsing and Email. I have forward both TCP and UDP for 1720. So what am I doing wrong?

[DragoonKain3]

Thanks a lot you guys. I was having the same problem I think about a year ago with Rogers, so that's why I switched my ISP. But as of Friday last week, my DL speed went from normal (~40 down/30 up) to almost non-existant (<1 down/~5 up). I actually tried everything, from using DMZ and connecting directly through the net with no success. From there, I thought I was infected by virus (no positives) or malware (no positives, as expected who's protected by like 4 different regurlarly updated programs against it). Then I heard of this new Rootkit based spyware which is undetectable by your typical program, and I was VERY afraid, since I don't have windows XP disk on me in the case my computer is compromised.

But now, things are back to normal. Thanks again guys, for not only helping me get my connection back to normal, but also preventing me from spending my hard earned cash on a windows XP CD. This topic is very helpful, and the info should be included in FAQs everywhere.

[zarquon]

Re: Open port 1720 disables normal web browsing!

Forwarding port 1720 on my home router speeds up Azreus to its max but disables normal web browsing and Email. I have forward both TCP and UDP for 1720. So what am I doing wrong?

Check the event viewer for 4226 event errors. ALso throttle your upload to 80% of max available.

[Mullan]

I think i have this problem too. I have a 2Mb connection and i only get 25kbs max on good torrents. I have no firewalls on and i get no NAT errors. For months ive been trying to figure out why my bittorrent speeds died, and now i think the answer is my ISP is throttling my speeds. I tryed changing the port to 1720 but its still the same. My ISP is btinternet. Whats this pimpie thing can that help me?

[thepitcher]

Another satisfied customer here.

I had a documented problem with my TrendMicro firewall that had nothing to do with BitTorrent. I thought that killed my speed, and that even though I had uninstalled it, that I was having some sort of left over problem. I was getting slow speed even with no router and my firewall turned off.

Wow, I forgot how fast things could be. Thanks folks for the port information. I registered here just to express my appreciation.