Any advice on how to speed up throttled connection ?

[Vscience]

Okay, I use various peer2peer software and recently decided to choose satellite technology for downloading, as I can't get cable in my rural area. So anyway, I have found that p2p speeds are awful with it, but HTTP are fine. I can download at between 15KBps and 70KBps via HTTP but only 2KBps via p2p, and yes, it is quicker via 56k modem. So my only answer has to be that they are throttling the p2p ports or whatever. I asked them if they are, but they denied it, but I can't think of any other reason.

It is via VPN and not Proxy. Can anyone give any advice or tips on how to maybe re-route the p2p information to a HTTP server and then back down to me that way ? By this I mean send a signal of what I want to download and then stream it via another server. I have tried registered version of HTTP Tunnel, but obviously this is not what it was meant for, but I gave it a shot anyway, no joy.

I have tried changing ports (tried 50 in total), using port 80, and so on. Still no luck. I have up to 1MBps download speed, so it is so frustrating to get less then a 28k modem :)

I don't mind if you suggest paid software, or shareware, or whatever. Maybe there is no way to do this, but I am no expert, so maybe some of you guys are.

Cheers for any help !

Jon

[PowerMan57two]

I don't really think those software things work, I'v tried them they don't work for me.

but anyways satellite conection and you get thatslow of connection on p2p? I went over to my dads friends house who has satellite connection, and on p2p I got 258KB/sec!!! are you sure your downloading from other dsl, cable, or satellite people? cause if your downloading from 56k users thats why it goes 2KB/sec. I dunno what else to say just that make sure your downloading from other high speed users. sorry I can't help more

[Vscience]

Hi, yep I have tried hundreds of different items to download, even stuff I don't want, just to check the speeds. None of them get above 2KBps, but then when I discconect the sat connection it jumps up to 4.5KBps, my normal 56k connection. It isn't general satellite that causes the problem, I think it is just Netsystem, the company I use who are doing it. A few months back when the company was new, download speeds via P2P were really fast, but then all of a sudden a couple of weeks back it stopped and none of us (I chat via forums for the ISP) can get above 2KBps unless it is during the twilight hours of after 1am, and then it only goes up to 15KBps max, if lucky.

FTP can be really slow too. The only real fast aspect is normal HTTP downloading via DAP or Flashget.