Download Speed Problems

[McGills]

Whats up people. Im just new to the site here as im starting to have problems with my download speeds and needed a bit of help from some people who know what they are talking about lol

ive recently just moved house and changed ISP's. i was on BT(uk) (1.1mb) but now im with Tiscali also in the UK at 2.3mb. i also re-installed windows and now im back to service pack 1. i like this a lot better than SP2 but if this is whats keeping my downloads slow ill change back to SP2. neways when i just got Tiscali put in my downloads were going at around 100-150 kpbs (after windows re-install). but for some reason they have completely slowed down and now i would be lucky if i could gather 6 or 7kbps :icon_scra

i am currently using BitSpirit (latest version) although i have also tried azureus and bitlord but still having the same problem. can anyone PLEASE help me out here. and if it matters im using a Sagem F@st 800-840 Modem. this is the one that Tiscali provided me with.

Thanks in advance...McGills

[Auggie2k]

Seems like you haven't got your ports forwarded on the router. Check out this site www.portforward.com and...

http://www.portforward.com/english/r.../BitSpirit.htm

[McGills]

thats because im not using a router lol its a Sagem F@st 800-840 modem like i said in my other post. ive checked portforward.com and that model isnt on its list. and i got so damn fed up with BitSpirit im using BitComet now as recommended by a friend.

[zaphodiv]

How much have you downloaded reccently?

Tiscali UK claim not to have a bandwidth limit but many people have reported that their connectection mysteriously starts going slowly after downloading a few gigs. Have a look at how many people are complaining in the Tiscali support forums these days. A few years ago they changed their support forum so it can only be read by tiscali customers, concidentaly preventing passing websurfers from seeing the messages from lots of unhappy customers.

[hawklord]

hi, do you download a lot, i am on tiscali as well, they keep sending me e-mails telling me to stop using p2p programs (i use bearshare) or they will regulate my bandwidth which would slow my downloading down