Posted by dgates on 01/01/07 20:16

On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:31:01 GMT, "Mark Whiteley"
<mark.whiteley53@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>may not be the corect newsgroup sorry in advance....
>
>I am using bittorrent, i have a 2mb internet conection with my cable
>provider.
>
>I can download at 250kbs over http(standard web downloads, i think) which i
>think is about right for my connection. However I have started using
>bittorrent I only achieve max 40kb/s.
>
>I have tried all the geneal tips like increasing the tcp/ip stack to allow
>for 100conections ect.. but i still don' get any downloads over 40kb/s
>
>Is this the maximum speed to be expected using public trackers?
>
>Is bittorrent the fatest program using this protocol? or is for example,
>bitlord faster.
>
>Could you let me know what speeds ur all reachin usin torrent software with
>similer net connection so i can compare?
>
>I would have expected the 250/kbs, making it at least as fast as general web
>downloads, maybe i'm just hopin for too much!!
>
>Any help or comparrisions?



For what it's worth, the "correct" group is alt.bittorrent

Nevertheless, I'm pretty sure you should be able to get faster than
40kb/s.

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