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Narclepto99
 
| | #1 posted May 9, 2008 at 1:27pm (EDT) |
So as of a few days ago, my internet connection has been acting weird. I have a 7MBps (advertised) connection and everything is functioning fine, except for when I try to download via torrents. I normally max out around 350 to 400KBps, but since a few days ago ive been maxing out at 47KBps. Http downloads are at their usual speed. Its just torrents. Any ideas?
For reference I have Verizon DSL and Im using a Westell Versalink Gateway/Wireless Router.
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Richie
  
 
| | #2 posted May 9, 2008 at 1:38pm (EDT) |
The speed of torrents is directly related to the amount of seeders and peers and what speeds they have
their uploads set for. If you're downloading something obscure and there are only a handful of seeders/peers,
you won't get great speed.
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Narclepto99
| | #3 posted May 9, 2008 at 1:54pm (EDT) |
Right, Ive been downloading from torrents for some time now, so i know the basics. Yesterday for example, I was downloading from 92 seeds and was still maxing around 47kbps. Its not the torrents that are the problem....im pretty sure anyway. |
BoB
 
 
| | #4 posted May 9, 2008 at 2:29pm (EDT) |
some isps block/limit/fudge up torrents,are you using the encryption option?
i havent been fudgeed like that since grade school - marla |
Narclepto99
| | #5 posted May 9, 2008 at 2:40pm (EDT) |
Yes sir I am. Id call up my isp, but i dont want to tip them off to anything. |
Bubbler28
| | #6 posted May 9, 2008 at 3:29pm (EDT) |
Change your port. |
RiseAgainst540
| | #7 posted May 9, 2008 at 4:08pm (EDT) |
Comcast just got busted for fudging with people who use bittorrent. They are ending it at the end of this year.
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thegill321
| | #8 posted May 9, 2008 at 4:24pm (EDT) |
fudge comcast. i have been noticing this going on for quite sometime now. im pretty sure they have also limited my internet speed, because now since last week it has been slow as fudge. and i havent even been downloading anything. |
AlphakirA
| | #9 posted May 10, 2008 at 9:53am (EDT) |
Probably capped your connection. Happened to me when I had Cablevision and they denied there being a problem til I found out a friend of my wife's worked for Cablevision. I called them up, mentioned the capping and after a stutter and confusion they apologized and it went back to normal a few hours later.
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sinnie
 
| #10 posted May 10, 2008 at 10:10am (EDT)
edited May 10, 2008 at 10:11am (EDT) |
RiseAgainst540 wrote:
> Comcast just got busted for fudging with people who use bittorrent.
> They are ending it at the end of this year.
>
Got a link or proof of this? I was using torrents to download stuff and they sent me a nasty email saying if they caught me doing it again they'd cut off our service and refuse to have me as a customer.
I've gotten around it by downloading on IRC servers and they don't seem to care.
s i n n i e
http://www.ephiny.net |
Richie
| | #11 posted May 10, 2008 at 11:50am (EDT) |
Niggy_McBlack wrote:
> Right, Ive been downloading from torrents for some time now, so i
> know the basics. Yesterday for example, I was downloading from 92
> seeds and was still maxing around 47kbps. Its not the torrents that
> are the problem....im pretty sure anyway.
Figured you knew that, but I always start at the basics. 
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therainstormlord
 
| | #12 posted May 10, 2008 at 12:00pm (EDT) |
Definitely sounds like 'traffic shaping'. Also, depending on the size of the files being downloaded, Comcast does "speed burst" which lets the first 10mb of a file fly by but then it slows down.
ArsTechnica article -- http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071023-comc...
Comcast is also considering caps on downloads. The dsl reports article below describes this as well as the current situation of people getting disconnect notices if they do excessive dl'ing.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Conside...
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millenium_dare
 
| | #13 posted May 10, 2008 at 1:06pm (EDT) |
It may be time to switch to a more torrent friendly ISP:
http://www2.dslextreme.com/
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Narclepto99
| | #14 posted May 10, 2008 at 1:42pm (EDT) |
Richie wrote:
> Niggy_McBlack wrote:
>> Right, Ive been downloading from torrents for some time
> now, so i
>> know the basics. Yesterday for example, I was downloading
> from 92
>> seeds and was still maxing around 47kbps. Its not the
> torrents that
>> are the problem....im pretty sure anyway.
>
> Figured you knew that, but I always start at the basics.
>
>
>
>
Fair enough.
After some googling and forum surfing Ive come to the conclusion that it is indeed my isp who's fudging up the works. I think ill give them a ring and see what the deal is. |
BoB
| | #15 posted May 10, 2008 at 2:01pm (EDT) |
thats how it is in ghetto dawg
i havent been fudgeed like that since grade school - marla |
sinnie
| #16 posted May 10, 2008 at 2:13pm (EDT)
edited May 10, 2008 at 2:13pm (EDT) |
yeah, if comcast starts capping my internet I'm going to be switching. They're already the highest price in the area, I'm only with them because I like the TV lineup best.
s i n n i e
http://www.ephiny.net |
Lino
| | #17 posted May 10, 2008 at 2:15pm (EDT) |
Fight the power!
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Pyramid_Party
| | #18 posted May 10, 2008 at 3:39pm (EDT) |
Adam wrote:
> Probably capped your connection. Happened to me when I had Cablevision
> and they denied there being a problem til I found out a friend of
> my wife's worked for Cablevision. I called them up, mentioned the
> capping and after a stutter and confusion they apologized and it went
> back to normal a few hours later.
>
I wonder if this is happening to me. Ive had Verizon DSL for like 4 yrs or something. When I 1st got it I think the speed I was allowed was like 700 and something kbps, but never really got over 400. Well a few months ago, I had canceld Verizon momentarily for like 2 months. Wehn I got them back I redid my whole phone/internet package. Im paying the maximum amopunt for the highest DSL they offer, which is 36.99. They advertise I am suppose to be getting 4 MBps. But im only getting around 300-400 kbps. In the past when I noticed this I called them and they gave me alot of bullcrap. Said everything is showgin fine on their end and I should be getting the max speed. I have even bought a greater modem, that didnt help, they said maybe you have a virus, I bought McAffee for $50, used it, nope, no virus. They sent someone out after I complained more and they checked my connections at home and said everything was installed right, but this was before they try to walk me over the phone to do it myself. So after all this bullcrap I have given up with them. Theres been so many phone calls Im just tired of it. But it pisses me off that I dont get nowhere near the speed I am suppose to get.
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RiseAgainst540
| | #19 posted May 10, 2008 at 3:50pm (EDT) |
sinnie wrote:
> RiseAgainst540 wrote:
>> Comcast just got busted for fudging with people who use bittorrent.
>> They are ending it at the end of this year.
>>
>
> Got a link or proof of this? I was using torrents to download stuff
> and they sent me a nasty email saying if they caught me doing it again
> they'd cut off our service and refuse to have me as a customer.
> I've gotten around it by downloading on IRC servers and they don't
> seem to care.
>
>
The links that were posted from DSLreports is where I found it. I wondered why the hell they kept sending me crap. I wish Verizon FIOS would get to my area, Comcast is the only option I currently have.
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RiseAgainst540
| | #20 posted May 10, 2008 at 3:57pm (EDT) |
Dear Comcast High-Speed Internet Subscriber:
Comcast has received a notification by a copyright owner, or its authorized
agent, reporting an alleged infringement of one or more copyrighted works made
on or over Comcast's High-Speed Internet service (the 'Service'). The copyright
owner has identified the Internet Protocol ('IP') address associated with your
Service account at the time as the source of the infringing works. The works
identified by the copyright owner in its notification are listed below. Comcast
reminds you that use of the Service (or any part of the Service) in any manner
that constitutes an infringement of any copyrighted work is a violation of
Comcast's Acceptable Use Policy and may result in the suspension or termination
of your Service account.
If you have any questions regarding this notice, you may direct them to Comcast
in writing by sending a letter or e-mail to:
Comcast Legal Response Center
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
650 Centerton Road
Moorestown, NJ 08057 U.S.A.
Phone: (856) 317-7272
Fax: (856) 317-7319
E-mail: dmca@comcast.net
For more information regarding Comcast's copyright infringement policy,
procedures, and contact information, please read our Acceptable Use Policy by
clicking on the Terms of Service link at http://www.comcast.net.
Sincerely,
Comcast Legal Response Center
Copyright work(s) identified in the notification of claimed infringement:
Infringing Work: 300
Filepath: -_mininova.org_- www.torrent
Filename: cam-300.r06
First Found: 11 Mar 2007 09:50:17 EDT (GMT -0400)
Last Found: 11 Mar 2007 09:50:17 EDT (GMT -0400)
Filesize: 14,648k
IP Address:
IP Port: 11747
Network: BTPeers
Protocol: BitTorrent
Infringing Work: 300
Filepath: -_mininova.org_- www.torrent
Filename: cam-300.r08
First Found: 11 Mar 2007 09:28:29 EDT (GMT -0400)
Last Found: 11 Mar 2007 09:28:29 EDT (GMT -0400)
Filesize: 14,648k
IP Address:
IP Port: 11747
Network: BTPeers
Protocol: BitTorrent
Infringing Work: 300
I get so many of these it's not even funny anymore.
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sinnie
| | #21 posted May 10, 2008 at 4:27pm (EDT) |
So, you get them, but they do nothing?
I only ever got one
s i n n i e
http://www.ephiny.net |
RiseAgainst540
| | #22 posted May 10, 2008 at 5:07pm (EDT) |
They've never done anything, I've been getting them for a couple years now. On the safe I do keep all my music on a external hard drive.
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millenium_dare
| | #23 posted May 10, 2008 at 5:16pm (EDT) |
Easily thrown in the microwave if the feds come 
I like your thinking 
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RiseAgainst540
| #24 posted May 10, 2008 at 5:28pm (EDT)
edited May 10, 2008 at 5:28pm (EDT) |
Can never be too safe. I've read stories of the RIAA coming after people with as few as 10 songs...hate to see what they would do with 10,000 +.
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Felty
 
| | #25 posted May 10, 2008 at 6:25pm (EDT) |
Download Peer Guardian. |
Pyramid_Party
| | #26 posted May 10, 2008 at 6:59pm (EDT) |
RIAA sucks
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RiseAgainst540
| | #27 posted May 10, 2008 at 8:16pm (EDT) |
Felty wrote:
> Download Peer Guardian.
What does that do?
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AlphakirA
| | #28 posted May 10, 2008 at 8:25pm (EDT) |
blocks your IP. It shows you the IPs of companies/people that are trying to see your IP as well and damn, it shows a lot...
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millenium_dare
| #29 posted May 10, 2008 at 8:26pm (EDT)
edited May 10, 2008 at 8:27pm (EDT) |
google is your friend 
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RiseAgainst540
| | #30 posted May 10, 2008 at 8:26pm (EDT) |
nice
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DefaultGen
| | #31 posted May 10, 2008 at 9:09pm (EDT) |
Adam wrote:
> blocks your IP. It shows you the IPs of companies/people that are
> trying to see your IP as well and damn, it shows a lot...
>
PG2 is great. It's stopped Chinese Education firms from seeing my IP for months.
DefaultGen.info Trade me Steel Battalion/Tekki Stuff!
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Admiral
 
| | #32 posted May 11, 2008 at 3:27am (EDT) |
wow, I might need to check into this PG2. I don't DL alot, but sometimes I use torrents and such. |
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