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Old 05-17-2004, 09:01 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Bittorrent question

I'm using Bitorrent 3.2.1b CVS Experimental client . With my upload settings set at unlimited.

I'm trying to download two 4.5 gig bittorrents (sopranos season 2 & 3)... and it's killing me! I see that I'm connected to over 30 people with each download. When I click on the "Advanced" options, i see who Im connected with, what speeds they are downloading at, what speeds I'm sending to each person, and the speeds that each person is sending to me. I see that some of these people are downloading at 40-60 kB/s and I see that i'm downloading at 1-3 kB/s. I'm uploading at my max (30kB/s). I'll be uploading 7-8kB/s to one person and that person is not uploading at all to me. I was under the impression that bittorents set it up so I would at least be able to download at the speeds that I was uploading at.

The client shows 35 peers downloading at a total speed of 1100 kB/s. Just doesn't seem right that I'm only downloading at 1-3kB/s.

Is there a way to get better speeds from bittorrents? maybe a different client would help? It's quoting me 300+ hours left on these, and i've already been downloading for 30+ hours.
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