Hi all,

I am a n00b using bit-torrent and I searched around and couldn't find any thing hoping one of ya'll could help me.

I am trying to download stuff off of bit - torrent and I am downloading @ 6kbps and uploading twice of that. I am on a 3.5 mb cable line and should be able to download at faster speeds. How can I fix this????


TIA

how can you fix this?
get more people to be using bittorrent at the same time.
Bittorrent relies on people sharing the files right then and there.

Yeah potterface is right, it's only fast if people are online sharing the file you want to download. There are ups and downs to this method, but eventually you get the file. Popular files go faster.

that's not true, it all matters on how many seeds you have, the more seeds, the better. when it's connected to peers, it means that they are downloading the same as you.

Ahh Ok... I see now. I will see where it is when I wake up.... I am trying to get Max Payne 2....1st one was awsome!!!! Still playing it tho.

Happy Holiday of Choice guys!

give it time to get faster at downloading,

mine always starts slower then gets faster.

also use www.torrentstorm.com if you wish to limit your upload

Here are several advices about Bittorrent:

1) Don't cap your upload @ 1KB/S like most BT newbies!

2) Share. This means don't just finish downloading and go offline.

3) The fastest uploads will get the fastest downloads in the long run.

4) BT ain't like KaZaA, so get used to it.

5) Did I mention, share? Well, here it goes again SHARE.
After your download reaches 100%, leave the download window open because NOW you're seeding.

wow u couldn't be farther from the truth with ur uploading/download stuff. i cap my download at 3k all the time and 90% of the time i download at full 220KBps speed no matter what.

Slow downloading thru bittorrent could be due to your firewall blocking certain ports so your pc could not accept incoming connections.

Read about it here:
/http://www.dessent.net/btfaq/#ports

How thanks!!! Maybe we could have a Mod pin this so its easy to get to next time for other people? Mods? Whacha Think?

Some things that also help:

Take shadow's bittorrent version, has better downloadspeed
http://home.elp.rr.com/tur/download.html

Install netlimiter:
http://www.netlimiter.com/

When you have a cablemodem you can't upload and download at the same time, at least that's how it is here in Holland. This means if you are uploading to others with your max. upload speed, then you can't download yourself anymore.
Just set the limit to 5 Kbyte upload in netlimiter and set the program itself to unlimited. 100 Kbyte/sec download garanteed.