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Help! Maximising Smart BB

  • 21-02-2006 11:29am
    #1
    zeusnero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 334 ✭✭


    I know I'm not the only one out there with this issue so here goes

    Currently using Smart's Package (3mb download, 256kb upload)

    Using certain P2P clients & bit torrent- not downloading anything illegal mind you - only classic tv shows ;) ... the problem is that the max download speed I get is about 180kbps and the average is about 70...:(

    Basically, I want the best value for money (plus electricity ain't cheap these days) so is there any way to maximise my download rate???


Comments

  • #2
    zuma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,685 ✭✭✭zuma


    Please be specefic as 180KBytes/s is rather good but 180KBits/s is pretty poor in terms of download rate!


  • #3
    zeusnero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 334 ✭✭zeusnero


    sorry about that - 180 kilobytes per second but as i said thats the max, 60-70 kilobytes per second is the average...


  • #4
    skywalker
    Registered Users Posts: 2,707 ✭✭✭skywalker


    Your using P2P clients & torrents, your never going to get the maximum unless the person/server your downloading off can give you your maximum.


  • #5
    zuma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,685 ✭✭✭zuma


    180KB on a single torrent is pretty good especially on torrents over 100MBytes in size.

    I have a 3Mb BT connection at home and have setup everything as well as I can and would only rarely ever hit 200KB/s on a single torrent...so I normially have 3<->6 going in parallel!!!


  • #6
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,124 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Try downloading something from Heanet, and see what your speeds are like there


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