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BT and Rapidshare

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  • 31-08-2008 7:20pm
    #1
    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,549 ✭✭✭✭


    I am on the 7.6mb package from BT and over the past week or two I think I am being throttled on Rapidshare,
    Right now i have 5 threads trying to download something and the fastest of the 5 is going at 35.2KB/s

    When i got this first i was thrilled with it.
    Is it BT throttling me or what? :confused:

    Bloody annoying paying for something theey wont give me :mad:


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    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,216 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    They can't throttle Rapidshare specifically as they're just normal http downloads. If Rapidshare was being limited then all port 80 traffic would be too.

    If you're on a free account then it's rapidshare themselves throttling your connection.


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    Sqaull20
    Registered Users Posts: 2,044 ✭✭✭Sqaull20


    The connection isnt very consistant, I am getting 700KB/s on the first few links, then 120KB/s on a few others.


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    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,216 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Right... and what speed of a connection are you on?

    Also you never said what type of account you had on rapidshare, free or otherwise? I highly doubt it's your ISP throttling the connection as it's just over port 80.

    *edit*

    Just saw that you're on the 7Mb package. Now this is very important, are you getting 700KB/sec or 700Kb/sec? If 700 is the speed you're seeing in your browser then that's actually pushing just about 7Mb and the concurrent downloads just a little over that.

    Erm... somebody doesn't know how bandwidth works methinks? :P


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    #5
    Earl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭Earl


    I really varies for me. Some I get as little as 30k/s and others I get the whole 2mb/s. I have a premium account and on the BT 24mb service as well.


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    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,549 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Achilles wrote: »
    They can't throttle Rapidshare specifically as they're just normal http downloads. If Rapidshare was being limited then all port 80 traffic would be too.

    If you're on a free account then it's rapidshare themselves throttling your connection.


    I am on a premium account


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    #7
    Ciaran500
    Registered Users Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    Are downloads from anywhere else going fast?


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    #8
    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,549 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Ciaran500 wrote: »
    Are downloads from anywhere else going fast?

    Not really


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    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,216 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    vectra wrote: »
    I am on a premium account

    Ok, you're not answering my questions and without those answers there's no way I can help. Are the downloads showing up at 700KB/sec or 700Kb/sec? Trust me the capital letter makes *all* the difference.


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    #10
    Ciaran500
    Registered Users Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    vectra wrote: »
    Not really
    Theres you're answer then. BT is going slow.


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    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,549 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Achilles wrote: »
    Ok, you're not answering my questions and without those answers there's no way I can help. Are the downloads showing up at 700KB/sec or 700Kb/sec? Trust me the capital letter makes *all* the difference.


    40.3KB/s <<< :(

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    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,216 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Hrm, what's the contention ratio on that line?

    Ohhh also meant to say, are you connecting to it wirelessly or via a cable? Do you have a seperate wireless router plugged into the modem... what exactly is the setup there?


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    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,549 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Achilles wrote: »
    Hrm, what's the contention ratio on that line?

    Ohhh also meant to say, are you connecting to it wirelessly or via a cable? Do you have a seperate wireless router plugged into the modem... what exactly is the setup there?

    I am sure I am on 24/1 contention ratio

    Using wireless through this laptop which has always been spot on.

    Netopia modem ( old dark grey one ) 2477 I think :confused:

    ok
    one sec
    just booted up my pc to do a speedtest with both machines


    LAPTOP TEST     << Wireless connection

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    PC TEST<< Wired Connection

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    Strange how on both connections my Upload speed is fine :o


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    #14
    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,549 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    All back to normal this morning
    Fingers Crossed :cool:


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    #15
    Fighting Irish
    Registered Users Posts: 7,065 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    Have a premium account on RS for the past year or so, i'm on BT 3mb. RS downloads at 300kb/s for me 99% of the time.


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    #16
    Ciaran500
    Registered Users Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055368054


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