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  • 08-01-2015 6:24pm
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    Mc Love
    Registered Users Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭


    I hope someone can pinpoint where the issue is because it's driving me crazy. It's taking between 40mins to 1/2 hours to download a 314MB file but it used to take 7-8 mins.

    I have used ccleaner, malwarebytes etc and found no issue.

    These are my stats:
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    This might need to be moved to broadband forum but seeing as I thought there were no network issues, I posted here.


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    Mc Love
    Registered Users Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    Maybe it is network related, but adding this as I wanted to see how I would do on 4G (mifi):

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    And it is downloaded in less than five minutes


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    bonzodog2
    Registered Users Posts: 6,220 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    Is it a torrent? Maybe VF are throttling/"traffic-shaping"


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    Mc Love
    Registered Users Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    No its uploaded.net - not sure if they would throttle a sharing website. Just downloaded a file from google drive 818MB and it took 11 mins which is a lot better than downloading half that from uploaded.net

    If they were throttling how would I find away around it, get it sorted?


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    Riesen_Meal
    Registered Users Posts: 10,577 ✭✭✭✭Riesen_Meal


    Mc Love wrote: »
    No its uploaded.net - not sure if they would throttle a sharing website. Just downloaded a file from google drive 818MB and it took 11 mins which is a lot better than downloading half that from uploaded.net

    If they were throttling how would I find away around it, get it sorted?

    Uploaded.net has always been a very slow download if you are using a free account on it - if you were paying for their services it would be a lot faster, they deliberately make the DL slow so you will sign up to their "premium service" for faster downloads and limit the free user...

    As you said - your downloads from Google drive are flying so I'd suggest it's most likely caused by the site....


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    Mc Love
    Registered Users Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    Have the premium account on uploaded :( - so it must be Vodafone then because i can download on Meteor 4G but the data limit is useless? Although there wasnt any issue about a month or so ago.


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    Mc Love
    Registered Users Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    Just did a speedtest and it connects to a server in carlow hosted by blacknight and the download is sporadic and then shoots up to a normal speed. Whereas when I choose a different server, be it in cork or dublin (three & VF) the download is steady and is at the maximum speed.


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    Mc Love
    Registered Users Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    Well thats me not using my uploaded account anymore with vodafone anyway. Have gotten hold of a rapidgator account and it is back to normal download speed.


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