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[LakeEarth]

Since BitTorrents have become popular, I rarely have downloads that go faster than 20-30kbps. This doesn't seem normal. Does the program you use make any difference?

 

[Jeffahn]

http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=17671

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[Ecrofirt]

Could be your ISP is throttling your connection. Try using different ports.
Could also be that the place you're downloading from is mostly leeches.

 

[ghostface]

I don't think so. Are you behind a router, and if so, have you forwarded the appropriate ports?

Otherwise, if you used to get higher speeds, I suggest changing the port your bittorent client uses, as your ISP may be limiting the speed on certain ports. Select a port that's not usually used by P2P programs, something high like in the 50000's.

 

[LakeEarth]

Trying out the pages suggestion.

Changing the port to 16881's didn't increase the speed at all. In fact it started going down. And no, I'm not on a lan or router. Just normal cable internet.
I'll keep trying.

 

[automagnus]

some very large torrents take a long time to get to full speed as it takes some time to get enough connections to get the average speed.

 

[Poody]

Sucks for you. I average around 700-800kbps on subscribe to sites