Slow Download Speed On Torrents.

[Chip Chipperson]

Hey Guys,

 

Before my problem my download speed for torrents was usually 400kB/s, when I do speedtest.net I always get a download speed of 4mB/s.

 

But recently my download speed for torrents from sites like piratebay.ca and other torrent sites is currently at 1-3kB/s. But when I torrent slackware torrents I get my before speed of 400kB/s.

 

I'm in the UK so there is a lot of internet censorship at the moment, thus using pirateproxy.ca and other proxy sites.

 

So my questions are any other UK users experiencing this?

Or do you think its a problem on my end that needs to be fixed?

Or are the ISP's limiting proxy sites download speeds? 

 

 

Thanks for the help guys.

[Harold Feit]

It's a high probability that it's either the torrents you're choosing or your settings.

 

What setup guide did you follow to configure BitTorrent?

[Chip Chipperson]

Thanks for the speedy reply Harold Feit.

 

I didn't use a setup guide because I'm a noob, if you could link one that you would recommend.

 

An hour after I posted my problem my torrent download speed went back to 400kB/s.

 

Not use if its the ISP fucking around with torrent sites if now its back to normal.

 

Thanks for the help.

[Harold Feit]

The one built into bittorrent is a good start (Ctrl+g to start it)

uTorrent's setup guides are also good  http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=15992

 

Avoid youtube setup guides like the plague

[Chip Chipperson]

Thanks for the speedy reply.

 

Again tonight at peak time the torrent download speed went down to 1kB/s.

 

I went thought the link you sent me, and I have enabled Protocol Encryption.

 

Now my torrent download speed at peak internet time is around 350kB/s.

 

I think this has solved the problem, UK ISP's are quite strict on torrent sites so maybe they were throttling my torrent download speed.

 

I will keep you posted if any more problems arise.

 

Thank you for the help Harold Feit.