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Kain
03-25-09, 02:02 PM
When I download stuff in LimeWire through LimeWire's own search tool, the downloads are fast. But when I download a torrent using LimeWire, it is painfully slow. Right now I'm downloading a file and it says it has about 30 hosts but the speed is in single digit KB/sec. I read that torrents take time for them to speed up but it's been a good 3 hours and nothing has improved.

Is this LimeWire's fault or something else?
mailman2
03-25-09, 02:17 PM
Is this LimeWire's fault or something else?

That piracy is a tricky business (lee). You are actually downloading from the FBI's secret servers and they are purposely slowing your download so they can contact your ISP with the IP address and get positive ID on you. I'm sure after they have your address, name and have a SWAT team on the way it will speed up though. Good luck with that!

Knock, knock. :)
Kain
03-25-09, 03:06 PM
:bleh:
Sazar
03-25-09, 06:17 PM
People still use limewire?

:eek:
Butter Bandit
03-25-09, 06:23 PM
People still use limewire?

:eek:

+1

I was at a friend's house a few weeks ago, and the guy was using Kazaa...and "Bearshare". LOL
Runningman
03-25-09, 06:24 PM
When I download stuff in LimeWire through LimeWire's own search tool, the downloads are fast. But when I download a torrent using LimeWire, it is painfully slow. Right now I'm downloading a file and it says it has about 30 hosts but the speed is in single digit KB/sec. I read that torrents take time for them to speed up but it's been a good 3 hours and nothing has improved.

Is this LimeWire's fault or something else?

see if you can throttle the upstream bandwidth to half of your services upload speed. Sounds like the ACH packets cant get out, if this doesnt work then it could be your ISP that is throttling Bittorrent.


http://gizmodo.com/388155/how-to-check-if-your-isp-is-throttling-your-bittorrent-traffic

If this shows that it is indeed throttled then try to enable encryption.
Sazar
03-25-09, 06:38 PM
+1

I was at a friend's house a few weeks ago, and the guy was using Kazaa...and "Bearshare". LOL

No Napster?
Bearclaw
03-25-09, 06:59 PM
+1

I was at a friend's house a few weeks ago, and the guy was using Kazaa...and "Bearclaw". LOL

:bleh:
Bman212121
03-25-09, 08:24 PM
+1

I was at a friend's house a few weeks ago, and the guy was using Kazaa...and "Bearclam". LOL

:bleh:
Redeemed
03-25-09, 08:46 PM
+1

I was at a friend's house a few weeks ago, and the guy was using Kazaa...and "Beercan". LOL
:bleh:
ChaoticNick
03-25-09, 10:21 PM
http://utorrent.com/
bob saget
03-26-09, 04:35 AM
rapidshare...........
Kain
04-21-09, 10:51 PM
Okay, I gave uTorrent a go and what a difference! (nana2)

I haven't changed any of the settings from their default setting, only adjusting my Internet connection speed setting. With LimeWire, I never go above 10 KB/sec and with uTorrent I was around 50 KB/sec! I'm hooked! :D
Kain
04-22-09, 12:10 AM
Just hit 100 KB/sec with uTorrent! Loving it. :)
j0j081
04-22-09, 08:38 AM
Limewire has a pro version, the regular one limits speeds but I'm not sure if it does for torrents.
Albo
05-02-09, 06:38 PM
make sure you had port opened, that would speed it up 500%
six_storm
05-02-09, 07:30 PM
Limewire is for noobs.

www.utorrent.com
Albo
05-07-09, 09:11 PM
Limewire is for noobs.

www.utorrent.com

QFT
supra
05-07-09, 09:19 PM
ya ur better off using a proper bittorrent client like utorrent rather than a p2p client with a torrent plugin