Any way around throttled Broadband?

MasterWu · 25-07-2008, 20:38

My Broadband just started getting throttled again, im with BT. It comes and goes, its been find for ages, but just switched back to having my torrents (bitcomet 0.84) throttled to 18kbps (even if i try simultaneous downloads it just spreads the kbps over them to it equals 18kbps)

Just wondering if there's anything i've missed about a bypass or something to stop getting throttled.

Oh, and ive already got protocol encryption enabled.

Cheers

Xen0phobiak · 25-07-2008, 21:27

peerguardian?

Trevor · 25-07-2008, 22:20

Packet encryption can work. As can using the HTTP port.

kNeo_gHau · 26-07-2008, 13:51

Is it just torrents that are restricted or is everything slow? If it's just torrents you should be able to get around it by enabling encryption in your client IIRC, if it's everything (HTTP downloads etc) then you're screwed

MasterWu · 26-07-2008, 20:46

Xen0phobiak: I have this

have added a few additional lists to it too for more security

Trevor: what do you mean by using the http port? and packet encryption, are these quick easy things to set up? Cheers

kNeo_gHau: pretty sure its just the torrents, i use xbox live and the internet to browse, and they dont seem like they're going at 18kbps

j17sparky · 28-07-2008, 12:24

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Originally Posted by MasterWu

Trevor: what do you mean by using the http port? and packet encryption, are these quick easy things to set up? Cheers

Use port number 80.

TBH if encryption hasnt solved it the only solution isee left is to move ISPs

Xen0phobiak · 28-07-2008, 15:35

What are your settings for max upload and download, simultaneous connections etc?

MasterWu · 29-07-2008, 08:55

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Originally Posted by Xen0phobiak

What are your settings for max upload and download, simultaneous connections etc?

Ive set these in relation to my download/upload speed to optimise the speeds, the speed is fast when its not being strangled by BT (which seems to be only in peak hours thankfully)

j17sparky: ill try that next time

Spo0ler · 29-07-2008, 11:38

is it a nasty spyware slowing you down that has gone undectected?

MasterWu · 30-07-2008, 08:59

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Originally Posted by Spo0ler

is it a nasty spyware slowing you down that has gone undectected?

Na, its a limit that bt put on it, two of my mates on bt get this too, its in effect in peak hours so everyone can have fast facebook, porn and ebay when they get in from work

Its literally like a switch, one minute i have 5 or 6 torrents going at 60+ kbps each, then all of a sudden it switches to 18kbps spread over all of them. Gonne try using port 80 next time it happens.

j17sparky · 30-07-2008, 09:30

IF its only at certain times just set up a schedule on yoru torrent app. uTorrent allows you to turn it on and off on a timer aswell as limiting the speed if you wish (for when you want your internet to be fast so you can look at porn)

MasterWu · 31-07-2008, 13:41

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Originally Posted by j17sparky

IF its only at certain times just set up a schedule on yoru torrent app. uTorrent allows you to turn it on and off on a timer aswell as limiting the speed if you wish (for when you want your internet to be fast so you can look at porn)

I tried that on bitcomet once, the speed stayed the same though, it just didnt listen to me

And im glad you said look at porn, id rather be accused of that than having facebook account

Station · 03-08-2008, 17:39

Try UTorrent, it always bypasses throttling with me, but I've always had ****ty speeds on torrents (try 3kb/s).

MasterWu · 03-08-2008, 20:47

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Originally Posted by Station

Try UTorrent, it always bypasses throttling with me, but I've always had ****ty speeds on torrents (try 3kb/s).

I used that for ages before bitcomet, but i heard some stuff about it having connections with a tracker company or something, cant really remember now, bitcomet is pretty good.

They're all pretty much the same once you've forwarded the ports and set them up. Its normally a pants torrent if the speeds and low.