This Is Weird.

[Monkster]

for some reason i have my file going 30 KB/s with unlimited upload, etc. and i'm uploading at 60 KB/s

but then I cap the u/l to say, 10 KB/s...its supposed to increase my d/l speed right?

but then as my u/l speed drops so does my d/l!

so i end up uploading at 10 KB/s while d/l at 5 KB/s! :angry:

i have dsl...is this just a coincidence, cuz i've noticed it on every torrent i've tried to cap.

[dragon_son]

as a general rule of thumb it good to have at least a 2 - 5 sare rating before capping the ul speed if you want you dl to go faster

[supernico]

upload = proportional to download, just dont bullshit to much with your upload and share unto 90% percent of your maximum upload speed

[Benno]

Why should it increase your download speed when you cap your u/l? :huh:

[muchspl2]

http://members.cox.net/my_web_pictures/dailupvsunlimited.JPG

works for me, but I seed afterwards, if you cheat you need to seed afterwards
its not fair to everyone if you don't

[ZaZu]

To everyone turning super-seed on by default:
PLEASE DON'T.
When lots of people on a torrent are using super-seed,
it greatly reduces the torrent's efficiency.
The only people who should be using super-seed
are those doing initial seeding or re-seeding.

Source (http://bt.degreez.net/)

[muchspl2]

correct, please do not turn it on, I do seed files so thats why I have it on ;)

[Xero Grid]

I always leave my upload speed on unlimited because well, the whole purpose is to share for one thing, I can spare the bandwidth, and the download speed is directly proportional to the upload speed. The lower the UL, the lower the DL.

-- Xero Grid --

[ZaZu]

Originally posted by muchspl2@8 January 2004 - 14:25
correct, please do not turn it on, I do seed files so thats why I have it on ;)
To everyone turning super-seed on by default:
PLEASE DON'T.
When lots of people on a torrent are using super-seed,
it greatly reduces the torrent's efficiency.
The only people who should be using super-seed
are those doing initial seeding or re-seeding.

I don't get what it is you don't understand about this :huh:

[Vargas]

i use Nova Torrent (http://osdn.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/novator/?C=M&O=D) and notice i upload the most to the users i download the most from, and since nova is based on python, so i'm sure most clients "reward" uploaders.

EDIT: you you want to limit upload speed on torrents with more seeders then leachers, it wont effect download speeds as much.

[namzuf9]

I cant understand why people limit their upload speed unless the're really desparate for that file!
I admit to doing it using ABC but only when I'm downloading more than one torrent so it spreads my upload speed evenly across them.

Edit: I just thought of something, capping upload helps if your surfing the net as well just make sure you change it back and seed afterwards ;)