Does Powerusenet throttle download speed?

I recently subscibed to them (3 days ago) and chose the best offer they have avaible, my download speed was going between 6MB-8.8MB/sec, I was averaging 7MB/sec at the start. In the first 2 days I've downloaded 160GB of data from usenet and now, on the third day, I notice a great speed reduction and it seems to lower every time I download something. My download speed now is 3.5MB-5MB and its very rare that it goes above 5MB/sec.

So I come here to ask if Powerusenet throttle's with the download speed?

Yes, I know I download alot of things but that is exactly why I payed for unlimited access and I am expecting to get it without them reducing my download speed. No where in their site do they state that they'll reduce the download speed after you downloaded X amount of data.

I'm not 100% sure that its them but I think its pretty obvious+I recently read that it happened to some other guy that downloaded alot.

isnt more likely you isp is throttling?

Agreed, ISP will be throttling, not Powerusenet, try a different port:

All news readers will require:

Server Name: news.powerusenet.com
Authentication: required
Username: (exactly as it appears on startup email)
Password: (both username and password are case sensitive)

Nearly all news readers will use the default port 119. Power Usenet will also allow connections on port 23 and port 80 (NNTP only).

Have you got the max 12 connection connected?

yupp its because of ISP mostly.

Agreed, Virgin Media have started capping now...... sucks as can only download around 4Gb between peak hours without being affected (4pm to midnight!)

None of the ports thats been suggested works for me. I'm using the SSl port 563, and I tried the default 119 (or something) and it gave me the same speed. I average 4MB/sec.......are you guys sure its my ISP? Because I just tried speedtest and this is what I got: http://www.speedtest.net/result/185424385.png

Probably neither your ISP or the newsgroup provider, there are more things could affect a high speed like yours: routers in between, shared bandwith, etc.

3.5MB is already mind-boggling to me.

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Originally Posted by huqiming

Probably neither your ISP or the newsgroup provider, there are more things could affect a high speed like yours: routers in between, shared bandwith, etc.

3.5MB is already mind-boggling to me.

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The cable is directly connected to my computer so I should be getting full speed out of it

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Originally Posted by Josha

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Originally Posted by huqiming

Probably neither your ISP or the newsgroup provider, there are more things could affect a high speed like yours: routers in between, shared bandwith, etc.

3.5MB is already mind-boggling to me.

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The cable is directly connected to my computer so I should be getting full speed out of it

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No no..he means across the internet. Things farther down the line, not your computer. Maybe your ISP is just under a heavy load right now.

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Originally Posted by MagusDraco

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Originally Posted by Josha

The cable is directly connected to my computer so I should be getting full speed out of it

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No no..he means across the internet. Things farther down the line, not your computer. Maybe your ISP is just under a heavy load right now.

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I just tried to download from a fast torrent site I know and I was getting 7MB/sec download speed and then I quickly switched to usenet and I couldn't even get above 5MB/sec (like I said before)

I'm pretty sure its something with powerusenet, oh well, I'll just cancel the subscription and try something else.

I've had Powerusenet before. To say the least, they suck! I was having the same kind of speed issues you are.
Except for late at night I could not max out my connection. They have a real bandwidth issue.


I switched to Usenetserver. Now my speeds are MUCH improved.
You need a new Usenet provider.

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Originally Posted by Broken

I've had Powerusenet before. To say the least, they suck! I was having the same kind of speed issues you are.
Except for late at night I could not max out my connection. They have a real bandwidth issue.


I switched to Usenetserver. Now my speeds are MUCH improved.
You need a new Usenet provider.

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Thanks for the sugestion, will definitely consider Usenetserver.

Also, something strange happened when I downloaded my files today. My download speed suddently reached the sky, I was getting over 10MB/sec download speed constantly and I even reached 12MB/sec!

This is really weird, do you think powerusenet listened? lol

I'll see what speeds I'll be getting tomorrow etc, if it changes back to normal I'll switch provider but I must say I was pretty darn impressed today.