im downloading with 9kb/sec, is there any chance to make it faster? or its just normal?

Question

im downloading in bittorrent and using dsl connection .. ^^

Answer 1

what you generally have to distinguish is the bandwith and the actual download rate.

bandwith describes how much data you can TECHNICALLY receive, i.e. what your own hardware allows.
the actual downloadrate may be influenced by other factors though, like the upload speed of the sending site... or the speed with which your ISP can relay the data due to technical limitations on ITS side.

as bandwith 9kb/sec seems a bit low in these days... but mind you, my very first modem had incredible 1.2kb/sec... 9Kb puts you somewhere above a single channel ISDN line... about 75kbit/sec... that is about as fast as a normal modem will go. so unless you have a broadband connection like cable modem or DSL you are pretty well off.

IF you have broadband though, 9 k is way too little... although there may be technical reasons why it cant get any better, outside your influence, like the condition of your phoneline, and its length to the next switchbox.
ask your ISP about that, they have the information and the tools to find the bottleneck.

if everything is alright technically, there is still the possibility that the sending party has a limited uplink, as i mentioned earlier... the best ISP and the fastest connection on your side wont help if the party that sends the data is on a slow uplink. many privately run sites are, because uplink bandwith is vastly more expensive than downlink... for example, with my 2Mbit dsl line comes with a measly 256kbit uplink, which would allow me to upload a file to you at a mere 30kb/sec... half of that if i send two files at the same time, and so on. just doubling that uplink would triple the cost of the connection, PLUS they wont do it in flatrate... try to downlaod from other sites to rule this possibility out.

what is certainly NOT the reason however is an old and slow computer...dont let anyone tell you that crap. even the oldest machines are well capable of handling the relatively thin trickle of data that comes from a network or phoneline... thin compared to the amount of data a computer shifts around internally.

i hope this helps you find the problem

Answer 2

In all likelyhood, yes it can go much faster. You need to forward your port properly. To do this, you need to go to your bit torrent client and check what port it uses (I HIGHLY recommend utorrent.com for a client). Taking note of this port you need to dial into your DSL modem by going to a web browser and typing "192.168.0.1" sans quote marks. If you hit a password you need to find out the login ID and pass for your router, which you can do with a simple google search for default passwords and your router model number. Once you are into the router, go to the firewall section and poke around. All routers are a bit different so I can't help you with specifics, but you need to forward the torrent port from your PC. Look under the fire wall settings. Thats about all I can do for you for now without model specifics

Answer 3

It all depends on what your internet connection is. If it is dial up or something like that then you need to upgrade to broadband.

If you are downloading from P2P networks or torrents then it may be your firewall blocking ports or no peers to download from.

We need more info to answer your question right though.

~Doyle

Answer 4

Buy an Package with High Speed....you will Get Nice Speed....there is No way you can Increase the Speed.....SO Sorry...Have a Nice Day

Answer 5

If you are using a modem, than that's great. My father's works at 6 kb/sec only.

Answer 6

proper click on at the torrent and cross to bandwith allocation i consider it's and set it to top it'll cross fatser than natural and be certain you down load anything with alot of seeds that still makes it cross slightly quicker

Answer 7

It depends what internet connection you have. If you want to make it faster, you have to upgrade to a faster internet connection through your ISP.