2007-04-26 22:08:04 · 4 answers · asked by tzanak 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
ONLY if you use your FULL upload capacity.
Normally upload and download are completely separated, but when you download your p2p client needs to send some "checking" information once in a while. Now, if you upload at your maximum speed, there is no room for these "checkbits" and your download will slow down. It's usually good to leave something like 10kb/s of your upload bandwidth to this use(So, if your maximum upload stream is 50kb/s, limit it to 30 or 40kb/s).
Remember, that if you do NOT upload anything, your download will also slow down, that's how the p2p works.
edit:
Cooldude, you are wrong, atleast when we talk about broadband connections(DSL for example). Download and Upload rates have nothing to do with each other(with this technology). The bandwidth of your phoneline is a different matter, but it's not running out with these connections.
2007-04-26 22:19:13 · answer #1 · answered by bfr_dwn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
every user has an amount of data that can be transfered through his communication channel! this amount of data is called the bandwidth. the bandwidth accommodates for both the upload and download. this means that when u r downloading something, the full bandwidth is used, but when u r uploading, the bandwidth has o be shared, hence, the download rate decreases so as to provide space for uploading
2007-04-27 05:16:18 · answer #2 · answered by kool_dude_0_9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-04-27 05:10:46 · answer #3 · answered by Cupcake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think so uploading has to do anything with downloading (as far as i know cause i have used bitcomet and limewire)
2007-04-27 05:11:29 · answer #4 · answered by Neo J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋