Or is it solely dependant on the source of the files?
2007-06-14 01:49:56 · 3 answers · asked by ? 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Four things regulate your download speeds.
1. A dial-up connection to the web. You absolutely need a high speed broadband connection to download the large files sizes these days.
2. The upload speed allowed by the ISP of the person you are downloading from. (Remember the process is: they upload and you download.) For example, my DSL downloads at approximately 3 MB/second. However, my DSL only allow me to upload at 600KB/second. Quite a difference.
3. The settings/preferences/options the other person may have set in his client software (such as Bitcomet). If he has the upload speeds set low then you'll get a very slow download from them.
4. Traffic. If the traffic is heavy on a particular thing you are trying to download, and there are not many seeders/leechers, then your download speeds will be on the slow side.
These are the biggest causes of slow downloads.
Hope this helps.
2007-06-14 02:04:18 · answer #1 · answered by Dick 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It does depend more on the source of the files, as well (and more importantly) the number of sharers. The more people who are sharing the file, the more distributed the load is and, hence, the faster you will get the file.
Most torrent servers also tend to work faster if you resend some of the packets yourself (not a ton, but around the suggested minimum for your particular client).
2007-06-14 02:01:45 · answer #2 · answered by Steve UMich 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think bitcomet would be faster..
uTorrent would be the best!
2007-06-14 01:52:39 · answer #3 · answered by Tired 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋