Download Speed

[bechyni]

For some reason now (haven't noticed it before) my download speed is EXTREMELY slow. Downloading Finale (music program) currently at roughly 77 KB/sec. Went to Speedtest and got this for my results. http://www.speedtest.net/result/983389301.png

Any ideas on what my problem might be?

[Cephius]

If you're paying for 5/1 you're about where you should be. I'd look to your browser or torrent program for the reason.

[viperlasson]

Downloading from torrents? Slow speed could be from poor seeds.

[Militant]

Pretty sure a 5mbit down connection is good for a lot more than 77kb/s, so therefore whatever server/seeders/whatever you are downloading from is causing this particular slowdown.

[Kohan]

Pretty sure a 5mbit down connection is good for a lot more than 77kb/s, so therefore whatever server/seeders/whatever you are downloading from is causing this particular slowdown.

Possibly, but not necessarily, so this shouldn't be presented as the certain cause.

As Cephius mentioned, it may be software related on your end. It could also be hardware related -- your router could be causing the problem, for example -- even if you haven't had these problems in the past.

If you haven't already set a specific port in your torrenting program and modified your router's settings to keep it open, I suggest doing so.

http://www.utorrent.com/documentation/connection-setup

Also, I've glanced through the guide linked below, and it's fairly comprehensive. It may appear daunting, but it goes so far as to say what advice may not help you and what should -- in short, it's honest -- and I personally prefer an excess of information to a lack of it.

http://www.bootstrike.com/Articles/BitTorrentGuide/

If you need further information, I'd Google.

[bechyni]

Yeah I got the message that my listening port was being block (says it can still download but the speed would be extremely slower). I have UPnP enabled but I guess I'm going to have to assign a specific port for it :/

[Rehont]

I use the same server for speedtest.net. Where exactly are you from in NC? (not on topic but got me curious)

[bechyni]

Ha small town called Erwin. Near Dunn/Fayetteville