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[nails]

ive got 30mb broadband (which is nice) but ive notices as of late that any torrent i get is throttled by virgun media, my isp. speedtest.net shows a good 32mb-33mb download rate and some 300k upload, but torrents are shite.

is there a way to download without virgin media seeing whats in the data packets and therefore increase my download speed? it used to be the full 3.05mb per/sec but now torrents are `a few hundred k`.

yours angrily.

[jamesy4]

Well i would say it would depend on the amount of seeds/peers that have got the torrent and the speed that they give you, if a lot of people are still getting it, you won't get as much speed, but it could speed up a lot once people have got the file that you are aquiring.

I have 20mb with virgin media and downloaded a 700MB film last night within 12 minutes, so it would have to depend on the amount of seeds/peers and the speed that the people have that you get from them...

[todd1970]

It all depends what the torrent is and how many seeders it has Nails..if you use a private tracker site like IPT usually 10 or more seeds and you can get your full 30mb download.

It all works on a threshold system as well..if you go over the limit in an hour..ie 3gb of data downloaded within an hour you get throttled to 15mb download..keep going and thats halved as well..it goes the same way for uploads as well btw which ive noticed.

Its a computerized system as well so there is no way round it..there is a setting in utorrent called protocol encyrption that it recommends you have enabled to stop this happening..but it dosent actually work.

There is a program called Tor https://www.torproject.org/ that ive seen some good reviews about but wether it could stop your ISP throttling you is debatable i think.

[todd1970]

I have no problems at all dont get throttled can download at 5.1mb and upload at 400kb

50mb customers do not get throttled at this time..if you can upload at 400kbs you must have had your upload speed increase..im STILL waiting for mine..

[saynowt]

im now on bt infinity i get 27 meg download 8 meg upload i get throttled down to 3 meg peak times but off peak no throttle so my advice would be to try your downloads first thing in the morning.weekends are continuously throttled regardless of the time..at 30 meg you will get what you want in a crack.hope this helps

[samson81]

you may find that it could be the new hub you have mate,
if you got the virgin media hub they have issues with it and have now stopped sending out to customers.
if you have the super hub then its not the router but your router settings like the port forwarding mate.
im on 50mb and on private sites i can easily hit 6.50mb download and 750kb upload but thats with the old modem and router setup.
on a different subject i cant wait until the 100mb is ready in my area (by june they say) as the new upload speed will be ready with it too 100mb dow and 10mb up i cant wait.

[todd1970]

Good point samson..i forgot to mention there are problems with the new Virgin Media superhub..they are meant to be releasing a firmware update later this month to correct the problems.

In the meantime they recommend you go into the settings and turn off the IP Flood detection.

http://www.ispreview...ub-routers.html

[stanmarsh14]

you may find that it could be the new hub you have mate,
if you got the virgin media hub they have issues with it and have now stopped sending out to customers.
if you have the super hub then its not the router but your router settings like the port forwarding mate.
im on 50mb and on private sites i can easily hit 6.50mb download and 750kb upload but thats with the old modem and router setup.
on a different subject i cant wait until the 100mb is ready in my area (by june they say) as the new upload speed will be ready with it too 100mb dow and 10mb up i cant wait.

Yes, there has been massive problems with the firmware on the new VM hubs, which has been known to cause all sorts of issues, torrents being one of em.

I had a VM rep on the phone the other week, begging me to go from 20mb to 30mb, but I point blank refused and said to them until the firmware is 100% on those routers, don't bother me.

Some info here on current issues, and updates

http://www.theregist...superhub_snafu/

Also, read the comments for that story, as there are some tips to sort issues for now, whilst Virgin gets their arse in gear.

Edited by stanmarsh14, 12 May 2011 - 08:10 PM.

[nails]

yes i am indeed using the new super hub. could i just plug the old one back in ???

[cliffc]

I am on VM and have never used there hub i use a nice net gear one i got off fleabay cheap and have no issues

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[todd1970]

yes i am indeed using the new super hub. could i just plug the old one back in ???

Im pretty sure the superhub supports speeds of 30mb and up..the old modem cannot handle the speeds..however if you understand all the technical points it is possible.

http://community.vir...and/td-p/375431

[stanmarsh14]

yes i am indeed using the new super hub. could i just plug the old one back in ???

No, as all stuff on VM's network, is registered, using the equipments MAC code, which is different on every unit.

Also, the new super hubs, work on the new EuroDocsis v3 standard, thus making any earlier kit incompatible, like the VM (Black) 256 / NTL (Blue) 255 modems, which operate using EuroDocsis v2 (Changes are made to your line, and thus will run either v2 or v3, depending on what modem / router you now have, with the end goal of having everyone on v3).

Edited by stanmarsh14, 13 May 2011 - 05:19 AM.

[stanmarsh14]

Thats why when i got my superhub i had to ring virgin as it would not work out the box!!

Correct....

If you have upgraded equipment, you have to phone internet tech support, to change your MAC code, so the network will allow it, no matter what version you run.

Edited by stanmarsh14, 13 May 2011 - 05:46 AM.

[nails]

well 16 hours later and ive downloaded a 16 gig file `lie to me series 1 2 3 HD` which had over 4000 sources. downloading mostly around 200k but uploading 300k