Why do bittorrent downloads always slow my cable internet to a dial-up like crawl?
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Because you are using loads of bandwidth to both upload and download somehting. Let me give you a clear example, lets say you have a garden hose, and you try to put a small marble through it (the small marbel represents a small program either downloaded or uploaded) and it will go through right away. The biggr the marble gets the harder it will be for it to go through. The only wy to fix that is to get a bigger hose. (hose represents aloted bandwidth and connection speed.
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the freezing is probably cause ur computers too slow its not kazaas fault. as for programs theres limewire and ares theyre ok BearShare is no good anymore it got removed from download.com cause the latest versions r loaded with spyware. if u ask me using these programs is too risky u never kno wat uv downloaded till u actually open the file and sumtimes they can b unstable limewire made my comp crash once and my comp is usually a very reliable machine it never gives me problems (well usually but wen it does i can fix them easily wich is wat matters lol) if u ask me use torrents theyre more reliable and u actually kno exactly wat ur downloading only problem u mite hav is u need 2 kno wat ur doing anyway first u need a torrent program (or client) some good ones r BitComet, Azureus and uTorrent (all free from download.com) then after uv got that u need to get the torrents themselves some torrent search sites:\nisohunt.com\ndemonoid.com\nthepiratebay.org (lots of porn on this one, i dont kno whether u think thats good or bad...(lol)\nwhen u search for a file on a torrent site u will first hav 2 download a small torrent file (usually less than 1KB) after downloading u open it with whatever torrent program u hav and thats when the actual download will start what u do next depends on the program u hav ut most programs will let u do things like pausing ur downloads, routing thru a proxy server, etc. as for wat u can download, u can usually find anything (and i mean ANYTHING) if u know where 2 look for it....scary isnt it? well, take care.\n\nthe internet is your friend-if u use it wisely\n;)
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The speed on bitcomet has nothing to do with the connection speed really but the number of "seeders" that have the file you are downloading. If only one computer has the file, your speed may be 2kb which is slower than dialup. If a ton of people have a file, you can get over 150 or whatever.
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Check your browsers security and firewall settings. If the firewall settings are to high they can block downoads, the same with browser settings. Try setting your browser to accept all cookies and set  the security to it's defaults. if that doesent work, try disableing the firewall to see if the download will begin.
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Switch to Cable.\n\nCable downloads for me about at 8,000kbit/sec\n\nDSL  756kbit/sec\n\n\nOther than that make sure you are spyware and adware free\n\nwww.lavasoft.de is a good program to make sure of that
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if you are using a router try port forwarding.\n\nbut its probably slow cause there are no seeds, or too many people are downloading the file and there arent enough seeds for the demand
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Downloads are different than just browsing the internet.  Downloads are ALWAYS slower than the connection speed.  This due to different factors, including the server the website your downloading form is being hosted on, the number of current internet users on your cable network (if using cable internet), the quality of your internet provider, and others.
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always download the file(s) that have a lot of seeders . Leechers in a bigger number than seeders slow down the download
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Something wrong in Ur windows ..so reinstall new one ..if not and u r sUre... there is problem in Ur network ..ur network may have vi ruse ..or ..\n\nlook check the network local area connection\n\nand close Ur all net applications and see if there is sent byets or no\n\ncause some problem of slower Ur windows is infected with spy wares ..make the upload is too high and not allow u to download anything at all ..even if u r browsing only\n\nso check all Ur network same way ..and if all is not infected ..so check Ur ISP"Internet Service Provider"\n\n\n\nthis is the solution with net speed for dsl\n\nlong start up\n\nmenu---run-- write"msconfig"--- the select startup program.. then check and un check what u need or not \n\n\ngood luck
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Note sure how you tested the speed, but you should first use a connection speed test program (many out there, for example http://reviews.cnet.com/7004-7254_7-0.html). Your BB provider may also have a test program. \n\nIf it looks like the speed is still slow afer testing, there is little you can do on your computer (download accelerators do not help w/ large files, just web pages), and you need to call your BB provider to see if the line to your house might be noise (in which case they will automatically throttle the speed), or you are too far away from the CO (which limits the maximum speed of your connection)
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you mean blocked..\n\nSo what you need to do is try to find your self new bitorrent headers (encrypted headers). So your isp wont block you.\n\nYour ISP blocked some bitorrent headers which will not allow you to download them. Or you have some restriction on your computer.\n\nEither find a way (online) to get encrypted headers or get yourself a proxy
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Torrents AHHH YES.... I love em.  They are the next generation of file shareing.  The old way was, you'd connect to someone elses computer, (you and about 30 billion other people) and then it becomes so, so, SO SLOW.  What a torrent is, more-or-less, a direct location to a file, like a short cut, HOWEVER... A torrent can be downloaded, and moved around, whereas, other file shareing programs, you are locked into useing that program PERIOD!  For an example, so you have a slow connection and your downloading something.... and its takeing forever, well you can take your torrent files, (and they are so small you can get like 30 on to a floppy!!)  to your friends house, who has a supper fast high speed connection, and a dvd burner, so you can just burn your fliles after you've down loaded them... in short, they allow you to move your downloads when you are useing a file shareing software...the best program, is bit torrent... if you have a highspeed connection, and need a program or two, check it out, and then go to the site www.isohunt.com, and look for your title, and then down load the torrent file, and then open it with bit torrent... you'll enjoy it!
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Hi!\n\n"BitTorrent is a protocol that enables fast downloading of large files using minimum Internet bandwidth. BitTorrent costs nothing to use and includes no spyware or pop-up advertising.\n\nUnlike other download methods, BitTorrent maximizes transfer speed by gathering pieces of the file you want and downloading these pieces simultaneously from people who already have them. This process makes popular and very large files, such as videos and television programs, download much faster than is possible with other protocols.\n\nIn this article, we'll examine how BitTorrent works and how it is different from other file-distribution methods. In addition, you'll learn how to use BitTorrent and what the future might hold for this innovative approach to serving files over the Internet."\n\nFor more info and full article visit http://computer.howstuffworks.com/bittorrent.htm\n\nHope this helps.\n\n>>>Naveen Kumar
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If you have slow transfer on p2p applications like kazaa, eDonkey, torrent (Azureus, uTorrent, BitTorrent), etc. probablly your ISP (Internet Service Provider) has blocked/caped the required ports for those apps. In most of the cases those ports can be changed. If downloading over http (in browser) from a hight traffic site (downloads.microsoft.com for example) works at high speed then that is the case. If, even http transfers don't work than is a problem with your ISP and you should contact them to solve the problem.
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Lots of things cause slow connection: ISP is slow, you have a virus in your pc,, let me help you if you can't get clear connection herosam2002@yahoo
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Yes I do the problem is that the size of the file must be too large or you have Dial-Up. I think its the file is too large try reconnecting your modem. Good Luck Finding out what it is
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possibly.. they may tend to use up your cpu once in awhile, evidently leading to crashes.. so far, i've got no problems with my torrent program but the thing that i often use to download files more quicker would be this p2p network, "limewire." it's really good.. you oughta try it for your self. i had the pro version. and dang does it work wonders not only in terms of fast searches but in superb sources...