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This just started to happen (maybe a week ago or so.) When I try to download a torrent, it starts off nicely at about 100-200 kB/s but then slows down to a crawl, something like 1.2 kB/s or even less in about 10 seconds and stays that way.I'm using uTorrent 3.2.1 in a VM running Windows 7. I use PIA as a paid VPN service.
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- So for the past week or so I've been having extremely slow download speeds with uTorrent. Am downloading torrents at around 20-50 kb/s when for the 3+ years before last week I've had absolutely no problem whatsover with uTorrent (downloading at around 500 kb/s - 2 m/s).
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I want to point out that I haven't changed anything in this configuration (it runs in a VM, I don't use it for anything other than torrents.)
I tried opening the port used in uTorrent for TCP and UDP in Windows Firewall (although it used to work just fine without me doing it.) I then tried rebooting the VM. The same story.. I then went and started a download for one of the recent movies with thousands of seeders. Those usually go very fast. That didn't help to retain fast download speed as it used to do before.
Why did my u torrent get so slow. After watching youtube i was able to get my utorrent download speed to 1.1mbs. The download speed will be slow regardless of. Why is my download speed so slow? (self.torrents) submitted 3 years ago * by HarmlesBlackGuy. I was downloading a torrent with my 4 mb connection and it was downloading fine at 200-450kb a second. But out of nowhere it just drops to 5-50kb. I was using utorrent, so I uninstall it and get bittorrent and it still 5-50kb. I restart my computer, my.
Moreover, I have a second VPN service (from a competitor) and the same story seems to happen there as well.
Any idea what's going on? Can my VPN somehow block it? I'm lost..
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- Had same thing, also while downloading at under 1k (on a 1 gig connection) even the web browser wouldn't respond.
The trick is to reduce the global maximum number of connections
Preferences -> Bandwidth
Global maximum number of connections:
Maximum number of connected peers per torrent:
I set mine to 50/25 respectively (waaaay less than the default 500/100) with only 1 torrent active at a time - it lifted my d/l rate from under 1k (effectively zero) up to 300k - 1MB.
Play round with the numbers to suit - not too high. The speed does go up and down a lot but overall 1000 X faster. I'm still fiddling the numbers, but so far 50/25 ain't bad.
Theory is something like: PIA and/or your router and/or your computer, trying to keep track of 500 people yelling down a little pipe is already hard enough, on top of that some that start whispering / stuttering and the whole thing backs up even more: those are the ones that really kill the throughput (still happens even with the reduced numbers - but the effect is less and shorter - percentages game).
BTW: I'm also running Simple DNSCrypt - supposed to help with ISP detecting torrent traffic and throttling it - whatever, doesn't seem to hurt traffic any so I'll leave it on.
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Seeders are those who have already downloaded the torrent and are now in the process of allowing others to download it. Peers are those who are still downloading the torrent. Peers can share the torrents too, but are only able to share what they have finished downloading.
When you add new trackers, it will add new seeds and peers. This can mean faster download speeds. Since the trackers close frequently and change a lot, adding new open trackers is critical for getting the best download speeds.
To do this, open the torrent with uTorrent. Begin the download, checking to see the speed under the tab called “Down Speed”. Right click on the name of the download, then select “Properties”. Find “Trackers” and paste the trackers you can copy off here. Choose “OK”. Soon, additional seeders and peers will show up, and your download speed could increase when that happens.
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When you are downloading multiple torrents at the same time, you can allot more bandwidth to the one that you want to finish faster. Simply right click on the file that you want to download the fastest. Hover the mouse pointer over the selection “Bandwidth Allocation.”
On the side menu, choose the option, “High”. Now, go through this process with the other torrents that are downloading, only set those to “Low” instead of “High”.
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You can also increase uTorrent download speeds by using the bandwidth settings. In order to do this, choose the selection named “Options”. Click on “Preferences”. Then find the tab marked “Bandwidth”. Use these parameters:
- Set the maximum upload rate to 14.
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- Set the global maximum number of connections to 2329.
- Set the maximum number of connected peers per torrent to 257.
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The seeder’s firewall settings can often inhibit the seeding process, meaning you aren’t getting any download data on some seeders. It isn’t necessary to reconfigure the seeder’s firewall settings, however. What you can do instead is to allow your uTorrent client to receive the data directly with no firewalls to interfere.
To set this up, choose the selection marked “Options” and then choose “Preferences”. Go to the option marked “Connections” and check to see that the option “Enable UPnP Port Mapping” is checked. This option allows you to avoid the firewall and connect directly with the seeder, speeding up the download process.
Count the number of Seeds before you download
In general, the higher the number of seeds listed for a torrent, the faster it will be. If there are more people “seeding” a file, uTorrent has more options for finding the fastest combination of downloads. When comparing two or more different torrents of the same content, you almost always want to choose the one with the most seeds.
Download via a direct, wired Internet connection
We’ve all become used to the convenience of WiFi, but a wireless connection can be dramatically slower than a direct, or wired, ethernet connection. If you have the option, plug your computer directly into your modem or router with an ethernet cable to get the fasted possible download speed.
Don’t queue up too many torrents at once
Sometimes downloading torrents can feel like being a kid in a candy shop. Everything looks wonderful, and you want to grab it all. But loading up too many items into your download queue at once will slow _all_ of them down. You can manage the number of active downloads in the queue section of your preferences and set it to “1” to force one-by-one downloading of your torrents.
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Of course, your Internet speed is also a contributing factor to how quickly you are able to download torrent files. If your speeds are really slow, talk to your Internet provider about a faster service package.