04-15-2004, 07:10 AM
I am not entirely sure about how cable handles uploads and downloads, but I know the following is true for some dsl and so may be true for some cable. Somebody with more knowledge will have to clarify that though because I can never remember the details.
Anyway, you say that you have 64kbps up. So that is 64 kilobit per second. So dividing that by 8 to get it in kilo bytes per second gives us 8 KB/s which is what bit torrent says you are uploading at. Its been my experience though that maxing out ones upload severely cuts down on a person's download capability. (as I say, that is how it is with my dsl at least) So by using up all of your 8 KB/s for the upload, the program may not be able to squeeze any more download speed through the pipe.
I'm not sure how much control you have over your upload/download ratios though. All I can see is the "Select connection speed" box. You could see if there is any option that has a lower upload rate though. It would probably mean a lower max download rate, but if it means you are actually getting a higher download speed than you are now then it could be worth trying. So that is my suggestion. I don't actually have the beta to have any experience with the beta downloader, but this has been my experience with bit torrent and other download programs in general.
Anyway, you say that you have 64kbps up. So that is 64 kilobit per second. So dividing that by 8 to get it in kilo bytes per second gives us 8 KB/s which is what bit torrent says you are uploading at. Its been my experience though that maxing out ones upload severely cuts down on a person's download capability. (as I say, that is how it is with my dsl at least) So by using up all of your 8 KB/s for the upload, the program may not be able to squeeze any more download speed through the pipe.
I'm not sure how much control you have over your upload/download ratios though. All I can see is the "Select connection speed" box. You could see if there is any option that has a lower upload rate though. It would probably mean a lower max download rate, but if it means you are actually getting a higher download speed than you are now then it could be worth trying. So that is my suggestion. I don't actually have the beta to have any experience with the beta downloader, but this has been my experience with bit torrent and other download programs in general.