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µTorrent 2.0 Self Throttles So ISPs Don't Have To...What?
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11/02/09
this is like azureus, i mean vuze.... all over again, except not as bad (yet!) #utorrent20betatorrentudp
11/03/09
If you max out your upload (on normal dsl/cable) your download speeds suffer. Most people don't know enough about their connection to cap the upload speeds correctly.
This feature is about doing the work for you. Anyone that uses their connection for anything time sensitive knows that if you are downloading a torrent you have to throttle it or else your other applications won't work. #utorrent20betatorrentudp
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For years I've done this manually by measuring my upload speed occasionally and using iptables to limit uploads. But hard numbers assume some things about things upstream that you can't guarantee hour to hour. uTorrent 2.0 detects it and throttles back so things don't pile up.
The bottom line is it's better to ease off slightly and keep all your packets than it is to have someone else deciding which of your packets to randomly drop. #utorrent20betatorrentudp
11/03/09
Most people don't realize that a fully saturated outbound results in a massive ding in your inbound, not to mention some serious latency.
It's more for the user, not the ISP. #utorrent20betatorrentudp
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Actually yes, I use Transmission, and I have it set to throttle uploads at 50 KB/s and uploads at 100 KB/s during the time that I want to use my network for other stuff. Although even at that speed the internet is pretty sluggish. I had 10 megabit internet through Charter, but it wasn't that much of a step up, so I went back down to 5 megabit. My ping times in this apartment are just abysmal no matter what I try. Even without torrents up, it feels sluggish compared to my last place. I let Transmission bust it's balls at night when I'm sleeping, and during the day when I'm working, but in the evening, I use my network for watching stuff I've downloaded wireless from my externals, so I usually have to keep everything pegged like I mentioned above or else vlc gets choppy. #utorrent20betatorrentudp
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