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by wakim

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Hello there. I am new to this type of p2p program. I have tested this program and find that a file of 487mb it takes more then two weeks to download, my OS is xp pro and using broadband capable of 384KB/s. I am getting only at time of 9KB/s most of the time it is crawling at 0.5 to less then 3KB/s. Can anyone who have used this type of program please help. I know I should go to the web site, I tried but the speed is the same.I wish to know the best configuration. The actual bandwith I am getting is around 250KB/s tested online test.I know it will be difficult for you guys there anyway I just tried here. I have search in the furom withno success. Thanks

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by inletgrovehs

Well, as with any p2p program, this one will be limited by the speed at which the other people upload. As you may or may not know, most broadband connects download much faster than they upload. Factor this in with multiple people downloading the same file from the same user and the portion of that user's upload speed that you get is very limited.

It has been my experience that all p2p programs transfer at very slow rates on a regular basis. In fact I rarely use them anymore due to the fact that I never got a good download speed off of them, no matter how many different ones I tried. I would recommend using something like IRC to download from other people.

by inletgrovehs

Don't listen to saihib@lebanon.com . You did not specify whether the data was copyrighted or not. However either way it will not effect download speed. And the information that he is reffering to is gather by the ISP all the time, no matter what sites you visit or what you download (legal or not). This has NO EFFECT ON YOUR DOWNLOAD SPEEDS.

by saihib

The reason it's so slow is because what you're trying to download is copyrighted and RIAA is impeding the download. They're also gathering information in order to subpoena your ISP so they can get your identity.

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