Speed increase now no P2P
09 January 2008, 05:38 PM
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Speed increase now no P2P
On Monday tiscali increased my broadband speed from 512 to up to 8mb but actually getting just under 1mb. The problem Ive got is since the increase I cannot connect to any bit torrent servers i keep getting "connection disconnected by peer" or "connection timed out" Ive reinstalled Azures and also tried Bit torrent 6 installed latest modem drivers turned off firewall (even though the port is OK) still nothing any body got any ideas?
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09 January 2008, 05:46 PM
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1) They could be blocking the ports, as you are now on a new package with new terms and conditions. I've been offered a free "upgrade", its 8 times faster but offers 1/5 of the capacity...no thanks 
2) Because its a new product, it is likely they have reset your IP address. Some torrent software likes you to input your external IP address in order for you to obtain good connections. Go to WhatIsMyIP.com in order to check this if necessary.
3) When you rebooted your router you somehow changed your internal IP address therefore breaking any port forwarding rules for P2P you had been using.
Fixing the first one can be really hard depending on how determined your ISP is in blocking your P2P connections. I don't have experience doing this as I am with a decent ISP
, although they charge lots 
2) Because its a new product, it is likely they have reset your IP address. Some torrent software likes you to input your external IP address in order for you to obtain good connections. Go to WhatIsMyIP.com in order to check this if necessary.
3) When you rebooted your router you somehow changed your internal IP address therefore breaking any port forwarding rules for P2P you had been using.
Fixing the first one can be really hard depending on how determined your ISP is in blocking your P2P connections. I don't have experience doing this as I am with a decent ISP
, although they charge lots
09 January 2008, 09:39 PM
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Thanks for the reply not quite sure whats happening now as i have just run tiscali speed test and i am only getting 367.7 kbps which is slower than when i had a 512 connection!!
09 January 2008, 11:46 PM
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if your in the first 3-5 days of the connection/ upgrade,the speeds will vary, as the line is tested to find the best stable speed,
dont be fobbed off though, if your speed is still sh*te in a ccouple of days time get it resolved pronto, otherwise you go beyond the 14 day cancellation period..
mart
dont be fobbed off though, if your speed is still sh*te in a ccouple of days time get it resolved pronto, otherwise you go beyond the 14 day cancellation period..
mart
10 January 2008, 12:47 PM
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Your current download speed indicates you have a connection of 3.5mb. Take the download speed and x 8 and then add 512kb for the over head and roundup to the nearest 1/2mb.
367.7 x 8 = 2941 + 512kb = 3453 therefore 3.5mbs connection.
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10 January 2008, 03:34 PM
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Just re read it and thought he meant he was downloading at 367.7kbps but thats not the case, its the result given by a speed test website which is as you say completely different and works the other way, ie divide by 8 for through put.
*makes note to self to read posts properly*
Oh and to add the fact the OP is still stuck on .5mb throughput I would guess the ip profile is stuck as it doesn't take the 10 days training to change the ip profile, it's supposed to change during those 10 days in line with the different connections speeds. BT changed the standard 3 days for the ip profile to update itself to a couple of hours. The ip profile is always .5mb lower that the connection speed (rounded down to the nearest .5mb i.e. if you connect at 3700 the ip profile will be 3000). So if the OP has a connection speed of 1000 the ip profile will still only be .5mb hence the similar speeds compared to what he used to get.
*makes note to self to read posts properly*
Oh and to add the fact the OP is still stuck on .5mb throughput I would guess the ip profile is stuck as it doesn't take the 10 days training to change the ip profile, it's supposed to change during those 10 days in line with the different connections speeds. BT changed the standard 3 days for the ip profile to update itself to a couple of hours. The ip profile is always .5mb lower that the connection speed (rounded down to the nearest .5mb i.e. if you connect at 3700 the ip profile will be 3000). So if the OP has a connection speed of 1000 the ip profile will still only be .5mb hence the similar speeds compared to what he used to get.
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10 January 2008, 05:30 PM
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Thanks for baffling me with science equations was never my strong point speed test now 1002kbps tried utorrent managed to connect at a blistering download speed of 0.2kb/s!!! tracker status still says "connection closed by peer"??
speed test now 1002kbps tried utorrent managed to connect at a blistering download speed of 0.2kb/s!!! tracker status still says "connection closed by peer"??
10 January 2008, 08:37 PM
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Tiscali block ports even though they say they dont - I had nothing but problems from them useually between 6pm and 11pm after that it was fine but it also effected online gaming such as BF2142 as it couldnt connect to there master server until after 11pm - in the end I lost it and left - they chased me for my remaining 2 months payments for 4 months then finally threatening me with court action I apealed saying I couldnt use there service and I won my case with the debt people just before it went to court
Im now on bethere who dont block ports and my internet service is great
My advise is get out ASAP there cack
Im now on bethere who dont block ports and my internet service is great
My advise is get out ASAP there cack
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