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wonderlust
31-03-08, 18:58
Personally I don't use BT but for those that do:-

http://bttest.broadband.mpi-sws.mpg.de/bt.php
Lynx
31-03-08, 19:11
They throttle on Virgin, but only if you download excessively during peak times.
wonderlust
31-03-08, 19:19
I am on sky and use the mule, no throttling, when I occasionally get a full DVD (4.3Gb) I get between 600 and 1500Kbps.
Lynx
31-03-08, 19:22
Kbps or KBps? I get 2MBps, about 16Mbps.
wonderlust
31-03-08, 19:25
sorry KB/s router is sync'd to the exchange at 15363kbps
PeterStoba
31-03-08, 19:41
I get throttled after 5GB i think it was
monkey56657
31-03-08, 19:44
This is not bittorrent communications but....

> > During the hours of 4pm till 9pm virgin media will allow me to download 3GB (and upload 1250MB) before the limit the speed from 20mbps down to 5mbps.

> > The limited speed will only last for a maximum of 4 hours before being returned to normal.

> > You can download at 20mbps limitless during other hours.

> > I prefer this kind of limit to one that limits u permanently if you use it a lot.

I receive max of 2.4MB/s (19.2mbps) when using torrents and speed is not limited.
PeterStoba
31-03-08, 19:46
I am on virgin's lowest internet 2mb afaik, and can't upgrade until next September due to a stupid bundle deal
monkey56657
31-03-08, 21:52
Ring them. They might be able to adjust the bundle deal changing just the broadband speed.
PeterStoba
31-03-08, 22:30
We tried cancelling film and sport and upgrading the internet costing like £2 more a month and they refused
00mike000
31-03-08, 23:17
lol sounds like u lot should get fiberwire
Lynx
31-03-08, 23:47
Fibrewire as in optical? Virgin customers are on optical..
PeterStoba
01-04-08, 18:23
They are to the end of the road then it's back to normal. Luckily I'm not too far from the corner of my road and from the exchange either, so when i upgrade I should get decent speeds
00mike000
01-04-08, 20:03
Yea fiberwire is optical, get a nice stable 1Gbit connection here
Micky007
02-04-08, 23:43
why dont you guys just download from Rapidshare?
M4T VW
03-04-08, 00:10
Tell us more8)
O.G
03-04-08, 08:52
Virgins cable service does not throttle bittorrent, but their ADSL service, bought wholesale from BT does, as do almost all BT based ISP's.

http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Bad_ISPs#United_Kingdom
PeterStoba
03-04-08, 17:19
Rapidshare will give me around 250kbp/s all day long if i want to and thats on 2mb :)
00mike000
03-04-08, 17:31
i get 10mbp/s on rapidshare
monkey56657
04-04-08, 20:54
Rapidshare gives me 20mbps 2.5MB/s easy.

IDM < the best download manager on the planet.