I have a slow speed net connection (64 KBPS) but the thing is it has unlimited data transfer.So I tried using bittorrent.It takes forever just to start the download not to mention the risk that it stops somewhere like 20% complete... So my doubts are... 1)Is it due to the slow net connection? 2)Or is it the bittorrent client?I mean should I use azereus/utorrent,etc? 3)Is it because the seeders are less/leechers are more?Coz the files I want are generally rare and I get around 7 S and atmost 9 L. Is that a bad ratio? 4)Should I forget torrents and switch back to P2P?(The only disadvantage being when I want the whole album.) 5)Should I be patient and wait till the download gets comp.?I mean it does get completed right?Or is there a risk that I may not get the complete file even if I wait "forever"?
1)Is it due to the slow net connection? Part of 2)Or is it the bittorrent client?I mean should I use azereus/utorrent,etc? Dont think so i use bitlord 3)Is it because the seeders are less/leechers are more?Coz the files I want are generally rare and I get around 7 S and atmost 9 L. Is that a bad ratio? Depends on the seeders ie which type of connection they have i think 4)Should I forget torrents and switch back to P2P?(The only disadvantage being when I want the whole album.) Naaaa 5)Should I be patient and wait till the download gets comp.?I mean it does get completed right?Or is there a risk that I may not get the complete file even if I wait "forever hahahah depends finally wish u good luck
you need patience, you should leave the computer on all the time because seeds and peers can connect at anytime. if you have a router (but i doubt it) forward the required ports) if you have a rules based firewall just make sure you allow all incoming and outgoing to your torrent client 64kbps connection means you have a max download rate of 8 KBps, don't expect anything higher. utorrent is an excellent client, use it if you're not already doing so. some clients are banned due to some of the hooks they use to get a "higher speed" there isn't much chance that you won't get the complete file. more often than not it will be a small .nfo file that you won't need anyway. so go ahead and if you're patient it will get done
Well its good to know that patience does have its sweet reward.... @spy game thnx for answering each doubt...helped a lot
utorrent??!! This time its me...I use utorrent now and I came across the following problems... 1)The "Logger" tab in the interface says "Unable to map UPnP port". 2)When I chose Options-->Speed Guide --->"Test if port is forwarded properly" it says "Error!Port 45688 does not appear to be open." Does that affect my dls? I checked their help pages but my router isn't mentioned in the list that they have. I also disabled my firewall to see if that was blocking access.
^^This is happenning coz ur firewall is blocking that port. Add that one to the exception list..... Secondly, if u get 7 kbByte ps of dl speed, ur connection is ok coz 64/8 =8...... The speed depends upon the peers connected. Don't go for torrents which have more leechers than seeders if u can...It takes some time to start..So patience bro.
Don't forget to use Update tracker option if it doesn't start(I mean no peers or seeds are showing for a long time)... Also, if a download is stopped at 99.9%, go to that folder and delete the THumb.db file in the folder..It should be ok now
