Anyone notice a slowdown on O2 Broadband with their torrents?  I'm 
guessing they've jumped on the bandwagon to save £4 a year, without 
knowing what torrents are or how they are used.  Probably been listening 
to BBC News.

Puts apt-torrent testing in the shitter!

Cork Soaker wrote:
> Anyone notice a slowdown on O2 Broadband with their torrents?  I'm 
> guessing they've jumped on the bandwagon to save £4 a year, without 
> knowing what torrents are or how they are used.  Probably been listening 
> to BBC News.
> 
> Puts apt-torrent testing in the shitter!

Why do you think it is O2 rather than a problem with apt-torrent or your 
router?

"Nick"  wrote in message 
news:6f2r4oF9k2n3U2@mid.individual.net...
: Cork Soaker wrote:
: > Anyone notice a slowdown on O2 Broadband with their torrents?  I'm
: > guessing they've jumped on the bandwagon to save £4 a year, without
: > knowing what torrents are or how they are used.  Probably been listening
: > to BBC News.
: >
: > Puts apt-torrent testing in the shitter!
:
: Why do you think it is O2 rather than a problem with apt-torrent or your
: router?

I asked if anyone noticed a slowdown!

"Cork Soaker" <ISawYourMotherLast@Night.invalid> wrote in message 
news:qbuul5-u5i.ln1@quarkbomb.dyndns.org...
>
> "Nick"  wrote in message
> news:6f2r4oF9k2n3U2@mid.individual.net...
> : Cork Soaker wrote:
> : > Anyone notice a slowdown on O2 Broadband with their torrents?  I'm
> : > guessing they've jumped on the bandwagon to save £4 a year, without
> : > knowing what torrents are or how they are used.  Probably been 
> listening
> : > to BBC News.
> : >
> : > Puts apt-torrent testing in the shitter!
> :
> : Why do you think it is O2 rather than a problem with apt-torrent or your
> : router?
>
> I asked if anyone noticed a slowdown!
>
>
You did, but for a reason, probably because you don't understand how 
torrents
work or you are having a problem with your firewall or router.
It's easier if you just say rather than having a long guessing game.
If your torrents have slowed give us all a quick description and we can try 
to
advise - but it sounds like you don't want help.

Paul P wrote:
> "Cork Soaker" <ISawYourMotherLast@Night.invalid> wrote in message 
> news:qbuul5-u5i.ln1@quarkbomb.dyndns.org...
>> "Nick"  wrote in message
>> news:6f2r4oF9k2n3U2@mid.individual.net...
>> : Cork Soaker wrote:
>> : > Anyone notice a slowdown on O2 Broadband with their torrents?  I'm
>> : > guessing they've jumped on the bandwagon to save £4 a year, without
>> : > knowing what torrents are or how they are used.  Probably been 
>> listening
>> : > to BBC News.
>> : >
>> : > Puts apt-torrent testing in the shitter!
>> :
>> : Why do you think it is O2 rather than a problem with apt-torrent or your
>> : router?
>>
>> I asked if anyone noticed a slowdown!
>>
>>
> You did, but for a reason, probably because you don't understand how 
> torrents
> work or you are having a problem with your firewall or router.
> It's easier if you just say rather than having a long guessing game.
> If your torrents have slowed give us all a quick description and we can try 
> to
> advise - but it sounds like you don't want help.
> 
> 
> 

I know exactly how torrents work.  Nothing has changed.

The question remains, "has anyone noticed a slowdown on O2 Broadband 
using torrents?"

If you don't have O2 Broadband, you won't have noticed a difference!

On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:32:50 +0100, Cork Soaker
<Thunderbird@Hardy.invalid> wrote:


>
>The question remains, "has anyone noticed a slowdown on O2 Broadband 
>using torrents?"
>

NO everything is working fine.

"Digby" <a> wrote in message 
news:6ctr84hngnr72leb22fqq3u1b7c81bav9a@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:32:50 +0100, Cork Soaker
> <Thunderbird@Hardy.invalid> wrote:
>
>
>>
>>The question remains, "has anyone noticed a slowdown on O2 Broadband
>>using torrents?"
>>
>
> NO everything is working fine.

On Be - same network as O2 - and no slowdowns.  In fact, it's gotten a bit 
faster lately
O2 / Be have not signed up to the BPI MOU
What torrent client are you using?
There are some slowdown issues in the Streatham area if anywhere near there

Digby wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:32:50 +0100, Cork Soaker
> <Thunderbird@Hardy.invalid> wrote:
> 
> 
>> The question remains, "has anyone noticed a slowdown on O2 Broadband 
>> using torrents?"
>>
> 
> NO everything is working fine.


Thanks Digby.

Nicola Redwood wrote:
> "Digby" <a> wrote in message 
> news:6ctr84hngnr72leb22fqq3u1b7c81bav9a@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:32:50 +0100, Cork Soaker
>> <Thunderbird@Hardy.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> The question remains, "has anyone noticed a slowdown on O2 Broadband
>>> using torrents?"
>>>
>> NO everything is working fine.
> 
> On Be - same network as O2 - and no slowdowns.  In fact, it's gotten a bit 
> faster lately
> O2 / Be have not signed up to the BPI MOU
> What torrent client are you using?
> There are some slowdown issues in the Streatham area if anywhere near there
> 
> 

Thanks Nicola.

I'm using apt-torrent, which isn't the best anyway, but I use 
Transmission (on Ubuntu Hardy) on occasion, usually to get new .iso 
files, and this has slowed down to a crawl.

I put in a new router a couple of months ago, cos the old one couldn't 
stay synced, but it really is awful.  It's the O2 Box (rebranded 
Speedtouch) and I suspect that is what the problem is!
I can't figure out why it was fine before, and not now.  I suppose I'll 
have to mess with it.

I can download the .iso and .deb files fine from the mirrors, but that's 
not what using torrents is all about!

Torrent-limiting seemed to be the culprit, but I'm guessing not now.

Thanks again.

Cork Soaker wrote:
> Anyone notice a slowdown on O2 Broadband with their torrents?  I'm 
> guessing they've jumped on the bandwagon to save £4 a year, without 
> knowing what torrents are or how they are used.  Probably been listening 
> to BBC News.
> 
> Puts apt-torrent testing in the shitter!


It's back to normal now, so gawd knows!

Still a double thumbs up for O2 Broadband from me...

Cork Soaker wrote:
> Anyone notice a slowdown on O2 Broadband with their torrents?  I'm 
> guessing they've jumped on the bandwagon to save £4 a year, without 
> knowing what torrents are or how they are used.  Probably been listening 
> to BBC News.
> 
> Puts apt-torrent testing in the shitter!


It's happened again!  They must be doing it during peak hours, and the 
weekend is peak!

It's the time when all underage girls get on their webcam and flash 
their tits for everyone else to be labelled a pedophile (which is the 
incorrect spelling AND meaning of the word).


Hello, girls!