O2 Broadband and torrents?

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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
: 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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Nick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> : 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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:qbuul5-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> "Nick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> : 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!

"Digby" <a> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:32:50 +0100, Cork Soaker
> <(E-Mail Removed)> 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
> <(E-Mail Removed)> 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:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:32:50 +0100, Cork Soaker
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> 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...