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Qtx · 16-12-2012, 17:55

I tried downloading from a newsgroup server during their traffic shaping hours once, got between 4 and 7kb/s but it was pretty steady at those speeds. Exact same server 3 hours later, out of the shaping time and it maxed my connection out.

Setting your torrent client to only initiate/accept encrypted connections along with using a random port should give similar results as to what a VPN would do. Worth trying anyway.

After I cancelled my VM broadband I decided to go with Sky simply because they had no traffic shaping or time of day limits.

16-12-2012, 17:55	#8
Qtx CF's Worst Nightmare Join Date: May 2012 Location: Probably outside the M25 Services: Sky Fibre Unlimited 40/10 Posts: 3,473	Re: Problem downloading torrents? I tried downloading from a newsgroup server during their traffic shaping hours once, got between 4 and 7kb/s but it was pretty steady at those speeds. Exact same server 3 hours later, out of the shaping time and it maxed my connection out. Setting your torrent client to only initiate/accept encrypted connections along with using a random port should give similar results as to what a VPN would do. Worth trying anyway. After I cancelled my VM broadband I decided to go with Sky simply because they had no traffic shaping or time of day limits.