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Originally Posted by kwikbreaks
It could also be a means of protecting downstream as someone mentiond the other day. I don't use torrents but as I understand it how fast you get stuff depends on how fast you upload too plus there is some sort of code that requires upload volumes to be the same or greater than download. OK so they are supposed to apply shaping but just how effective is it? I imagine using a VPN would defeat it but there may be simpler options that work too.
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Not the case, you can set your upload speed to 0KB/s on your torrent client and still get the full 126mb/s download. A lot of trackers have rules that you must seed back to a 1:1 ratio but the speed you do it at doesn't matter, it could take an hour or a year to seed back as long as it hits 1:1. Obviously it's easier to do at a fast speed but upload speed isn't a technical requirement or a rule.