On 07/07/2005, at 11:31 AM, Matthew Healey wrote:
On 07/07/2005, at 11:23 AM, Dudley Gager wrote:
Am I missing something here?
I have never used BitTorrent before but I installed it and started
the Beethoven download and at the moment the time remaining is
over 8 hours on Bigpond cable.
Isn't it meant to be fast?
BitTorrent works by distributing the work of downloading to many
people. The more people that want the file, the faster it is for
everyone.
The problem is people behind NAT routers don't contribute to the
upload pool. They only leech. If everyone is leeching and no one in
uploading, then Bittorrent is as slow as any other web server.
Configuring your router to allow for uploading is beyond the scope
of this article, but there are many good HOWTO's out there. Google
is your friend.
The short answer is, yes bittorrent is fast. No, it's not fast all
the time.
Clear as mud?
Correctomundo! I saw someone (who shall remain nameless) downloading
a tv show via Torrent was getting 120k/s. No thanks to Channel 7,
who have managed to take off "Lost" for another 2 weeks :-/ It will
be a waste of time putting the second series on next year, as most
tech-savvy people would have already downloaded the second series (if
Torrent is still running then!). With 4 bl*&dy digital tv channels
per station showing exactly the same thing, you would think while a
special event is on (like the cricket) they could put the regular
programmes on one of the spare channels. Would be a great boost for
digital tv uptake!
If there were some way that those who create content can be
reimbursed from Torrents being downloaded, I think there would be
some nervous tv station execs out there..... :-)
(Sorry for the rant folks!)
Seeya
Rod!
