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rkarthea · 13-08-2009, 01:56 PM

OK. guys, you've got the whole thing wrong. First of all, the EVDO standard supports 2Mbps only for downloads and not for uploads. If anyone's using torrents, they are required to seed to be able to receive. The faster your seeding, the faster is your download. So, on EVDO essentially what happens is that the tracker sees that you aren't seeding much so it decides to throttle your download speeds too. This is what must've happened to you @neo_anderson.

Try running YouTube and stuff. Try downloading a file directly from an official site. Try running speed tests on speedtest.net

Do all this and then post share your experiences once again.

There are hacks available to make torrents download faster but they may get disabled easily by the people at BSNL.

This EVDO thingy is essentially for people on the move who need fast internet access 24x7x365. Not for people like us who use it for massive downloads. So, stick to your hard line Broadband at home even if you decide to get one of these.

Cheers!

13-08-2009, 01:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
rkarthea Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Banagalore Posts: 6	Re: BSNL EVDO Card - Non-techie Review / Experience OK. guys, you've got the whole thing wrong. First of all, the EVDO standard supports 2Mbps only for downloads and not for uploads. If anyone's using torrents, they are required to seed to be able to receive. The faster your seeding, the faster is your download. So, on EVDO essentially what happens is that the tracker sees that you aren't seeding much so it decides to throttle your download speeds too. This is what must've happened to you @neo_anderson. Try running YouTube and stuff. Try downloading a file directly from an official site. Try running speed tests on speedtest.net Do all this and then post share your experiences once again. There are hacks available to make torrents download faster but they may get disabled easily by the people at BSNL. This EVDO thingy is essentially for people on the move who need fast internet access 24x7x365. Not for people like us who use it for massive downloads. So, stick to your hard line Broadband at home even if you decide to get one of these. Cheers! __________________ rkarthea Ondre sei, Indre sei, Nandre sei! (meaning - whatever you are doing, do it one at a time, do it today and do it perfectly).