Download speeds dwindle overtime using B15 and beta 18

Dirtydragon · Post by **Dirtydragon** » Tue May 11, 2004 7:13 am

I am currently using astraweb and I usually get download speeds of 150kbps+ but for some reason.. my download speeds start at about 150+ then it dwindles down to about 80kb/s When i download headers my speed increases again to 150+ any ideas why this is happening?.... When i first downloaded Newsleecher i got 150kbps all the time.. its wierd.. any help would be great.. I am using b15 and i downloaded b18 and same thing happens... and am registered

salami · Post by **salami** » Tue May 11, 2004 4:50 pm

possibly caused by a slow server. try another client and see if it happens too.

you might also try to use more bots, usually helps to get better speeds.

Dirtydragon · Post by **Dirtydragon** » Tue May 11, 2004 6:57 pm

I am using Astraweb and I am on unlimited plan.. people normally get faster speeds then what i am getting.. and if set the bot count to 1.. it downloads even slower =(

salami · Post by **salami** » Tue May 11, 2004 8:17 pm

still can be related to an overloaded server / connection to you. it's very unlikely that it gets caused by NL.

maybe you should switch to a faster provider

Dirtydragon · Post by **Dirtydragon** » Tue May 11, 2004 8:26 pm

But when i click the download headers button my kbps instantly speeds back up to 150kbps

beergeek · Post by **beergeek** » Tue May 11, 2004 10:09 pm

What is your cpu utilization like when the downloads are slower? Also, do you have "Never reset hanging connections" checked in your options? You can gradually lose bandwidth if your bots start hanging one at a time.

Dirtydragon · Post by **Dirtydragon** » Wed May 12, 2004 3:22 am

My Cpu utilization is at 22% and it is set to reset when bots hang.. but still its at around 70

Lips · Post by **Lips** » Wed May 12, 2004 4:08 am

Did you test this using another client yet?

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Lips

Dirtydragon · Post by **Dirtydragon** » Wed May 12, 2004 5:45 am

i've used newsbin pro.. and the download is much faster if thats what you are asking

Core_F · Post by **Core_F** » Wed May 12, 2004 8:55 am

But it still could be Astraweb... I had some bad speed problems with astra the last few days... sometimes it just dropped to 600kbit, then got up to 1500kbit again...

Dirtydragon · Post by **Dirtydragon** » Wed May 12, 2004 11:03 am

but im only at 70kb not 600 kb like you are

elite · Post by **elite** » Wed May 12, 2004 10:56 pm

I am on the 600kb/s plan with astraweb and the speed has been fairly constantly maxing out...

Lips · Post by **Lips** » Thu May 13, 2004 12:15 am

Dirtydragon wrote:i've used newsbin pro.. and the download is much faster if thats what you are asking

Ok. Did you download the same group of files using the same servers with NL & Newsbin? For example, get the group headers with each client. Queue up a group of files with NL. I don't know how long it takes until the speed drops, but after the speed change switch over to NewsBin. Choose the exact same files for download. What happens? I think it might be worth a try.
Anyways, if you've done this, well, nevermind. But, write back with the results.

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Lips

Dirtydragon · Post by **Dirtydragon** » Thu May 13, 2004 7:12 am

it takes about 20 seconds for the speed to drop.. and yes i did download using newsbin and its much faster

-Steve