Torrenting Problem on Spectra

[Mr_mime]

So no fix for this problem other than using VPN?

 

[Sushubh]

GitHub - ValdikSS/GoodbyeDPI: GoodbyeDPI — Deep Packet Inspection circumvention utility (for Windows)

GoodbyeDPI — Deep Packet Inspection circumvention utility (for Windows) - ValdikSS/GoodbyeDPI

github.com

Might or might not help.

 

[The_PC_Guy]

I've tried these before but it doesn't work I'm using VPN it's pretty good but since the VPN i use allows me to forward only one port I'm thinking of finally using zerotier on my Linux machine
Torrents used to be fine when I got the connection at first it was limited sometime but not to this rate it's very slow now

 

[The_PC_Guy]

okay had some time to mess around with this though I haven't yet delved deeply into it here's what I found.


I tried to download a few Linux distros.

  *download speeds were above 500 mbps 
  *There were no local caching peers connected 
  * out of 55MBPS speeds download the 2 peers were giving me most of the speed while the rest of them combined weren't even providing me 3 MBPS

then tried downloading few random and top-seeded + latest torrent from public trackers

  *download speeds depends on number of seeds as expected but 
  *there was a local peer connected with multiple clients (so there probably is some torrent caching peer with some rss feed or something since its always the same peer for most top-seeded latest torrent) 
  *client has no issues connecting to trackers (if you have it try to re-add the torrent to your client )
  *on torrents that aren't cached in local peer there is a huge speed difference I tried to verify this by adding the same torrent to my server and while it connected to the peers and finished downloading the torrent within few seconds the max speed I could get was 1.3 MBPS

Torrents from private trackers

  *download speeds were usually great depending on seeds ofcourse
  *No local peers (again its private trackers so ofcourse not)
  *Tried few private trackers no problem connecting to trackers
  *even with just 30 peers on a new torrent the downloads speeds were upwards of 55MBPS
  *Upload speed is slow here so maintaining ratio would be a real problem with a new torrent with 1 seeder and 50+ leechers  upload speeds were 1MBPS at max

so even after all this I'm not exactly sure how or where spectra is throttling their speeds but one thing though spectras peeing is very bad had many issues so this could just be related to that I have few gigabit and 10 gig servers and was getting like 30 mbps for them but now I get proper speeds on those particular ones after I gave those ip's to spectras engineer

would love to see others tinkering with this also let me know if you want me to try something else or add more details I will do them when I'm free

 

[warthog]

Can anyone confirm this? They are using highly advance throttling mechanism. If i download linux distro there is not throttling but for other files they are being slowed down.

ps:admin can you please allow em to respond on the spectra torrent throttling thread. I am not being allowed.

 

[Sushubh]

you still can't?

 

[Mr_mime]

In my experience if torrent is not populated by Indian seeders then it won't even start.
Not just torrent many porn sites too struggle to run at 720p without buffering.
It is a really terrible ISP overall and everyone should avoid it.

 

[warthog]

I can confirm that they are throttling torrents but somehow legal torrents like linux distros ar not being throttled. I have written to TRAI about spectra violating network neutrality via email but no action has been taken. On top of that writing to spectra that they they are blocking torrents means for them torrent.com.

Can you image the illiteracy in them?

We have to write a letter to TRAI highlighting that this isp is violating network neutrality laws and TSP agreement.

 

[warthog]

Yes i can now post. But my posts will have to be approved my mod.

 

[Mr_mime]

I have this ISP since august so I haven't used it much but this throttling started from end of sept or early October.
I remeber downloading multiple 60gb 4k rips and it was downloading at really good speed and that too without many Indian seeders.
Nowadays it won't even start them.