hi
i have a 512kb cable connection and i get around 50 KB but sometime when im not connected to alot of hosts my speed hits 40 KB and drops down to about 20 then back up 30 is this ab-normal?

and also when im download and get upto "downloading from 10 hosts" is it possible to get more hosts than that?if yes , how?

thanks, anyone?

Your speed dropping like that isn't abnormal: it can be due to one (or more) of your uploaders establishing another connection with another user.
As for the "10 hosts" thing, I think that this is the limit.

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iMac G4 OSX 10.3.9
RAM 256MB
LW 4.10.5 Basic
ADSL anything from 3 to 8Mbps/around 1024kbps

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Hi there
I am brand new here and to the whole file-sharing thing.
I'm not too hot on the old techie front either and want to ask what is possibly a really stupid question:

What does T1 and T3 mean.....?

This may not be the thread to ask this (maybe not even the right forum....) but I'm taking my chances.

they are broadband speeds

i wonder whats higher than T3

Thanks! I sort of realised that it was to do with speeds but...what are they exactly? And, more importantly, where can I can get it?

The reason I ask is because I assume it is the reason why downloading a 348mb file was still at 40% after 10 hours?
Or is that normal?

well it depends

i think if u download something from a user that has t3 or higher speed ur movie would d/l at top speeds becau

users with speeds of T3 have bigger upload speed so u can upload of them quicker

im think with T1 one u get speeds of 1MBps or higher

and with T3 up 20 000 Mbps and not 100% sure but

It's just that I can't really see how useful it's going to be to me. I paid for LW Pro because I thought it would be worth it but I can't really be doing with waiting 24 hours to download forty minutes of a video, plus it slowed everything down to the extent I thought I was under water.

Am I missing something?? Is file sharing only for those with "T1 or higher"?

Do a speed test the link below will take you there post the results here. Then give us a little info and maybe someone can help you.

http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

OS, Windows 98/2000/XP
CPU, P4 3.0 GHz/AMD 64 3200+Ghz
Memory, 256MB/512MB
Graphics/Video Card & Platform NVIDIA/Intel Extreme/Radieon & model
Connection, Dial-up/DSL
Internet servce provider, AOL,/ Comcast,/MSN
Modem and or Router brand and model
LimeWire Version 4.8.1/4.9.11
Java Version 1.4.2/1.5.4
What firewall you use if any
What Antivirus if any
Are you new to LimeWire or Experienced
An accurate description of your problem

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Later Grandpa

Thanks very much in advance for any help. I'm afraid I am not at all technically knowledgeable or experienced and struggle to understand a lot of the language.

Download Speed: 463 kbps (57.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 222 kbps (27.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

OS, Windows XP
CPU, P4 3.0 GHz
Memory, 504MB
Graphics/Video Card & Platform NVIDIA/Intel Extreme/Radieon & model: I don't know what this means...
Connection, Broadband (.5 meg speed, I just upgraded to 1 meg but it hasn't taken affect yet)
Internet servce provider, Wanadoo
Modem : Speedtouch USB modem 330 ADSL
LimeWire Version 4.10
Java Version 1.4.2_03 (Java 2 Runtime Environment - is that the same thing?? Plus J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 2 and update 4)
What firewall you use if any: Windows
What Antivirus if any : McAfee
Are you new to LimeWire Yes
An accurate description of your problem:
I've only tried downloading so far and it took so long (10 hours for 40% of 348mb file) that I cancelled it. Also because it slowed the whole system right down.

Is there any reason you have so many versions of java on your machine. If not uninstall all of them then follow the instructions below.

You will need to install Java and LimeWire manually First go to the first link.You can find Links to java in there Download Java to your hard drive by putting a mark in the save to disc box. Save it to my documents or wherever you save downloads from the internet. Do the same with LimeWire the second link will take you there.

Now with that done click on start then control panel add/remove programs and see if Java is listed on the list if it is uninstall it. Do the same with LimeWire if the un installers were not loaded you may have to manually delete the files. But in most cases this is not necessary.

Now click on the Java installer you saved to your hard drive and follow the instructions after you have completed that do the same with LimeWire. Use the offline Java installer.

Please post back and let us know if it worked. If it did not I will give further instructions on manually deleting Java and LimeWire.


http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp


http://www.limewire.com/english/content/download.shtml

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A little common sense goes a long way

Later Grandpa