Upload speeds only go up when i download :S

[loteq]

Basicly my upload speed only goes up when i am downloading via bittorent.
if i am not downloading i get a pulse every 40 seconds when my download speed will spike up to anything like 200kb/s and then it dies right down again, but when im downloading it will sit at around 900 kb/s (all day long sometimes)
any ideas what could be the problem???

any help is much appreciated

[Freedom Kira]

Same "problem" as most people have on BakaBT. I suggest you read some of the Help forum topics.

[Bob2004]

It's an interesting thing about Bittorrent in that sometimes downloading a torrent will improve your upload speed for a totally unrelated torrent that you happen to be seeding. It's quite normal.

As for slow upload speeds generally - there are dozens of threads about that in the first few pages of this forum alone, plus information in the wiki. There's lots of information about why it is, and what can be done to improve it.

[Bozobub]

First, your ISP *may* be interfering with your uploads; Comcast, for one, got caught doing this in the US, and has since backed off, and Cox has also been guilty of this.  You can check with the free tools here.

Second, yes, it's not uncommon for P2P (and, in fact, all file transfers) to run more efficiently when both your up and down pipe are in use, as long as your up pipe isn't at 100% of max, which chokes downloads.

[loteq]

hmm i did search both google and this forum before hand, but i guess i must have been wording it wrong or something, so my apologies for that.
oh and im pretty sure its not my isp im with sky and i triple checked that they dont manage any traffic when switching to thier fttc service.
and as for it been a common thing, well that just sucks, got a 1mb/s upload and and it just isnt used, such a waste
but thanks for the advice chaps

[Bozobub]

Oh, I misunderstood you.  I was thinking you were commenting your DOWNload speeds were higher when uploading.  Derp.  Sorry for confusing the issue ...

[Freedom Kira]

There's no need to even search. Just go to the main Help board and read topics whose titles are similar to "seeding problem."

[loteq]

My bad :/

[yakemito]

What client are you using? Do you use a router?

[loteq]

im using bittorent 7.6.1 and i have a Sagemcom F@ST2504n router (sky router).

[Duki3003]

When you are downloading your upload capacity spikes because aside from the connections to other peers you're also requesting data. Once you are done it is quite normal for the upload speed to go down.

And judging from your active torrents, none have a decent seeder to peer ratio. Even those that have a healthy peer count are overseeded. So what I'm saying is seed more, and if you can try seeding huge torrents such as:

http://bakabt.me/162543-cardcaptor-sakura-10-bit-720p-coalgirls.html
http://bakabt.me/166271-bleach-lunar-db-sgkk.html
http://bakabt.me/159851-the-idolm-ster-idolmaster-music-collection-flac.html

[yakemito]

And judging from your active torrents, none have a decent seeder to peer ratio. Even those that have a healthy peer count are overseeded.

True. My weak upload speeds can't keep up with all the seedboxes here. Another way to help your ratio is with bonus points.

Just to be sure, in your client, do you see allowed incoming connections?

[loteq]

Hmm i will have to wait untill i have got myself another hard drive to get those massive torrents lol, and yh im gona go through all my torrents when i next get chance and get them all going again (ive moved files etc.)

and yh im pretty sure ive got incoming connections allowed and such, ive been through all the settings a few times now just to check that i havnt missed anything.

tbh as i post this i actually seem to be in luck as i am uploading between 400-800kb/s so i think i am going to leave my pc on when i go to work (night shift lol)

[yakemito]

Well, that rules out connection problems. You know, I've got 8Mbps upload, but it tops out at 350 kb/s with uTorrent. Maybe a different client would be faster . . . Oh well. Best of luck.

[loteq]

yh i doubt that its a connection issue, i mean its not as if my ratio is terrible i geuss, but i might try a new client at some point and also get all my torrents up and running again.

thanks to everybody for the advice