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From the FAQ (http://faq.put.io/ http://faq.put.io/): > Why are downloads from put.io to my computer slow? > Well the biggest factor is your location. Our ser
by lowglow 13y ago
From the FAQ (http://faq.put.io/ http://faq.put.io/):
> Why are downloads from put.io to my computer slow?
> Well the biggest factor is your location. Our servers are in Netherlands.
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I guess this is why I torrent. :(
- jamesaguilar 13y agoGets 5 MB/s to me in CA.
- pfisch 13y agoUsenet is like 16+ MB/s What is the point of this?
- silvertab 13y agoOne advantage is to instantly stream video files for most torrents. If someone else on put.io downloaded a given torrent before you, it's available for streaming in mp4 immediately (and that's the case for most torrents I've added to put.io)
- pfisch 13y agoThat is only going to work for a lower quality feed though. Even the best streams from netflix are not as good as an actual 720p high bitrate video. You would need to be able to stream at a consistent 6 mb/s minimum to even start to stream at even 720. If you want a low quality video like what you are talking about you can literally download it in like 1 minute at 16 mb/s so there is really very little reason to stream at all.
- jamesaguilar 13y ago5 MB/s is 40 Mb/s, so put.io is fine for both 720p and 1080p instant streaming on my connection.
- jamesaguilar 13y agoTorrent recall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precision_and_recall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precision_and_recall) is much higher than Usenet, even pay service which I used to have. Also, 5 MB/s down is more or less saturating my connection. I have no use for 16 MB/s down.
- maqr 13y agoI don't think most people are aware of what can be done with a good usenet provider and sickbeard. Perhaps it's for the best.
- Tehnix 13y agoso, you have like a 128 Mb/s connection or something?..
- renang 13y agoFast internet is not uncommon in The Netherlands. UPC[1] have 50, 120 and 200 Mb/s internet connections. [1]: http://www.upc.nl/internet/abonnementen/ http://www.upc.nl/internet/abonnementen/
- Tehnix 13y agoImpressive speeds. You usually don't see anything over 100 Mb/s here in Denmark.
- Sami_Lehtinen 13y agoIn Finland: DNA: http://www.dna.fi/uberkaista http://www.dna.fi/uberkaista 350Mbit/s. Sonera: http://www.sonera.fi/tutustu+ja+osta/nettiyhteydet/kodin+laajakaista/ http://www.sonera.fi/tutustu+ja+osta/nettiyhteydet/kodin+laa... 1Gbit/s.
- rplnt 13y agoWould it be that strange for HN folks? I'd imagine people from this community would be willing to get the best, or at least the fastest connection available. (I think I'm an exception, I have the lowest available option from my ISP, 40MBit)
- Tehnix 13y agoI think you meant Mb with a small b. I guess they would, but this is a matter of providing that speed. I don't think 128+ Mb/s is very common, usually caps around 100 Mb/s in a lot of areas.
- rplnt 13y agoI don't think the capitalization of b matters as I wrote the full word "Bit" instead of just "B" (for Byte). Anyways, my ISP has a 240Mbit plan.. and this is rather small city and Europe (not north or west either). I guess I just assumed SF (for example) would have even better options. Looking at other major ISPs around shows 100, 2x150 and 250 as top speeds.
- nostromo 13y agoI imagine hosting this service in the US would create all sorts of liabilities.
- rmc 13y agoYeah cause there's no copyright law in the Netherlands
- rizalp 13y agoYou can change the where the servers for your downloaded content is. Just take a look at the settings. I live in southeast Asia, and there's even Singapore listed on it. So it's very helpful to speed up the download
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