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Download Squad: New version of BitTorrent heralds a new age of uncongested file sharing
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uTorrent 2.0 To Elimininate The Need For ISP Throttling: http://tinyurl.com/yhceypu 12 days ago |
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2nd coming of torrents? http://bit.ly/3tegdv 23 days ago |
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New version of BitTorrent heralds a new age of uncongested file sharing
Download Squad —
... going to develop a new protocol that meets them at least half way. uTP now automatically limits its own bandwidth use when it detects congestion on the network -- uTP limits itself so that the ISP doesn't have to. Genius, pure, simple genius -- if it works. It's already being tested by thousands of users of the new version of uTorrent 2.0 -- which you should probably go and download! (Direct download link is available on that page.) [via TorrentFreak] New version of BitTorrent heralds a new age of uncongested file sharing ...
uTorrent 2.0: Cure for ISP Throttling
Technology Bites —
... This doesn’t mean that users will experience slower download times, according to TorrentFreak, this is not the case. Since there is less congestion, users may experience faster download speeds and no slow down in web-browsing etc. ...
In Soviet uTorrent, bandwidth throttles you!
CrunchGear —
... Apologies for the headline, but it was too appropriate to resist. It seems that there is a feature of uTorrent 2.0 now in beta that automatically detects network congestion and self-limits bandwidth to lessen it. This might provide some much-needed relief to ISPs that feel a disproportionate amount of traffic is P2P. I’m not sure whether to call this self-policing action capitulation or accommodation, but either way it probably needed to happen. ...
BitTorrent Gets A Little Smarter - Organically helps to improve network congestion
DSLreports - front page —
... Torrent Freak explores how the latest version of the popular uTorrent BitTorrent client is slightly more intelligent, detecting network congestion and adjusting its behavior in order to compensate. uTP is designed to be more network friendly, measuring the time a packet takes to get from peer A to peer B, detecting problems, then throttling speed (usually upload) to help compensate. "This means that the new uTorrent will eliminate the need for ISPs to throttle BitTorrent traffic in their networks," says TorrentFreak, something we're sure BitTorrent hopes is the case, but which ...
µTorrent 2.0 Self Throttles So ISPs Don't Have To...What? [Bit Torrent]
Gizmodo —
... Cool...but I can't really see this making ISPs who shape torrent traffic suddenly go changing their mind. But I'm all for something being tried, and I'd love to hear your impressions of the beta if you've been using it for a while. Detailed background at: [TorrentFreak] ...
