Partial file sharing, don't forget about that. That means you are uploading what you are downloading.
There are programs, Micro$oft & Adobe that download updates, etc. behind the scenes. I stopped allowing M$ access to the net since I use a mac computer.
In post #8 above
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Originally Posted by katydidit Example: Tonight I'm uploading one song at 6,500 KBs. It has taken over one hour at 2KB/s to upload. Secondly, I watched my bandwidth meter and downloading this song has taken 15 MBs. |
Suggests you are uploading what you are downloading. Most ISP's count bandwidth as a combination of both bandwidth used for uploading & downloading.
Another alternative of increased bandwidth use is if you are operating as an Ultrapeer, however it should not add that much bandwidth. The option can be disabled under Advanced settings -> Performance.
BTW that was rather amazing about someone else using your bandwidth. So sneaky.