Forcing the local port in preferences > network tab > advanced options to a port ( 6346 for example) that you are forwarding to your local ip from your router's config will increase the chances of your uploads going through with other people behind a firewall.

Btw, and the local ip you use is your LAN ip, not the WAN

I was out of town for a few days, so sorry for not keeping up on posts.

p.s.
thanks antihedron for being so helpful on the forum

I'll keep all posted as info comes along to when the next much improved version will be released.