hi, im new here, ive been using limewire for a while now, ive been browsing the forums and found that people are getting a lot higher DL speeds then me. heres some specs :


1. What OS?
XP

2. What firewalls you have?
Mcafee

3. How much ram?
480 MB RAM

4. Hard Disk space available?
4.37GB

5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
Broadband

6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
BT HOME HUB

7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)?
Home

8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
Limewire 4.13.8, Java 1.6.0_01

9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)?
BT

10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there?
Test Worked

11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
none

12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.
No Been using for awhile

13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface?
yes


i also did a speed test, these are my results.
DL speed = 3996kb/s
UL speed = 302kb/s

I also tried a download form the magnet link. the speed i got from that was 12kb/s. thats was the highest it got to.

does any one know why im getting such a low DL rate?
thanks. and help would be appreciated.

The brick wall means there is a firewall somewhere. Try port-forwarding your router and see if that doesn't help.

Port Forwarding for the BT Home Hub

Good Luck

Dan

i got as far as selcting advanced on the bt hub, as it needed a passwword.. and i have no idea what it is lol. so, if i got rid of that firewall.. will my speed be any faster then 10kb/s?

You might be getting hit by BT's Fair Usage Policy (FUP). Try downloading outside of peak hours (peak: 4pm - 11pm). There's more info here
BT Broadband - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You could try changing ports...no guarantees that it'll help though! In LW go tools > options > advanced > firewall config. Change LW's listening port to 64049 (or try other ports in the range of 49152 - 65535) > Apply > ok. If you change listening port, you'll also have to change port forwarded within a router.

There's some info about the HomeHub here...might help you with the password?
BT Home Hub explored

the bt homehub password is admin and username is admin