Rapidshare extremely slow

[luckytu7]

Well I need help, my Rapidshare downloads where like... 200kb/s and no they are of 1kb/s I am running windows 7 professional.

all downloads from other places like megaupload or deposit files, etc... are normal speed (200kb/s) any idea? thanks in advance for the help

 

[Zidane24]

It might be rapidshare themselves...

Resaon being because your download speed from other sites is normal

 

[luckytu7]

i thought so at the beginning but with my bro's computer the downloads from rapidshare are normal too. he has windows XP. And we are on the same house, with the same internet.

 

[baltasar]

are you using a download manager? or only your webbrowser..because my speed on rapidshare is more than 3000kb/s...

 

[luckytu7]

with both, download managers and just from the net the speed is the same 1kb

 

[baltasar]

how is your internet speed? except rapidshare with 200 kb (or only 1kb), how is the speed with other sites? or data transfer between computers?
maybe your speed is in general not as high as you expect and something with the network installation went wrong..

 

[luckytu7]

my download speed with other sites are about 200-250kb/s (megaupload, mediafire, filefactory and depositfile)

 

[aem]

Hmmm what are you trying to share or get a share of? :sarc:

I don't want to be startn sumtin, but apart from sharing of files and things through Workgroup (and sharing internet connections at home), the rest is sortof

Btw, Rapidshare downloads or uploads are throttled at Rapidshare's end.

 

[The Progen]

Same problem here. Whether it's with Rapidshare Manager, Orbit or via their site, it's all the same. Hope Rapidshare support can get back to me with something that works.

 

[The Progen]

Look at the rubbish I got from their support team.

Hello,


the speed our customers receive, depends on the connectivity of their Internet
Provider to the global Carriers RapidShare.com is directly connected to.

In simple terms Carriers are the backbone of the Internet, providing the
infrastructure for the world wide web (for example deep-sea
fibre-optic-cables, connecting continents).

With RapidShare.com customers have the possibility to choose the Carrier which
has the best connectivity to their ISP (this can not be determined by
RapidShare.com).
The different Carriers are listed as Server Systems. The random selection will
automatically redirect the data through the Carrier which is detected by
RapidShare.com to have the lowest usage at that moment.
Kindly note that not every ISP is connected to all of our supported Carriers.
For information to your ISP's supported Carriers, please contact your ISP.

If you are not happy with the speed you are receiving please try another
Server System (Carrier) like Telia Sonera, Level 3, Cogent, etc.
If possible even try another PC or Browser and compare the configurations of
both systems.

In general the random option is the best option for non IT professionals.

Speed issues can also be caused by:

- Limitations by Network Administrators
- Settings of Security Software
- ISP limitations or bottlenecks
- Browser settings (Cookies/Cache handling)

Unfortunately these points can not be supported by RapidShare.com

We have enough bandwidth capacities to handle all customer requests with high
speed.
We do not have any filters applied to reduce the bandwidth usage for Premium
Users.

Weh hope this information will help you resolve the problem you are having.

Best regards,

Thomas
RapidShare Support

RapidShare AG
Gewerbestrasse 6
6330 Cham
Switzerland

Tel: +41 41 748 78 80
Fax: +41 41 748 78 99

Web: http://www.rapidshare.com
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"The Progen" wrote:

> Hi there, I've been a Rapidshare premium user for a few years now and noticed
> that my download speeds have dropped to less than 10kb/s after I started using
> Windows 7. Whether I'm going through a download manager (Orbit), browser
> (Internet Explorer and Firefox) or Rapidshare Manager, the speed is always
> very slow. I am on a 2mbps line so usually get an average of 180kb/s for
> transfers. Was ok with Windows XP Professional. All downloads from other hosts
> and sites are at full speed and torrent downloading is also fast. Only
> Rapidshare. I have noticed on forums that other users are having the same
> problem. Can you advise?
>
>

 

[logicearth]

It being tied to Windows 7 is quite ridiculous if you ask me. Unless Rapidshare on there end are trying to detect if you are running Windows 7 or not and throttle down...but why would other sites be unaffected? It is a Rapidshare problem.

 

[Zidane24]

It being tied to Windows 7 is quite ridiculous if you ask me. Unless Rapidshare on there end are trying to detect if you are running Windows 7 or not and throttle down...but why would other sites be unaffected? It is a Rapidshare problem.

A classic blame game...they know they have a problem but they throw the issue off on another person and hope the consumer falls for it. Since most consumers are dumb computer users, the computer industry makes full use of the blame game

 

[The Progen]

1. It being tied to Windows 7 is quite ridiculous if you ask me. Unless Rapidshare on there end are trying to detect if you are running Windows 7 or not and throttle down...but why would other sites be unaffected? 2. It is a Rapidshare problem.

1. In a way, it is also a Windows 7 problem. Perhaps there's something with the network or adaptor's settings which is causing this problem with Rapidshare. On the very first day after I got broadband access at my new place, it was fine. That was the 29th of November 2009. After that, it's been **** all the way.

2. DEFINITELY and in more ways than one. I'm just pissed they gave me that bull**** and expected me to fall for it. I was in the IT industry quite some years back and despite not being a high level system administrator or equivalent, I know bull**** when I see it. It'd be better if they hadn't put a name below and simply add a postscript saying, 'This is a dumbarsed computer generated response to what WE assume to be YOUR problem. Thank you for taking the time to contact us and we hope you'll be dumb enough to continue using our services.'.

 

[Zidane24]

1. It being tied to Windows 7 is quite ridiculous if you ask me. Unless Rapidshare on there end are trying to detect if you are running Windows 7 or not and throttle down...but why would other sites be unaffected? 2. It is a Rapidshare problem.

1. In a way, it is also a Windows 7 problem. Perhaps there's something with the network or adaptor's settings which is causing this problem with Rapidshare. On the very first day after I got broadband access at my new place, it was fine. That was the 29th of November 2009. After that, it's been **** all the way.

2. DEFINITELY and in more ways than one. I'm just pissed they gave me that bull**** and expected me to fall for it. I was in the IT industry quite some years back and despite not being a high level system administrator or equivalent, I know bull**** when I see it. It'd be better if they hadn't put a name below and simply add a postscript saying, 'This is a dumbarsed computer generated response to what WE assume to be YOUR problem. Thank you for taking the time to contact us and we hope you'll be dumb enough to continue using our services.'.

If your internet works fine at expected speeds on every other website BESIDES Rapidshare than that is your clue...it isn't Windows 7, it is Rapidshare...

Hve you tried (just to rule things out...) a new DNS server?

 

[The Progen]

...

Hve you tried (just to rule things out...) a new DNS server?

This is starting to sound very much like the old days where you had to configure a tonne of settings just to be able to dial in and connect via modems.

 

[Jonathan_King]

Try using Google DNS: Google Public DNS

 

[ignatzatsonic]

In my experience, Rapidshare is nearly always the slowest service of its type--behind Megaupload, zShare, Badongo, etc. I often wonder why it has any customers at all when there appear to be so many alternatives.

 

[The Progen]

In my experience, Rapidshare is nearly always the slowest service of its type--behind Megaupload, zShare, Badongo, etc. I often wonder why it has any customers at all when there appear to be so many alternatives.

Not in my part of the world. I found Rapidshare much better than Megaupload before this problem. The only reason I signed up for Megaupload was because I was getting some money from sharing files through them last time but now that they're changed their points allocation system, it takes 1 year to accumulate what used to take me weeks. :sarc:

 

[jimbo45]

Hi guys
Before playing "The Blame Game" a lot of ISP's are now trying to be Judge Jury and Executioner all at once.

If they suspect you are using a File Sharing service to down load (or especially Upload) anything at all these days they will throttle your speed at the drop of a hat. Doesn't matter if the file is "Legal" or not.

It probably isn't Rapidshare at all.

A good solution is to find if you can another ISP who either is based OUTSIDE the country trying to implement these laws or go via a Proxy.

As this is "near to the bone" as far as the Forum Rules are concerned - Rapidshare has a lot of "unlicensed stuff" on it then you'll have to google further - but the problem I'm 100% is NOT with Rapidshare.

Sometimes also servers like these deliberately throttle stuff to entice you into paying for a faster or "Premium" service.

Cheers
jimbo

 

[The Progen]

Hi guys
Before playing "The Blame Game" a lot of ISP's are now trying to be Judge Jury and Executioner all at once.

If they suspect you are using a File Sharing service to down load (or especially Upload) anything at all these days they will throttle your speed at the drop of a hat. Doesn't matter if the file is "Legal" or not.

It probably isn't Rapidshare at all.

A good solution is to find if you can another ISP who either is based OUTSIDE the country trying to implement these laws or go via a Proxy.

As this is "near to the bone" as far as the Forum Rules are concerned - Rapidshare has a lot of "unlicensed stuff" on it then you'll have to google further - but the problem I'm 100% is NOT with Rapidshare.

Sometimes also servers like these deliberately throttle stuff to entice you into paying for a faster or "Premium" service.

Cheers
jimbo

I was just thinking if that's the case, wouldn't Megaupload have gotten the throttle as well? Its downloads work fine, as fast as my account is due for. In fact, with all the talk about torrent based downloads being monitored and throttled by a large number of ISPs worldwide, I still get very good speeds. If only my Rapidshare is half that speed instead of the measly less than 10kb/s I'm getting now. By the way, I'm having that problem on both notebooks, one with Windows 7 Home Edition, the other with Windows 7 Ultimate.

ps. I've been a premium member with both Megaupload and Rapidshare for more than 4 years now. That's why I'm bitching so much.