Why are my torrents going so slow?

It probably means that there aren’t enough seeds.

well, for an example..ZombieLand has like 8000 seeds..and it still woulden’t start.

Do you torrent/otherwise download a lot? Sometimes, ISPs have been throttling download speeds by those individuals they perceive as overusing bandwith. Looks like this might be a good resource to check out to see if it’s happening to you: http://techpp.com/2008/11/03/how-to-test-if-your-isp-is-throttling-your-torrent-speed/

Make sure your ports are completely open.

Yeah. I’ve noticed some of my torrents are going slowly. On one hand I can download about 12 gigs of Spooks but Up in the Air takes about 2 weeks. And counting.

You might want to take a cotton swab and wipe out your ethernet port. Sometimes pieces of internet get stuck in there and clog things up. A big movie often gets stuck in there.

well im doing the test thing now..
i read somewhere that my isp wouldent jip me like this..because im a paying customer..
i mean seriously..like 80$ a month…

”i read somewhere that my isp wouldent jip me like this..because im a paying customer..”
You’re right. An ISP totally wouldn’t stop you from downloading illegal content.

@jackm : cotton swab…pieces of the internet..! I peed myself…!

@Sarcasm my thoughts exactly…no f@cking concept