Uploading big files....?

Amba_Gambla

Hi
I've been doing some work on a video for a friend abroad (I've been putting together a dvd for him) and now I'm getting to the stage where I need to send it.
We're probably going to post a dvd too (just to be safe) but the deadline is pretty tight, and I'm going to send him a copy via the internet.

I uploaded and sent him a first draft via dropbox, but the biggest upload speed I got was about 20kb/s (I have used bittorrent too, and get similar speeds).

According to the broadband speed checker I just used, my upload speed is 215kb/s - If I'm sending a file close to 2gb, I want to get the best speed I can out of it - can anyone suggest how I can increase the speed from 20kb/s to somewhere closer to the suggested 215kb/s!

Thanks for any help!

Ambla

bingo_bango

Can you not just get your friend to use a torrent client and get it directly from you? It may be that the dropbox server has a 20Kb/s upload limit?

If he downloads directly from your PC then he should get it at close to the 215 Kb/s you ISP allows?

Amba_Gambla

bingo_bango wrote: »

Can you not just get your friend to use a torrent client and get it directly from you? It may be that the dropbox server has a 20Kb/s upload limit?

If he downloads directly from your PC then he should get it at close to the 215 Kb/s you ISP allows?

When I use utorrent though, I usually upload at 20ish kb/s?

LeeSouthEast

Try humyo.com

bingo_bango

Amba_Gambla wrote: »

When I use utorrent though, I usually upload at 20ish kb/s?

Have you check all the settings? I only ask as I have the option to change / limit my upload speeds on uTorrent. I can allow the full U/L bandwidth, or throttle it to certain speeds dependant on number of users (no hogging by one connection that way). Not at home, but if you try the settings pages (top left??) you should be able to check your own limits. The default is probably set to 20kb/s if that's all you're getting.

bat999

Hi
I have tried uploading large files too, with companies such as MediaFire.
But the upload speeds were all terrible. Though I only used free services, things might be better with the paid-for versions.
I think that another way of sending large files like yours is to use ftp.
You can set up your pc as a (temporary) ftp server, then let the other person download from your pc using their ftp client software.
There are server packages such as FileZilla. You don't actually upload anything, but your friend just downloads from your hard drive.

Also some videos on YouTube like this:-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbZVvWvyGJI

FileZilla server:-http://wiki.filezilla-project.org/FileZilla_FTP_Server

enigma52

windows live messenger is pretty fast and free for file transfers

Amba_Gambla

bat999 wrote: »

Hi
I have tried uploading large files too, with companies such as MediaFire.
But the upload speeds were all terrible. Though I only used free services, things might be better with the paid-for versions.
I think that another way of sending large files like yours is to use ftp.
You can set up your pc as a (temporary) ftp server, then let the other person download from your pc using their ftp client software.
There are server packages such as FileZilla. You don't actually upload anything, but your friend just downloads from your hard drive.

Also some videos on YouTube like this:-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbZVvWvyGJI

FileZilla server:-http://wiki.filezilla-project.org/FileZilla_FTP_Server

Looks interesting.... Does this mean that I won't actually be uploading anything, so I won't be limited by my isp upload speed?

marms

Amba_Gambla wrote: »

According to the broadband speed checker I just used, my upload speed is 215kb/s - If I'm sending a file close to 2gb, I want to get the best speed I can out of it - can anyone suggest how I can increase the speed from 20kb/s to somewhere closer to the suggested 215kb/s!

The 215kb/s is kilobits per second, the 20kB/s mentioned in bittorrent programs in kilobytes per second, your maximum upload speed on your internet connection is probably 512kb/s which is equal to 32kB/s

bat999

Amba_Gambla wrote: »

Looks interesting.... Does this mean that I won't actually be uploading anything, so I won't be limited by my isp upload speed?

Well no, I should have said that you don't have to upload it to anywhere else for them to have to download it from.
Your friend is downloading it from you so you are actually uploading it to him.
You are limited to your upload speed.
:cool:

Amba_Gambla

marms wrote: »

The 215kb/s is kilobits per second, the 20kB/s mentioned in bittorrent programs in kilobytes per second, your maximum upload speed on your internet connection is probably 512kb/s which is equal to 32kB/s

yeah, I think I was just starting to discover this. So I don't think I'll get much more than 20kb/s then....