Connection dilemna

I have to found out the problem. The problem arised when I was downloading torrents from my Mac, they took an incredibly long time oppose to when I first downloaded a torrent on my Mac and it was decent. I took a speedtest on my Mac.


Mac

Home Computer

iPhone

They are both connected to the same network. What's the problem here? ISP? Mac?

blueroom said:

Your ISP might be throttling torrents.

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Elaborate, because the download speeds for my Mac & PC are totally different for torrents.

blueroom said:

How are they connected? WiFi, wired GigE? What software?

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All devices connected via wifi excluding the PC which is connected to a modem.

blueroom said:

Sounds like you've solved it. Your WiFi / router might be the problem.

Which router are you using?

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Linksys Wireless-G

Edit: I wish but the problem is iPhone gets a higher speed when connected to the WiFi then the Mac, if the Mac & iPhone were the same speed I'd understand.

blueroom said:

G is pretty old and slow. Might be time to upgrade.

Want speed try a ASUS, NetGear or Apple Extreme dual band.

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I have been thinking that for awhile, but that doesn't explain the big difference in speed between my Mac and PC/iPhone.

blueroom said:

Wired Ethernet vs 802.11G no contest.

Only way to know is buy a new decent modern router.

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That wouldn't explain the 12 mb/s difference between the iPhone & the Mac which are connected to the same router wireless.