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Because Betel didn't understand:
Why people get such shitty speeds: Blocked ports
The basic gist is that you're going to go through your router/modem to open a port, which is the equivalent of a traffic lane for your internet highway, to let through all your torrents (traffic). By default, all of your ports (lanes) are blocked for two-way transmission. So, functionally, your highway is only running one way, and that way is OUTBOUND. Your incoming traffic is essentially for people getting out of their cars and walking down the highway.
Using the fucking thing: EASY
Depending on your operating system, you're going to use one of 2 softwares:
Windows: http://www.utorrent.com/
Here's a guide to setting it up: http://www.utorrent.com/help/guides/connection-setup
Mac: http://www.transmissionbt.com/
Here's a good guide for it: http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/07/17/how-to-use-transmission-as-your-bittorrent-client-os-x/
Linux: You can go fuck yourself.
After installing the software, what you want to do is setup port forwarding. Here is a very comprehensive site detailing methods for all types of modems and softwares:
http://portforward.com/
Find your device in their database and it will basically walk you through whatever you need to do via lovely, color images.
After that, you just need to find torrents that you want.
Why people get such shitty speeds: Blocked ports
The basic gist is that you're going to go through your router/modem to open a port, which is the equivalent of a traffic lane for your internet highway, to let through all your torrents (traffic). By default, all of your ports (lanes) are blocked for two-way transmission. So, functionally, your highway is only running one way, and that way is OUTBOUND. Your incoming traffic is essentially for people getting out of their cars and walking down the highway.
Using the fucking thing: EASY
Depending on your operating system, you're going to use one of 2 softwares:
Windows: http://www.utorrent.com/
Here's a guide to setting it up: http://www.utorrent.com/help/guides/connection-setup
Mac: http://www.transmissionbt.com/
Here's a good guide for it: http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/07/17/how-to-use-transmission-as-your-bittorrent-client-os-x/
Linux: You can go fuck yourself.
After installing the software, what you want to do is setup port forwarding. Here is a very comprehensive site detailing methods for all types of modems and softwares:
http://portforward.com/
Find your device in their database and it will basically walk you through whatever you need to do via lovely, color images.
After that, you just need to find torrents that you want.
