I think this actually happens when you do a speed test. Bittorrent being throttled? Hmm let me just run a speed te.. oh it's working now is it?
this post was submitted on 04 May 2025
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Sounds like someone should write a program that keeps a connection open to the speed test servers in the background to prevent throttling.
They do exist, but better programme might be changing your internet provider.
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