The cat-and-mouse game between ISPs and bandwidth-hogging P2P applications is almost as age-old at the Internet itself. If you’ve noticed deathly-slow torrent downloads as of late, it’s probable that your ISP is manipulating (throttling, rate limiting, blocking or sandvining) your P2P / BitTorrent traffic. ISPs from all corners of the globe are desperately trying to decongest their networks, cut costs & maximize profits — all at the expense of torrenters. Here’s 6 things you can do to verify that your Internet provider is a Bad ISP.

  • BitTorrent Throttled? Try a Private Tracker
  • Glasnost Test
  • (NNMA) NNSquad Network Measurement Agent
  • Azureus/Vuze ‘NEWS’ Plugin
  • The Gemini Project
  • Wireshark
FileShareFreak | 6 Things You Can Do To Test Your ISP for BitTorrent Throttling