SLOW download speeds

[dbyjazz]

Right now I'm downloading something through Terminal and it's downloading at only at 16-24 kB/s. It should be downloading at about 90-100 kB/s.

Any ideas?

And no, I'm not using a BitTorrent in the background

[misfitpierce]

Change the server in sources
System-Admin-Software Sources
Then hit Download From... dropdown... hit other... then hit select best server...

It will find the best server for you by speed and they are all just as updated like they are cloned. So dont worry about anything like that... Less ppl using some of those and closer servers to your connection server will get you better speeds!

[dbyjazz]

that helped a ton! thanks!

[misfitpierce]

No prob

[shaon3343]

hey , do you know about my maximum download speed ?? its 10 KBps!!!!! lolz !! I'm using a nokia3230 mobile phone as my modem and my ISP is Grameen Phone and I'm in Bangladesh. Do you know any tweak to increase it?

[rockstarrem]

Your using a mobile phone as a modem?

[misfitpierce]

Sounds like that would be controlled by your phone and carrier not ubuntu or anything... Make sure you got good signal is best way to ensure full speed!

Also this thread is solved and that really has nothing to do with this thread lol.

[earthpigg]

hey , do you know about my maximum download speed ?? its 10 KBps!!!!! lolz !! I'm using a nokia3230 mobile phone as my modem and my ISP is Grameen Phone and I'm in Bangladesh. Do you know any tweak to increase it?

do you have access (even temporary) to a faster Internet connection?

http://aptoncd.sourceforge.net/

[Alex1200GS]

Change the server in sources
System-Admin-Software Sources
Then hit Download From... dropdown... hit other... then hit select best server...

That would work on a Desktop; any clues how to do that using shell commands? I need to change this setting on my Ubuntu Server.

[earthpigg]

That would work on a Desktop; any clues how to do that using shell commands? I need to change this setting on my Ubuntu Server.

edit /etc/apt/sources.list in your fav text editor.

replace the default URL's with any of these:

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors

try a few, see which ones are fast enough for you.

if you want the fastest:

if you wish, you could take that html page, grep it into a plain text file list, pipe that into a shell script that pings them all and tells you which is the quickest.

but that may be more work than it's worth for you. you could use the method mentioned above on your desktop machine, and use whichever one is found to be the fastest on your server machine. for best results there, perhaps bring your ubuntu laptop/netbook to wherever your server is located and plug it into the same internet connection and then test.