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Will uploading affect downloading bandwidth limit?

5 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/will-uploading-affect-downloading-bandwidth-limit.156387/

balakrish
balakrish Original post #1
May 1, 2012 at 11:21 PM
Hi friends!
I use BSNL BB Home Combo ULD 750 internet plan. My plan is actually 1 Mbps upto 6 GB, 512 Kbps beyond 6 GB. Now i get a stupid doubt.:wink: that is, i use torrents a lot for downloading latest linux distros and of course i do seed.
What's my doubt is, will my ISP(BSNL) calculate also the uploaded data? or else they only care about the Downloading data? Because I LOVE SEEDING. but if the seeding affects my download limit of 6gb. then i will surely stop downloading but will still seed even if i have 512kbps.:razz: So please help.
Thank you,
BalaKrish
Sarath
Sarath #2
May 1, 2012 at 11:26 PM
They consider uploads too. Unless they state it otherwise, which no ones does.
Vyom
Vyom #3
May 2, 2012 at 1:07 AM
Yeah, uploading bandwidth is counted towards your Overall bandwidth used.

And that's why I "hate" FUPs. :newgun:

Although, I have a fairly similar but another doubt, for which I am more concerned with.

Does Uploading speed affects Downloading speeds? Or are both mutually independent? I am asking this, since I am noticing significant drops in downloading speed when I am uploading large documents to my dropbox account. :cry:
M
May 2, 2012 at 1:20 AM
Yes

Damn AirTel also counts Uploads too :mad:
coolpcguy
May 2, 2012 at 11:16 AM
Does Uploading speed affects Downloading speeds? Or are both mutually independent? I am asking this, since I am noticing significant drops in downloading speed when I am uploading large documents to my dropbox account. :cry:

they are supposed to be independent, but when the upload link is saturated, the downloads are also affected because the origin of the download needs to be updated with the download status.