The original Emule is Good Enough... However, Emule with third party add-on or modification is ROCK!!!. But one thing for sure is the setting!! If you able to set your emule to satisfy all official credit system condition...then your download speed will be MAX!
Normal Emule setting already got a lot of stuff to tune ...
Modded Emule setting is triple amount compare to the original one

This post has been edited by InfiniteX: Mar 22 2006, 10:52 AM

some of those modded emule are:
1) MorphXT
2) CHN build
3) VeryCD build
4) EastShare
5) ACAT
6) Extreme
7) sivka

Each of them got unique set of add on feature, such as new credit system, private server, advanced files sharing, advanced A4AF, smart upload control......

First question: The answer is NO! the download speed is depend several factor:
1) Content e.g. chinese subtitle anime = connect to china/taiwan server for more source
2) Server e.g. who and where most user connected to a particular server
3) Setting e.g. Upload/Download Ration, Max. Connection, Hardlimit, Extended Setting....
4) Modem e.g. Processor + Memory + Firmware + Setting
5) DSL Status e.g. Modulation, DS Margin > 10 / US Margin > 10 to get stable line
6) IP address .....no example as different area got different range of IP. Certain range of IP is faster...
7) Special Tag e.g. Some server need specail tag to connect...special tag can be added to your nickname (For example: LYNP2P [CHN])

btw, most ppl think the higher Max. Connection value = more download or source
I am sorry to tell that they are wrong!!! (correct me, if i'm wrong )
When Max. Connection reached a value where your modem cannot handle that kind of workload = Traffic JAM
OR
When Max. Connection reached a value where overload DSL bandwidth = Traffic JAM

one more thing, although DSL can use with phone...due to streamyx equipment problem, each time you make a call or receive a call, the DS margin will drop! (this value will not increase back until you reconnect the DSL(remodulation))
hm......what else...

Second question: Sure...only some of them
MorphXT = http://emulemorph.sourceforge.net/
CN & ACAT = http://www.edonkey2000.cn/
Verycd = http://www.verycd.com/
eastshare = http://www.eastshare.net/

This post has been edited by InfiniteX: Mar 22 2006, 04:53 PM

NO, but you have more choice and more alternative to get source from the server you connect (Note: you still may able to get source from other server while you connected to a particular server with the COST of TIME and DOWNLOAD SPEED )

This post has been edited by InfiniteX: Mar 22 2006, 06:38 PM

Mostly YES!
btw, forgot to tell NEVER uninstall or delete your emule for upgrade reason...Just overwrite it. Because this is where the emule keep your credit and don't try to hack the credit as most Emule equiped with anti-leechers control and anti-credit hack control

haha, let make it clear!
Server A in China
Server B in US
Client A in Malaysia
Client B in Taiwan
Client C in UK

Client A connect to Server A
Client B connect to Server B
Client C connect to Server A
Server A connect to Server B to get more source and reroute it to client

Network A
data route from client A > Server A > Server B > Client B
Network B
data route from clinet A > Server A > client C

imaging worse case scenario which data loss / corrupt during transmission = cannot connect or cannot get source

imaging average case scenario which data transmission delayed = you stand in a longer queue to wait for other to upload (First come Fisrt Serve)

imaging best case scenario which data transmission reached within time limit = you have smaller queue and higher download speed

Based on worse case scenario, Network A = cannot download thing at all due to loss of signal
Based on worse case scenario, Network B = can download thing with a lot of error

Based on average case scenario, Network A = can download thing at low speed
Based on average case scenario, Network B = can download thing with steady average speed

Based on best case scenario, Network A = can download thing with average speed signal
Based on best case scenario, Network B = can download thing with steady high speed

in other word, more route = more problem (correctly me if i am wrong )

This post has been edited by InfiniteX: Mar 22 2006, 06:32 PM

What i mean is...
when connected to a server
Client <> Server < Source
then
Client <> Server <> Server < Source

No one sure that tmnet have cap the line... but one thing for sure is that the international line is over limit!!! and their server also overload!!!
Razorback does store lot of sources...this is because R2 server is the most highend which can support up to 10 million of user, while other server only support up to 1million ++
as i said:
Client <> Server < Source = is of cause faster
Client <> Server <> Server <> Source = is slower due to a lot of network issue

Since R2 down, most of the source is Decentralized!!! Do you know what that mean? we are now in Client <> Server <> Server <> Source network...

some basic setting guide
Connection tabs
Download Capacities = 64 for 512kbps Streamyx, 128 for 1mbps Streamyx
Download Capacities = 32 for 512kbps Streamyx, 48 for 1mbps Streamyx
Download Limits = MAX speed! (Do NOT PUT UNLIMITED!)
Upload Limits = 11kb/s (To meet 1/3 ration requirement, upload limit under 10kb requirement, average upload under 10kb requirement)
Client TCP Port = Any port that not being use by other software(Do not use default port!!!)
Client UDP Port = Any port that not being use by other software(Do not use default port!!!)
NOTE: please test you port by click the test ports button!!!
Hard limit = 200-300(Low memory system), 400-500(Standard System), 600++(High memory system)
Max. Connection = 100-200(512kbps Streamyx @ Multi User), 200-250(512kbps Streamyx @ Single User), 250-350(1mbps Streamyx @ Multi User), 350++(1mbps Streamyx @ Single User)
Note: More ppl using a single streamyX connection(with p2p software), the more bandwidth you need to divide
Autoconnect On startup = Yes
Reconnect on loss = Yes
Show overhead bandwidth = Yes
Kad network = Yes
ed2k network = YES!!!

Extended tabs:
Max. new connections / 5 sec. = Max half open connections *5 - 15
Max half open connections = 1-10: recommended 8 or 9 (Higher value is better but remember windows XP service pack 2 only allow 10 connection per sec)
Disable A4AF = NO! (Do not tick It!)
Files buffer = 256 (standard), 256++ (High memory sytem)
Queue Size = 2500 (standard), 2500++ (High memory system)

haha, my standard download speed is 40KB +/- during peek hours.....at midnight can download up to 60KB +/- ...btw, my streamyx package is 512kbps

Try to check your DSL Status first in your modem Speciall the DS Margin & US Margin then DS Line Attenuation & US Line Attenuation

KK do suffer this problem on certain range of IP
for my place Ip starting from x.x.x.3x - x.x.x.254 100% low download speed

hm... while everyone talking with BT... I am the only one who talk to edonkey back to year 2k......then i switched over emule on 2003......then switched over emule mod on 2004
btw, previously i stay in subang USJ...so far so good but after i come back to sabah on august 05, my brother say the streamyx become very slow

This post has been edited by InfiniteX: Mar 23 2006, 02:11 PM

>_< today so many phone call ......download speed drop to 4KB..............................after reconnect ADSL and get a good ip.........then another call..........>_<

This post has been edited by InfiniteX: Mar 23 2006, 08:34 PM

or maybe the router and emule both got uPNP Enabled