How to Maximize the Throughput & Bandwidth from Rapidshare.

This is guide is design for Premium user. Since we are allocated 5GB per day. Why not fully utilized it
You might wonder why DL speed is not consistent, after reconnect with new IP. Great burst speed for a while, but slow all the way.
Base of my experience, throttle/shaping or routing cause slow download speed.



Routing
We all know TMnet have this range of IP.
60.48-60.54, 124.82, 218-219 *(sorry i lazy to listed out all)
By right we should be getting same speed no matter which IP range. But not for our ISP

each IP 60.48-60.54, 124.82, 218-219 have different route to Mirror#1 11 server & Mirror#2 8 server.
an example speed for Level(3)#1, Level(3)#4 = 100-200KB/s, Level(3)#2 = 10KB/s & Level(3)#3 = 50KB/s.


Workaround. Premium or Free a/c.
1. Pick any file large than 10MB size to download, you gone to re-use this link for different server.
2. Select a server from Level(3), Cogent, TeliaSonera, Teleglobe & GlobalCrossing.
3. Start monitor the download speed for 15-30sec, and cancel.
4. Jog down the download speed.
5. Repeat the same for other server.
6. You should have at least few server that provide good download speed constant 80KB/s-Max Speed.
Premium User
7. Login to yr RS a/c > options > select the server. for both Mirror#1 & Mirror#2
*most of the time I'm getting 150KB/s for single connection(no split). for the safe side, run 3 simultaneous jobs. average total speed = 170KB/s




Shaping/Throttle
So far i manage to identifies two type of throttle.
a. Single connection
b. Total throughput

*Server set Level(3)#1, will be using Flashget with 1 Thread/Split/Stream.
How to identifies which are which ?
Now you are download a single file and the download speed stay constant at 20KB/s. By increase the 4 split/thread/stream, the download speed should increase.

a. If the download speed increase >60KB/s and stay constant/forever, most likely you are throttle base at Single Connection
So by increase number of jobs(5) and split/thread/stream(3) by theory it should maximize the throughput. 100-200KB/s

b. If the download speed increase >60KB/s and stay for 15-30sec drop back to 20KB/s, the most likely throttle base at Total throughput
There is nothing you can do, just try different server or reconnect for better IP. Refer to the Routing

*Try increase number of job. If the total speed increase & stay forever you are on luck. (related bad routing) it happen sometimes.
*In theory increase number of jobs the total download speed should increase too. Flashget look at the bottom right for the total speed.
*Highly recommend increase number of jobs over split/thread.

Another possible throttle base on time.
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