Now, let’s just forget the suffering that we all hate to have. To solve this problem we can subscribe for VPN or Torrent Flux server. The methods have proven to gives out nice result from test result in local internet forum but that method will cost us some money for the service charge. Fortunately there is alternative free method that enable us to download with decent speed which is by using bittorrent client called Xunlei (in Chinese) or Thunder (in English).

Stumbled upon it via famous local torrent site few weeks ago, I decided to test it immediately and from the result, I was excited to see that it got me nice download speed for both local and international files download. Maybe TMnet can’t block the bt client due to the language used, huh? (Just like the previous Toutou bt client). Hope this will last long.

I can’t provide the screenshot though here as I’ve formatted my computer, It’s not that I don’t want to show you the proof. Anyway, it was only available in Chinese language at first but a Lowyat.net member HeheHunter has made it available in English with no ads so credit to him. I suggest you to try and see if Xunlei / Thunder would be able to beat your convesional bt clients (utorrent, bitcomet, or azureus).

Download link, instructions, and FAQ are available at Thunder Download Page.

Today, I’m going to share you another way on how you can search for the music that you like easily. Using software with the name “Bearshare”, you can download mp3 via P2P network, in which if I’m not mistaken has not being block by most ISPs yet (including Malaysia’s TMnet). (Note: only available for Microsoft Windows)

What you need to do is just download the software here, install it, register a username and search for the music that you want. Once you’ve done all that, this is the kind of the result that you are going to get.

Note: You can only download legal or localized music with BearShare. It seems that they restrict user from sharing international MP3s such as songs from Evanescence.

Streamyx also has slow access to United States based server. This blog is hosted by Dreamhost in California so streamyx user might have problem accessing this site. Sorry for that inconvenience.

How to fix the slow streamyx connection?

The basic think you need to do is tweak your internet connection is by optimizing the TCP/IP setting. What is TCP/IP? Well, basically it is the suite of communication protocols used to connect host on the internet. If your TCP/IP settings are configured properly, you can achieve good speed with your broadband connection.

The second step is to optimize your internet browser. We will make the browser suit the type of your internet connection whether you use 512Kbps package or the 1 Mbps package. Both Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer can be optimized using this tweak.

The third step is to get avoid from traffic-shaping by applying some tweak for your favourite torrent client. This is very useful for P2P fan.

The fourth and the final step is a manual way , which will be revealed at the end of this article.

How to do that?

Before this, it is very hard to tweak all those settings using regedit tools to edit your Window’s registry. You might do some mistake and it is very troublesome.

Fortunately, today there is one software that enable you to apply the first and the second step in just some clicks. For this tutorial, the software that we are going to use is TuneUp Utilities 2006. You need to pay it if you plan to use it for more than 30 days, but for don’t worry since it offers all function during the trial period. Get it here and install it as usual. You will only need to use it once.

1) Open the program. Click “Optimize and Improve” on the main window, and then choose TuneUp System Optimizer.

2) At the start page, select “accelerate downloads and Internet surfing”, then choose the type of your connection.

3) So, click next. After that, restart your computer. Settle.

How to avoid traffic shaping and the final way to optimize Streamyx

You can learn from these articles on how to avoid traffic shaping to top bittorrent client program:
Prevent traffic shaping on Bitcomet
Prevent traffic shaping on Azureus
Prevent traffic shaping on Utorrent

Now, the final method is going to be revealed. What are we going to talk about is related with your IP address. You need to know your IP address first. So, go to this site to check your IP number.

If you got another number than 218.111.xxx, and 219.95.xxx, be prepare to reconnect your ADSL modem until you get the IP number started with that. This method is known as hammering the B-ras. Why do I say this? It is because sometimes, IP address other than that will have a problem accessing online games, IRC, due to slow ping time. It is related with technical aspect and I suggest that you also learn stuff such as IP range from Wikipedia to get a clearier view about it.

Well, we have just finished doing some tricks to optimize our internet connection using streamyx. Does your connection improve? If yes, then congratulation. If not, maybe we will have to wait for a few days hoping it will become stable later.