Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it is not streaming?

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Post by whaevr » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 4:19 PM UTC

Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it is not streaming?
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Re: Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it is not streaming?

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Post by pixeloution » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 4:31 PM UTC

Not sure how true this is currently; I've got spotify premium up at the moment and according to ActivityMonitor I've got no data outgoing.

Re: Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it is not streaming?

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Post by kmfrk » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 4:33 PM UTC

Blizzard's abhorrent P2P torrent client does the same, unless you uncheck some default settings in it. Just ridiculous.

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Post by skreech » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 4:35 PM UTC

Would be decent of Spotify to tell you / ask you nicely. But if you're gaming, why not just quit Spotify and other programs you're not using?

Re: Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it is not streaming?

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Post by whaevr » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 4:36 PM UTC

pixeloution wrote: post #2

Not sure how true this is currently; I've got spotify premium up at the moment and according to ActivityMonitor I've got no data outgoing.

Go to page 4 of the thread, I posted on it recently with my spiel and Ive included a screenshot of my whatpulse client showing network usage

http://i45.tinypic.com/2vc8f0j.jpg%5B/IMG%5D

Thats from this morning

Re: Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it is not streaming?

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Post by pfortuny » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 4:39 PM UTC

It always was P2P, that is the way they (I see now, USED TO) describe their technology (I remember reading about this in their homepage some years ago, now it has turned into a strange content hub).

So, if it is not streaming, then you are streaming.

Re: Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it is not streaming?

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Post by pawelwentpawel » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 4:39 PM UTC

skreech wrote: post #4

Would be decent of Spotify to tell you / ask you nicely. But if you're gaming, why not just quit Spotify and other programs you're not using?

Maybe he is listening to music while gaming? Or uploading something completely else. It doesn't matter what he is doing, something like that shouldn't happen.

And it's not just decent/nice to ask user if your app is about to suddenly use 100% of upload speed in the background - it's common sense.

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Post by waterlesscloud » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 4:40 PM UTC

It's annoying enough that I shut Spotify down when I'm not using it.

Then they get 0% of my bandwidth. I suppose there's enough lazy/unaware people that it doesn't matter.

Re: Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it is not streaming?

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Post by whaevr » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 4:40 PM UTC

skreech wrote: post #4

Would be decent of Spotify to tell you / ask you nicely. But if you're gaming, why not just quit Spotify and other programs you're not using?

Well I like to use Spotify for music to listen to while I game..which you know, when I thought the application just streamed I figured wouldnt have much an impact on the game.

Im not saying using p2p in spotify is bad, I just want it to be more obvious and at least a way to control its max upload rate in the program itself. The fact that people need to download a 3rd party app to limit spotify from swamping their internet connection is stupid.

Re: Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it is not streaming?

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Post by iamben » Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 4:41 PM UTC

If you're using premium, why not just download the albums / playlists you want and set Spotify into 'Offline Mode'?