Can't get Utorrent to work with PrivateInternetAccess.

[cravinmorehead]

Signed up for PrivateInternetAccess yesterday, but can't get it to work correctly with Utorrent. Not having any luck with the suggestions from PrivateInternetAccess support: Anyone out there using their service that can help me?

I'm using Windows 7, coming straight through a CenturyLink router, pretty simple. Utorrent works fine until I connect to the VPN, then I become 'unconnectable' and the speed of my torrents gets really slow. Crazy thing is that my internet connection becomes WAY FASTER through the VPN, I pay for 3 mpbs service, and through the VPN it's been as high as 18 mpbs, usually always 10 mpbs.

So why can't I get decent speeds in Utorrent throught the VPN?

Reviews on this service is great, so I am missing a setting somewhere.

[cravinmorehead]

Signed up for PrivateInternetAccess yesterday, but can't get it to work correctly with Utorrent. Not having any luck with the suggestions from PrivateInternetAccess support: Anyone out there using their service that can help me?

I'm using Windows 7, coming straight through a CenturyLink router, pretty simple. Utorrent works fine until I connect to the VPN, then I become 'unconnectable' and the speed of my torrents gets really slow. Crazy thing is that my internet connection becomes WAY FASTER through the VPN, I pay for 3 mpbs service, and through the VPN it's been as high as 18 mpbs, usually always 10 mpbs.

So why can't I get decent speeds in Utorrent throught the VPN?

Reviews on this service is great, so I am missing a setting somewhere.

Anybody? It don't even have to be PrivateInternetAccess, just someone using any of the VPN's our there should be able to help.

kjf edited Jun 05, 2014 16:40 pm this post because: It's only been two days. Wait at least a week before bumping your help threads.

[falkonn00]

Signed up for PrivateInternetAccess yesterday, but can't get it to work correctly with Utorrent. Not having any luck with the suggestions from PrivateInternetAccess support: Anyone out there using their service that can help me?

I'm using Windows 7, coming straight through a CenturyLink router, pretty simple. Utorrent works fine until I connect to the VPN, then I become 'unconnectable' and the speed of my torrents gets really slow. Crazy thing is that my internet connection becomes WAY FASTER through the VPN, I pay for 3 mpbs service, and through the VPN it's been as high as 18 mpbs, usually always 10 mpbs.

So why can't I get decent speeds in Utorrent throught the VPN?

Reviews on this service is great, so I am missing a setting somewhere.

Anybody? It don't even have to be PrivateInternetAccess, just someone using any of the VPN's our there should be able to help.

I know this thread is old, but thought I'd throw out an answer anyways... hope it's useful.

I had to set up the PrivateInternetAccess Socks5 proxy in order for BitTorrent to work. The username/pwd is different than your regular PIA access credentials, but can be found on the Client Control panel on the PIA website. Here's a HowTo:
Apparently I can't paste links... so just do a search for "PrivateInternetAccess uTorrent Install Instructions ProxyChecker" and it should be the first result.