I connected my phone to my laptop and turned on USB tethering and removed all my sims from my phone, but it was still showing upload and download values and some torrents were downloading and uploading. How is this possible if I have 0 internet? I mean, my phone wasn't connected to wifi and my laptop was still getting internet. Somewhat weird I think? What are the possible explanations here?

If there are no possible explanations, can I declare this a miracle and myself GOD!? :)

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  • unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de
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    9 months ago

    Torrent software usually shows average data transfer of the last X seconds. Actually, everything that measures data speed is doing that.

    It might be that your config has a relatively long average. Nothing to worry about.

    • Ganesh Venugopal@lemmy.ml
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      9 months ago

      Nothing to worry about.

      who was worrying 😂 I was having delusions of grandeur.

      All kidding aside, thank you for your answer, you most probably are right but there is still a small possibilty that I performed a miracle 😶

  • vildis@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 months ago

    The speeds on specific torrents are averaged over x seconds but at the bottom right you can see the up / down speeds live (all torrents combined)

  • Veticia@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    If your phone is connected to wifi it may still share that connection over usb.

    Or another explanation is that it simply has a really long time it averages download speed over.

    • Ganesh Venugopal@lemmy.ml
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      9 months ago

      Or another explanation is that

      so, no chance I am God? :(

      lol, jk. It's not connected to wifi so I guess the second possibility makes more sense.