can I increase file downloading speed by changing upload rate

I just wonder if I can increase my file downloading speed my changing

the current setting of upload rate, say from 5KBps to 10KBps.

I am uisng BC 7.0 in my Win XP SP2, and have limited my upload rate to 12kbps.

I am 3MBps bandwidth.

Please advise!

The Settings Guide (link in my sig) gives you directions for how to figure out your upload cap

Yes increasing your upload can increase your download

but it is a balance, if you increase it too much than your downloads will suffer

generally about 80% is the proper setting,

but depending on your connection sometimes you might want to go lower like 67%

Thank you so much for your help!