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  • Rob
    I'm a great bowler.
    • Nov 2003
    • 13310

    #1

    Can anyone explain Bit Torrents to me?

    I've been hearing a lot about it recently and it has piqued my curiousity. They say that you can download old and hard to get movies as well as old tv shows.

    Can anyone explain to me how this works?
  • Manowar
    jellyfish  
    • Dec 2003
    • 71528

    #2
    client downloads from loads of other people, whilst sharing what you have to everyone else.

    is awesome for fast file sharing, but a lot of files go without 'seeds', which means they never will complete
    its neat that Sourceforge and Linux distributions have started to come out on BT too.

    check out 'Azureus', probably the best client for BT

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    • Jace
      FBOP Class Of 2013
      • Jan 2004
      • 35562

      #3
      Originally posted by Manowar
      client downloads from loads of other people, whilst sharing what you have to everyone else.

      is awesome for fast file sharing, but a lot of files go without 'seeds', which means they never will complete
      its neat that Sourceforge and Linux distributions have started to come out on BT too.

      check out 'Azureus', probably the best client for BT
      i never have a problem with completion....every file I get is finished fine

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      • Jace
        FBOP Class Of 2013
        • Jan 2004
        • 35562

        #4
        and if you compare it to usenet, it ain't that fast at all

        most I get with bittorent is about 100kb if I am lucky...i stay at 500kb/sec continuously with usenet

        and if you see it on bittorrent, it is almost guaranteed to be on usenet

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        • StuartD
          Sofa King Band
          • Jul 2002
          • 29903

          #5
          It's a file sharing program essentially. You use it to download that stuff, and so long as you leave the download open (even after completion)... others can grab that file from you. But it doesn't just grab from a singular source... it grabs from all people who have their bit torrents open.

          Try this and grab the B++ version.. http://bittorrent.com/

          And then check out http://www.suprnova.org

          Once installed the bit torrent recognizes .torrent file extensions in IE... if you click on a movie or tv show or what have you... it'll automatically launch the bit torrent download program.
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          • Rob
            I'm a great bowler.
            • Nov 2003
            • 13310

            #6
            Damn, that shit sounds interesting! Let me go find a client.

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            • LoveHenk
              Confirmed User
              • May 2004
              • 308

              #7
              Originally posted by JaceXXX
              and if you compare it to usenet, it ain't that fast at all

              most I get with bittorent is about 100kb if I am lucky...i stay at 500kb/sec continuously with usenet

              and if you see it on bittorrent, it is almost guaranteed to be on usenet
              is there any free news server for binaries? I assume u get ur files from binary news groups am i right?

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              • beemk
                CLICK HERE
                • Jan 2002
                • 20829

                #8
                usually only new stuff works. if its an old tv show not many people are downloading the file because they got it when it came out, so theres not many people that you download it from.
                I host with Vacares

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                • LoveHenk
                  Confirmed User
                  • May 2004
                  • 308

                  #9
                  www.torrentspy.com is also awsome

                  as a matter of fact, i am downloading now 9 albums of snoop dogg in one file.

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                  • Jace
                    FBOP Class Of 2013
                    • Jan 2004
                    • 35562

                    #10
                    Originally posted by LoveHenk
                    is there any free news server for binaries? I assume u get ur files from binary news groups am i right?
                    nah, there arenj't many free, and if they are, they suck

                    i use giganews at $24.95 unlimited

                    shit, i got almost 13 gigs last night alone

                    yaeh, binaries

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                    • MattO
                      The O is for Oohhh
                      • Feb 2003
                      • 10861

                      #11
                      Be careful because the larger public trackers are being watched, when you're connected, your IP isn't anon.

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                      • LoveHenk
                        Confirmed User
                        • May 2004
                        • 308

                        #12
                        Originally posted by JaceXXX
                        nah, there arenj't many free, and if they are, they suck

                        i use giganews at $24.95 unlimited

                        shit, i got almost 13 gigs last night alone

                        yaeh, binaries
                        how does it compare to kazaa and torrents. are there just polular things on? or do they have quite rare things as well???

                        i am considering taking one actually.

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                        • Violetta
                          Affiliate
                          • Jul 2004
                          • 28735

                          #13
                          I found a german torrent site which had 1300 ++ porn dvd's
                          M&A Queen

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                          • garce
                            Confirmed User
                            • Oct 2001
                            • 7103

                            #14
                            Fuck

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                            • Crypt
                              Confirmed User
                              • Apr 2004
                              • 2225

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Rockatansky
                              I found a german torrent site which had 1300 ++ porn dvd's
                              Cool ;) You can build a paysite now ;)

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                              • Theo
                                HAL 9000
                                • May 2001
                                • 34515

                                #16
                                Originally posted by LoveHenk
                                www.torrentspy.com is also awsome

                                as a matter of fact, i am downloading now 9 albums of snoop dogg in one file.
                                that's illegal man, why are you doing it?



















                                don't answer,im doing the same

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                                • Rebecca Love
                                  Skinemax BQueen
                                  • Jul 2004
                                  • 2145

                                  #17
                                  and if you compare it to usenet, it ain't that fast at all most I get with bittorent is about 100kb if I am lucky...i stay at 500kb/sec continuously with usenet and if you see it on bittorrent, it is almost guaranteed to be on usenet
                                  silly me, I went and bought usenet for a month and cant figure out how to use it. I tried bit torrent, but my lord that was sickening slow. I have 4 MB DL, and 550 KBPS upload so it was not a problem on my end.

                                  now if i could only figure out usenet. I was looking forward to wathcing spiddy 2 tonight!


                                  Kisses,
                                  Rebecca Love
                                  "Skinemax BQueen of Late-Nite"
                                  www.RebeccaLove.com

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                                  • Kard63
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Nov 2003
                                    • 8944

                                    #18
                                    Its like newsgroups only slower and not anonymous....


                                    Bad idea. Even more so with the movie industry prosecuting people for DLing a single movie last week.

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                                    • Rebecca Love
                                      Skinemax BQueen
                                      • Jul 2004
                                      • 2145

                                      #19
                                      yeh, i already cancelled my account. Is there a place where you can pay per movie to DL, legally?


                                      Kisses,
                                      Rebecca Love
                                      "Skinemax BQueen of Late-Nite"
                                      www.RebeccaLove.com

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                                      • Kard63
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Nov 2003
                                        • 8944

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Rebecca Love
                                        yeh, i already cancelled my account. Is there a place where you can pay per movie to DL, legally?
                                        no, but newsgroups are anonymous.

                                        Your IP and connection history are erased as soon as you finish a DL.

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                                        • Rebecca Love
                                          Skinemax BQueen
                                          • Jul 2004
                                          • 2145

                                          #21
                                          no, but newsgroups are anonymous. Your IP and connection history are erased as soon as you finish a DL.
                                          I cant figure it out, so I just cancelled it. I will just have to go buy it on DVD. I could not find it on Netflix.


                                          Kisses,
                                          Rebecca Love
                                          "Skinemax BQueen of Late-Nite"
                                          www.RebeccaLove.com

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                                          • Azathoth
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • Nov 2002
                                            • 217

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Kard63
                                            no, but newsgroups are anonymous.

                                            Your IP and connection history are erased as soon as you finish a DL.
                                            erm.. that's not 100% true... not even close.

                                            - Az

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                                            • Dirty F
                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                              • Jul 2001
                                              • 59204

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by Rockatansky
                                              I found a german torrent site which had 1300 ++ porn dvd's
                                              Hmm do you have an url?

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                                              • Kard63
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Nov 2003
                                                • 8944

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by Rebecca Love
                                                I cant figure it out, so I just cancelled it. I will just have to go buy it on DVD. I could not find it on Netflix.
                                                You got aim or ICQ ? Its $16 a month and you can DL anything that is recent. I could write a 1 page tutorial and you could do it.

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                                                • Vitasoy
                                                  GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!!
                                                  • Oct 2003
                                                  • 58202

                                                  #25
                                                  usenet is the best for 0-day, bt is great for finding older stuff.


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                                                  • Rebecca Love
                                                    Skinemax BQueen
                                                    • Jul 2004
                                                    • 2145

                                                    #26
                                                    aim is rebeccaluv4u


                                                    Kisses,
                                                    Rebecca Love
                                                    "Skinemax BQueen of Late-Nite"
                                                    www.RebeccaLove.com

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                                                    • Rebecca Love
                                                      Skinemax BQueen
                                                      • Jul 2004
                                                      • 2145

                                                      #27
                                                      I do not have ICQ, i kept having problems with it.


                                                      Kisses,
                                                      Rebecca Love
                                                      "Skinemax BQueen of Late-Nite"
                                                      www.RebeccaLove.com

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