About those huge torrent files

[dont_like_j]

My request is there are thos huge torrent files on the torrent section, my connection is slow im not the only one prlly :D. Can some1 be so kind to edit them so u only see the scence where the "action" happens and make it abit smaller :D

i could DL it but i dont have all the time it the world :)

[Admin McGee]

there are 400 billion torrents, which ones are you interested in

[brassballs]

I'm running 3 MB Cable and it takes me days to download some torrents

[Admin McGee]

I'm running 3 MB Cable and it takes me days to download some torrents

same here


dont like j if you're on dial-up you should stay away from huge torrents, if you're on cable/dsl then you just have to be patient like all of us :)

[brassballs]

what i do is durring the day i find the torrents i want then right before i go to bed start up ( bit lord ) and let it run all night and day while i'm at work and even then it might not be finished but when it is, it worth your while, " gotta love the site rips ":headbang:

[dont_like_j]

if im on dial up i wouldnt know what porn is :P im mostly interested of those huge dvds in these forums its not that much. i dont like overloading on porn :D

[Admin McGee]

that's why torrents are spectacular

to reach thousands of people with an 800mb DVD(for example) doesn't take any websites bandwidth

[MMZ_Thumper]

what i do is durring the day i find the torrents i want then right before i go to bed start up ( bit lord ) and let it run all night and day while i'm at work and even then it might not be finished but when it is, it worth your while, " gotta love the site rips ":headbang:

Bit Lord, eh? Is it any good? Perhaps a redundant question to ask someone who uses it but honestly though, on a scale of 1 to 100, factoring performance, software compatability, numerous security risks, how would you realistically score it? I tried a program someone suggested, BitTornado, and I had nothing but problems with it. DL'd the previous stable version and tried it again but received the same as before! I do most of my dl'ing from news groups using Newsbin Pro but my interest in Torrents has greatly increased since joining this board. Any info will be greatly appreciated! :headbang:

[Admin McGee]

if you could, be more specific with what errors/problems you had using bittornado

[MMZ_Thumper]

if you could, be more specific with what errors/problems you had using bittornado

The most prevailant problem that I had was the program would freeze up, hose my whole system and force me to restart. I figured i might have had a bad install so I unistalled and reinstalled it and as far as I could tell, everything was kosher. The first torrent that I tried to download took over 45 minutes, taking this from memory so bear with me, to access other users I guess it was. Anyway, I left it alone and let it run all night like I usually do with dl's with Newsbin. Woke up the next morning to almost nothing in regards to files downloaded. Since I'm newborn baby new to torrents I have absolutely no idea if thats the norm or if I was experiencing a problem. I do know that with P2P, your fastest dl is dependent upon the other users ul speed, so a 5mbps connection will be rendered useless. Personally, since I'm paying for the connection I'd really prefer to utilize as much of it as I can. Is what I experienced isolated to BitTornado or is it a common thing in the Torrents world? :headbang:

[Admin McGee]

definitely isolated

There are a few links to various bittorrent programs in the 'how to download torrents' sticky in the torrents forum

[MMZ_Thumper]

definitely isolated

There are a few links to various bittorrent programs in the 'how to download torrents' sticky in the torrents forum

thanks for the info!

[Admin McGee]

thanks for the info!

No problem, if you run into any more issues let me know I'd be glad to help you get torrents working

[MMZ_Thumper]

No problem, if you run into any more issues let me know I'd be glad to help you get torrents working

I appreciate the offer. My best friend sugested trying BitPump by AnalogX, not to excited that the version I dl'd is a beta version but decided to try it anyway. He also informed me that if your not sharing files on the network your dl speed will be greatly reduced. Something about a "punishment" of sorts for leechers. I had no clue, makes perfect sense though! Thanks again! :headbang: