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STIwish · 2004-02-03, 12:42 PM

Out of curiousity, how many of you guys use BT? Which client do you use? I have been using Azureus and I love it, hella better than the 'official' client. I average probably a gig or so of uploads a day, but I can almost always find what I want.

ZER026D · 2004-02-03, 02:03 PM

I use poisoned

ArthurS · 2004-02-03, 02:42 PM

Um...what are both of those programs? Call me a n00b when it comes to certain software if you will, but I haven't heard of them before.

STIwish · 2004-02-03, 03:28 PM

BitTorrent is kind of like a new age Kazaa or Napster... but its 10x better and with almost no chance of it ever getting shut down or regulated. Azareus is the client I use to open torrent files, and sites that have to find torrent files mainly include suprnova.org ... is the shizel.

ArthurS · 2004-02-03, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by STIwish

BitTorrent is kind of like a new age Kazaa or Napster... but its 10x better and with almost no chance of it ever getting shut down or regulated. Azareus is the client I use to open torrent files, and sites that have to find torrent files mainly include suprnova.org ... is the shizel.

Hmm...Ill have to take a look tonight. I have just been using LimeWire and Kazaa K++ for awhile.

STIwish · 2004-02-03, 03:55 PM

They pale in comparison.. hardcore.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2004-02-03, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by STIwish

BitTorrent is kind of like a new age Kazaa or Napster... but its 10x better and with almost no chance of it ever getting shut down or regulated. Azareus is the client I use to open torrent files, and sites that have to find torrent files mainly include suprnova.org ... is the shizel.

Why is there no chance of it being infiltrated by groups like the RIAA or regulated?

sperry · 2004-02-03, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by STIwish

BitTorrent is kind of like a new age Kazaa or Napster... but its 10x better and with almost no chance of it ever getting shut down or regulated. Azareus is the client I use to open torrent files, and sites that have to find torrent files mainly include suprnova.org ... is the shizel.

Why is there no chance of it being infiltrated by groups like the RIAA or regulated?

It's anonymous and encrypted IIRC.

Nick Koan · 2004-02-03, 09:27 PM

I use BT occasionally to download files and game demos and stuff. I don't usually surf around to download stuff for fun though.

Still rocks the socks off of any other P2P software. I've always hate P2P, and this is probably the first one I really use, even if I don't use it often.

STIwish · 2004-02-03, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by STIwish

BitTorrent is kind of like a new age Kazaa or Napster... but its 10x better and with almost no chance of it ever getting shut down or regulated. Azareus is the client I use to open torrent files, and sites that have to find torrent files mainly include suprnova.org ... is the shizel.

Why is there no chance of it being infiltrated by groups like the RIAA or regulated?

It's anonymous and encrypted IIRC.

Yup, for starters, and then there is no possible way to go after a single source, as one does not exist as it did with Napster and the other P2P networks.

tysonK · 2004-02-03, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by STIwish

Out of curiousity, how many of you guys use BT? Which client do you use? I have been using Azureus and I love it, hella better than the 'official' client. I average probably a gig or so of uploads a day, but I can almost always find what I want.

What are you downloading gigs of? I mean damn I could research all day and not find that much stuff to download, music or not.

sperry · 2004-02-03, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by STIwish

Out of curiousity, how many of you guys use BT? Which client do you use? I have been using Azureus and I love it, hella better than the 'official' client. I average probably a gig or so of uploads a day, but I can almost always find what I want.

What are you downloading gigs of? I mean damn I could research all day and not find that much stuff to download, music or not.

Gotta be pirated movies... :wink:

STIwish · 2004-02-04, 01:47 AM

Actually, I said uploads... i send more than a download, i try and help the community grow as much as possible.

sperry · 2004-02-04, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by STIwish

Actually, I said uploads... i send more than a download, i try and help the community grow as much as possible.

Yeah, but I bet you're still sending movies.

One thing to watch out for... a lot of cable companies have been cracking down on high bandwdith users with a clause in their contract's fine print that says they can get you for "excessive use", even though they don't bother to define "exessive".

So if you're using cable watchout! DSL on the other hand has been much cooler regarding the high bandwidth users, since they have dedicated bandwidth from each user to the central office.

MikeSTI · 2004-02-04, 10:18 AM

I have over 4gigs of music video's if your woundering how its posible Tyson.....I almost couldn't believe it myself but I check and at 50M per video it adds up fast.

hopefully now I can make a new DVD or a few for crusin with my muzac

Kevin M · 2004-02-04, 11:23 AM

If they ever try to bust me for bandwidth usage, I'll just tell them I'm sharing amateur porn with my "friends."

No copyrights there.

MikeSTI · 2004-02-04, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by STIwish

Actually, I said uploads... i send more than a download, i try and help the community grow as much as possible.

Yeah, but I bet you're still sending movies.

One thing to watch out for... a lot of cable companies have been cracking down on high bandwdith users with a clause in their contract's fine print that says they can get you for "excessive use", even though they don't bother to define "exessive".

So if you're using cable watchout! DSL on the other hand has been much cooler regarding the high bandwidth users, since they have dedicated bandwidth from each user to the central office.

F*** that I pay for my bandwidth if they say I use it in an "excessive use" I'll tell them to kiss my A** and switch the next day to DSL who I'm sure wouldn't mind having my business

sperry · 2004-02-04, 12:59 PM

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F*** that I pay for my bandwidth if they say I use it in an "excessive use" I'll tell them to kiss my A** and switch the next day to DSL who I'm sure wouldn't mind having my business

Exactly... which is why I'm not surprised that the people getting hit for this are those who live outside the range for DSL.

Basically it boils down to this: the cable companies build a loop that coveres say one neighborhood. The built it expecting a certain total bandwidth usage, which is a number significantly lower than the sum of all the offered bandwidth for the nodes on that branch. So when people acually use all the bandwidth they were promised, the loop can't handle all the traffic, so they go after the people that consistantly use lots of bandwidth, figuring they're the p2p filesharers that don't want any trouble, even though it pretty much means the cable company is breaching their contract.

STIwish · 2004-02-04, 01:11 PM

Actually, im not even sending movies.. heh, a full on 100+ gigs of mp3s takes care of it for me.

Edit: not a terabyte without my secondary server which isnt hooked up currently.

tysonK · 2004-02-04, 06:56 PM

how many songs is 100 gigs of mp3?

Can you get stuff like this in mp3:

Cedric Im Brooks "Light of Saba"
Campfire Songs "Campfire Songs"
Erase Errata "At Crystal Palace"
Manitoba "Up In Flames"
Colder "Again"
The Books "The Lemon of Pink"
Sun Kil Moon "Ghosts of the Great Highway"

Or these movies:

That Obscure Object of Desire - Criterion Collection (1977)
Breathless - (1961)
L'Avventura - Criterion Collection (1961)
Hiroshima Mon Amour - Criterion Collection (1960)

Cause if you can get this stuff I'm signing up.

STIwish · 2004-02-04, 07:39 PM

Damn.. talk about in the realm of scarce, Im good, but not even I could probably find those.

tysonK · 2004-02-04, 09:25 PM

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Damn.. talk about in the realm of scarce, Im good, but not even I could probably find those.

a while ago there was this napster like program,AudioGalaxy, it was the best music program I ever found.

All that music I listed above are 2003 and 2002 releases maybe they are too new?

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STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	Who uses BitTorrent? Out of curiousity, how many of you guys use BT? Which client do you use? I have been using Azureus and I love it, hella better than the 'official' client. I average probably a gig or so of uploads a day, but I can almost always find what I want. __________________ STIwish

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ArthurS EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,707 Car: 2011 Chevy Battle Wagon	Um...what are both of those programs? Call me a n00b when it comes to certain software if you will, but I haven't heard of them before. __________________ Captain Murphy: I dub thee Sir Phobos, Knight of Mars, beater of ass. Be a hitter, babe.

2004-02-03, 03:28 PM	#4
STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	BitTorrent is kind of like a new age Kazaa or Napster... but its 10x better and with almost no chance of it ever getting shut down or regulated. Azareus is the client I use to open torrent files, and sites that have to find torrent files mainly include suprnova.org ... is the shizel. __________________ STIwish

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STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	They pale in comparison.. hardcore. __________________ STIwish

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Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	I use BT occasionally to download files and game demos and stuff. I don't usually surf around to download stuff for fun though. Still rocks the socks off of any other P2P software. I've always hate P2P, and this is probably the first one I really use, even if I don't use it often. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2004-02-04, 01:47 AM	#13
STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	Actually, I said uploads... i send more than a download, i try and help the community grow as much as possible. __________________ STIwish

2004-02-04, 10:18 AM	#15
MikeSTI EJ205 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,354 Car: 2004 STi Class: TSM I can't complain	I have over 4gigs of music video's if your woundering how its posible Tyson.....I almost couldn't believe it myself but I check and at 50M per video it adds up fast. hopefully now I can make a new DVD or a few for crusin with my muzac __________________ Cobb Stage 2

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Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	If they ever try to bust me for bandwidth usage, I'll just tell them I'm sharing amateur porn with my "friends." No copyrights there. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

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STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	Actually, im not even sending movies.. heh, a full on 100+ gigs of mp3s takes care of it for me. Edit: not a terabyte without my secondary server which isnt hooked up currently. __________________ STIwish

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tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	how many songs is 100 gigs of mp3? Can you get stuff like this in mp3: Cedric Im Brooks "Light of Saba" Campfire Songs "Campfire Songs" Erase Errata "At Crystal Palace" Manitoba "Up In Flames" Colder "Again" The Books "The Lemon of Pink" Sun Kil Moon "Ghosts of the Great Highway" Or these movies: That Obscure Object of Desire - Criterion Collection (1977) Breathless - (1961) L'Avventura - Criterion Collection (1961) Hiroshima Mon Amour - Criterion Collection (1960) Cause if you can get this stuff I'm signing up. __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2004-02-04, 07:39 PM	#21
STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	Damn.. talk about in the realm of scarce, Im good, but not even I could probably find those. __________________ STIwish