Bittorent another kazaa?

TteFAboB · 10-16-06, 02:50 PM

Well the technology can be put to good use, for example, if you have a popular download, like the SHIV mods that will come out, and it is a big file, 100mb or so, then a couple of seeders plus all the leechers might help download it faster than if you had a single connection.

But yes, it's pretty much pirate gallore.

Coda · 10-16-06, 03:14 PM

If you are going to use one, suggest this one:

http://www.utorrent.com/

Small, simple, easy.

Ramius · 10-16-06, 05:21 PM

The latest Americas Army is on torrents.

What easier and cheaper way can you think of to distribute a 2.5 Gig file ?

Let the downloaders share out their bandwidth. Plus i got it a hell of a lot quicker than i would have from Fileshare or one of the other site these companys seem to like using

jumpy · 10-17-06, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Ramius

The latest Americas Army is on torrents.

What easier and cheaper way can you think of to distribute a 2.5 Gig file ?

Let the downloaders share out their bandwidth. Plus i got it a hell of a lot quicker than i would have from Fileshare or one of the other site these companys seem to like using

yup, took me 6.5 hours to get it from fileshack or something similar; not being up on the ways of bittorent, I left it downloading overnight. Easy come easy go- whatever floats yer boat/sinks yer sub/whatever.

10-16-06, 02:50 PM	#1
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Well the technology can be put to good use, for example, if you have a popular download, like the SHIV mods that will come out, and it is a big file, 100mb or so, then a couple of seeders plus all the leechers might help download it faster than if you had a single connection. But yes, it's pretty much pirate gallore. __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand

10-16-06, 05:21 PM	#3
Ramius Commander Join Date: May 2001 Location: At sea (again) Posts: 457 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	The latest Americas Army is on torrents. What easier and cheaper way can you think of to distribute a 2.5 Gig file ? Let the downloaders share out their bandwidth. Plus i got it a hell of a lot quicker than i would have from Fileshare or one of the other site these companys seem to like using __________________ There is a forgotten, nay even forbidden word, which means more to me than any other. That word is England

10-16-06, 03:14 PM	#2
Coda Medic Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 159 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If you are going to use one, suggest this one: http://www.utorrent.com/ Small, simple, easy.