scram
Jock Sniffer
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Post by scram on Aug 31, 2005 22:04:16 GMT 10
because i still live in the dark ages, i have only jut gotten around to applying for a broadband internet connection (depsite having bought the modem in February). hence, i am a little troubled in the whole how to download episodes of VM as soon as they appear for the second season. i had intended on banning myself until the end of semester, but i know realise how stupid that is, as i'll just end up reading spoilers and ruining the season for myself. anyhoo, until now i just downloaded entire episodes of things through Poisoned. can someone please take pity on a newb and explain what these bit torrents are/how they work/what is the best way to use them? thanks
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Post by jubs on Aug 31, 2005 22:51:48 GMT 10
this is what i have previously typed out..
torrent files contain specific information about where to dl a certain song/movie/etc..
you usually download/open one of these files with a bittorrent program which reads whats inside the torrent and it connects you to a place(they call it a tracker) where your client starts downloading from either seeds(peeps who have the whole file 100%) or peers(peeps like you who are still trying to dl)
theres a plenty of websites that have a collection of torrents to dl, theres mininova(website) and azureus(bittorrent program)
HTH
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scram
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Post by scram on Aug 31, 2005 23:49:56 GMT 10
sweet, thanks!
so a website that would have a torrent to download would have say, a veronica mars epiosde such and such, and i would download that to use with my bittorrent program?
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Post by jubs on Sept 1, 2005 1:17:28 GMT 10
ditto!
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Post by midnight on Sept 1, 2005 14:56:36 GMT 10
I recommend TorrentSpy for downloading episodes. Because I like it. Azureus is okay, but I prefer BitTornado. It lets me limit my upload speed without compromising my download speed. So all you have to do is on a Thursday afternoon, when VM starts, head over to TorrentSpy and find a VM torrent, and then click it and open it with your bit torrent program and it'll download for you and you can watch it.
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scram
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Post by scram on Sept 1, 2005 23:59:06 GMT 10
thanks midnight & jubs! huzzah for high speed internet!
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