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Torrents ... that thing I'm discovering.

2005-09-10, 3:55 PM #1

Oxyonagon

"emphasis"

Posts: 2,801

Well, I'm wondering... (for perfectly legal activities) what is the best torrent client to use? There's a number of clients out there but it's always the same, every website lies about who's got the better torrent.

What do you use? Does it give you problems? Do you even like it?

Sneaky sneaks. I'm actually a werewolf. Woof.

2005-09-10, 3:57 PM #2

landfish

'splodes

Posts: 4,543

bittorrent

free(jin);
tofu sucks

2005-09-10, 3:57 PM #3

Baconfish

ALL GLORY TO THE CONTEST WINNER

Posts: 18,004

Abc. Slimline and reliable. Isn't crap like Bittorrent/bitcomet/azureus.

nope.

2005-09-10, 3:58 PM #4

Oxyonagon

"emphasis"

Posts: 2,801

Post why, because just naming them won't help.

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2005-09-10, 4:00 PM #5

Noopectro

Cleanup on aisle 5.

Posts: 227

I use Azureus.. because it's easy to use, very configurable (if that's even a word) and it makes it easy to manage many torrents.

http://azureus.sourceforge.net/

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2005-09-10, 4:01 PM #6

Temperamental

Sarcastic, too.

Posts: 3,246

Bit Lord.

2005-09-10, 4:05 PM #7

Cool Matty

Usuyami no Sekai

Posts: 15,246

Bittornado.

Control upload speeds, control which files get downloaded first in a collection torrent, see exactly how fast the torrent is going, and do everything possible to boost the speed.

Plus, its in a small package, no bloat like azerus.

2005-09-10, 4:09 PM #8

Dj Yoshi

Registered User

Posts: 19,202

[QUOTE=Cool Matty]Bittornado.

Control upload speeds, control which files get downloaded first in a collection torrent, see exactly how fast the torrent is going, and do everything possible to boost the speed.

Plus, its in a small package, no bloat like azerus.[/QUOTE]

Yeah. BitComet isn't bad, either.

D E A T H

2005-09-10, 4:13 PM #9

MentatMM

Honk honk. Beep beep.

Posts: 2,470

Azureus.

2005-09-10, 4:13 PM #10

TimeWolfOfThePast

Why not?

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2005-09-10, 4:19 PM #11

JediKirby

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2005-09-10, 4:24 PM #12

Wolfy

I TYPE LOUD

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I prefer the Yes client, so that's what I voted for.

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2005-09-10, 4:42 PM #13

West Wind

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2005-09-10, 4:43 PM #14

Oxyonagon

"emphasis"

Posts: 2,801

*has gone for bittornado*

Thanks guys

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2005-09-10, 5:16 PM #15

..would like a shrubbery.

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BitComet is my favourite

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2005-09-10, 5:28 PM #16

Avenger

Positive!

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Pissed Off?

2005-09-10, 5:36 PM #17

Eversor

Given to fly

Posts: 5,234

I use Bittorent for Mac. I can download as much as I want at once yey

former entrepreneur

2005-09-10, 5:43 PM #18

Jay

Hey guys, did you hear about Something Awful?

Posts: 8,804

The Yes client > *.

Bit Torrent Face Punch.

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2005-09-10, 8:07 PM #19

NoESC

CAPTAIN RAINBOWS. lol

Posts: 4,862

I voted no, because why the **** is this a poll.

Also, ABC rocks.

gbk is 50 probably

MB IS FAT

2005-09-10, 10:32 PM #20

mscbuck

"You Would Have Been BALEETED..."

Posts: 3,897

ESC, that's kinda what I was thinking...

A Yes / No answer to a "What is the best client?" question?

Anyways, BitComet, Azureus, BitTornado. Take your pick

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2005-09-10, 10:39 PM #21

tofu

(Not an) Administrator

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burst!

2005-09-10, 11:23 PM #22

Emon

Imon, umon...everymon!

Posts: 19,022

I'm currently using Azureus, but I also like BitTornado quite a bit.

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2005-09-10, 11:30 PM #23

Shintock

Balls of steel.

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2005-09-10, 11:30 PM #24

lassev

Tells It Like It Is

Posts: 2,827

BitComet. It's certainly a bloat, but it's the first and only client I have used, and thus I can't compare it to anything, so what do I know...

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2005-09-10, 11:32 PM #25

DrkJedi82

0x666

Posts: 12,303

i use bittornado for the reasons listed above

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2005-09-10, 11:56 PM #26

Bounty Hunter 4 hire

Thinks we have dignity.

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I only started a few days ago. I don't believe in piracy, but it's a good way to get stuff that can't legally be obtained. I used it to get Battle Royale. It's also a good use/abuse of the University's bandwidth. I was turned on to BitComet and can't compare to others. I notice that it might be misreporting my ratio on Demonoid though.

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2005-09-11, 12:17 AM #27

scelestus

Registered User

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ABC is based straight off BitTornado, with a few more features. I've used both, and eventually settled on ABC, the interface made more sense to me, or looked better, or something. It's mostly a matter of preference. Just don't use BitTorrent itself, unless you're on broadband, and won't ever interrupt a download.

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2005-09-11, 5:14 AM #28

gbk

Posts: 10,562

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2005-09-11, 5:46 AM #29

Nikumubeki

NIKVMVS-REX-TODOA

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Bitlord

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2005-09-11, 8:32 AM #30

Dj Yoshi

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[QUOTE=Bounty Hunter 4 hire]I only started a few days ago. I don't believe in piracy, but it's a good way to get stuff that can't legally be obtained. I used it to get Battle Royale. It's also a good use/abuse of the University's bandwidth. I was turned on to BitComet and can't compare to others. I notice that it might be misreporting my ratio on Demonoid though.[/QUOTE]

It is, unless you have the latest version. That's why it got banned on a few sites I visited until recently.

D E A T H

2005-09-11, 8:37 AM #31

JediKirby

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8 out of a bunch of massassians agree: BitTornado is the best torrent program ever.

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2005-09-11, 8:42 AM #32

Rob

Bah, HUMBUG!

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I use Torrentstorm, because it doesn't need to hash resumed files. And that makes me happy.

Also, people, quit putting polls on threads just because you can. It's lame. That is all.

2005-09-11, 9:57 AM #33

Compos Mentis

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I use bitcomet and bittornado

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2005-09-11, 10:02 AM #34

Deadman

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This thread is inarguable proof that censoring q-t-f doesn't work.

Not that I'm complaing about this thread or anything, just stating the above.

You can't judge a book by it's file size

2005-09-11, 2:23 PM #35

-Monoxide-

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