DannyB 
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Hihi, decided to try some torrent sites for music, have no problem with limewire but id rather get a full album by torrent.What are the best places to use, anything i should know/avoid? 
 
cheers   
 
[Edited on 04-03-2008 by red_top]
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stan_the_man 
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Get an up-to-date virus program first. 
 
I used UTorrent and found it to be very good.
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DannyB 
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I tried bit torrent briefly then, you have to pay..F that   
 
So just go to Utorrent, any software i need to download?
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stan_the_man 
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go to http://www.utorrent.com/ and download UTorrent. 
 
Sorted  
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DannyB 
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YUep cheers, i downloaded the torrent..now where do i dload things   
 
never used em b4  
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stan_the_man 
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uTorrent in conjunction with:- 
 
http://www.torrentspy.com 
http://www.thepiratebay.org 
http://www.isohunt.com 
http://www.demonoid.com
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DannyB 
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Ok cool, were is the best place to download stuff from, where do you use?Im getting a terrible dload speed too.
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stan_the_man 
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I used to use isohunt alot but dont have UTorrent any more. 
 
Search for what you want then click download. 
 
Do a search on Google for UTorrent download speeds or something like that and  it will come up with a guide to 'tuning' you connection to make it faster. 
 
Maybe not so good if your a novice like i was/am lol.
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DannyB 
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Im getting 5kb/sec dload which is redicilous.
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stan_the_man 
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Oder the search results by 'seeds' in descending order. 
 
Click the wee arrow above the word 'seeds' 
 
[Edited on 04-03-2008 by stan_the_man]
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DannyB 
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Now i have configured it to maximize the dload speed, the most i am getting is around 40kb.I think it has something to do with my router, as when i test the port i get this screen, any ideas? 
 
 
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Dean_W 
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You need to open port 37293 in your firewall.
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DannyB 
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Ok dean, the firewall on the router? 
 
As windows firewall is off and norton is set to 'allow' 
 
 
There is only 5 seeds, so with this port open it will find more and dload quicker? 
 
 
Cheers
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DannyB 
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How do i open that port?cant find where to do it..grrr 
 
 
anyone?
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FruitBooTeR 
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Type in 192.168.1.1 in the address bar and then you will be able to change your routers settings, including opening ports etc  
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DannyB 
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quote: Originally posted by FruitBooTeR 
Type in 192.168.1.1 in the address bar and then you will be able to change your routers settings, including opening ports etc   
   
 
Yeah allready done that mate, just cant find where to do it  
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mattievRS 
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i find this to be very good for films and get about 500kb speed on it. 
 
http://www.podtropolis.com/
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IntaCepta 
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you can use supertorrents.org 
I get around 650-700kbps on most new torrents. 
 
Although you need to be invited and you should really seed as much as possible. 
 
u2u me if you want an invite.
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DannyB 
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/\Cheers mate, i still havnt managed to do this grrr im getting like 60kb a sec  
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