Hi Wash, I will answer the last question i.e "How can I speed up a torrent download? I mean, can I trick the app/system into downloading faster?" 1. Use a download manager with a torrent extension/plugin: Check out http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/download.htm . You can get the plugin here: http://files.freedownloadmanager.org/lite/fdminst-lite-bt.exe 2. Or use a dedicated bit torrent client . I prefer http://www.utorrent.com/downloads . I hear vuze is also good but i have not tried it: http://www.vuze.com/ 3. Go to a torrent site like www.mininova.org or search across multiple torrent sites using www.torrentz.com 4. Grab the file which has a high seed to leechers ratio. Seeds refer to the hosts(machines) which have the file you want and allow download, while leechers are people/hosts who are currently downloading that file. its important to look at file comments, from people who have downloaded the file, otherwise, you might just download a file that is corrupted 5. Once the download completes, you can stop all the seeds from uploading or if you have enough bandwidth, you can become a seed yourself Hope this helps Hi folks, I am not the type that is quite enthusiastic about torrents but looks like I have to learn - and I think it's better to hear the diversity of reasons on this forum. What makes torrents a better/attractive way to download/share files? How can I speed up a torrent download? I mean, can I trick the app/system into downloading faster? I have to download a 2.7GB file over a 128/256Kbps link. This is normally not a problem if it's a regular file as I can get it down in a day or so using Download Accelerator. Now, with the torrent system, this thing is telling me about 22 years ETA (to get the file) :-) There is no viable alternative to the download at the moment since I don't want to register for their spam. On 6/23/09, Edwin Kaduki <ekaduki@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi, I stand to be corrected, but the speed of a torrent is directly proportional to how many other users are downloading it, since it kind of works in a way that makes each user a "server". You download some bits from me, I download some bits from you, as you download from another etc. So the best time to download a torrent is when it's hot. As for tricks, hizo sijui...... that's just my two cents :-)
2009/6/23 Odhiambo ワシントン <odhiambo@gmail.com>
Hi folks,
I am not the type that is quite enthusiastic about torrents but looks like I have to learn - and I think it's better to hear the diversity of reasons on this forum. What makes torrents a better/attractive way to download/share files?
How can I speed up a torrent download? I mean, can I trick the app/system into downloading faster? I have to download a 2.7GB file over a 128/256Kbps link. This is normally not a problem if it's a regular file as I can get it down in a day or so using Download Accelerator. Now, with the torrent system, this thing is telling me about 22 years ETA (to get the file) :-) There is no viable alternative to the download at the moment since I don't want to register for their spam.
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