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Torrent recommendations? help a noob please

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Canuker
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To download music and shit like that i always used limewire. Seeing as it got shut down i now need a new source. All my friends tell me to use torrents because they are much faster and apparently all around better.

They all use utorrent so naturally i was planning on getting that but i was just wondering if there are any other good ones.

Jan 2 2011 12:32PM
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corona
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deluge and vuze
Jan 2 2011 12:34PM
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Yinzer
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Be aware that since you are always uploading when you torrent you can get caught. hapened to me, luckly PSU doesnt give a shit for first offenses.
Jan 2 2011 12:37PM
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corona
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oh explanation is good:

deluge is a simple and very easy to use program. I'd compare it to the mac of torrent programs.

vuze is not nearly as simple but has a lot more options (most of which are useless unless you know what you're doing). 


i recommend Deluge

there are also other programs like transmission
Jan 2 2011 12:37PM
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.seb.
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i used


u Torrent it worked great. i got the complete final cut pro 7 with it
Jan 2 2011 12:42PM
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Mike-O
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Go with uTorrent, google "uTorrent speed" and customize the options to improve speeds, set upload limits if your provider actually checks for abnormal traffic, but I don't think it will be a problem unless you DL ....like 400GB and upload the same amount in a month.
Jan 2 2011 12:44PM
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Sklar
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transmission if you have a mac
Jan 2 2011 12:44PM
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Stickity
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the reason i don't torrent
Jan 2 2011 12:45PM
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corona
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do some reading
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_BitTorrent_clients
Jan 2 2011 12:50PM
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howlongcanausern
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i use and recommend utorrent, but i hear vuze is good as well

utorrent is simple to use, and is a very lightweight program (doesn't use much memory)
Jan 2 2011 12:51PM
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Mr.Kamu
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Vuze is a must have and there is a pirate edition of limewire but limewire so last year.
Jan 2 2011 12:56PM
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Canuker
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I ended up going with utorrent and plan to use piratebay for most of my downloads. Thanks for the help anyways everyone +k
Jan 2 2011 1:03PM
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1337
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good call on utorrent
Jan 2 2011 1:04PM
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Z-Juice
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all of them always screw me over one way or another
Jan 2 2011 3:47PM
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.JPolster
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Vuze is the best imo
Jan 2 2011 3:49PM
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JIBpsy^^
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one of my friends almost got sued for 15 k for torrentsing Battkefield Bad company 2 Be careful no to get caught.

Jan 2 2011 3:50PM
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thisandthatfilms
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bittorrent off of download.com


then use btjunkie.com



thats what i do and ive never had any problems at all








Jan 2 2011 4:12PM
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Noss.
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utorrent+btjunkie
Jan 2 2011 4:13PM
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Mike-O
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Like said, go with Btjunkie instead of TPB. Usually same trackers as well, but better layout and easier to spot fakes/baits.
Jan 2 2011 4:24PM
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Canuker
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so dont use the pirate bay?

Also i any tips for spoting fakes and shit like that. Im new to this whole torrent thing.

Jan 3 2011 3:50PM
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Ski_the_east01
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usually just read the comments, most people will support/call out a torrent

also a high seeder/leecher is a good thing to look out for

Jan 3 2011 3:53PM
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babujib
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demonoid + frostwire + peer guardian = lots of music with no danger.
Jan 3 2011 3:56PM
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