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1mb download speed means torrenting is the only way to watch some stuff. When's this 10mb countrywide roll out. That's what I want to know
So Plusnet are gonna bum me for using a Soulseek client....
So, hypothetically speaking of course, for someone who was only ever familiar with the Pirate Bay, where would one start now?
Magnet Bay
stgeorge - MemberSo, hypothetically speaking of course, for someone who was only ever familiar with the Pirate Bay, where would one start now?
Magnet Bay
Or Pirate Bay Proxy
I dont torrent anything but if I did download somebodys music I would send them a PP gift for their work 🙂
but its quite likely I might forget to include a donation to the parasitic distribution network...
I torrented a bunch of films just last week, for the kids to watch on their hudls on a four hour bus transfer (hence Kodi is no good).
It was very easy. Zen don't (as far as I noticed) block Pirate Bay or torrent traffic. Downloads of good quality HD movies took around 10-15 minutes.
I don't feel remotely guilty as they were all movies we watched in the cinema and/or own on DVD anyway. Disney/Pixar/Dreamworkd etc have had more than their pound of flesh from me!
snownrock - Member
People still download illegal content? As per your post haven't Kodi etc rendered downloading irrelevant?
Just swapping illegal downloading for illegal streaming. Oh, of course everyone's paying for those official streaming app subscriptions aren't they? Hmm 😉
Anyway, most the torrent search engines seem to be thoroughly killed. Not sure if that's a mass attempt to kill them at source or ISPs blocking them (certainly mainly dead on PlusNet).
Torrents illegal? No. Most torrents I download are legit downloads of large software distributions.
Though it's far less relevant these days with content delivery networks (Akamai etc), ISP caching and such. Some of the little guys with limited money for hosting or paying CDN bills still rely on torrents though.
The main "not quite legit" torrents I look for are obscure or antique TV shows or films that just aren't available on any other media, or bootleg concert stuff. Some of the latter is even sanctioned by some bands.
"Yes Mr Cougar, you stand accused of taping numbers 16, 12 and 3 of the Top 40 from Radio 1, how do you plead?"
Guilty to a terrible taste in music, m'lud
Loads of legal material at archive.org , old film, TV and lots of live music. Torrent or download.