P2P Pirates on Go Large - Largest Data Usage?

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euanandrews

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#55723 17-Dec-2006 22:27

niggle21: I've downloaded just over 210gb this billing month and uploaded nearly 55gb. I can get 250 - 300kBps down using private trackers during the wee hours of the morning using uTorrent setup properly.

Thats almost 9GB per day...what are you downloading?

And how can I connect to these 'private trakers', I have a massive collection I'm willing to share with people who have the same and offer good connections...

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#55725 17-Dec-2006 22:36

Lots obviously

Movie's (DVD format 4.3gb), ps2 & xbox games (sometimes upto 6gb each), Music albums -discographys usually, tv shows, software, etc etc.

Um you've got to get invites to them or some have openings for new users. There's a program called Tracker Checker that tells you when some tracker sites are open for registration.

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#55727 17-Dec-2006 22:47

Would we obviously prefer that you didn't discuss downloading copyrighted material.

Lots of people use Bittorrent, it has a few legal uses, but let's not get in into detail of what it is you are downloading as it could potentially cause trouble.

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#55729 17-Dec-2006 22:54

Linux and Vista ISO's

I've been wanting to download the Ubuntu or Kubuntu version of Linux, but have yet been able to get a good speed in Bittorrent...
I've had no fast speeds like those reported in forums and stated here to justify the switch, obviously I'm doing something wrong.

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#55731 17-Dec-2006 23:04

Have you tried downloading Linux from ftp? I did that got good speeds from the Citylink.

http://ftp.citylink.co.nz/ubuntu-releases/kubuntu/6.06/

Or you can get the new 6.10 release here: http://www.kubuntu.com/download.php

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#55732 17-Dec-2006 23:08

Cheers for the link, thats currently downloading at 250kB

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#55733 17-Dec-2006 23:12

You of course realise that by downloading Linux you have joined the dark side and will burn.... lol

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#55734 17-Dec-2006 23:14

Lol
I play all sides

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#55743 18-Dec-2006 08:00

niggle21: Lots obviously [... extensive list of copyrighted material ...]

And then one day they land in jail for software and content piracy and "don't know why"...

Also, I don't believe that anyone can possible watch, play, listen all this material. Just for the sake of downloading and filling a hard drive?

Seriously, is Mr Cunliffe really right when he says "Kiwis are demanding fast, 'all you can eat' broadband, which the legislation is designed to deliver..." for this?

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#55799 18-Dec-2006 15:04

freitasm: Seriously, is Mr Cunliffe really right when he says "Kiwis are demanding fast, 'all you can eat' broadband, which the legislation is designed to deliver..." for this?

These are poor examples, 220gb in one month, but I do believe in what hes trying to do.
Its providing for the future, where as I see it, all Tv, radio and commmunications will be provided online...

People are doing it more and more right now, just its limited due to the cost of broadband and the struggling outdates technology used to provide it.

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#55810 18-Dec-2006 17:02

imho 220gb etc. questionable or gray downloads is network abuse and poor form from a community perspective.

at the same time lets face it, filesharing and p2p isnt going anywhere, and there is a definitive need for better download speeds and upload speeds,

with my personal connection i'm much like freitasm I would probably only do about 50 or 60 gigs in an average month,

and that includes downloading large (>4gb) MMOG's which I beta test,

once upon a time downloads in the 220gb range, simply to have an extensive collection was deemed as being "p*nis factor"

and people would brag about the size of their collection, but really when most of it goes unused its a bit pointless.

the other thing I would put to you, Especially if you are downloading items of a questionable nature,

Dont forget that organisations like NZFACT are out there, and they are watching _and_ traffic in the realms of 100's of gb's a month will stick out like a sore thumb.

and not only that, but if and when they do start hitting people, they will be hitting people with the largest collections possible, who have download statistics they can quote to make them good guys getting the bad guys.

and then you will see this in the paper:-

"Today NZFACT pressed charges against John Citizen for offences against the <insert applicable copyright act here>, John Citizen, know on the interweb and around many piracy enabling websites as warezMuNk3Y69 had two computers seized last week after a warrant was approved, where nzfact can confirm "We found thousands of tv shows and movies including <insert a couple of new zealand films here> and an incredible number of ill - gotta music files including <insert nz music group artist here>.

Not only that but Mr. Citizen is known to have used well over 675,850 megabytes of traffic - the equivalent of 1,056 music cds - causing the slowdown of hundreds of regulary New Zealanders internet connections.

Mr. Citizen was unavailable for comment.

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