Is BitTorrent still popular?

[triniti]

ok, what does everyone think? I think it has been extremely dead for a month or more because of all the torrent sites going down, trackers, etc... Seems no files are seeded anymore. I remember when the matrix reloaded came out, I was getting 300 KB/s and the seed count was above 400.

[Mel_Smiley]

Seems dead to me. Supernova was the last good site and I was lucky enough to get some of the older stuff off there before it crapped out altogether. The police are just too hot on BT and underground is the future



EDIT; well i see supernova is back, just when i thought it was dead for sure

[Induna]

Yeah, I'd say it still is. I use it everyday.

Luckily the the two sites I use are always up.

[Mothium]

Bit torrent is still very popular and i use it much more than any other P2P app

For instance... a certain movie based on some comic book ppl... :P had over 1000 leechers and over 100 seeds.

thats been like it for a week and i got it pretty fast

Another very popular Sci Fi Film was released a few weeks ago and that was done over night maxed my connection (512k/256k)

suprnova is still going (just have to find a good mirror)

bytemonsoon.net is alright

digital update is coming along very nicely

[Induna]

F vs J had over 3000 leeches in less than a day on Suprnova


Bittorrent lives on

[Wolfie]

The numbers of new movie torrents have been winding down (for obvious reasons) but I can still find a lot TV episodes and anime on torrent sites. I think it really depends on the content that the site offer.

[zaphodiv]

BT goes fast if your client can receive incoming connections. People who don't know how to configure their firewall or portforwarding in their router chug along.

[sixshot]

BT is still cool for anime and TV torrents, but I can't see it staying popular for movies to much longer. It's just to open to the authorities.

[ferrarimodena360]

which is the best bit torrent site now?

[Ken17625]

Well................

A. Not secure by any stretch of the imagination

B. Torrent sites can't stay up for shit

C. It is one of the primary targets of the RIAA/MPAA (ties in with #1).



Adios BT.

[moneoa]

torrent sites are going to be roving sites (ones that are up for a bit then shut down) with the better ones getting so many mirrors thier lasting power will be extended. However even tons of mirrors is not a complete solution (as we all saw of suprnovas troubles, all mirror related) In the end tho I do see it as becoming more like direct connect with private sites and torrents being more common as scrutiny increases:shy

[Serps]

It still seems OK to me, admittedly i have only started using it in the last month, so I cant compare it to what it used to be like.

[mr.jip]

i havent used it in a while, mainly because some of the albums (when they appear) i havent been able to start a download. But im sure bit torrent will live on as a pillar of the p2p community

[Wolfie]

Originally posted by ferrarimodena360
which is the best bit torrent site now?

Suprnova is still pretty good. Bytesmonsoon was good before it went down for a while, but now its mostly has porn torrents.

[Serps]

A handy torrent site is www.btsites.tk it lists loads of new sites and is updated daily.

[mojo-ris-in]

Public BT is way down but a lot of new private tracker sites are starting to pop up. It's unfortunate but when something becomes too mainstream, it brings too many problems with it. Taking it back underground ensures the longevity of the trackers and helps to keep the media snoops away.

[MegaMog]

Of course bit torrent is still popular the fact that major sites with dedicated servers cant handel the traffic proves it.

[crackerjacker]

hmm bt is a nice concept but it still is popular i am just not using it. u can find links but mostly u better off sticking to p2p programs.
:)

[Caitlyn Marble]

I've been using bittorrent alot lately. Its amazing. I love how I can get albums with it really fast.

and yes, I leave my windows open. for hours. I like how I can give back without it sucking up memory.

[eivioolla]

Why not put a torrent site in FreeNet to stop them from being closed. FreeNet may be too slow to transfer the actual content but a little web page like a torrent site would work perfectly.

[Theinfamousone]

That would probably ruin the anonymity of Freenet, unless it proxied through random people.

I've been seeing horrible speeds lately for a lot of files. But there are a lot more private trackers, and there are a lot more creative ways of keeping DOSers off being implimented.

[Kyle06]

I still use supernova alot but that's about it..

[Evil_Dweller_01]

Damn..I stopped using BitTorrent like in the middle of July

Maybe I'll start it back up again

[Malicious Intent]

I'm with the positive people in this thread. The link www.suprnova.org now works, so no more trying to find your own mirrors. Yesterday was the busiest day for Suprnova since early june. If you look at slightly older torrents, you will say that there is a healthy supply of seeders for the leechers.
The fact that suprnova has lasted this long shows that it probably has life in it yet.
The only downside is the Casino advert, but I'm surprised they lasted this long without adverts, so I will let them off. A banner advert would have been nicer.

[thatguy9]

I have no problems with BT. My slowest download to date has been 105kB/s.

[crackerjacker]

nothing has change, its still alive and kicking ass.
nothing can stop bt.
i use burst :)

[Lehk]

Originally posted by Wolfie
Suprnova is still pretty good. Bytesmonsoon was good before it went down for a while, but now its mostly has porn torrents.

you say that like it's a bad thing ... :tol2

[Malicious Intent]

lol@porn
Seems like suprnova has left a bit of a gap in the market when it comes to porn!

[Psx]

I don't know about english sites but chinese bittorrents seem as popular as ever.

[thongsai]

lol u guys must be noobs.. suprnova was up the whole time.. the damn suprnova.org was down.. u just need to either find a direct link or try the .tk dns one

[Malicious Intent]

When i said that suprnova.org works, I meant that the site had bounced back from the couple of months in which we had to scour for our own mirrors. The fact that suprnova.org works shows that the site is stronger than ever.

[shawners]

What about TOrrent sites on freenet, if they move to freenet, any thoughts of that idea?

[MoonMan]

Originally posted by thongsai
lol u guys must be noobs.. suprnova was up the whole time.. the damn suprnova.org was down.. u just need to either find a direct link or try the .tk dns one

Look everyone ! It's Isus on crack !

[Malicious Intent]

Originally posted by shawners
What about TOrrent sites on freenet, if they move to freenet, any thoughts of that idea?

The infamousone answered that:
That would probably ruin the anonymity of Freenet, unless it proxied through random people.

I don't know how it would ruin anonymity, but it doesn't sound good.
From what I have heard, Freenet is really really slow. Whilst we have working torrent sites, hopefully it is something we don't have to consider.

[alimama]

Suprnova is still pretty good. Bytesmonsoon was good before it went down for a while, but now its mostly has porn torrents.

why is it so? is it because porn torrents are safe? they wont get 'chased after' by authorities?

[Toog]

it's very alive. learn to use google and be happy.