How would you rate Blubster?

[MusicMan]

I like Bluster's overall connectivity and speed, but it's media selection isn't all that great.

[Ryoko]

Originally posted by MusicMan544
I like Bluster's overall connectivity and speed, but it's media selection isn't all that great. Agreed.

The overall selection of MP3s is limited, but the Blubster community is tight. I have a feeling they'll grow...just don't know how fast. So many people camped out in AudioGalaxy, that another MP3 only community is going to take a while to fill out.

[MusicMan]

YIKES!!! That is a lotta crap! Yea, and the other weird thing about Bluster is that it takes for ever to get all of your files sharing, with my 1,143 file archive it took like 30 minutes to load it all up.

Also Bluster crashes a whole lot with Windows XP, I hope future versions will be better.

[Wolfie]

The selection is crappy as well it takes forever EVERYTIME to update my library. Just not my cup of tea :tol

[Crazy Horse]

Lot of potential. Once it gets AudioGalaxys user base, which they will because of all the blocking, and their new version comes out I think we will see a huge user base jump.

[GeneralLee]

When I first tried Blubster, I was in Win98, and it took forever to hash my files. At first, I didn't care for it much. Shortly after that, I tried it while in WinXP, and it seemed to be much more stable, and the file hashing went smoother and more in the background, so to speak. It did take quite some time to finish hashing my files, but when it did, Blubster seemed to run fairly well. Now when I launch Blubster, it picks up where I left off, only seems to hash any of my new MP3s, and seems very smooth even though I currently have over 4,000 Mp3's shared.

My main concern or issue with Blubster, is that it is very easy to acquire and then share, incomplete downloads, especially if your system locks up for any reason. I would hope that Blubster 2.0 adresses this problem, and uses a system such as what Audiogalaxy uses, and finds some way to add another extension such as .temp to the incomplete downloads, and that it will be able to resume the incomplete downloads on its own. If this occurs, then Blubster will be outstanding overall, in my book.

Lee

[MusicMan]

What's the highest user count anyone has ever seen on Blubster anyway, around 6,000 users for me. Has anyone seen any growth off of that?

[Crazy Horse]

Hey MusicMan - I saw almost 6400 just a couple of days ago.

[tkr]

Sure Blubster has its problems but nothing a little configuration cant fix.
Is it crashing when you download something? Go to Config >> Downloads and turn off "Try dl from all hosts", this fixes that.

Cant connect? Most likely a firewall problem, or a router prob. Goto www.blubster.net and ask them for help, you'll get it very soon.

Overall, I love Blubster, its all I use for mp3's (mainly...) and when 2.0 comes out it will be the program.

[MusicMan]

Wow, Blubster has got great approval for a new piece of software, I think controlled and isolated enivronment helps the network's speed and connectivity a whole lot. Sometimes it's better to have one programmer on a protocol than like a bizillion (like the Gnutella Network).

[vanstreet311]

i used winmx and im haveing problems with it just cause i need more music and i tryed bluebster and it was a bitch to get anything

[knilob]

I really think that Blubster will take off once a new version comes along. This version I use now is great, but it still has its share of problems. It is the only thing I use for MP3 d/ls. I like to find file that are at least 160 bitrate or higher. Kazaa rarely has any high quality MP3s. Most of the stuff there is 128, and I can tell a difference in the quality.

Oh yeah, thanks for the tip about unchecking the box to download the file from all users tkr. My shit kept crashing all the time. Hopefully it won't now.

Thanks,
knilob

:sw

[Roadblock]

I have been using blubster for quite a while. I think it has promise. I hope the delay in the release of 2.0 means they are working out all the bugs before they release it. My downloads usually go pretty quick, especially for a 56K modem. KaZaA Lite will take care of your bitrate limit. No one should be using the regular KaZaA anymore, unless it has been neutered. :devil

[Xtaycee_n_your_coffee]

Blubster needs a bigger community, point blank.

[triple8]

I agree, Blubster could use more people, but I find mostly what I'm looking for. And the downloads are generally speedy.

[TC75580]

I rate it as OK. It's community is great, but there aren't a lot of users. That isn't the main problem, although that makes the amount of files limited. Blubster does crash an awfully lot, and does take up an unneccessary amount of memory. I also see now that it has a little bit too much registry entries :green6 However Blubster's network speed is extremely fast. I have around 3750 mp3s to share and when it hashed it did do it in the background and I was also doing other things at the time so it did not appear to be too much of a hassle.

Once more people are aware of the GOOD things about Blubster and start to use it, it will become excellent. I wonder how much users the network can handle.

I can't wait until 2.0 :;)

[Matt]

Originally posted by boobless
[Bif you want to know how much crap Blubster puts on your system CLICK HERE (http://68.1.17.8/boobless/Blubster_FILES.txt) [/B]
that's alot of stuff.

[DJ Zany]

File hashing will be 30 times faster in version 2, seems to be the main complaint here addressed.

As for more users, welcome to the AG users with their MASSIVE amount of awesome, diverse music.

Blubster is the future, version 2 is perfectly timed (well maybe a week late) and will be huge.

Another complaint is MP3 only, but so was AG, so the music lovers used it. Without the ISOs, games and porn, music is the winner. Use the Donkey for the others :)

[g0b]

v.2.0 to be out before June 26th...I cant wait!

[origin]

well fellas this is what we are looking at with blubster it has a overall awesome protocol and look and all of that good stuff speed....and from what I hear from Zp about 2.0 release coming up is that it will have multisource therfore it makes speed a increasing factor for the appeal for one person to join the network
and with this would attract much more users ALOT more ...Because I mean think about it who wants to sit and download off of the same single source at a average 15-20K/b while with the multi speed is up in the 100's....so a great example is that the sucess of kazaa with its multi-source power attracts more I expect more from the network in the coming week or so.

basicly:
MUlti-source===>more users===>more media(mp3s only)==>
and most importantly of all YOU and I are happy.
:playboy

[Schly]

If I can get Blubster to connect through my DSL router I would like to share my 2300+ only found on AG punk rock files.

[crackerjacker]

blubster sounds good, but to no avail, I am unable to connect. My understanding is if its decentralized and you open up certain ports your able to connect, thus this is not the case. hopefully 2.0 version will fix the connection problem. it doesnt support networking or firewalls perhaps? hmmm. if you have any answers to this please do post a reply.
later

[[KwestSeeker]]

It's a shame blubster's comunity is so small 'cause if it had more users it could unleash it's enourmous potential. it's fast and that's always good, but the music selection is far from good, but nowadays users have an array of p2p clients out there and many people who use them just don't even know the simple basics of computing (let alone p2p) so they are pushed to the bigger and most well know networks, but with time we'll have alternative for everybody to share music freely and with no fears...

I'm not saying blubster's the alternative but new and revolutionary p2p programs are always welcome...

[evilmegaman]

Actually it's community is HUGE now.

[[KwestSeeker]]

Well last time I used it, there were 13k users logged in does that mean huge to you?

[TC75580]

13k is a lot compared to what it used to have.

[JordySchmit]

Blubster sure has potential although it could do with more people getting it. although i have noticed the figure rising. i am using at the moment and there is 16,000

[Celtic Fox]

Blubster used to be ok. Now I find it slows my pc down and never connects to other users. maybe the new version will fix these bugs. So my vote is Piss Poor.

[Gicapster]

Excellent I think, I was satisfied with 1.5, but althought 2.0 is still a beta, it's the fastest mp3 sharing program I ever used. I get about 200kbps downstream when i'm downloading 4 songs. And userbase is growing and growing... (now about 18000 users online) :D

[Karizmatik]

I personally think it sux...I 2 this day don't understand why people like it so much. It share's nuttin' but MP'Z but I can't seem to ever find anything I want.

[evilmegaman]

Gicapster, how did you get 1.5???:fire

[Power Penguin]

What a network needs:

a A stable client

b A client with mutlisource downloads

c Resumable downloads

d) Lots and lots of users.

Never tried Blubster, don't think I will after reading this.

Looks like it fails on d.

I have never failed to find a file on Kazaa Lite and WinMx, so I'm happy.

When people go on and on about this network being better than the other, it all comes down to user base, as most clients are virtually the same anyway. And the networks work in pretty much the same way.

In fact P2P programs are so boring I don't want to talk about them.

Put a search in, get a result, click download. End of Story.

[jabba|xtra]

What you mean? Blubster rules. The current versions have a few bugs, but it will be fixed. 2.0 is near, i dont care what you say, it is coming. The network is fast, and the community is awesome, at least give it a try first and then decide.

2.0 beta 1 has multisource and resumable downloads. The user base is growing like crazy. In the last 2 weeks, it has gone up over 5,000 users and it continues to gain at least 1000 everyday.

http://www.blubster.com/download/unofficial.htm

[TOOLkid]

overall i would rate blubster as one of the best p2ps i have ever used.....but i admit sometimes blubster does suck and the bullshit with 2.0 taking forever to come out is fucking stupid it should already be here but when it does come out it will definately attract many many more users

[neoufo51]

Ummm, 2.0 beta 1 IS out, Toolkid.

[don webb]

Users on line 19,459,
Shareing 4,488,239 MP3's

Not as good as others, but not bad. I like it and I don't have to put up with all the Leechers, Bandwidth Hoggers and Que's all the time. Still use Winmx for harder to find things :shoot This is for all the leechers of all kinds!! :bling

[Captain_FLX]

The Speeds are Great but for some reason sometimes they do get crappy but that community is growing everyday :)

[Tremaine]

no one uses blubster use piolet it pablo's protocol an dits his program continued after he left blubster it has 136,726 more than gnutella almost as much as DC and still alot more than gnutella.

[crazytrain]

For me Blubster stinks I share over 4000 mp3's about 95% are 192kb and it takes forever to hash them in and I also have a hard time connecting.

[Bad Seed]

For me it sucks, very unstable and buggy. Same problem with Piolet

[ATLien]

What good is a file sharing program, if there's no file, or poor speed, or just an outright buggy program?

What is a person suppose to do, sit around and wait till more an more people decide to get on it?

[.::BeatFactory::.]

hehe... you people brought up a year old thread.:mellow

[Bad Seed]

Originally posted by .::BeatFactory::.
hehe... you people brought up a year old thread.:mellow

Ups, sorry http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/q/depresse.gif

[The Hunter]

No problem, it happens to all of us.

[Christoph]

Piolet rulez!

[Malicious Intent]

hehe... you people brought up a year old thread.


Looks like someone has done it again. Things have changed since this thread first started. AG is dead for one. Its got a lot more users. I wonder if they were all from AG as predicted.

[nugget0fdeth]

are other people finding weird noisey files on blubster now too?? i switched from kazaa cuz i was running into alot of problems and have found a few here as well...? annoying!!

[Madryoch]

I think it's great, except that I'm still using Blubster 1.2.3 and it doesn't seem to work with my router now. :(

I'd like to try 2.5 but all the spyware stuff is scaring me - anyone know where to get Clean Blubster? And what's Piolet? Is that related to Blubster at all??

[muskrat_love]

I loved it until one day I couldn't connect. Worked fine for about a week.

[Celtic Fox]

Blubster sucks shit. It takes almost 12 fucking hours to load my files, and it just has popular music, hardly anything rare or obscure. SOULSEEK FOREVER.

[origin]

I think that the mp2p network has the massive amount of potential, it is currently growing at a steady rate pretty good (like 300k) and most people share witch is awesome unlike other networks *cough*cough* FT lol. With the current plans to expand the network to accept all file formats not only to music formats. Personally I use the clean blubster 2.5 it is awesome good file availability good quality good speed. I show respect and praise where it is due and mp2p network definitly deserves it.

l8

[Qb_Master]

anyone know where to get Clean Blubster? And what's Piolet? Is that related to Blubster at all??

Yes I know where you can get clean Blubster. go to epirate.net and it is under their hacked/clean p2p section :santa

[TheBlackSnow]

really poor.