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triniti · **Is BitTorrent still popular? -** August 17th, 2003, 10:48 PM

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 · 11:14 PM

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 · August 18th, 2003, 01:11 AM

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

Luckily the the two sites I use are always up.

Mothium · August 18th, 2003, 01:54 AM

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 · August 18th, 2003, 02:09 AM

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

Bittorrent lives on

Wolfie · August 18th, 2003, 04:17 AM

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 · August 18th, 2003, 04:32 AM

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 · August 18th, 2003, 04:56 AM

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 · August 18th, 2003, 05:18 AM

which is the best bit torrent site now?

Ken17625 · August 18th, 2003, 05:31 AM

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** · August 18th, 2003, 07:10 AM

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 · August 18th, 2003, 07:42 AM

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 · August 18th, 2003, 08:37 AM

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 · August 18th, 2003, 08:41 AM

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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 · August 18th, 2003, 09:32 AM

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

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triniti Offline 503 Service Unavailable Posts: 385 Join Date: May 2003 Location: NULL Age: 31 Reputation Power: 99	Is BitTorrent still popular? - August 17th, 2003, 10:48 PM 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. cheers, triniti http://www.peerlounge.com/

Induna Offline Vote John Kerry! Posts: 661 Join Date: Oct 2002 Reputation Power: 121	August 18th, 2003, 01:11 AM Yeah, I'd say it still is. I use it everyday. Luckily the the two sites I use are always up.

Induna Offline Vote John Kerry! Posts: 661 Join Date: Oct 2002 Reputation Power: 121	August 18th, 2003, 02:09 AM F vs J had over 3000 leeches in less than a day on Suprnova Bittorrent lives on

zaphodiv Offline Alpha Geek Posts: 722 Join Date: Dec 2002 Reputation Power: 126	August 18th, 2003, 04:32 AM 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 Offline File Sharing Newbie Posts: 2 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: right here Age: 31 Reputation Power: 0	August 18th, 2003, 04:56 AM 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 Offline Yada Yada Yada Posts: 1,568 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: India Age: 29 Reputation Power: 160	August 18th, 2003, 05:18 AM which is the best bit torrent site now?

Ken17625 Offline Your best nightmare. Posts: 4,038 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: A place. Reputation Power: 297	August 18th, 2003, 05:31 AM 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. You can't triple stamp a double stamp.

Serps Offline Sharing and Caring Posts: 160 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Uk Reputation Power: 92	August 18th, 2003, 07:42 AM 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 Offline correct boywonder! Posts: 473 Join Date: Apr 2003 Reputation Power: 104	August 18th, 2003, 08:37 AM 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 i am Dr. Moreau www.beatking.com ..only for cool and popular kids!

Serps Offline Sharing and Caring Posts: 160 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Uk Reputation Power: 92	August 18th, 2003, 09:32 AM A handy torrent site is www.btsites.tk it lists loads of new sites and is updated daily.