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MusicMan · **How would you rate Blubster? -** April 25th, 2002, 03:09 PM

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

Ryoko · **Re: How would you rate Blubster? -** April 25th, 2002, 05:10 PM

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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!!! -** April 25th, 2002, 08:17 PM

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 · **I totally agree -** April 25th, 2002, 09:48 PM

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

Crazy Horse · April 27th, 2002, 11:41 AM

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 · April 27th, 2002, 12:29 PM

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 · April 27th, 2002, 05:33 PM

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 · April 27th, 2002, 11:26 PM

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

tkr · **ok -** April 29th, 2002, 02:34 AM

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 · May 3rd, 2002, 06:01 PM

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 dont like it -** May 5th, 2002, 05:01 PM

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 · **Blubster is tight, should only get better. -** May 14th, 2002, 10:55 PM

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 · **Blubster -** May 16th, 2002, 04:34 PM

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 · May 21st, 2002, 02:18 PM

Blubster needs a bigger community, point blank.

triple8 · **Blubster -** May 22nd, 2002, 06:08 AM

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

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MusicMan Offline Zeropaid Regular Posts: 224 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Washington Reputation Power: 104	How would you rate Blubster? - April 25th, 2002, 03:09 PM I like Bluster's overall connectivity and speed, but it's media selection isn't all that great. Acclaimed Fanatic of Piracy Look For My Articles!!!

MusicMan Offline Zeropaid Regular Posts: 224 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Washington Reputation Power: 104	Yikes!!! - April 25th, 2002, 08:17 PM 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. Acclaimed Fanatic of Piracy Look For My Articles!!!

Crazy Horse Offline ZP Troll SWAT Team Posts: 3,956 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Northern California Age: 55 Reputation Power: 318	April 27th, 2002, 11:41 AM 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.

MusicMan Offline Zeropaid Regular Posts: 224 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Washington Reputation Power: 104	April 27th, 2002, 05:33 PM 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? Acclaimed Fanatic of Piracy Look For My Articles!!!

Crazy Horse Offline ZP Troll SWAT Team Posts: 3,956 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Northern California Age: 55 Reputation Power: 318	April 27th, 2002, 11:26 PM Hey MusicMan - I saw almost 6400 just a couple of days ago.

MusicMan Offline Zeropaid Regular Posts: 224 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Washington Reputation Power: 104	May 3rd, 2002, 06:01 PM 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). Acclaimed Fanatic of Piracy Look For My Articles!!!

vanstreet311 Offline Zeropaid Regular Posts: 14 Join Date: May 2002 Location: milwaukee Reputation Power: 0	i dont like it - May 5th, 2002, 05:01 PM 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 I HAVE ISSUES !!!

Xtaycee_n_your_coffee Offline Spaceships on Bankhead... Posts: 35 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Behind the Flashing lights Reputation Power: 96	May 21st, 2002, 02:18 PM Blubster needs a bigger community, point blank.

triple8 Offline Registered User Posts: 2 Join Date: May 2002 Location: texas Age: 43 Reputation Power: 0	Blubster - May 22nd, 2002, 06:08 AM I agree, Blubster could use more people, but I find mostly what I'm looking for. And the downloads are generally speedy.