Why, oh, why does BitTorrent hate me?

**Liv** · December 14th, 2005, 01:28 PM

So here's my story.

I discovered the BitTorrent scene oh so long ago (maybe a year or so) and fell in love. Before that, I'd be downloading albums one song at a time. Since then, I've downloaded just about every type of file, whether it be audio, video, or application (I've become very fond of downloading TV shows).

But here's the catch:

Every BitTorrent client I use stops working after a few months or so. I began my journey with Azureus. After a few months, no torrents would connect, it was done. Moved on to ABC and it worked perfectly fine. Until IT decided to crap out, too. Went on to BitLord, and today I find it won't work anymore. Torrents just don't connect. And I know it's not the torrents, they have plenty of seeders/leechers and in my Azureus/ABC experience, I moved with the same torrents.

Has this ever happened to anyone else? Is there something I can do to stop it? I'm quite content with BitLord and don't wish to switch again (plus I'll eventually run out of clients).

**Digital Bliss** · December 14th, 2005, 01:56 PM

Cause your black :P don't feel bad it hates me too. The trick is to find a good site to dl from.

**Liv** · December 14th, 2005, 02:12 PM

Aw, sorry to disappoint, but I'm a whitey. ;)

It has nothing to do with the torrents. As I said, one torrent wouldn't work in one client, but then in another it would.

**nukehella** · December 14th, 2005, 02:14 PM

It's cause you're a chic.Girls can't download.

**silentscream** · December 14th, 2005, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by nukehella

It's cause you're a chic.Girls can't download.

http://www.theoldvillageshop.co.uk/i...oducts/109.jpg

lol

just bad luck i reckon

sorry

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**Liv** · December 14th, 2005, 02:27 PM

Ouch, that hurts.

Seriously, though. There has to be a reason this is happening.

**shawners** · December 14th, 2005, 02:41 PM

Chances are that you need to update clients on regular basis.. and that maybe some clients were banned from the network depending on closed torrent sites or open ones. Uninstall and reinstall the latest.

**Jared Moya** · December 14th, 2005, 02:42 PM

Yah they're right, it cant be based on the client, usually never is, it has to be due to the way you have evrything configured, port forwarding, etc., or like somebody said just getting BT's from crappy sites. Try FILELIST (its lame but usually easy to join) or maybe just plain ol' Pirate Bay, or TorrentSpy.

Try Azureus again (thats the one I use and prefer frankly, others may disagree), or another more to your liking, and Im sure one of us can walk you through the problems.