Newb question: re. seedboxes
Hi
I've read up on the topic including Google searches and on this forum and have a few questions.
1. Can seedboxes save using download traffic which would otherwise be used by your internet connection provided by your ISP? I have looked at this and it would seem so, just asking for confirmation from people familar with the technology.
2. If so, when downloading torrents using the seedbox, how are they transferred to your computer? Does this use your ISP bandwidth or the seedbox's one? After moving out, I've thought of using cable as my provider (Virgin Media, 24Mb at GBP40.00 a month IIRC).
It's just if I could save download bandwidth by not upgrading to a faster connection for my internet then I could use this. Not too worried about torrents' ratio as I have large HDDs and keep them seeded forever, just take a while going to 1:1.
Sorry for the newb question. Any help will be greatfully appreciated.
Cheers!
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Here's some helpful info on how to choose a dedicated server to use as a seedbox:
http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-gui...ight=dedicated
(I'm sure the info is here, too..somewhere)
A seedbox is often a dedicated server in a datacenter. You download and upload content through the server, but if you want it on your home computer you can FTP it to yourself. So all bandwidth is on the server connection, unless you choose to transfer the file to your home. If you can handle the pain of seeding stuff on your home connection for a longer period of time you may not need the seedbox, especially if you don't have much of a problem with ratios on your sites. You might be best served with the best DSL/cable connection you can find in your home area.
I have emailed them and seen the thread you gave me.Originally Posted by manakazero
Here's the email:
The seed box is on a dedicated server in Europe. You would download and
upload with this server. the speeds are faster as its on a 100mb
connection.
You could download then to your PC using either a http file transfer or
ftp. I don't know what the restrictions are on a Halls of Residence and
what they allow and don't . If you can ftp on port 21 then that would
work but the http would work because thats just like downloading any
thing from a site like program updates and stuff.
Im not sure what kind of alternative it would be to your connection as
they all are different.
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Ah but how fast can I expect to download using the server then? And using FTP from the server to my PC would use my bandwidth right? Just seeing if this solution could be an alternative for having a fast internet connection from my ISP.
Edit: found answers to these. Looks like I will need a faster home connection regardless.
My intended plan, when I move out of my parents, is to have cable hopefully around 20Mb and have that running as much as I can get away with, when running torrents. I'll have to find out if there's a fair usage policy and if the cost of any data downloaded beyond the stealth cap. I have two 1TB hard drives specially for torrent usage so I never stop seeding as I don't have to take them off for lack of space. :)
That said, some of my torrents don't seed too well even when I leave them running for weeks on end.
Thank you for the reply. :)
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It wouldn't hurt to just call up your ISP and ask about using bittorrent. If it is your college, chances are they officially don't allow it. I know my college didn't allow torrenting but didn't they didn't really enforce the policy unless you got caught either with excessive bandwidth usage, being a super seeder or of similar offense, or just got busted by HBO...
You're right. Any transfer from the seed box to your home computer is using your local limit. Some colleges have ridiculous restrictions on bandwidth, so watch out or you might lose internet for a long time!
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