----------------------------------- roer Sat Mar 06, 2004 8:24 pm Favourite P2P Clients ----------------------------------- Bittorrents #1 in my books ----------------------------------- Dan Sat Mar 06, 2004 8:26 pm ----------------------------------- emule and kazza lite k++ but we must not forget IRC, that is where it all started realy and is still where alot gose on. ----------------------------------- recneps Sat Mar 06, 2004 8:41 pm ----------------------------------- Id say kazaa (And DAMN! i was soooo close to the 7777th post. This ones only 7778 :cry: ) ----------------------------------- Mazer Sat Mar 06, 2004 8:56 pm ----------------------------------- Kazaa is alright for getting music and movies (sometimes), and small cracked apps. eMule... I haven't used that one (or have I...), but I have used eDonkey which may be a similar P2P app (like the Kazaa/Morpheus conspiracy back in the day). I didn't like it because almost nobody was sharing the files enough and it took me a while just to get Matrix Reloaded (which sucked so badly it didn't even qualify as a Matrix movie). In fact, the only good thing I can say about eDonkey is that I used it to get MGS. Ah... Right now I'm hooked on Bit Torrent (with Shadow's Experimental client of course) and my wonderful wonderful unlimited bandwidth. ----------------------------------- jonos Sat Mar 06, 2004 10:48 pm ----------------------------------- shareaza is pretty awesome, and when i can't find it on that (it plugs into gnutella 1/2 and edonkey networks), i serach for it on kazaa lite K++. where would i go to get a bittorrent client where i could search for files. i have the regular bittorient but that is all. ----------------------------------- Maverick Sun Mar 07, 2004 12:05 am ----------------------------------- SmartFTP and K++ ----------------------------------- zylum Sun Mar 07, 2004 12:53 am ----------------------------------- i use kazaa... i also have smart ftp but i never knew you could use it as a p2p app... how do you get it to do p2p??? ----------------------------------- wtd Sun Mar 07, 2004 3:33 am ----------------------------------- [url=http://www.acquisitionx.com]Acquisition :D ----------------------------------- jonos Sun Mar 07, 2004 9:52 am ----------------------------------- i'd never pay for downloading stuff, that defeats the whole purpose. is that for windows or only mac? ----------------------------------- Maverick Sun Mar 07, 2004 2:03 pm ----------------------------------- Well technically SmartFTP is p2p isnt it? People have their own directories where ppl can download whatever they want from them. www.warezforum.net has alotta good stuff! ----------------------------------- Paul Sun Mar 07, 2004 2:30 pm ----------------------------------- no kidding, over 1700 GBA roms, and from what I 've see, most are downloadable.... geez, time to go on a DL spree. ----------------------------------- Maverick Sun Mar 07, 2004 4:05 pm ----------------------------------- haha yup its a decent site ----------------------------------- Amailer Sun Mar 07, 2004 4:41 pm ----------------------------------- bittorret is a p2p rit? who gives, BitTorrent ----------------------------------- Paul Sun Mar 07, 2004 5:06 pm ----------------------------------- haha yup its a decent site Haha now I see what you mean, dirty pervert. I see a post by yourself. ----------------------------------- Maverick Sun Mar 07, 2004 5:09 pm ----------------------------------- hahaa only a few :D ----------------------------------- shorthair Sun Mar 07, 2004 6:45 pm ----------------------------------- dude ftp is definatly not p2p , becuae ftp is one on one , its FTP FTP = File Transfer Protocal P2P= Peer 2 Peer Its a very very different way of transfering files , and its much more secure , also you direct connect to that computer with IP, PORT , PASS,USER ----------------------------------- Mazer Sun Mar 07, 2004 7:54 pm ----------------------------------- Technically, FTP would be one on many, because you can have multiple people connected to one FTP server downloading a file. It's just slow as hell, especially if you are one of many people trying to download a PSX ISO and aren't aware of Bit Torrent :roll: ----------------------------------- Dan Sun Mar 07, 2004 9:29 pm ----------------------------------- i whould not consider ftp = p2p b/c the place you are dling it from whould be a server and every one dl's from the one place/person. ----------------------------------- Maverick Sun Mar 07, 2004 9:40 pm ----------------------------------- bit torrent is the slowest piece of shit ever made. FT is a million times faster ven with several ppl downloading one thing. ----------------------------------- Mazer Sun Mar 07, 2004 9:44 pm ----------------------------------- Are you kidding me? What the heck were you downloading? ----------------------------------- jonos Sun Mar 07, 2004 9:50 pm ----------------------------------- it took me 2 weeks to download all 4 slackware isos so that sucked a lot. i also downloaded some things and it was really damn slow. ----------------------------------- Amailer Sun Mar 07, 2004 9:51 pm ----------------------------------- i know, i download whole games/movies so fast ----------------------------------- Paul Sun Mar 07, 2004 9:54 pm ----------------------------------- Haha, the fastest I've ever gone on in bittorrent was 5 kb/s ----------------------------------- Mazer Sun Mar 07, 2004 9:56 pm ----------------------------------- Bit Torrent depends on how many people you are downloading from, and how much of the file(s) that the people you're connected to already have. If it's an old torrent, it'll probably take you a while to download. But for new games/apps, Bit Torrent is your best bet I'd say, since the number of people connected only speeds up the download instead of slowing it down. ----------------------------------- Maverick Sun Mar 07, 2004 9:59 pm ----------------------------------- I tried downloading the Passion of The Christ on Sattelite Internet it was gonna take like 4 days it was going so slow. ----------------------------------- the_short1 Sun Mar 07, 2004 11:58 pm ----------------------------------- i havn;t used anything besides Kazaa Lite.. and i have no complaints... i have found EVERYTHING i ever looked for... PLus more... and its Ez;.. and i get up to 200 KB downloads on kazaa (if like i dl from 10 or more) the highest i got there was 300 KB.... it was like 30 ppl and it was a huge game... it rocked... downloaded SOO FAST... PS: there is a new FREE version of kazaa lite that has been released: www.geocities.com/the_short69/Software my site has the link.... Enjoy... also kazaa lite has no SPYWARE, has a constant participation level of 1000 and..... enables you to acually download off of more then 50 ppl.. seriously... for Eminem-Superman there was SERIOUSLY 350 ppl with the same file to download off of.,... i so had that in 1 second...downloading FAST!!! it acually only got to 20 ppl connected befoer it was finnished... if it was bigger ... it probaly would got the 350 mark... of ppl downloading off of....(if you internet allowed downoads THAT fast..) ----------------------------------- Catalyst Mon Mar 08, 2004 1:46 am ----------------------------------- ive used kazaa lite for a while and enjoyed it ive taken a liking to shareaza recently its very polished and full featured ----------------------------------- wtd Mon Mar 08, 2004 2:27 am ----------------------------------- i'd never pay for downloading stuff, that defeats the whole purpose. Not really. Getting things for free may be one goal of P2P, but so is convenience. If it's a one-time expenditure of $20 or so for the program, to get a program that's powerful and incredibly easy to use, then it's worth it. Think about it. If you have something like 2 gigabytes of downloaded files, that's 1 cent a MB or so, and it gets less for every file after that. is that for windows or only mac? Mac. It's one of the programs that really sets the platform apart. It's simply wonderful to use. The user interface simply puts any other P2P program on Windows or Mac to shame. :-) And the beta releases are free to use (full features), if memory serves. ----------------------------------- shorthair Mon Mar 08, 2004 3:11 pm ----------------------------------- i get 350 KB/S on bittorrent , and 300 KB/S on the newsgroups , i can get a GIGABYTE in about 38 minutes , ( using 6 threads ) ----------------------------------- naoki Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:31 pm ----------------------------------- hasn't this topic been done before? i think there was even a poll or something ..... anyways i like my shareaza just fine since it's pretty fast for all the popular searches (radio-played songs of bands for example) and it has some really useful features that make downloading easier also, the downloading doesn't depend on how much you're sharing, which is a plus for a snob like me ----------------------------------- the_short1 Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:41 pm ----------------------------------- with kazaa lite (1000 participation level (constant)) you are highest ranking for downloads... so it does not matter.... i only have like 50 mp3's on my shared folder ... so i dont share much/ at all... so... ----------------------------------- Paul Mon Mar 08, 2004 10:51 pm ----------------------------------- with kazaa lite (1000 participation level (constant)) you are highest ranking for downloads... so it does not matter.... i only have like 50 mp3's on my shared folder ... so i dont share much/ at all... so... I just got it and... VERY NICE! it just seems to be faster than kazaa for me, stuff I've been downloading for days, and it either was super slow, or "quequed" or not enough users, suddenly were DLing at 78 kb/s, maybe Im just lucky to be on at this time lol :D ----------------------------------- recneps Tue Mar 09, 2004 3:53 pm ----------------------------------- Yeah, i used to use kazaa lite, but it screwed up my comp or something, i kept getting all these viruses (im not saying it was the source, but :/) And weird enough, how can i dload faster in kazaa than i can with my internet maxed? (i have slow cable, max i get is like 15kb/s, and i was getting like 30 at one point) ----------------------------------- Paul Sun Mar 14, 2004 5:43 pm ----------------------------------- I have absolutly no idea, I think if your participation level is higher it helps, though Im not sure. And the ISP I dunno, cause me and my neighbour both use sympatico DSL, yet he downloads the same thing like 4 times slower than I download them. It also depends on the number of users uploading to you and their bandwidth. ----------------------------------- the_short1 Sun Mar 14, 2004 6:27 pm ----------------------------------- .. yea... i got Shaw cable internet with 250 KB cable MAX... yet ive downloaded at 300 KB in kazaa lite... also my friend has the same thing in kamloopz BC.. (i had cable there too and it was FAST) yet his downloads in Kazaa or on internet is like 10 KB... its realy MESSED>. i told him to phone shaw.. ----------------------------------- jonos Sun Mar 14, 2004 11:29 pm ----------------------------------- i use rogers high speed cable, and i was buying civilization from shareaza and seriously, don't have a heart attack, i was downloading at 2 megs/second, im serious here. a 600MB something dload took around 2 hours because it slowed down and whatnot and then got back up. it was awesome. ----------------------------------- Paul Mon Mar 15, 2004 9:59 am ----------------------------------- Ah, the wonders of modern P2P, I accidently deleted 25 of my favorite songs, got them back from kazaa lite in 10 min. ----------------------------------- Paul Sun Apr 25, 2004 4:30 pm ----------------------------------- sorry to bring an old topic up, but I must share this. I've reached a new high on kazaa lite. 380kb/s on it, 3 users!!! I don't even get that speed from HTTP. [edit] make that 430kb/s :D ----------------------------------- the_short1 Sun Apr 25, 2004 6:18 pm ----------------------------------- yea... i just BOUGHT AOE2 + expansion from k-lite... its 275 MB file... UNDER half an hour..,. :).... dl at 90-125KB a sec...!!! that was good:) wow paul.... u beat my old high of 300.... nice.... if u go to GIGEX.com and download stuff..... it has a download manager with it.... and on that i downloaded at like 400 KB a sec... it was CRAZY! ----------------------------------- s_climax Wed May 12, 2004 5:34 pm ----------------------------------- I used to use kazza. I downloaded upwards of 2000 mp3s from there. Now I use Bit Torrent. The main 3 sites I use w/ Bit Torrent: http://www.sharingthegroove.org http://www.bt.etree.org http://www.suprnova.org I also use DC++ and smartftp sometimes to download concerts. Does anyone know any good IRC channels for downloading? I can't find anything. ----------------------------------- the_short1 Wed May 12, 2004 8:48 pm ----------------------------------- no clue... ask valor... he uses torrent... i dont ... i think its gay having to go on the net to search... **all the websites i saw were piss ass slow.. Kazaa has everything... works all the time.. and is fast.. ----------------------------------- s_climax Thu May 13, 2004 9:22 pm ----------------------------------- Kazaa has everything Definately not. Possibly if you listen to the mainstream garbage that floods the radios then it has everything for you. Not for me. The past 2/3 albums I've wanted to download were nowhere to be found on kazaa.[/code] ----------------------------------- the_short1 Fri May 14, 2004 2:46 pm ----------------------------------- sorry... that is not what i typed... i musta pressed alt or something.. cuz i meant to rite . Kazaa has everything that i have needed i know it dont have EVERYTHING......... but so far it has had everything i needed.. so why switch??? plus its program not webpage