Thread: Testimonials

I see a lot of threads about top x general trackers or best ebooks tracker..etc. They are good because you get an idea of which trackers people use, but rarely do you get an idea of why. I'm interested in the why. Why use tvttorrents.com over freshon.tv or vice versa. Why use SCC over TL or vice versa, etc. (This thread may be a flop, so don't hate me :P)

Anyhow, here is my testimonial. Follow it with your own if you'd like.

Name
teinv

Connection Speed (down/up)
20 mbps/2mbps

How many Trackers do you use regularly?
About 5-6



Where do you get Movies? (why? looking for better? etc)
IPT I'm very interested in English language movies. Love to stay home and watch them :) However, I don't care about HD content. It's nice, but it's not a hard requirement. But I just got into PTP and looking into it to see if I get more into HD quality movies.

Where do you get TV Shows?
BTN I'm very into TV shows. I started out by TvTorrents.com since BTN is hard to get into. But once I got into BTN, I don't really use TVT much. The best thing about BTN is that you get credit for seeding packs for a long time. So even with a slow connection, if you have the time and the HD space, you can get some nice bonus points.

Where do you get Music?
IPT or PTM I'm not into music much at all. General trackers are good enough for me. Trying to resist the urge to join What.CD

Where do you get Games?
BitGamer Hard core PC gamer :) Don't really game on consoles. Satisfied :)

Where do you get Books?
Myanonamouse I'm an avid reader of mainstream books. Satisfied :)

Other Interests (replace with any other interests you have that I don't)

Where do you get General stuff?
IPT or PTM or Demonoid I can get a lot of what I am looking for on IPT and its easy to seed on this tracker. But if not, I'll look on PTM or Demonoid. Demonoid is great, but you have to be careful about the quality you get, so it's a last resort for me. I just started using PTM, so I'm just working on buffering some upload right now through a seedbox. I can see it replacing IPT if I can get enough upload buffered :) Unfortunately, there are things I want that I can't find, so I'm also looking into SCC and TLas well. I'd hate to have so many trackers, but it sucks to look for something and not find it, so you need to have multiple trackers to look through :/

Do you use a seedbox?
Yes. I don't use one all the time, but I'll use one to get my upload buffered as needed. Wish I could afford to use one all the time though :)

Trackers you don't use or wish you didn't apply to?
FYTSomeone suggested this to me, but it looks like its pretty dead. Wish I never joined. However, if you are looking to become staff at a tracker, there might be some opportunities here as they are taking apps.

Other Thoughts

I'd recommend sticking to a few good trackers by researching them before you signup. First thing you should do is figure out what your needs and wants are, and then find out which trackers fit for you. I also wouldn't recommend some of the harder to seed trackers like PTM, since you will need a Seedbox. Unless of course you are willing and able to pay for a seedbox.
If you are new to private trackers, keep in mind that Time is the best and sometimes only way to "move up" in this world. So sign up for a couple of trackers you will use religiously and in 2-3 months you'll probably have power user status and very good ratio proofs to get you into the more difficult to get into trackers.

A special thanks to the people here at T-I that work hard to make this place such a success!

I have just started using private trackers. I use Torrentday (who I've been a member of for some time) as a general tracker, can get most of the stuff I like on it and it serves as a safe 'feeder' tracker for the other harder to increase ratio sites I am a member of. Even using just Azureus and Vuze, I had no problems maintaining a good ratio on TD due to the high peer/seed ratio's.

At the moment the list of trackers I use is very short as I'm building ratio on a few rather than acquiring a list as long as my arm, half of which I wouldn't use regularly (plus I'm a bit embarrassed to ask for invites I find lol).

I was offered an invite to TL when I got a seedbox by the owner of the seedbox. I used the invite and that was that. An addict was born lol. Within that first day I figured out how to use the seedbox and cross seed so been growing my ratio on TL. I then was given an invite to BitGamer.., and building my ratio on there. Its a great site for old and new games.., mini console or xbox/ps3 (so great for those who've built up a buffer with scratched discs). Ratio of seeds to peer are ok as long as you jump on a game quickly and cross seed as much as possible. My son is game mad and it got to a point the end of last week when he moaned I was getting him too many games lol (you just can't please some people can u lol?). That made me laugh!

I also have been a longstanding member of The Box.bz which stocks UK made programmes. Nowadays I find it a bit limited and the pool of seeders/peers is quite small so I don't use it much.

I'd like to start using IPT, and a good TV torrent site but am kindof taking it slowly. I really don't want to seem like one of those 'collectors' I hear about on here lol. I'd prefer to establish a reputation on here as being a good solid contributor. I'm not trying to seem self serving with that comment.., its just the way some people are lol.