Thread: DDL/Usenet vs. Torrents ?

I use "warez" (rapidshare etc) only if I need something urgently,otherwise I use p2p like torrent,emule for both ethical (give back and spread what I've downloaded) and technical reasons (the files on p2p networks will last longer).

There was a time when I used "warez" but that was a long time ago. Back when I didn't even know private trackers existed. My primary method of download is through torrents but if I have to I will visit forums. I generally visit DDL communities for Apps since it seems more convenient. It might just be a habit but there seems to be more options in these forums.

I tried Warez but I hate it. I only use sometimes to down load books. The time limit between downloads sucks. It would take me forever to download a software or something big like that, because they split the program into pieces. So the wait between downloads sites like Rapidshare gives to non premium users can be a pain. With torrents you don't have that.

I use ftpboards and torrents... I like torrents cause I get max download speed there.. i use ftp's cause of the nice big dumps there, and the faster pretimes..

warez is good for old and rare stuff where seeds are hard to find but i preferred torrents as i get corrupt files many time whilt usinf ftp and we need to have premium accounts for that and in torrents everything is free (almost) !

Originally Posted by The_Terminator

warez is good for old and rare stuff where seeds are hard to find but i preferred torrents as i get corrupt files many time whilt usinf ftp and we need to have premium accounts for that and in torrents everything is free (almost) !

To avoid corruption when splitting files for usenet they add .par files,to help recovery lost blocks..but the recovery often fail.

Torrents for sure, you can find anything since you have the right tracker
For example i have manicomio-share which is a brazilian tracker. Its the best site to get local stuff, from TV Shows to eBooks.

I am not a fan of warez, rapidshare or anything like that. My reason is simple. I just don't want to make my life as a downloader harder. Warez, rapidshare and the like usually presents the need to get a specialized download manager in order to download stuff.

Torrents are much simpler and easier to use but it gives you the responsibility of sharing back. Still, with the amount of stuff that you can obtain with torrents, it's all worth it.

I use magesy for a lot of audio software, which I used to use torrents for. With premium sharing accounts from a couple of places I find I'm getting way better speeds especially for things like 40GB string sample libaries.