Thread: I have few questions about seedboxes?

first, i would like to let all of you know that i am really not even close to being an expert about seedboxes. i just recently found out about them and i have heard that most of them are really great and have amazing speeds. since my home upload speed isn't that great i am considering getting a seedbox, but before i do i need to learn as much as i can about them. money would also be somewhat a problem because i do not have all that much of it to spend. here are some questions that i need some help with.

what is the best seedbox(es) comparing to lower price?

where buying a seedbox do i have to give them my "adress" and "name" because that is way too much information to give someone in my opinion?

can you buy a seedbox with a gift credit card? i recently got a gift credit card and i would like to spend it on a seedbox. is that possible?



are there any seedboxes that offer you a few days free trial before you buy from them?

EDIT: what country is the best to get a seedbox in? are your speeds affected if i live in us and i get a server in europe?


those are few of the questions that i have, but i may have more in the future. and if you feel like i should know something about seedboxes that i didn't ask about please free to tell me. i am willing to listen to all the suggestions and comments.

thank you

Hi,

To start off with I would look into Xirvik's semi-dedicated servers, you get decent disk space, and unlimited active torrents and unlimited traffic. Since your just starting out you don't want the responsibility of setting up and managing your own system. I believe there are slightly cheaper options out there, but you get faster responses if any issues pop up with Xirvik.

You do not have to give them your name and address.

You can use gift credit cards, Payments are usually processed through Paypal or something similar. You have to select 'Buy 1 month' or 'Buy 3 month' and remember to renew manually, since there would be no account tied to the CC for subscriptions, but it protects all your information....by not providing any of it.

Not sure about the free-trial scenario. I have seen some seed box providers do giveaways here on T-I as an advertising or try before you buy system. Can't hurt to ask. A lot of the established players have a 24-48 hour money back guarantee if your not satisfied.

The country that the seed box is in can affect the speeds you can download and upload to your seed box from your home connection. The routing between your country and the destination country impacts your speeds. A lot of US people seem to have some performance issues to France based OVH boxes. I think they just multi-thread their downloads to get around it. But I'm not in the US so I can't comment on that with any authority. My downloads from France based seed boxes max out my home connection, not that its the fastest link to begin with. Xirvik also offers semi-dedicated servers in Germany. And dedicated servers in the US. All depends on how much you want to spend.

Edit: just noticed he has semi-dedicated's in the US as well. Note that some trackers ban US based seed boxes. Be sure that all your trackers would accept them if you head down that path.

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Originally Posted by qaw

Hi,

To start off with I would look into Xirvik's semi-dedicated servers, you get decent disk space, and unlimited active torrents and unlimited traffic. Since your just starting out you don't want the responsibility of setting up and managing your own system. I believe there are slightly cheaper options out there, but you get faster responses if any issues pop up with Xirvik.

You do not have to give them your name and address.

You can use gift credit cards, Payments are usually processed through Paypal or something similar. You have to select 'Buy 1 month' or 'Buy 3 month' and remember to renew manually, since there would be no account tied to the CC for subscriptions, but it protects all your information....by not providing any of it.

Not sure about the free-trial scenario. I have seen some seed box providers do giveaways here on T-I as an advertising or try before you buy system. Can't hurt to ask. A lot of the established players have a 24-48 hour money back guarantee if your not satisfied.

The country that the seed box is in can affect the speeds you can download and upload to your seed box from your home connection. The routing between your country and the destination country impacts your speeds. A lot of US people seem to have some performance issues to France based OVH boxes. I think they just multi-thread their downloads to get around it. But I'm not in the US so I can't comment on that with any authority. My downloads from France based seed boxes max out my home connection, not that its the fastest link to begin with. Xirvik also offers semi-dedicated servers in Germany. And dedicated servers in the US. All depends on how much you want to spend.

Edit: just noticed he has semi-dedicated's in the US as well. Note that some trackers ban US based seed boxes. Be sure that all your trackers would accept them if you head down that path.

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first, i would like to say big thank you for replying in so much detail, but i still have a few questions.

as for not giving them my name/address i did an example without typing in credit card number (that may have been the problem) and they mark those name and address fields red and say that i must fill them out in order to proceed. this is what i am talking about:
http://i45.tinypic.com/2lsznnp.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/11jbu6u.jpg

i didn't quite understand gift credit cards being processed through paypal. does that mean that i have to make a paypal account with a gift card? i heard that it is difficult to do with a gift card. is CC a credit card? just making sure.

as for the location of a server i can only pick between France and Germany because my gift card is $25 and that is the only semi seedbox that is just the right price. since i live in US which one of these two countries would work the best for me? judging from your post about France i would assume Germany? correct me if i am wrong please.

if everything gets sorted out i would most likely get this xirvik $25 plan.

i will wait for your reply or anyone else that is willing to help. thank you very much.

EDIT: would a person who gave me a gift credit card know that i am buying a seedbox if i do so?

Hi,

You still have to enter something into the field. It just isn't used for verification any way. Gift CC's just return a positive for any checks run so you can input any details you want.

CC = credit card, yes.

You do not have to make a Paypal account for a gift card. That page you have the screenshot on is correct. The left hand side is no account, with the login to your account on the right if you prefer that. Just enter all the details on the left and it will process the account with no Paypal account. (After it has made the transaction it asks if you want to set up and account using this credit card number, just don't :))

The person that gave you the gift card has no way of viewing what it was used for.

If you want a speed test of France vs Germany let me know and I will provide you a URL as a test for each. I'm not sure what percentage of seedboxes are in Germany. I wonder if the slow down occurs in France due to OVH's uplinks becoming saturated rather then international routing. If Germany has a much smaller seed box population, maybe the links aren't subjected to this. Both countries max out my link, but as I said, its a slow home link.

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im also new, but the guys above look like they got all of it coverd, i had to read up alot, but the guys on here are very help full and will guide you right.
i see you ask about trials,

trial link:
https://www.seedunlimited.com/trialsignup.php

i fell they are good, i did a review. in the review section.
take a look, its also cheap tbh.

Originally Posted by qaw

Hi,

You still have to enter something into the field. It just isn't used for verification any way. Gift CC's just return a positive for any checks run so you can input any details you want.

CC = credit card, yes.

You do not have to make a Paypal account for a gift card. That page you have the screenshot on is correct. The left hand side is no account, with the login to your account on the right if you prefer that. Just enter all the details on the left and it will process the account with no Paypal account. (After it has made the transaction it asks if you want to set up and account using this credit card number, just don't :))

The person that gave you the gift card has no way of viewing what it was used for.

If you want a speed test of France vs Germany let me know and I will provide you a URL as a test for each. I'm not sure what percentage of seedboxes are in Germany. I wonder if the slow down occurs in France due to OVH's uplinks becoming saturated rather then international routing. If Germany has a much smaller seed box population, maybe the links aren't subjected to this. Both countries max out my link, but as I said, its a slow home link.

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i would love to have the links to test the speed to France and Germany. and i think this is the last question. it is about the phone number field and what happens if i just put some random number in? lets say i just guess some random number and put it in would a person with the phone number get my account information or even get a call? did anyone ever get a call from their seedbox provider? i don't want some random person getting a call from my seedbox and telling them my details and also bothering them.

Originally Posted by stevenb1989

im also new, but the guys above look like they got all of it coverd, i had to read up alot, but the guys on here are very help full and will guide you right.
i see you ask about trials,

trial link:
https://www.seedunlimited.com/trialsignup.php

i fell they are good, i did a review. in the review section.
take a look, its also cheap tbh.

i will give your trial a go and see how that works out for me. will try and sign up in a few hours. will let you know how it works out and if i liked it.

Phone number: 555 1234

Thats not real, right?

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Originally Posted by qaw

Phone number: 555 1234

Thats not real, right?

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i know that number is not real, but would they know it is not real since they were the one who put that number over there to use as an example? in case if i put my number in there or any other number would they call me or not? did anyone get a call from their seedbox?

just remmber on most trials, they over loads with users & the connection maby slow.
but im on full memmbership now and it goes very very fast, the features and very easy to see and use, give you all the details,
but you will see in trial.

im happy with the service i get :)