Thread: TheBox (BOX) Review

Tracker Name - TheBox

Tracker's URL - TheBox :: Login

Signup URL : TheBox :: Signup

Tracker Type : TV

Tracker Birthday : 3rd May, 2011

This is a TV tracker focusing on everything and anything on UK. U name it…u will find anything from Uk here first…be that be news, soaps or even sports. Regular sign-ups are opened quite frequently and loads of invites are given to its member as they surpass each class/month. So it is fair to say that joining this tracker is not that difficult(Currently sign-up is open). Being an Asian myself i have always preferred US shows then Uk…but that never deterred me from loving this tracker any less then BTN or Tl. The Cappers and Uploaders are very dedicated….pretimes of Uk show are really fast. U will find very rare awesome classic series which u wouldn’t find anywhere else. The community is great…forums are pretty much always active and vibrant. Staffs are of great help. Undoubtedly one of my most favourite tracker.

Homepage



Mission Statement



Stats



Open Sign-up limit



Browsing...sorted from highest seed



If u are an EPL fan...this is a great tracker to be a part of.

Number of torrents




Search Panel



Finding or sorting a file is very easy.

Forum







As i said earlier...the forums are really active...u can just see by the number of posts or last post time.

Requests



More often then not...most of the requests are being fulfilled

Donation



Radio



To be honest...didnt listen to it much...but still heard from other that it is pretty descent.

Contacting Staff



Very fast response to any help required. Informed them by a letter of my seedbox...got a reply from them in 5mins.



Rules



Uploading rule should be carefully followed



It is fairly easy to maintain a good ratio In the Box even though there is no bonus points. Plenty of free leeches and neutral could be found in here




Ratio Warning




Userclass and Promotion




Invitation





Speeds are not that great when u compare to other high level trackers where there is only 1-2 seeds. Popular torrents such as Coronation street or DR.Who...often maxes out my seedbox dl/ul speed.

For me...this is a must have tracker for everyone not just for UK people.

My Ratings :

Content : 9/10(Judging on UK torrents)

Speed : 7.5/10

Community : 9.5/10

good review, I would like to add that they also have a forum for discussing other trackers and allow members to offer invites to other trackers, usually given to users who have a +ve ratio and have been an active member for a decent period of time. As far as I can tell this is the first time I have seen anything like this, usually trackers strickly forbid any mention of any other trackers name in a posting. I guess they are so well established with such rich and diverse UK content that they don't have much competition.

They do have some unique content which is mainly the work of "hannibal". I assume most of you have seen this non-scene tag here and there.

The site itself has a pretty classic design and is easy on the eyes.

Since they don't release much scene stuff, the release times are not really plan-able. Some things will get released a week later or not a all, it's always a gamble.

They're not a big fan of power-users and seedboxes. Using autodl-irssi is almost frowned upon as well as frequently using free(-leech) torrents to boost your ratio.
Building a decent ratio/buffer is quite a bit of work because you have to scout very carefully which torrents will get you more than a 1+ ratio.

The community in the IRC channels is 95% spam, don't expect anyone there reading anything but their own posts.

Speed can vary quite a bit depending on the uploader, from cap 10MB/s to 15kB/s I've had it all.

Unless you really need some of the UK shows that the Scene is not covering I wouldn't really recommend this site but they do have some rare uk tv stuff that you're not getting anywhere else.

Yeah, I agree with Manu -- it's an essential tracker if you're a hardcore UKTV addict (especially classic stuff), but as karmaisabitch said, if you're looking for more diversified TV content and aren't too hung up on British telly there are plenty of better trackers. Personally, I'm a huge fan and have been able to explore lots of classic content from the 60's through the 80's that I never knew existed (always a thrill)!

Thank you so much for the review, this was very helpful!