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seoulman1
Joined: 02 Feb 2007
Location: Jamsil
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 Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 11:39 pm Post subject: Foreigners in Korea sharing Torrent files? |
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| Hi had a bit of an idea... Is it possible for forieners in korea to start up an ftp or website where we can share all our torrents? Then we would get superfast downloads! |
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thebum
Joined: 09 Jan 2005
Location: North Korea
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| Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 11:47 pm Post subject: Re: Foreigners in Korea sharing Torrent files? |
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| seoulman1 wrote: |
| Hi had a bit of an idea... Is it possible for forieners in korea to start up an ftp or website where we can share all our torrents? Then we would get superfast downloads! |
yeah, but it requires a bit of knowledge about how to run a tracker. of course i have the knowledge (others on this site also might know how) but it also would require money to pay the server bills. |
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seoulman1
Joined: 02 Feb 2007
Location: Jamsil
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| Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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| wouldnt the bandwidth be distributed evenly among the clients? |
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thebum
Joined: 09 Jan 2005
Location: North Korea
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 12:06 am Post subject: |
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| seoulman1 wrote: |
| wouldnt the bandwidth be distributed evenly among the clients? |
ah but the original sharer of the file has to upload the torrent file to a server (called a tracker). the torrent file contains information about what is being shared and the address of the server. everyone connects to the server (uses a small amount of bandwidth - but if you have lots of users it would use a lot of bandwidth) to find out other people's ip addresses so they can connect to each other and share the file. you have to pay for the torrent tracker. i definitely wouldn't want to host a bittorrent tracker on my own personal computer (too risky) |
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sojourner1
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Where meggi swim and 2 wheeled tractors go sput put chug alugg pug pug
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 1:45 am Post subject: |
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| I use www.mininova.org with Utorrent often to get my TV shows, movies, and music. Works like a charm as long as there are seeds which usually is not a problem. You like Spiderman 3? You like Lost season 3 episodes? No problem. You got it all here. More than enough media. |
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livinginkunsan
Joined: 02 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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There use to be an FTP run by a member of the "other site." No one really used it so it sort of got discontinued. I have all my torrents set to d/l though rss feed, but if anyone is setting up a FTP or such, I will join and make mine available. 
ps. mininova is a joke |
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hanguker
Joined: 16 Mar 2005
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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<lol> how is mininova a joke. I've gotten more stuff from there than from anywhere.
And amazingly you have an opportunity to seed...unlike private trackers. |
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seoulman1
Joined: 02 Feb 2007
Location: Jamsil
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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sure anyone can use mininova...
if you download a file from another client in Korea however you would see huge speed increases. |
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livinginkunsan
Joined: 02 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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| seoulman1 wrote: |
sure anyone can use mininova...
if you download a file from another client in Korea however you would see huge speed increases. |
Not exactly, I get much better speeds off private trackers than you ever would on mininova. I never wait more than 3-5 min for a show. |
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hanguker
Joined: 16 Mar 2005
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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I just got 5 new shows simultaneously from Mininova and it took me 10 min to complete and a 1:1 ratio.
Man! I'd better go beg for invites to a private tracker and spend six days seeding to get up to a 0.5:1 ratio. But then I could get my shows in 5 minutes! 
I've been around and private trackers are only good for 3 things...getting really rare/old stuff, granting a little bit more privacy, and satisfying a need to be part of a club. |
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livinginkunsan
Joined: 02 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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| hanguker wrote: |
| I just got 5 new shows simultaneously from Mininova and it took me 10 min to complete and a 1:1 ratio. |
doubtful, you have proof.. I show you lots of me doing that faster
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Man! I'd better go beg for invites to a private tracker and spend six days seeding to get up to a 0.5:1 ratio. But then I could get my shows in 5 minutes! |
If you have to seed for 6 days, you have a sucky connection. I use RSS feed (another great option on some private torrents).. I get home from work, my shows are waiting.. plus have a ratio of 2+
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I've been around and private trackers are only good for 3 things...getting really rare/old stuff, granting a little bit more privacy, and satisfying a need to be part of a club. |
This is very true.. and on certain sites (like bitmetv) the show can be years old, but still fast. I downloaded the BSG miniseries recently, and it took 2hrs.. That isn't bad for being released 3yrs ago. |
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hanguker
Joined: 16 Mar 2005
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 12:45 am Post subject: |
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Strange that I have a sucky connection and download 5 shows in 10 min. Sorry I didn't take a screeny for you, but its pretty commonplace with 3000 seeders on the public tracker. I regularly get dl speeds of 700+ on popular shows...and my upload speed goes as high as I'll let it. Absolutely no problem with my high-speed.
I have to doubt that YOU have a 2+ share on shows that you've only had a day unless you're using some cheat software. Private trackers are very well known for extremely fast downloads and excruciatingly slow seed-ablilty <is that a word lol>. Check any of their forums...FILLED with complaints. Trust me I've been doing this forever, and I've been on all the "big name" private trackers.
General advice for most peeps in Korea. Forget the private trackers unless you need really old/rare stuff...save the headache. Use PG2 for more privacy than a private will give you.
EDIT: FYI - utorrent will let you subscribe to RSS feeds easily. I used to feed off mini all the time. |
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skconqueror
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 3:41 am Post subject: |
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| hanguker wrote: |
Strange that I have a sucky connection and download 5 shows in 10 min. Sorry I didn't take a screeny for you, but its pretty commonplace with 3000 seeders on the public tracker. I regularly get dl speeds of 700+ on popular shows...and my upload speed goes as high as I'll let it. Absolutely no problem with my high-speed.
I have to doubt that YOU have a 2+ share on shows that you've only had a day unless you're using some cheat software. Private trackers are very well known for extremely fast downloads and excruciatingly slow seed-ablilty <is that a word lol>. Check any of their forums...FILLED with complaints. Trust me I've been doing this forever, and I've been on all the "big name" private trackers.
General advice for most peeps in Korea. Forget the private trackers unless you need really old/rare stuff...save the headache. Use PG2 for more privacy than a private will give you.
EDIT: FYI - utorrent will let you subscribe to RSS feeds easily. I used to feed off mini all the time. |
Sorry, I have to say BS on your public tracker rate. I used to use mininova when I first came to Korea and never came close to that. I too use private trackers and easily download at 3-4 M/B s as soon as the show is released. I also upload close to that as well. That is just not something you get on a public tracker. As for me, I can take a show as soon as it is released on bitmetv and seed it to 5-6 before dinner. |
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hanguker
Joined: 16 Mar 2005
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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I'm telling you it's fast!!! It's all from Mininova. Check the image:
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Thunndarr
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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Yep, definitely can't get 3 megabytes per sec on a public tracker. Can't do it. Impossible. Total BS.
As for a common speed? I generally *at least* this speed on a well-seeded torrent.
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