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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 11:36 PM
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Default can someone explain/show me how to use torrents?

ive tried before to use/download torrents but i aint got a fookin clue, they never seem to work.
I just stick to limewire but a few people seem to be using torrents.

thanks for any help
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 11:39 PM
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www.bittornado.com
download and install the client
go to a torrent site
click on torrent and choose a location to save file to

job done
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 11:47 PM
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u need any sites pm me i have found some crackers recently
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 11:48 PM
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u need any sites pm me i have found some crackers recently
Share the wealth
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Cam
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u need any sites pm me i have found some crackers recently
Share the wealth
wasnt talking to you
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Cam
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u need any sites pm me i have found some crackers recently
Share the wealth


























ok il pm you after halloween 4
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 11:51 PM
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u need any sites pm me i have found some crackers recently
Share the wealth
wasnt talking to you
Fooking charming
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 11:52 PM
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downloaded and installed, went on a torrent site and clicked on a torrent i wanted, saved to disk. then went to open it with bittornado but it says...

couldnt listnen - unable to forward port via UPnP



oh yea cheers
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 11:54 PM
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have you got a 1000000000000000 meg connection then?
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by c.h.r.i.s
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downloaded and installed, went on a torrent site and clicked on a torrent i wanted, saved to disk. then went to open it with bittornado but it says...

couldnt listnen - unable to forward port via UPnP



oh yea cheers
Try rebooting your computer and also if you have a firewall you will need to configure it to allow btdownloadgui access.
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 12:05 AM
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rebooted and changed firewall settings but still no...

btw when i click save to disk it just does it instantly, as if there was nothing downloaded but it is still where i saved it to. doesnt seem right to me
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well im off now, ill try and sort it tomorow. thanks
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by c.h.r.i.s
rebooted and changed firewall settings but still no...

btw when i click save to disk it just does it instantly, as if there was nothing downloaded but it is still where i saved it to. doesnt seem right to me
You open the file you downloaded to start the torrent (usually 10kb to 120kb in size)
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 12:07 AM
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With bittorrent I just select 'Open' nad it runs straight away
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 12:14 AM
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downloaded bittorrent and its working. nice one
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 12:19 AM
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Aduz - if you fancy pming me these quality sites it would be much appreciated too m8

Just watching H4 myself , im sure the Halloween films get worse every time you watch them



Hopefully Snakes on a Plane will be available tomorrow, should be the funniest movie in years
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Originally Posted by Adam Ash
Aduz - if you fancy pming me these quality sites it would be much appreciated too m8

Just watching H4 myself , im sure the Halloween films get worse every time you watch them



Hopefully Snakes on a Plane will be available tomorrow, should be the funniest movie in years
adam u play x box games dont yer?..or am i completely wrong

if you do got a site you'll love

but ill send u what i found after michaels killing spree
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 12:31 AM
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I sold my chipped black box earlier this year mate with nigh on 200 games for an absoloute bargain price ..... So wished i didnt now


Got my 360 atm but am getting bored shitless with it

Give us the link anyway mate, i may get another and get all the games i sold my mate copied again

WHOOOOOOO, the killing has begun
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Originally Posted by Adam Ash
I sold my chipped black box earlier this year mate with nigh on 200 games for an absoloute bargain price ..... So wished i didnt now


Got my 360 atm but am getting bored shitless with it

Give us the link anyway mate, i may get another and get all the games i sold my mate copied again

WHOOOOOOO, the killing has begun
buy another chipped one

michael is getting warmed up now
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u have pm dude
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 01:15 AM
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 01:22 PM
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What kind of speeds do people get using bittorrent.. I can only manage 21KB/s at the moment.. Have a 10Mb connect to the internet too..
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 01:37 PM
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The first ever torrent client i used was utorrent and im still using it now, its brilliant

Oh yeah and i found a nice site, which ive got shed loads of stuff from
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by AndyBlackFRST
What kind of speeds do people get using bittorrent.. I can only manage 21KB/s at the moment.. Have a 10Mb connect to the internet too..
have u been capped?
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Originally Posted by aduz
Originally Posted by AndyBlackFRST
What kind of speeds do people get using bittorrent.. I can only manage 21KB/s at the moment.. Have a 10Mb connect to the internet too..
have u been capped?
Ive seen more than that on utorrent and im on 1meg line
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Originally Posted by AndyBlackFRST
What kind of speeds do people get using bittorrent.. I can only manage 21KB/s at the moment.. Have a 10Mb connect to the internet too..
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Originally Posted by Cam
www.bittornado.com
download and install the client
go to a torrent site
click on torrent and choose a location to save file to

job done
Which one do i d/l?

Im lost with this.....
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cam nice one mate

What client was it? bittorrent im guessing?
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Originally Posted by GTi_iTG
cam nice one mate

What client was it? bittorrent im guessing?
shadow experimental from www.bittornado.com
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www.bittornado.com
download and install the client
go to a torrent site
click on torrent and choose a location to save file to

job done
Which one do i d/l?

Im lost with this.....
mate download uttorrent instead its better
http://www.filehippo.com/download_utorrent/
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Originally Posted by JoeE30
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www.bittornado.com
download and install the client
go to a torrent site
click on torrent and choose a location to save file to

job done
Which one do i d/l?

Im lost with this.....
http://download.bittornado.com/downl...w32install.exe
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The reason i say its better is because everyones told me anything else uses alot of system resources
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by GTi_iTG
The reason i say its better is because everyones told me anything else uses alot of system resources
I had utorrent but prefer shadow experimental as it seems faster on my system. An 800mb file in 18mins will do me.
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Ok cam going with your one, GTI

Na thanks tho

Right it is d/l now....

Once it has what then?
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Right it d/l, i opened on desktop and installed....

Now what?
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Originally Posted by JoeE30
Right it d/l, i opened on desktop and installed....

Now what?
YHPM
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we need a torrent sticky thread
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by aduz
we need a torrent sticky thread
*erhem* I didn't realise how long H4 was
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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oh shit yeah

ill just copy and paste the one i sent adam
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done cam
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