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Post by Rossell on Jul 6, 2008 14:16:06 GMT
I've downloded Bittorrent and am downloading a free-trial of COD4 but its taken an hour to do 0.8%of the download! It took me 5 minutes to download FM2008 patch!!!
Anyone know why it takes so long??
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Post by DansViews on Jul 6, 2008 14:17:34 GMT
You can buy my copy of Cod4 from me mate.. i dont play it anymore
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Post by Miniman on Jul 6, 2008 14:19:42 GMT
For PC probably right Rossell??
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Post by DansViews on Jul 6, 2008 14:23:50 GMT
Oh yeah, thats what mine is anyway, PC copy, original with serial key.
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Post by Rossell on Jul 6, 2008 14:25:35 GMT
Nevermind BEB..it's picking up now!!!15% in 2 minutes....
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Post by scfcmatt on Jul 6, 2008 14:27:02 GMT
Rossell you can get fined with doing that mate, i know a lad who got fined about £155 for downloading Colin McRae Dirt
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Post by Rossell on Jul 6, 2008 14:34:07 GMT
Its a licsenced demo though i think....
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Post by Miniman on Jul 6, 2008 14:38:24 GMT
watch yourself though....
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Post by scfcmatt on Jul 6, 2008 14:40:04 GMT
And if you get done just remember it was your cat
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Post by Miniman on Jul 6, 2008 14:41:21 GMT
Nope it wasn't...it was your cat... ;D
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Post by griffoisalegend on Jul 6, 2008 14:46:56 GMT
Rossell you can get fined with doing that mate, i know a lad who got fined about £155 for downloading Colin McRae Dirt Bollocks, i know about 20 people who do this and they've never been caught
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on Jul 6, 2008 14:47:30 GMT
I've downloded Bittorrent and am downloading a free-trial of COD4 but its taken an hour to do 0.8%of the download! It took me 5 minutes to download FM2008 patch!!! Anyone know why it takes so long?? Because you are new to Bit Torrent it always takes for ever on the first few downloads, this is because it's peer to peer (p2p) software and you are downloading for the first time and not offering anything to upload at the moment. After a few downloads, you have your own "library" so to speak, allowing others to download from you and it will speed up for you then. It took 2 days on and off for me to download a 90 minute concert, the first time I used it. The only other thing I would say is to make sure your anti spam/spyware is bang up to date, as p2p is notorious for viruses, trojan horses, worms...et. etc. Hope this helps.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2008 14:58:51 GMT
You need to make sure that the TCP port you sepcify in the bittorrent client is "open" on your firewall otherwise you will get restricted connections - also need to use a good website for the torrents. I use azureus for my client and www.filelist.org for my torrents
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Post by Rossell on Jul 6, 2008 15:00:05 GMT
Thanks huddy...have some chicken Korma....
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on Jul 6, 2008 15:10:34 GMT
Thanks huddy...have some chicken Korma.... You're most welcome rossell ;D
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Post by scfcmatt on Jul 6, 2008 15:31:14 GMT
Rossell you can get fined with doing that mate, i know a lad who got fined about £155 for downloading Colin McRae Dirt Bollocks, i know about 20 people who do this and they've never been caught I've downloaded loads of music and albums before and never heard a thing but i take it it's just the luck of the draw and he was the unlucky one
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Post by Rossell on Jul 6, 2008 16:58:59 GMT
I actually do know someone who found a website that allows you to download absolutley anything you want and he downloaded some stuff from a personal computer and he ended up getting caught as he donwloaded with his actual IP and he got £250 fine...Nevermind though cos it says BitTorrent is legal! ;D
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Post by scfcmatt on Jul 6, 2008 17:00:09 GMT
There you go then! How far has the download gone?
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Post by Cupid Stunt on Jul 6, 2008 17:11:12 GMT
I've downloded Bittorrent and am downloading a free-trial of COD4 but its taken an hour to do 0.8%of the download! It took me 5 minutes to download FM2008 patch!!! Anyone know why it takes so long?? Thief
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Post by Rossell on Jul 6, 2008 17:14:39 GMT
It's now on 25.3% and has upload speed of 9 kb/s but keeps dropping down 3 kb/s probably cos im with TalkTalk! They're crap!!
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Post by vincentperiwinkle on Jul 6, 2008 17:43:47 GMT
depends also on what time ur downloadin, if u have amonster file leave it running all night speeds up loads, or early morn is good time to do it
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Post by vincentperiwinkle on Jul 6, 2008 17:44:58 GMT
also forgot to mention you depending on what else you doing you can set your bandwidth allocation higher which makes it go faster wudnt recommend though if your surfing the internet as it makes everything else slower.
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