why?? he's absolutely right there...I've never had a virused file since getting rs, AND even the registered torrent sites from priv trackers are complete arse..in comparison.
Actually you are mistaken. Maybe it depends on the 'language scenes', but for Germans my statement is definitely true.
Security: Rapidshare definitely doesn't log any ips or something similar. Furthermore why should the company be interested in to fuck up their own customers?! There is no single known case about a rapidshare user, who got troubles with the law.
On the contrary of torrent user. There are tons of seeds in the torrent networks, which were done by the police directly or by organisations paid by the industry to log the data of the leecher. I even have a friend, who earned a complaint for downloading a very old rpg game torrent and it was even a private tracker.
Private trackers are not that dangerous, but far away from being safe.
Just google a bit around, if you don't believe me.
Speed: I don't think we need to discuss about this point.
offer: I have used torrents very, very acutely in past. I had often problems to find rare things and when I found them, I got shit speed, it was a fake or contained a virus. There was no single file, which I didn't find uploaded on rapidshare. There was a board in German called gulli. It has approximately 1 Mio members and there was simply nothing, which wasn't supplied there. In addition, there are rapidshare search engines, ddl search engines and many many many other sites and boards.
There are statistics, which clearly show that there are much more ddl offers than torrents.
costs: Rapidshare was the pure paradise, before they changed their system. There are programs like RSD, MSD or Cryptload, which automatically reconnected and entered the captchas for you. Furthermore, all downloads, which are parted have 1 container file. You just click it and all parts will be added automatically. Fast, simple and easy.
Of course it's shit you need to pay for it nowadays. I paid 20 Euro for 7 months. Checking what I get in exchange, there is only one conclusion. It's definitely worth.
I'm really, really surprised seeing so many people here cheering for torrents. Actually, it's quite known and everyone who has knowledge about it will recommend you ddls.
Most of your points are flawed because you're not comparing like with like. What you're saying is akin to me saying that England is shit simply because Newcastle is shit. Perhaps you've been a member of too many Demonoid-esque sites, but it's pretty ignorant to assume that all torrent trackers must be inferior to RapidShare as a result of your limited experiences. I'm a member of several good private trackers (at which membership cost me nothing) and neither speed, offer or security are issues.
If you're content with downloading a movie in several parts via HTTP then knock yourself out, but cut out the sweeping generalisations. If you insist on paying for something then I'd advise Usenet.
As were you? Notice the word 'good' in my sentence!
I'm not making a sweeping generalisation, I'm defending torrents after you naively claimed that they're inferior to RapidShare as a result of your evidently limited experiences with them. I happen have access to a premium RapidShare account and while it's pretty decent, I much prefer using Usenet and torrents.
RapidShare has only been around for 2 years, what do you think we all did before that? It's not the second coming of Christ, I don't know why so many warez newbies treat it as such.
I have started using filesharing in the beginning of 1999 with napster, used torrents (private tracker), newsgroups since it appeared etc...so no need to act as I would be a 'warez newbie'. Furthermore I never said torrents are shit at general. But saying "torrents > rapidshare" is simply wrong.
In addition, I still doubt you have experienced something like Gulli, since it's just not possible to have a faster, safer and bigger service. It seems as the development in the "English scene" was much different.
Then you have the wrong sources. In addition, only popular torrents are reaching the speed of rapidshare. Anything which is rare or old has mostly shit speed.
So you meant just the speed? I thought you meant it by the technical side. Still rapidshare is supporting much more than your 16 mbit. And I prefer to have this speed for every file. :P
Well, you have different experiences. But what I stated are facts. I doubt strictly you ever used rs' full potencial and sources. I download with 7 MB/s in my university.
I was talking mainly about the general torrent network and the possibility. Of course you have very rarely fakes and viruses on private trackers.
Speed: rapidshare >>>> torrents
offer: rapidshare >> torrents
costs: rapidshare < torrents but it's definitely worth to pay it
Security: Rapidshare definitely doesn't log any ips or something similar. Furthermore why should the company be interested in to fuck up their own customers?! There is no single known case about a rapidshare user, who got troubles with the law.
On the contrary of torrent user. There are tons of seeds in the torrent networks, which were done by the police directly or by organisations paid by the industry to log the data of the leecher. I even have a friend, who earned a complaint for downloading a very old rpg game torrent and it was even a private tracker.
Private trackers are not that dangerous, but far away from being safe.
Just google a bit around, if you don't believe me.
Speed: I don't think we need to discuss about this point.
offer: I have used torrents very, very acutely in past. I had often problems to find rare things and when I found them, I got shit speed, it was a fake or contained a virus. There was no single file, which I didn't find uploaded on rapidshare. There was a board in German called gulli. It has approximately 1 Mio members and there was simply nothing, which wasn't supplied there. In addition, there are rapidshare search engines, ddl search engines and many many many other sites and boards.
There are statistics, which clearly show that there are much more ddl offers than torrents.
costs: Rapidshare was the pure paradise, before they changed their system. There are programs like RSD, MSD or Cryptload, which automatically reconnected and entered the captchas for you. Furthermore, all downloads, which are parted have 1 container file. You just click it and all parts will be added automatically. Fast, simple and easy.
Of course it's shit you need to pay for it nowadays. I paid 20 Euro for 7 months. Checking what I get in exchange, there is only one conclusion. It's definitely worth.
I'm really, really surprised seeing so many people here cheering for torrents. Actually, it's quite known and everyone who has knowledge about it will recommend you ddls.
If you're content with downloading a movie in several parts via HTTP then knock yourself out, but cut out the sweeping generalisations. If you insist on paying for something then I'd advise Usenet.
As I was...
Actually that is what you are doing...I hardly doubt u ever experienced the full capacity of rapidshare and it's possiblities.
I'm not making a sweeping generalisation, I'm defending torrents after you naively claimed that they're inferior to RapidShare as a result of your evidently limited experiences with them. I happen have access to a premium RapidShare account and while it's pretty decent, I much prefer using Usenet and torrents.
RapidShare has only been around for 2 years, what do you think we all did before that? It's not the second coming of Christ, I don't know why so many warez newbies treat it as such.
In addition, I still doubt you have experienced something like Gulli, since it's just not possible to have a faster, safer and bigger service. It seems as the development in the "English scene" was much different.
private trackers normally give u full speed, though its same at rs i assume.
offer. (if u mean amount of files to be found)
torrents > RS
costs.
Torrents >>>>>>>>>>>> RS
Security.
I'll give that to RS, eventhough there's no big risk in torrents certainly if you use external program for hiding.
Bullshit.
Then you have the wrong sources. In addition, only popular torrents are reaching the speed of rapidshare. Anything which is rare or old has mostly shit speed.
True, but it's worth.
I do agree with getting very rare material, that isnt uploaded at private, but only public torrent sites does give bad speeds.
So you meant just the speed? I thought you meant it by the technical side. Still rapidshare is supporting much more than your 16 mbit. And I prefer to have this speed for every file. :P
thx though ;)
u need to do fitness and eat much protein.
can any1 share with me for 1 day ? :<
I was talking mainly about the general torrent network and the possibility. Of course you have very rarely fakes and viruses on private trackers.