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What are you doing for torrents, then?

Started by Custard, May 02, 2017, 11:49:15 AM

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Custard

Can anyone recommend any decent torrent software and/or sites?

I've been hitting a brick wall recently, as I have BT internet and they're being cunts and blocking a lot of sites. I only really use torrents these days for telly shows we can't find over here, honest guv!

I mainly use Vuze and Torrent Search Engine (good name, eh!) to download torrents on my phone these days, and that works well, but it'd be easier to use a decent desktop client, as it cuts out the faffing about of moving the files afterwards. First world problems

I liked BitLord, as you could search for stuff as well as use it as a client for downloading, but somehow they've fucked it up in the latest update and it now runs slow as arses. Has even made my laptop freeze a few times, the swine

#StateOfTheTorrentsThread

checkoutgirl

I use a site called idope and it works quite well. No real problems, decent selection. No ads. I'd recommend it for casual use.

Small Man Big Horse

I use https://rarbg.unblocked.tw/index8.php, the original Rarbg was blocked by my provider but this seems to work fine.

asids

I second RARBG, it's good for TV shows and movies. There's a site with RARBG mirrors if SMBH's link ever gets blocked: https://proxyportal.org/rarbg


Obel

To circumvent the ISP just download the Opera browser and enable the inbuilt VPN. Should get you to any of the sites that your ISP block.

Custard

Cheers all. Will check those sites out!

NoSleep

Is zooqle blocked? Last time I tried around my mate's place (who has BTInternet) zooqle worked fine.

Penfold

Zoogle for me too. The TV calendar is handy.

studpuppet

pirateproxy.cc works on BT too, with loads of pop-ups.[nb]So I'm told.[/nb]

Repeater


Sebastian Cobb

qbittorrent is basically like utorrent before it got all bloaty and shit.

I just use the tbp main site through my vpn usually. If you don't have a vpn (which if you're torrenting you probably should have) then you can access it easily enough by using the browser plugin zenmate.

Small Man Big Horse

Quote from: Sebastian Cobb on May 03, 2017, 01:57:48 PM
qbittorrent is basically like utorrent before it got all bloaty and shit.

I just use the tbp main site through my vpn usually. If you don't have a vpn (which if you're torrenting you probably should have) then you can access it easily enough by using the browser plugin zenmate.

Are you sure about how safe zenmate is? I was reading the comments on this review of it: http://www.techradar.com/reviews/zenmate - which suggest they're not that great when it comes to P2P and the site's editor said this in one reply:

"ZenMate does not permit P2P, so when it receives a DMCA notice (or equivalent) it is probably passing your real IP onto copyright holders, who inform your ISP."

momatt

Quote from: Shameless Custard on May 02, 2017, 11:49:15 AM
I have BT internet and they're being cunts and blocking a lot of sites.

VPNs are good for getting around this.

I use Cyber Ghost which seems to work well and is free.  Good if you don't want to use another browser.

Then I just use the same sites I've always used.  Kickass Torrents and RapidMoviez.
The latter is pretty good as you can download direct, so no seeding.  It's also got everything I want.

Junglist

If you're going public then http://proxybunker.online/ is solid. You'll still get shitty pop-ups but whatyagonnado

olliebean

There's a setting in Firefox's about:config page (I forget what it was called but I found it by googling something like Firefox pop-up blocker not working) that lets you block the popups that are triggered by mouse clicks (the default setting only blocks ones that pop up without any user interaction). Very useful for these sorts of site. (You can re-enable it on a site by site basis for any sites that you want popups to work on.)

Custard

Knew you CaB'ers would come through and be a massive help. Thanks you all very!

Sebastian Cobb

Quote from: Small Man Big Horse on May 03, 2017, 08:25:04 PM
Are you sure about how safe zenmate is? I was reading the comments on this review of it: http://www.techradar.com/reviews/zenmate - which suggest they're not that great when it comes to P2P and the site's editor said this in one reply:

"ZenMate does not permit P2P, so when it receives a DMCA notice (or equivalent) it is probably passing your real IP onto copyright holders, who inform your ISP."

I wasn't suggesting using it to conceal your IP. No, I wouldn't use it for that, just to get around ISP-level blocks for sites like the pirate bay.