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StriderZ
02-18-2007, 06:36 AM
If one wants the fastest tv releases at the greatest download AND upload(for maintaining ratio) speeds, which is better?
r4cc00n
02-18-2007, 06:38 AM
If one wants the fastest tv releases at the greatest download AND upload(for maintaining ratio) speeds, which is better?

BitMeTV

But really, who cares which tracker is faster?
erax
02-18-2007, 06:38 AM
sct have a good boxsets for tv
ftn better for pretime
Backslash
02-18-2007, 06:40 AM
keeping a ratio is much much easier at ftn
Submission
02-18-2007, 06:46 AM
ftn has better pretimes
keep your ratio a ton easier at ftn

One of the reasons i traded my sct is you gotta literally sit on your computer all day and compete with ultra nerds with their BT seedbox.
StriderZ
02-18-2007, 06:46 AM
@ r4cc00n, I care because I'm a speed demon :devil: and also I don't want to risk losing accounts due to difficulty in seeding because of low speeds. I assume fast speeds means faster uploads too of course... Thanks for the reponses guys! :D
r4cc00n
02-18-2007, 06:48 AM
One of the reasons i traded my sct is you gotta literally sit on your computer all day and compete with ultra nerds with their BT seedbox.

Plus the majority of the members of staff there act like children or elitists most of the time.
Backslash
02-18-2007, 06:48 AM
One of the reasons i traded my sct is you gotta literally sit on your computer all day and compete with ultra nerds with their BT seedbox.

Plus the majority of the members of staff there act like children or elitists most of the time.
yep. when my account was disabled, i didnt really care
walczanin
02-18-2007, 10:24 AM
keeping a ratio is much much easier at ftn

yep, a lot of freebies,,,,,,,,
and its just my opinion, since they implemented freebies, site is going down,,........
SpeedEr
02-18-2007, 11:05 AM
Ftn 4.5 Sct 5

sorry double
r0uJe
02-18-2007, 01:10 PM
Ft.N for pretimes and ScT for speed. sure, you'll see a rls pop up on Ft.N first but you'll definitely finish downloading it faster on ScT.
marksman
02-18-2007, 01:38 PM
Ft.N for pretimes and ScT for speed. sure, you'll see a rls pop up on Ft.N first but you'll definitely finish downloading it faster on ScT.

but then u'll be able 2 seedback in FTN way faster than SCT!

i guess
Ratzy Rox
02-18-2007, 03:21 PM
Ft.N for pretimes and ScT for speed. sure, you'll see a rls pop up on Ft.N first but you'll definitely finish downloading it faster on ScT.

This really depends on your connection; mine maxes out on ftn (on 6mbit) so id get stuff faster from ftn.
Sentient
02-18-2007, 04:44 PM
Yes, it completely depends on your connection. I usually max out at 6 or 8mbit on ftn, even on popular stuff, but at ScT, I always hit 15mbit, no matter when I join the torrent. It is a lot tougher to seed at sct, most of my upload comes from seeding packs and it gets a real boost during free leech. And I can usually get at least a 1:1 ratio on new stuff.
SinWithin
02-18-2007, 04:49 PM
SCT is the fastest becouse most of the peopel there have 100Mbit connection..
after 10 minutes a new torrent gets 10+ seeders.
Submission
02-18-2007, 07:17 PM
FTN is still great with freebies. They are very strict on hit and run with those torrents though. I know a guy who has a seedbox, h&r and got banned instantly.

If you have a seedbox with 100mbit or something i'd go with sct, 10mbit and lower I'd go with ftn. If you dont have a super fast connection your ratio will never survive.
Dedalus^
02-18-2007, 07:43 PM
I max out at 1mbit..... :(.
I like FTN just for their freebies

but for TV bitmeTV is definately the place to go.
Blade775
02-18-2007, 08:56 PM
Ftn is the most successfull site I've ever used.
0Ri0N
02-18-2007, 10:42 PM
Long live to FTN. Yes, its my nš1 tracker. :hooray:
phoenixfire
02-19-2007, 01:35 AM
ScT generally has better speeds. Not just the fact because of all the people with the seedboxes, but really having 3x as many people helps too. FTN has better pretimes but ScT has the better selection of TV torrents.

On an unrelated note, in Bitmetv it's strictly TV and I usually max out my connection, it has 25000 users and it's not that hard to keep a ratio. :D
r0uJe
02-19-2007, 01:18 PM
SCT is the fastest becouse most of the peopel there have 100Mbit connection..
after 10 minutes a new torrent gets 10+ seeders.

this is very true. it's funny 'cos when a new popular TV show like Lost gets pre'd, Ft.N will almost always have it first followed by CT and maybe even ST and then ScT a few seconds later -BUT- after about 10mins. ScT has over 50seeders on it and only 5 or 6 ot Ft.N, CT, etc.

ScT's a bit slower now when it comes to pre-times but thanks to ALLLLLLLLLLL the seedboxes there + .eu users with fast pipes, you'll max out 100% of the time!
Sentient
02-19-2007, 03:44 PM
Yea, on a side note, it's amazing how consistently good CT's pre times are, they usually beat FTN as well. If only they could improve their speeds, they would be one of the top two or three trackers, if not the best. They're seriously underrated as it is.
andrzejek1999
02-19-2007, 03:56 PM
well, maybe those other trackers just really want to win the pre wars, but we all know what site is the best, don't we ?
bombi
02-19-2007, 07:34 PM
FTN is better on pre but on ScT you can get faster speeds.
bcpnikhil
02-19-2007, 09:09 PM
Yeah I second the CT comment. It's really a nice tracker--if they managed to get some seedboxers in there, and speed went up imo it'd be better than sct.

(note: i have only used an sct account once, while my friend who had a seedbox was away on break, but uploaded 50 gigs and told me i could download 50 lol. i would still really like a freebie sct invite :-D. anyone out there? bueller? bueller?)
terrorize
02-19-2007, 09:13 PM
why don't you give me the 2 accounts from those site and let me deside.








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enahmadbs
02-20-2007, 02:14 AM
Ftn 4.5 Sct 5
r0uJe
02-20-2007, 01:17 PM
well, maybe those other trackers just really want to win the pre wars, but we all know what site is the best, don't we ?

correct. CT for example beats ScT's pretimes 6 out of 10 times but if you're leeching something off CT, you'd rarely max your speed. whereas with ScT, well, we all know the story there... ;)
nvidia6800
02-20-2007, 02:06 PM
FTN is better on pre time
BombayMan
02-20-2007, 04:09 PM
FTN is good but SCT is faster and has more active torrents and community hands down
Aviran
02-20-2007, 06:35 PM
SCT is better
gino77
02-20-2007, 10:10 PM
SCT the best forever
Hitman86
02-20-2007, 10:12 PM
SCT is the best
HypnoToad
02-20-2007, 10:16 PM
Well, with all the free torrents at ftn (all propers/repacks and all releases uploaded more than a certain amount of time are free) i think it's easier to keep a good ratio at ftn... i think the pres on tv are about the same, but ftn is way faster on movies and games. you can easily complete a torrent at ftn and then help seed at sct when it gets uploaded there. ;)
Xsensei
02-20-2007, 10:27 PM
ftn is better if you have a slow connection ( with free torrents and stuff)
I still love my sig :P
Ac3Dunk
02-20-2007, 11:09 PM
I will say FTN ,for Packs ,freebies , irc channel , community , Sct is become a retarded tracker ;)
FTN :
Prison.Break.S02E17.Bad.Blood.PROPER.HDTV.XviD-FQM
Uploaded 5m, 28s after pre.

SCT : Prison Break S02E17 Bad Blood PROPER HDTV XviD-FQM
Uploaded 20 mins, 4 secs after pre.

FTN FTW :D
phoenixfire
02-21-2007, 12:55 AM
no no no no. ScT packs >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FTN packs

and wow..a whopping 15 minute difference.

But the community is better at ftn.
Ac3Dunk
02-21-2007, 01:00 AM
IF isnt against the rules i will show you how much sct packs sucks :lol:
Submission
02-21-2007, 02:20 AM
ct? as in chronic tracker?
phoenixfire
02-21-2007, 03:41 AM
IF isnt against the rules i will show you how much sct packs sucks :lol:

It's not against the rules. Show me so I can put you down forever.:)
Sentient
02-21-2007, 08:13 AM
ct as in chronictracker, yes.

I don't dl packs much, but the fact that ftn's are free leech is a big plus in their favor.

15 minutes is a long time on a tv show. Tonight, ScT didn't even bother to up most of the HR's. ScT is going to become a more exclusive TBy at this rate.