What If Bt Suddenly Cease To Exist? What Will You Do? How To Survive?

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Originally Posted by BawA

no protocol can die, only the methods can.
BT is not a method its an internet protocol, just like original p2p networks, they couldnt be killed only the application installed over them can be killed.
anyway newsgroup is the way to go, am already using it on BT side for large files. its headache free but again you may go seed same files over trackers :frusty:

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agree!

even the shameless Kazaa still alive, although it full of viruses ,fake files and easy to track and hack the client.

I'd do rapidshare, or maybe even newsgroups

Although the newsgroup thing intrigues Herrick greatly, I can't see myself paying for something I can get for free. Sure, I have to wait 12 hours or so to get the latest game, but at least I'm not paying for it. I'm not sure what I'd do if BT were no more. Lots of you mangs mention Rapidshare. Is that good for really huuuuge files like new PC Games?

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Originally Posted by Herrick

Although the newsgroup thing intrigues Herrick greatly, I can't see myself paying for something I can get for free. Sure, I have to wait 12 hours or so to get the latest game, but at least I'm not paying for it. I'm not sure what I'd do if BT were no more. Lots of you mangs mention Rapidshare. Is that good for really huuuuge files like new PC Games?

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Newsgroups is by far the superior option between the two. Using AltBinz and Newzbin I have 100+ days of content to download* and 200+ days with Giganews, all at max speeds which downloads, fixes, and extracts itself.


* As an example, Newzbin provides approximately 120,000+ posts of content** whilst the average on my private trackers is maybe about 10,000.

** That's new and old content. At max speed. All the time. With no need to upload.

There's no contest really.


Many people have free newsgroup access with their ISP as well and don't pay anything.

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Originally Posted by Skizo

Newsgroups is by far the superior option between the two. Using AltBinz and Newzbin I have 100+ days of content to download* and 200+ days with Giganews, all at max speeds which downloads, fixes, and extracts itself.


* As an example, Newzbin provides approximately 120,000+ posts of content** whilst the average on my private trackers is maybe about 10,000.

** That's new and old content. At max speed. All the time. With no need to upload.

There's no contest really.


Many people have free newsgroup access with their ISP as well and don't pay anything.

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I searched on this forum and apparently, my ISP's news server is very crappy for downloads, so I'd probably have to pay for a good one. I'm sure these news groups are great if one download's a lot but I only download a couple of games and some songs a month.

I guess i'd get a Rapidshit acc. I have never used any newsgroups :ermm::blink::wacko:

Back to IRC and private ftp's for me. Maybe a nice DC++ hub. Newsgroups is always a good option, even with BitTorrent. Giganews is amazing. Point is, the world wouldn't end ;)

Usenet, KAD, Soulseek.

i will start buying dvd's/mp3 to support the artist and MPAA/RIAA :dabs:

If BT is gone, i would buy the original stuff!

i use ftp now, and most likely use NGs

Probably move back to IRC and FTP, maybe shell out on usenet if only to see how good it is.

I would curl up in the fetal position and cry. Filesharing sucked before BT, in my opinion at least (and I started filesharing with napster back in '98). DCPP is ok though I guess, and certainly more secure.

I have great collection, using emule and soulseek. I have nothing to worry about :)

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Originally Posted by 0Ri0N

eMule FTW, btw i still use eMule eheh :D

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+1 :lol:

Usenet, FTP, Rapidshare ;)

Well, since music is the only thing that I CANNOT live without from BT, I'll just have to deal with Soulseek.




Or cut myself.

ill just go on to newsgroup man

True pirates will never die. :) When one falls there will always be another to take his place.

Having NO internets at all would certainly cause me to shrivel up and die. Having no bittorrent sites... well, I'd probably shed a few tears and then turn to rapidshare/soulseek.

Guess i'd have to go back tyo IRC/fServer and FTP but damn.. i'd be very SAD :(

P2P is the best thing on earth so far for me...

RS/Megaupload Newgroups and IRC

Newsgroups and rapidshare :)

TopSites.

emule and rapidshare

It won't die so..
I dunno

buy a rapidshare premium acc and join warez-bb.

I'd go back to rapidshare and megaupload, and pray that those sites that went down would at least make a forum and chat room to still interact with.

If that ever happens...

...then more sex for me. :D

And I'd also subscribe to Blockbuster and just rip their DVDs.

I dont really think bt will ever die.

Well. I really don't think its possible for BT to completely die. It is only a protocol and has no centralised server. Even if they kept on taking down sites and servers, they can't stop more from coming up. And they can't possibly track all the thousands of trackers.

So the worst that can happen is the big sites go down and we're all dependent on the private ones.

Too many legitimate uses for BT...it won't ever die.

There will always be other options besides BT but theres at least a couple more years to go b4 it will be replaced by other means.Theres always newgroups.

i would use rapidshare or newsgroup. :P

I guess the next logical step would be newsgroups for me...

if it did magically die somehow i'd probably go see the sun for the first time in my life.

BT is DEAD get over it.

well, since I would never pay for filesharing, newsgroups would be out.
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