Which P2P client should I use?

Hey there!

I was wondering if you guys could give me some advice on which P2P program I should be using lately.

Winamp v3.54 beta 4
cracked version of Winamp
looks 2
utility 5

Winamp
BitTorrent
eMule
DC++
And others

Give a few of them a shot... see which one hits the spot and fits your needs best.
Right now, I'm sticking with
Winamp.

hiddenraven53 said:Winamp v3.54 beta 4
cracked version of Winamp
looks 2
usability 5

Any idea how to configure this for broadband?
It just won't connect...

hiddenraven53 said:Winamp v3.54 beta 4
cracked version of Winamp
looks 2
usability 5

On a scale out of 50😉

Carl Foster8 said:On a scale of 1 to 50... 😉

If that's the case—well, I guess an explanation is redundant...

Morgan Wright said:If that's how it is, then I don't really need an explanation...

Use DC++ if you're looking for music or smaller files.

For bigger files, stick to BitTorrent, just in case your connection drops.

Carl Foster8 said:Using BitTorrent for larger files—to handle connection drops

Here’s a current headache—I’ve been trying to grab *Once Upon a Time in the West* via BitTorrent, but it just won't resume properly. I finally hit the 300 MB mark today, only for the program to throw a fit...
How am I supposed to finish this download? 😕

Click on Advanced and check if any of the users have downloaded more than you. For instance, if you're at 35%... you probably need anyone who's sitting above that number.

If it hasn't been long, I guess just wait for it to show up. But if it's been a while, then maybe those 300 megs were just wasted.😉

It happened to me once with a 1.5 GB file.😬

All of this just makes me think that DC++ is actually the best option.😁

Carl Foster8 said:All this just leads me to one conclusion—DC++ is easily the best 😁

As if—those idiots over in the Midwest with their endless restrictions? You finally track someone down to start a download, and then you're stuck waiting all day...

Morgan Wright said:Those idiots over at the local ISP are just messing with me using those restrictions; you finally catch someone to download from, and then you spend the whole damn day waiting...

Maybe just set your status to active user. Try connecting to hubs that have "USA Mi-24" in the name—they usually have decent speeds, I guess. Also, when you're searching for a specific file, make sure you check the box to only look for users with an available connection.
Just click that "Free slot" option before you start your search.

Thanks for the heads-up 👍 I'll start using DC++ tomorrow
I just downloaded BitTorrent and I'm getting maybe 17 KB/s—which is painfully slow... 😢

Morgan Wright said:thanks for the heads up 👍 tomorrow I'm diving into DC++
just grabbed BitTorrent and it's hitting maybe 17 kB/s—way too slow...😢

the client has zero impact on your download speed, guys... seriously, get it through your heads already...

proof
- just clocked this speed using BitTorrent.

Look, LimeWire is perfectly fine if that's what you're into, but I’ve grown far too accustomed to using Winamp, and frankly, I'm not looking to change my ways. If anyone here actually thinks they have a better argument than that, feel free to step up and try to convince me.

hiddenraven53 said:LimeWire is decent, but I'm used to Winamp. If anyone has an issue with that, let me know.

I'll be the one speaking up... 👋

Raymond Palmer8 said:The client itself has zero impact on download speeds, people... just learn it already...

How can you say that? A few minutes before switching to BitTorrent, I was downloading fine—then everything glitched out and I had to switch over to Napster, where my speed dropped by three times...
And don't even get me started on BitComet—waiting for it to find a handful of seeders is enough to drive anyone insane....

Raymond Palmer8 said:The client you're using has absolutely nothing to do with your download speed, people... just learn it already...

Proof:
- speeds I just hit using BitTorrent.

Well, the answer is actually both yes and no.
Sure, the software makes a difference, but it isn't the deciding factor. The most important thing is the connection speed of the person you're downloading from.
That’s why I still stick with Winamp; I can see exactly how fast their connection is and how many resources they have available.
I've seen my speeds climb past a megabyte per second before.
But that doesn't compare to the time I smashed my personal record during a standard download. I hit 14.4 megabytes per second...🙂
Long live high-speed internet...

Morgan Wright said:No way—just a few minutes before I switched over to BitTorrent, I was pulling speeds through there, then my setup totally crapped out on me. I had to jump over to Azureus, but the speed dropped by like three times what it was...
And don't even get me started on BitComet—I lose my mind waiting for it to find even a handful of seeders...

Look, try this: start downloading something via LimeWire, for example. After a bit, you'll be grabbing from a few different users. Then, just disconnect and reconnect for a second—boom, watch the magic happen—your speed drops even though you're using the exact same app!!!

The speed of the people you're grabbing from, how many people are actually sharing, and your own connection—those are the big factors. The client itself? It barely matters.

Oh, one more thing—your luck as a downloader is huge too. If you try to grab a file that shows zero seeders... good luck with that...

I’ve been running Napster lately just to handle my torrent downloads.
Then there’s also BitTorrent and LimeWire.