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robbiemullen said:Ive gone back to tomato, i had problems with bit torrent. what are leechers and seeders ? i dont understand this torrent downloading too well. it seems quite slow. im downloading a 220mb file now and my download speed is only averaging around 10kbps where as with peer-to-peer im getting 90 kbps(depending on upload speeds of other users).. Is torrenting really worth it. is it faster if there are more seeders ??
Sorry for the bunch of silly questions, anyone have any web links to answer these type of questions reguarding Torrents ??
Seeders - Number of people who are sharing the file. For reference the person doesn't have to have 100% of the file to be a seeder.
Leecher- Some one who is downloading but not sharing the file.
Torrents have never been my favorite, as it can be a pain to find a good torrent or a good site but if you find a good site that a lot of people go to a lot of new stuff downloads pretty fast. I've actually downloaded a movie (anime that was not licensed in the U.S. -not illegal-) at 950Kbps before.
I will say it's a pain to find a good site though... I'll give people that. However torrents are generally a better source of files than P2P programs in my experiences.