I have finally dumped uTorrent!

[dorsetknob]

Ha no one mentioned win 10 peer to peer updates
the latest and now the most popular way of sharing your pc over the internet

have vuse bit torrent for the various legal programs distributed by torrent

 

[Ferrum Master]

Actually the most thing I use torrents for lately is to download Windows ESD files from MDL. Not much of a time for something else... even gaming :/.

 

[Ahhzz]

uTorrent is a decent program and I've used it for years, but it was time for it to finally go because of those ads.

Ran it today and saw that the ads had been enabled again due to an automatic update. I then had to faff around yet again with the advanced options to get rid of them. However, it's not just the presence of the ads and having to remove them that got me. No it was the kind of ads, scammy get rich quick ones which constantly pulsate and animate in those really annoying attention-grabbing ways. If they had been honest ads and most importantly not animated, I would have been happy to keep using uTorrent and have them displayed.

I questioned why I wanted to support a company that is willing to be associated with the kind of shady people who would run ads like that, even if they invented the bittorrent protocol and quickly decided that I didn't.

I then did a bit of googling for other bittorrent clients, checked out some reviews and found BitComet. It's free, has lots of features and good reviews. Tried it, looks good so I'm gonna stay with this for now. In particular, it has a smart bandwidth management feature which helps to maximise the download rate.

Do you have suggestions for a better client?

www.bitcomet.com

2.0.2. That is all.

 

[MilkyWay]

Utorrent just not only adds advertising but it uses a lot of computer resources compared to other lightweight clients. They are associated with the MPAA and RIAA and there was the whole bitcoin mining shit they tried, i am pretty sure the newer versions have built in exploits. Not to mention the peer connection problems. I never knew it was owned by bitorrent inc for the last few years. Glad i ditched it a few years ago.

 

[theJesus]

No, it's the last version private trackers would permit. It was released long before ads were added--back when it still classified as "micro."

Torrents really haven't changed except for the addition of magnet links. 2.0.2 supports magnet links. So yeah..it does everything that needs doing as far as torrents are concerned. XD

uTorrent 2.0.2 has no installer.

I think most trackers actually permit and recommend 2.2.1; this is the first I saw 2.0.2 recommended.

 

[v12dock]

I hardly torrent but when I do I use Deluge

 

[natr0n]

I use utorrent and remove the ads... some of the ones posted I have tried but so used to utorrent.

 

[bogmali]

Just a friendly reminder...If you're not going to contribute and offer some help and/or suggestions-don't post! Its really that simple.

 

[lilhasselhoffer]

Doubt it. Never have I needed a torrent.

I won't argue that a substantive portion of torrenting is for less than legal purposes. Whether it be the blackest of cracks, the whitest of open source software, or the more common gray of legal limbo having a preferred torrenting program is a must. Your argument that P2P is inherently bad is short sighted, as somehow multiple legal businesses are using that same file delivery method for their software right now.


Assuming that you continue with the logic of most torrents are pirates, let's try a thought exercise. Most DUIs are caused by alcohol, so we should logically make that illegal. 100% of all automotive accidents have at least one automobile involved, so we should make those illegal too. On top of that, most piracy is done by people via computer. Even if torrenting wasn't involved, people can copy discs without ever accessing the internet. Computers should be illegal too.



If you accept the premise that a thing "mostly" used illicitly should be banned then you open a rather crappy flood gate. To ask what you are asking is to promote censorship and allow control of people that should not be allowed. If you'd asked me five years ago I'd have said those with nothing to hide should not fear searches, but that isn't a fair argument. "Those without proof that I am doing wrong should stay out of my business and assume nothing" is a more accurate view of our legal system.



Edit:
Also, that's depressing to hear about deluge. I only used it for a while before switching to qbittorent. When last I used it deluge and qbittorent were comparable.

I can't say that I really needed anything after qbittorent though. It's everything that utorrent ever did well, without any of the crap.

 

[Kursah]

Or we can worry about not judging others here since that's off-topic for this thread, whether it tickles your ethics bone or not can be for a different thread on a different day. Not that I don't hear you, but I don't fully agree with you...but if you'd like to start your own thread for the topic you can't seem to let go of...maybe we can all chat there.

Did you know that some sources use torrenting as their source or mirror if their source goes down? Actually it's become quite common. Peer downloading with MD5 validation is all over the place, even Star Citizen uses it. But that's neither here nor there...let's move back on-topic shall we? Again if you want to continue this, pls start a new thread so this doesn't come too unhinged.

qbittorrent is a solid application, free to use, and is easy to install by itself or as a package from ninite.com. What the OP should do now is try out the one(s) suggested here to find the one that works for them. Honestly out of all the ones I've tried over the years, qbt gets the job done for me and I cannot recommend it highly enough.

 

[r.h.p]

I used LimeWire same 10 yrs ago I reckon , Gave Torrents a go last year for a while but was not impressed with the subliminal messaging and malware and sh@t ,
so pissed it off

 

[Octopuss]

subliminal messaging

What?

Also, how is it torrents' fault that you downloaded malware?

 

[r.h.p]

What?

Also, how is it torrents' fault that you downloaded malware?

Its not torrents fault , its mine . Obviously your more skilled at stopping malware than me I just cant be bothered with it . U don't think that constant repeating flashing porn adds and other flashing buy me crap isn't subliminal ??

 

[Octopuss]

Don't use torrent software infested with porn ads then? I have no damn idea what are you talking about.

 

[Ferrum Master]

Don't use torrent software infested with porn ads then? I have no damn idea what are you talking about.

Cool down... you are way too hot blooded.

And he is right about the subliminal idea... just read carefully his idea. It is just like a signs of Armageddon - pr0n adds, intrusive blinking signs it just reeks of possible threat... And he is right at that point, no respectable coder would compromise their product with such things as it brings seed of mistrust. Just dump it, just as he did.

 

[arnold_al_qadr]

tixati..

 

[vega22]

1.6.1 (or 7 idk now) after that it went down hill.

 

[Vayra86]

qBitTorrent here. Very simple, decent and light, and no opt out mining bullshit ideas coming along with updates.

That mining initiative on uTorrent made me move to qBittorrent. It works flawlessly, I even get faster downloads.

 

[Drone]

I've heard a lot of positive things about libtorrent. Never tried it myself though lol

It has text-based interface written on C++ lol because its author said he cares only about good code and high performance. Fair enough

 

[Vayra86]

That looks so sexy, it's like DOS all over again. I love it.

Not very good for a quick look at the download status though...

 

[Ikaruga]

They changed dev team somewhere around 2.2.1, and the later versions were bloated and pretty bad... so I still use 2.2.1, but I don't really torrent anything anymore and I also have transmission installed and ready in the router, so I don't think I would actually use it anyways.

 

[Octopuss]

I've heard a lot of positive things about libtorrent. Never tried it myself though lol

It has text-based interface written on C++ lol because its author said he cares only about good code and high performance. Fair enough

That looks a bit too 1993 for my taste

 

[purplekaycee]

Still use utorrent &vuze

 

[purplekaycee]

Companies need to generate revenue man....
Am sure they are making million s $$$

 

[Umbhenso Freeman]

uTorrent is a decent program and I've used it for years, but it was time for it to finally go because of those ads.

Do you have suggestions for a better client?

www.bitcomet.com

Yes I recommend Tixati. It is available @ http://www.tixati.com

I have used it on several systems (Win64 & Linux Builds). It is rock solid, easy to configure. Mature & Free with OpenSource Code. This is grown up software. No blinkies, No winkies. No bull.

Tixati is far better than the rest:
Simple and easy to use
Ultra-fast downloading algorithms
DHT, PEX, and Magnet Link support
Easy and quick install - no java, no .net
Super-efficient peer selection and choking
RC4 connection encryption for added security
Detailed bandwidth management and charting
UDP Peer Connections and NAT router hole-punching
Advanced features such as RSS, IP Filtering, Event Scheduler
NO Spyware NO Ads NO Nonsense

I run it as a in combination with AirVPN + OpenVPN [Ran As A Service] and VPN Watcher 2.0. In this config which is super stable, if the ISP, DSL or server goes down, the Torrent Program is shut down as is my web browser. I recommend that you disable IPv6 on your Network Card and in Tixati.

Best Wishes & Good Luck with your new torrent client

 

[bogmali]

Stay on topic folks and if you need/want to do sidebar convos not related to this topic, feel free to take it to PMs.