The basic problem is that very few apps are designed with the mindset that file I/O can take some time. So they'll freeze until you get all of the packets. Even

The basic problem is that very few apps are designed with the mindset that file I/O can take some time. So they'll freeze until you get all of the packets. Even if it only takes 2-3 seconds, that's sort of unacceptable. In this case, a better experience could be had via a web-to-torrent proxy. Browsers are one of the few apps which don't freeze while waiting for remote I/O...