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I always cringe when I have to download something off of Rapidshare. What's the benefit over torrents?
by watty 17y ago
I always cringe when I have to download something off of Rapidshare. What's the benefit over torrents?
- mcantelon 17y agoPrivacy, mainly. If downloaded from a torrent, and not using a VPN or PeerGuardian, all peers can see your IP address. The main drawback of Rapidshare is its download limits. There are other file services, however, that don't seem to have these. As a result, you can download large files in one go, rather than chunk-by-chunk via Rapidshare.
- alextgordon 17y agoWhile this is generally true, rapidshare still have your details and have occasionally passed them on: http://torrentfreak.com/rapidshare-shares-uploader-info-with-rights-holders-090425/ http://torrentfreak.com/rapidshare-shares-uploader-info-with...
- Flow 17y agoThat is correct, but anyone that knows my IP when I download something don't know the status of my download. My client could be lying about the pieces I have and the progress I do with the download. With Rapidshare it would only take one call to a judge and get a full list of all the completed and confirmed downloads I've made from Rapidshare. With Rapidshare there's also money involved.
- praptak 17y ago"What's the benefit over torrents?" You don't upload anything. This makes a huge difference under most legislatures.