Ive thought about torrents but they require a paid vpn from what i know? I dont really want to pay, which is why im thinking about piracy because im not made of money and cant afford a vpn. Im just not sure if its possible to be safe and sail the seven seas all for free?
What would you advise i do? what did you do when starting out?
I2P
direct downloads and JDownloader2, but your mileage will vary with availability
What would you advise i do? what did you do when starting out?
Bought a VPN.
Mulvad is 5 euro per month for up to 5 devices. You could split it with 4 other people…
Well first off, torrenting doesn’t “require” a VPN, you may want to look up your area etc… in most of the united states, basically if you torrent without a VPN, there’s a chance that your ISP will detect it and typically they will send you a letter saying “we know you downloaded _____ illegally, if we catch you again, we will cancel your service”.
which depending on what you are going for (like say new releases and big name targets are what they will be watching for the most)… that could take years to even happen.
Now as far as safe, and lower risk… you could always look up pirating on the IRC… it’s not the most user friendly route out there, but that’s kind of the point, it’s ancient technology and for the most part no one bothers to monitor it.
and then of course there’s just tons of bootleg streaming sites. bottom line anything that’s not peer 2 peer, is pretty much impossible for ISPs to identify what you are doing on… and thus are pretty safe.
There is also Usenet, access is cheap but not free.
Substantially more pricey than a vpn
Buy usenet around black friday, super cheap. I currently pay $18/yr for usenet, any useful VPN is way more expensive.
ISP will detect it and typically they will send you a letter saying “we know you downloaded _____ illegally, if we catch you again, we will cancel your service”.
It’s actually the studios that own the content you are torrenting that will seed the torrent and then collect a list of all IP addresses that connect to them, then they ask your ISP to shut your internet off.
You ISP doesn’t actually care if you torrent, because if they cancel your internet they lose out on money.
Unless your ISP is a content owner, which several are now. Comcast/Xfinity is NBC for example. Plus Comcast makes a lot of profit on cable TV, so they have reason to ger people to stop. That being said, I dont know anyone who was simply downloading for personal use who got their service canceled. But it is a major risk in the IS since most ISPs have near monopolies at least over broadband speeds, so the majority have no other options.
True, I guess the process is the studios have deals/threats to sue the ISPs if they don’t do it.
Either way regardless of their reason or motives. The ISP is the one that’s in charge of sending the threat and dealing the punishment, and again the key point is (again region may vary, do research on your ISP), but typically they send a warning first. So in short, if you just want to get started quickly, you can just start torrenting with no VPN (you should probably seed things for as little time as possible), and hope you can afford a VPN before you get the threatening letter, if you do get the threatening letter… then stop all peer 2 peer based piracy until you can afford to do it safer.
yt-dlp and a streaming site
I use this one so I don’t have to keep track of sites that go down:
Better to use fmhy, gives backup websites as well.
There’s copyright infringement on one click hosters… And a loy of them offer slow, but free downloads. Some newcomers ask a friend to copy a movie from their harddisk or DVD collection… I mean piracy in general is a bit tricky for newcomers. There’s some good resources linked in the sidebar… But a lot of piracy isn’t exactly legal to do. And it’s not really ethical to advise someone to do something that might get them in trouble… And openly recommending things is illegal in some jurisdictions. But yes. Don’t do random torrents unless you know what you’re doing.
I2p
qBitTorrent in I2P only mode is free and safe.
It’s slow and limited selection, but there’s good stuff.
last i tried the trackers were dogwater. Waste of time unless you’re looking for 3yo items.
Find someone in your circle of friends who can give you an invite to a private tracker or use usenet. Also vpns arent necessarily “required”. It will depend on your area and your download setup.
usenet
Doesn’t that require a minimum of two paid services?
Depends on your location, your isp, and how patient you can be. There are free providers and indexers.
You can also find private torrent sites with temporary open registration on opentrackers (mostly new ones but not only). There you can find invite forums (so mind your stats).
Unfortunately any unencrypted file sharing, or really any unencrypted internet usage at all, carries some risk of ISPs or governments snooping on what you are doing. BitTorrent is just particularly notable because of its history and that by the nature of the protocol, you are uploading (seeding) in addition to downloading.
A good VPN is a few bucks a month and provides a lot of other benefits. It’s worth considering.
Where are you based? You might decide whether you think torrent without VPN is too risky based on the local law. I’m in a country where there is a three strikes system, with two notices before risking a fine, I’ve used torrents for circa 20 years without VPN and I’m still waiting to receive my first notice.
You could utilize Tor’s oniux and run your torrent client/regular browser through that. Depending on your base internet and area, though, connection speeds through it will vary wildly.
edit: I thought there was a Windows version, but I guess it’s only for Linux. Not sure what you’re running
Decade and a half ago I torrented all the time and didn’t get caught until I stupidly downloaded something from the top 100 torrents on pirate bay.
Not sure how safe torrents are now.
Never have had any issues with direct downloads and streaming. Just use your head, adblock, and virus scan your downloads (knowing that keygens or cracked exes may show as viruses).
For safest option and free: Use an up to date web browser with a good adblocker (ublock origin is the current best), stick to direct downloads using a download manager to manage the 12+ parts, and virus scan everything that you download. Download from trusted sites from the megathread. Direct download is generally safe, unless you live in one of the few countries cracking down on fitgirl repacks specifically. Then that site is off limits for you.
You can use torrents without a VPN, it’s just not safe. You could be caught and the penalty will vary based off of what you’re downloading, where you live, and who you use for an ISP.
Mullvad will coat you 5 bucks a year. If you don’t pay for it, you’re the product.
A month… but still valid tho. You can even send them a letter with cash in it and they’ll charge your account
Search whatever you’re looking for with yandex.com - they don’t block pirate sites. Be sure to have uBlock Origin on your browser, you WILL need it. Direct Download (ddl) sites can often have 3+ redirects before the actual, real download link, so it’s good to save favorites when it’s only 1
For shows, animes and movies, you’re better off finding streaming sites, which you can find above.
Lastly, telegram. Yes, the app. You can find several channels/groups that share stuff. I follow a couple that share IT/Gaming/Animation related courses. You can find series, animes and other stuff, too.
