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The original was posted on /r/piracy by /u/supermegaphuoc on 2023-09-17 05:30:59.

First off, sorry if this is a common question.

I’ve been avoiding everything other than direct downloads for a long time because they all cost money. Seedboxes cost money, and torrents and private trackers all require a paid VPN (the consensus seem to be that free VPNs are not worth being free). Since I don’t pirate a lot, I don’t think paying for VPNs or torrents are worth it, and therefore have been using direct downloads all the time. They have everything I need so far. But the sheer popularity of torrents keeps me curious and I’ve been trying to look into it for a long time. What’s the appeal of torrents over direct downloads?

  • HeneryHawk
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    1 year ago

    Torrenting is orders or magnitude faster. The larger the file the more you’ll see the benefits

    I would direct download if the data was only a few tens of MB… maybe even a few hundred. After that, torrenting is vastly superior

    My torrenting costs me the same amount as your direct downloading (nothing)