How about the seeding method? Do you think the speed at which dialup
uploads can already be considered leeching?

On Apr 8, 2005 11:08 PM, Zak B. Elep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Shae Tan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> > I would like to ask PLUG members about the disadvantages of using
> > bittorrent over a dialup connection.
> 
> Long wait times! And if you're on prepaid internet cards, you'd better
> stock up three or more worth 20 h tops. I once downloaded a full set of
> ebooks worth 230 MB, took me a couple of weeks to finish. On the other
> hand, if what you're going to download are albums, say, from
> LegalTorrents[1], you'r gonna have to wait about 5 to 9 h until you get
> a 70 MB rip...
> 
> Footnotes:
> [1]  http://www.legaltorrents.com

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