Torrent download suggestions for the update.

[Myrthe]

and another question:
   how do you leave your bittoreent on(seeing as thats the one i just d/led)?

[Ryvis]

don't close it

[Easton]

After you finish downloading, the bittorrent will stay open and continue seeding as long as it stays open. so after you download, just keep it open for as long as possible. if you need to close it for a moment, go for it, but open back up so you can continue seeding. if you don't, we'll find you! 

[LARAGORN]

ok so for the repeatedness of this question..i did read all the replys but maybe i was too stubborn  

ahaha my bad

anywho, so if i download this utorrent thing, and i "seed" that means i have to leave my comp on for awhile right? i have a pretty fast wirelsss connecton so im less concerened about the speed...but i am kinda crazy about things that take awhile to do...

as long as i konw it IS going to work correctly ill be a bit more willing to download it


but uhm..
would i really have to leave it on overnight? augh i dunnos

sorry for the inconvience *hug*

That is the ideal concept. leave your system on as long as you can; however if you are concernd with this, you can shut it down and restart the torrent for seeding only.
The main idea as said before is give as much as you get, but you dont have to do it all at once (it works better if you do )

[micklen]

but uhm..
would i really have to leave it on overnight? augh i dunnos

It's not the be all and end all to leave it on overnight
It's just that sometimes you can get better speeds from different time zones when other parts of the world are awake
Also if you can leave it on 24 hours a day for a little after downloading you are helping everyone 

[Kalika]

ok i can dig that...

is there any way to uhm pause the downloading...like if for some reason you are already downloading and then you absolutely need to shut the comp off...do you lose all that you downloaded or does it resume dwnloading

ie i ahte asking so many question but i want to make sure of everythign first 

kisses and hugs to all

[Easton]

Bittorrent has a pause feature, and it resumes as soon as you turn it back on. i don't know about others though..

be sure to download a torrent program before its released..

[LARAGORN]

@ Kalika
I think the best thing is to pick your client and read the FAQ for it.
They have more detailed and specific answers to your questions, because with each client the answers are a little different.

[Kalika]

oks my bad

[Myrthe]

so im going to be gone this whole next week. i would like to help by leaving my bittorrent on the whole week (i wont be doing anyhthing anyways lol) and so will it help if i leave it on even if i havent d/led the new PS yet?

[Karyuu]

You have to start the torrent download initially. Once the download begins, you can leave it alone without any further input.

[Kalika]

aahhaa ok im FINALLY downloading bittorent

 

[Ryvis]

Myrthe: Just d/l the torrent cliet (Utorrent, bit torrent etc), but there is no sense in leaving it on, unless you have other media types you want to share (music, movies etc..) In that case, feel free to share!

[Myrthe]

nah i have nothin'. anyways, thanks guys.

@ Ryvis: i already d/led bittorrent and cant wait til i get back!

[TestLab]

As mentioned on the Upgrade Post:

Hi, Why don't you put a quick guide in how to speed up your Torrent downloads ? This should benefit everybody. Maybe put it on the same page with the new release ?

Something like:

HowTo SpeedUp my Download (Please read before downloading PS)

Before doing anything, please ensure PS is the only Torrent you are downloading.

1. Ensure you have oppened the required BitTorrent ports in your firewall
2. Find out your Maximun Upload (You can use this speed test http://www.adslguide.org.uk/tools/speedtest.asp)
3. Configure your BitTorrent client to use 80% of your max upload speed so there is no chocking (If your client does not have this option you can use uTorrent, BitTornado, Azureus ...)
4. Sit back, Enjoy the speed and let others enjoy it once you have finished your download (Did you know you can still play the game after downloading the game ?, You still have 20% of your bandwith for PS