downloading bit torrents

[aprildormer]

I just would like to know simply how to download movies from divx.com I've paid for this program, but I am so confused as to what bits are , what torrents are , why I need bit lord to download, is there a simple site out there for free that you can download movies? If someone out there could give me a step by step easy and simple instructions i would SO greatly appreciate it. Thanks very much

[j2buttonsw]

You need a bit torrent client like Azureus http://azureus.sourceforge.net/ then a peer protecting client like peer guardian http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/ You need to ensure that you have the correct ports open on your pc and router then you need the actual torrent itself http://thepiratebay.org/

[cy marven]

A torrent is the term applied to this way of downloading. Basically you start downloading a file from other peoples computers a bit from each. As you get bits of the file you also send bits to other people. Once you have the whole file you can keep offering it for download for others. If you have the whole file you are called a seed. If there are no seeds then it may be that the whole file is not available. As with any peer to peer download you need to be carful not to be compromised by viruses or spyware. There are lots of torrent sites available. Most are free as is Azurus.
Cy Marven

[aprildormer]

thanks very much for your replies....very informative and helpful....

[aprildormer]

one more question? how long does it take approximately to download a movie.....the one i did lastnight took like 4 or 5 hours is that normal? thanks very much for your reply

[LostSheep]

I use Torrentspy (http://www.torrentspy.com/) to download the torrent file and the client I use is uTorrent (http://www.utorrent.com/). I would say that 4 or 5 hours is normal for downloading a movie.