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Question about a music download site
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zenarrrow
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4. September 2006 @ 13:32 |
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Years ago used Bearshare to download music. Any one heard if this is safe ? Any info on this would be appreciated, thanks ---zen--->
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4. September 2006 @ 18:46 |
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Bearshare was/is full of spyware. Look in to using torrents or FrostWire or LimeWire.
Be careful with LimeWire though, they got sued for it. Then they made FrostWire which is almost the exact same P2P program.
Oh, and...LimeWire free has crap with it also. Get LimeWire Pro if you want LimeWire.
Hope that helps...
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fruitboy
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4. September 2006 @ 18:53 |
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Using bearshare, but my download speeds are seriously slow have broadband and my buddy's is real fast any reason for this?
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4. September 2006 @ 19:21 |
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Did you read my post? Bearshare has spyware. Get rid of it. :D
If your on highspeed switch to a torrent client, only downfall with torrents is finding single songs, for this use FrostWire.
There could be many reasons for your slowness:
If your using a router, you have to portforward.
Firewall could be stopping connection to some ports.
Spyware or malware could be hogging you bandwidth.
ect, ect.
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fruitboy
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4. September 2006 @ 19:57 |
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Alright, here is my delemia. Only torrents I ever used it seemed like I had to jump through hoops to even get it started. I don't have a lot of time to spend on line hence I am not that savvy. I need something simple, you know.
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4. September 2006 @ 20:12 |
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Then use FrostWire. It's simple. Install, open, search, download.
Just try it out. If you still experience slow speeds let me know. I help where I can.
By the way, do you use a router, firewall or both?
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fruitboy
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4. September 2006 @ 20:17 |
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Both. I will down load frostwire and see what becomes.
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fruitboy
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4. September 2006 @ 20:37 |
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OK I got there but when I click download nothing is happening
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4. September 2006 @ 20:41 |
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Ok, have you done any portfowarding?
And, have you allowed the program access to the internet through your firewall's settings?
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fruitboy
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4. September 2006 @ 20:41 |
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I mean I am at the site already downloaded the software and did my search the n fold what I wanted to download and hit download ....nothing
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fruitboy
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4. September 2006 @ 20:47 |
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Being a newbie I can't post too often, it won't let me. Sorry, I allowed it to go through my firewall etc but what is portforwarding? Looks like a great site hope I can get to work.
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4. September 2006 @ 20:55 |
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Sorry, I didn't see your post before my last post. Did you go to the main site, FrostWire.com? Try here instead.
You have to portforward if your using a router, that's probably your main slow speeds problem. Any info you need about portforwardiing is available here.
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fruitboy
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5. September 2006 @ 06:45 |
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I am at the main site, when I click the help tab it goes to the frostwire website and in their pictures they have four differentfolders where I only have three where they have "Search, Monitor,Connections and Library" I only have "Search, Monitor,and Library" No connections tab for me. Somehow I think it is their did I miss something? Thanks
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