He was downloading some TV shows. Our ISP sent 34 emails within one hour to warn about the illegal download. I showed the messages to him. He said that it was his first time so he would stop. But what of the consequence? Should I contact our ISP about this? [Reply]
yeah, you need to put on a blocker or VPN of some sort if you plan to torrent. I haven't done it in years so not up on what to use any more. I got contacted once probably 10 years ago or so. Not a big deal. Some ISPs have a 3 strike rule and they won't give you service any longer so if there's even a hint he may do more of it, you might just want to get a VPN just to protect yourself. [Reply]
Set outgoing bandwidth down low....stop sharing item as soon as it is done....close the client when you're finished..
You really shouldn't even need a VPN if you're careful
What generally happens is the publisher has people log into the torrent and record all the IPs to send off complaints to the ISP. Even low settings can still get you on that list but in general, you're right. Limit the number of connections you allow outgoing, stop the torrent once it's complete, and you have a much smaller chance of being caught. If you sit out there and feed all day, that's when they'll come after you. You are then providing it rather than just taking it. They definitely prefer taking big seeders down if they can. [Reply]