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]
First you have to decide how you feel about pirating music. If you don't want it happening, then leverage those emails into setting that policy. If you don't care, then he needs to get smarter about it, which means using a VPN. Free VPN services are sketchy as hell, so you better look at paid ones. I'm no tech expert so I'm not going to get into the nuts and bolts. The main point is he needs to get smarter about it. Odds are nothing will happen, but I do know that it's possible to get sued.
Originally Posted by Pawnmower:
Most isp don't care what you download, unless you're doing huge volumes
It's the uploads that will give you a problem....sharing files, leaving the torrent client on and sharing stuff.....
Just don't share stuff ...move the file as soon as it's downloaded...
That's not true. The ISPs simply respond to complaints filed by people hired by the MPAA and other similar organizations. Do they go harder after the people who are sharing ginormous amounts of files? Yes. Do they send emails to people who don't allow uploads at all? Yes. If you download a very popular recent movie and you don't use a VPN, you are the exception if your ISP doesn't receive a complaint about it and send you an email.
Originally Posted by Pawnmower:
Lol
Just learn how to use it...
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
You obviously know your way around the bit torrent environment, but the poster doesn't, and apparently the poster's son is a n00b at it. If he is going to uses bit torrents, a VPN is the only way to go.
Originally Posted by Stormageddon:
Set him up with a VPN. I recommend ProtonVPN. Problem solved.
That is very good advice.
I use IPVanish. It's not free ($9.99 per month), but it works perfectly. I received several emails from my ISP a few years ago when I first started downloading with bit torrents. I've been using IPVanish ever since. I've never received an email about this since I started using the VPN.
you dont need a VPN if youre casually bit torrenting a few things (even a few new movies a week) , as long as you delete them immediately when your download is done, and youre not seeding...
you have no room to speak of 'terrible advice'
if you dont know how not to seed , or cant learn how in 5 minutes...you should not be bit torrenting or using a vpn
come on man...shut your mouth about horrible advice before you splurt out diarrhea just to sound cool
just limit outgoing connections to 1 or 2, lower outgoing bandwidth to almost zero, and remove any completed file...as soon as file is complete , do not seed
you dont need a VPN, now THAT is horrible advice..LOL buy your son a VPN...how many kids you got bro?
Your solution to breaking the law on that kind of scale isnt to cut back a little or stop doing illegal shit? Its "buy your son a VPN and let him go to town"?
come on man... THATs not horrible advice?
just try using your client properly for a week or two and you will get no more letters [Reply]
Originally Posted by Lex Luthor:
That's not true. The ISPs simply respond to complaints filed by people hired by the MPAA and other similar organizations. Do they go harder after the people who are sharing ginormous amounts of files? Yes. Do they send emails to people who don't allow uploads at all? Yes. If you download a very popular recent movie and you don't use a VPN, you are the exception if your ISP doesn't receive a complaint about it and send you an email.
I guess me and everyone I know are all the exceptions and have been for 10+ years [Reply]
Good news is he's like one click away from snuff porn.
I'm assuming anyway. When I used to download songs on emule every now and then I would see a video pop up from one of my search terms. Oh what's this? Kiddie porn. Awesome! Should I just turn myself in now or wait for the feds to find me? [Reply]
