Comments on: No more LimeWire: what other options do I have?

By: Jeremy Fields

Jeremy Fields — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:53:16 +0000

Hi,

For singles, Ares is now the best p2p alternative to Limewire. Soulseek is easily the best p2p app if you’re into electronic or hard to find music. Both are free and adware/malware free. Still, you shouldn’t be downloading anything but music from any p2p app that is laid out like Limewire.
If you’re looking for anything other than music, or looking for full albums, like the article says – use bittorrent or join a UseNet.

By: where should i get new music? at audiophonik

where should i get new music? at audiophonik — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:49:20 +0000

[...] few days back my friend Jake posted an article about the state of downloading music in a post-LimeWire age. Over the years, there have been a few [...]

By: Jake Billo

Jake Billo — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:03:08 +0000

Because the people who upload movies to BitTorrent (or even newsgroups) have absolutely nothing to do with the real release scene. The actual groups don’t want to be popular outside the scene, since that’s just a good way to attract federal attention and idiots that can’t decompress a RAR set. In aXXo’s case – by making himself somewhat accessible (but mysteriously out of reach) and consistently releasing content, the unwashed masses of BitTorrent newbs have a figure that they can use as an example of being in the pirate community, without the hard work of actually gaining credibility in the scene. Couriers? Physically accessing DVD’s before release date? Nah, that’d be too hard.

Never mind the fact that I consistently hear aXXo releases are just AutoGK’d DVD-R’s from other groups, which is pretty low.

By: Derp

Derp — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:53:12 +0000

axxo is shit quality, agreed. Why is he popular?

By: Jake Billo

Jake Billo — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:03:16 +0000

Unfortunately file sharing/P2P is at a point where there's not a really good choice for reliable downloading. There are a few options I might suggest: * If you think you can avoid problems on LimeWire and have good antivirus/antispyware protection, check out FrostWire, an open source Gnutella client. * BitTorrent can be useful when paired with private trackers. If you can manage an invitation to Demonoid or TorrentLeech, the quality of the content available increases drastically. * For most home users - iTunes (and Amazon MP3 store in the States) has made purchasing music much less time consuming and more worthwhile. When I discuss Usenet and newsgroups, you might be able to decide if it's the right option as well - the combined utilities make things significantly easier than in the past. The downside is that it ends up being about $18 per month on top of the Internet line, so if you're not seriously into downloading content it's not the best investment.

By: Dale

Dale — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:00:39 +0000

What would you suggest for the “average” computer for music?