Apparently, my dad gets emails from Verizon whenever I torrent something (I have FiOS) saying that it's bad. Obviously, I don't want this to happen, so is there a way to use a "fake" ip address or something so that I don't get caught torrenting things?

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http://www.staredit.net/topic/9207/&sess=03726883337cf097100bf5048046c855

There's no definite option in that thread. The ones they suggested seem incredibly slow. Is there anything else?

Use TOR.
Also there's also IP blacklisting tools that prevent you from connecting to bugged servers.

However since TOR isn't that fast and blacklisting is no guarantee for security I'd say don't torrent.
Use rapidshare (and other uploaders) there's plenty of search engines for their content.

Personally I have a few websites that provide me with links to uploaded stuff and combined they're pretty comprehensive. I usually find whatever I'm looking for there. If not, I have a friend that provided me with account data for usenet.

Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Mar 2 2011, 3:30 am by NudeRaider.

...FIOS monitors your surfing or downloading habits? That's screwed up.

It depends how Verizon is finding out that you're using torrents.

If they're picking it up from the torrents that you're downloading, eg on public trackers like pirate bay, all you need to do is stop using them and just use private trackers instead (easier said than done).

If they're examining the traffic arriving over your connection and checking the protocol, then encrypting the traffic may fix that. This is a little unlikely to be what they're doing however, as there's no (easy, foolproof) way to distinguish illegal content from legal content, so probably they're just picking your IP address up from the public trackers that you're using.

What... Sounds like your Dad opted for this to happen to him when he signed up for internet. Switch providers, ask them to leave you alone when you torrent things, or torrent things off of someone else's connection.

I can confirm that many providers send harshly worded mail to customers whom they suspect of torrenting because all your neighbors using facebook and email put together don't add up in a week to the kind of stress you put out with torrenting in a day. Put simply, since you're using so much bandwidth and resources they'd sooner see you in jail than be able to use the service your paying for for whatever you so choose.

@Cecil it has nothing to do with anything his dad did or didn't sign up for.

There's not really anything worth torrenting anymore. It can all be found through file upload sites, and is usually much faster than torrenting.

Download a whole bunch of linux isos and seed them. (the ocremix songs are also a good thing to download/seed). If you still get a letter, then Ex is right.

Would my ISP be able to notice it if I just download the program and not seed it? I usually delete it from the torrent list as soon as it's done downloading. It's not abnormal for someone to download a file that's a couple hundred mbs.. Unless they can tell when it comes specifically from a torrent?

It's fairly easy to identify if you're torrenting (which a high probability) or downloading from a single source because you have many connections to many users. Some you only contact briefly (no download) and from some you load chunks of data. It's a pretty unique picture when they monitor amount of traffic per connection.

This is messed up on so many levels... The internet is supposed to be anonymous and unmonitored. I feel violated.

I'm guessing this would just go down as "LOL THROTTLE" if attempted. For simply checking if the email is sent automatically when it detects you torrenting, I guess it wouldn't be a bad idea.

I got a notice from Comcast after acquiring a screener for Megamind. I heard Quest doesn't monitor, so I'm considering switching, which makes me wonder why a company would monitor if it potentially loses customers.

"which makes me wonder why a company would monitor if it potentially loses customers."
The MPAA and RIAA kick up such a legal stink that it's easier and probably cheaper just to turn a few customers away.

most companies have a virtual monopoly on their area. In my town we have clearwire and a some decent internet, which drops the price of road runner down to $30 a month on special (normally $55). TV Cable on the other hand is $40 more expensive than just a few miles south of us, where comcast is.

If you're really worried then invest in this.



Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Mar 15 2011, 3:34 pm by Cardinal.