he's saying that you're already paying for pirating stuff since most people pay for their internet anyway
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he's saying that you're already paying for pirating stuff since most people pay for their internet anyway
except that's a silly argument, since most people would pay for the internet even if they didn't pirate stuff.
doesn't change the fact that the bandwidth you're paying for is used for pirating stuff instead of, for example, watching porn or educational stuff.
lots of people pay extra for extra fast internet without download limits, for the sole reason of downloading lots of pirated materials
i don't see how this is different from paying for a different kind of service that enables you to more easily download pirated stuff. Exactly how much is too much to pay isn't all that relevant, it all depends on how much money you're interested in putting into your piracy. my point is that this amount is very often more than 0.
I was surprised to see that Limewire was around until so recently. I was even more surprised to see Usenet is not only still around, but is recommended for this sort of thing.
Don't knock it, bro. The only downside is that it can be quite hard to filter through all the junk you don't want. But the selection on offer is huge.
This. I sincerely doubt anyone uses their internet connection just for pirating. :roll2Quote:
Originally Posted by Allie Juspeczyk
Most people only need really basic cheap Internet plans. Those who pay extra for larger bandwidth and don't pirate are just wasting money, as that's really the only reasonable thing to do with such bandwidth for the average home Internet user.Quote:
Originally Posted by NetherMischiefDemonThis. I sincerely doubt anyone uses their internet connection just for pirating. :roll2Quote:
Originally Posted by Allie Juspeczyk
In either case, most ISP's provide newsgroups to all their customers, so I don't know why we're arguing about paying extra to download stuff.
I'd like to introduce you to my good friends, HD Netflix Streaming and Steam.Quote:
Originally Posted by RostumMost people only need really basic cheap Internet plans. Those who pay extra for larger bandwidth and don't pirate are just wasting money, as that's really the only reasonable thing to do with such bandwidth for the average home Internet user.Quote:
Originally Posted by NetherMischiefDemonThis. I sincerely doubt anyone uses their internet connection just for pirating. :roll2Quote:
Originally Posted by Allie Juspeczyk
not an option over here (netflix and other streaming services that is), because apparently the interwebs are bound to geographical regions. And internet in Europe is on average much better than in the US, except in this :bou::bou::bou::bou:hole where I live of course.
I have Netflix and play video games online. My entire family uses Netflix, including my eight-year-old sister. The internet isn't just email. :roll2Quote:
Originally Posted by RostumMost people only need really basic cheap Internet plans. Those who pay extra for larger bandwidth and don't pirate are just wasting money, as that's really the only reasonable thing to do with such bandwidth for the average home Internet user.Quote:
Originally Posted by NetherMischiefDemonThis. I sincerely doubt anyone uses their internet connection just for pirating. :roll2Quote:
Originally Posted by Allie Juspeczyk
In either case, most ISP's provide newsgroups to all their customers, so I don't know why we're arguing about paying extra to download stuff.
limewire died??!? kot....where am i going to get my horse porn now?!
(usenet rules tbh. nzbmatrix + sabnzdbplus = <3)
Pretty much!Quote:
Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF
There's always Bearshare and FrostWire or whatever the new ones are. I'm surprised P2P itself has survived this long. I was big into Napster, but everything pretty much died after that. I tried a few others but they were never worthwhile. So many fake files and viruses. I've pretty much stuck to torrents. But I do buy a lot of my music off this really cheap Russian music site that seems to get all our top music and boatloads of more obscure stuff that I like :}
Umm...try streaming HD movies (legally) on a 3MBPS or slower connection...Quote:
Originally Posted by RostumMost people only need really basic cheap Internet plans. Those who pay extra for larger bandwidth and don't pirate are just wasting money, as that's really the only reasonable thing to do with such bandwidth for the average home Internet user.Quote:
Originally Posted by NetherMischiefDemonThis. I sincerely doubt anyone uses their internet connection just for pirating. :roll2Quote:
Originally Posted by Allie Juspeczyk
Yeah.