Comments on: TorrentRelay’s BitTorrent Download Service Expands

By: Sad man

Sad man — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:43:48 +0000

its not free anymore! is there any site like the torrelay?

By: rox

rox — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:13:29 +0000

TR works well, some private trackers will work with it. Bypasses all firewall problems so you could use it at work or school. It’s fast and reliable

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:12:26 +0000

There’s clear differences between a torrent client and a torrent tracker.

TorrentRelay in no way has any form of search engine to it, the torrents that get used there are entirely up to you, the downloader.

TorrentRelay is no different than any other client out there, Azureus (Vuze), uTorrent, BitTorrent etc… Its not up to the client to decide what gets downloaded and what doesn’t.

Trackers are the ones that manage the connections between peers and distribute the torrent files them selves.

By: CapnMorgan42

CapnMorgan42 — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:37:33 +0000

“There’s no way your information will be revealed if you actually took the time to visit the site you’ll find they don’t keep logs and don’t keep a copy of any of your records.

They’re not responsible for what you download since a good number of torrents are actually legal, they simply provide means to download just like the much bigger (and way crappier torrent wise) ImageShack.”

Believe me, I’m not slamming the site, I love the idea of it.

The problem is that the “they can’t be held responsible if you are doing something illegal” part is, well, painfully untrue. 2/3 of every TF post right now are about tracker sites getting yanked, sued, and spanked for just “opperating a search engine”.

I wish TorrentRelay a long, long, long, long, happy life. I’m just afraid there are going to be groups out there trying to kill it off, if they aren’t already.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:37:57 +0000

Torrelay seems fantastic, Prime please!

By: Davie Baby

Davie Baby — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:13:11 +0000

I tried it and I liked it but. . . I have to weigh out whether I get a rapidshare account or sign up with this.

But this is fantastic for something that’s free! Just paying extra will put the icing on it.

By: Nintendo

Nintendo — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:41:39 +0000

Morgan42,
There’s no way your information will be revealed if you actually took the time to visit the site you’ll find they don’t keep logs and don’t keep a copy of any of your records.

This service is perfect for downloading without the fears of downloading at home.

Along with the recent cap by Comcast, you can download without the need to upload your self, Torrent Relay takes care of that.

I found Torrent Relay to be an excellent tool for downloading torrent and am going to signup for Prime, its only 10$ !!! Now my torrents can follow me wherever I go without hassle.

By: CapnMorgan42

CapnMorgan42 — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:20:53 +0000

The question is what happens the first time somebody goes after them legally.

My fear is that at best the service will only survive a couple months until the movie and/or record companies catch wind and start going after them and their ISP, and at worst will get busted with everyone’s account info, logs, and addy’s.

By: Filesharing Kelolon

Filesharing Kelolon — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:15:09 +0000

@12: The same reason as playing games on a console instead of a PC; the hassle factor. Being able to toss in a movie or game and have it just work without any tweaking and/or troubleshooting makes life so very much easier. Plus with PC’s there is the upgrade/update factor for both hardware and software, which can also be a pain. As a long time PC gamer and enthusiast who gave in an bought my first truly next-gen console a few years ago, I speak honestly based on experience.

By: A

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:07:13 +0000

why would you pay for an expensive gamesconsole and use it to play movies while you have a perfectly fine PC with hdmi-out to view anything on your HDTV??

don’t be silly, PS3…