Hello! I have some q’s about torrenting as the title implies. First, I know that torrenting requires a VPN capable of P2P, but i cant afford a vpn with such capabilities. is there any free ones available?

Second, if i end up being able to do so, where should i torrent from? i’ve heard of the pirate bay but honestly that’s it.

Third, what is the best torrent client to use for this?

any help would be appreciated, thank you and good day comrades comrade-doggo

  • TheOneCurly@lemmy.theonecurly.pageEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I’ve been a pretty heavy torrent user for years. I’m not sure when everyone came to the conclusion that VPNs were necessary. If you stick to slightly older media on public trackers and private for really new hype stuff you’re very unlikely to get hit. Plus one letter from your isp isn’t the end of the world and you can always kick on a VPN after your first one.

    • spiderman@ani.socialEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      I’m not sure when everyone came to the conclusion that VPNs were necessary.

      Yeah, unless your port is blocked or you can’t access the private trackers (which is very unlikely to happen) you don’t really need a vpn. also private trackers don’t allow their users to use free vpn.