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OK school me on torrents and how i can use them.

 

I am looking for seasons 1 and 2 of a show that was on tbs called ground floor. Cant find anywhere so i figure the next step is this.

 

Can anyone guide me on how this process works? What system to use and stay safe with?

 

Or some one willing to find/download/host so i can download it or what ever works?

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"All the same stuff" :dumb:

 

Apparently I'm missing something? There hasn't been anything I've wanted to watch that I couldn't find on Kodi.

 

I love torrents but Kodi seems a lot easier for any movies or shows.

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One thing I can tell you that is important to torrenting is Seeders vs. Leechers

 

Seeds or seeders are people that are sending out the data that you want. Think of these people as the "givers" of the information you are looking for. These people may have the entire thing you are downloading or little pieces of the file you want. These people are very good to have in high numbers on a torrent because that means that the information you want is plentiful and the odds that someone is seeding their information on a fast connection is good. One of the most important things when selecting a torrent is to find one with more seeders than leechers.

 

Leechers are people who are downloading the file at any given time. Leechers can also be seeders depending on how much information has been seeded to them. Generally speaking, Leechers slow down the swarm if there are to many of them which can lead to slower and slower download speeds of the torrent. All websites with torrent files have a counter on the file which will tell you the last reported number of Seeders/Leechers... try avoiding high numbers of Leechers for better results.

 

I currenly use uTorrent and a number of different websites for files. TBP is always a good place to start, though one word of caution. Be careful when downloading a "HOT" movie the week it comes out. Normally companies who own that content can monitor a torrent's swarm and find your IP address to complain to your ISP about you. In my many years of torrenting I have only received warnings from my ISP twice for downloading COD:4 when it came out and a lord of the rings movie. I am not trying to say that everything you download will get you in trouble... but just be smart about what you download.

 

Also, read the comments on a Torrent if there are any. See if the majority of people are saying that its safe to download. You would hate to download a file that is 4GB and full of viruses or nasty ass animal porn... unless you're into that stuff... then you would hit the jackpot i guess :/

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I'm not familiar with the Firestick, but if it's not available on Prime Video I'm assuming it's not available on the stick thingy..?

https://www.amazon.com/Ground-Floor-Complete-First-Season/dp/B00GO7GTTE

 

I just hate having to bounce around netflix, hulu, hbo go, prime, showtime, and whatever else just to find a specific show to watch. That's why I just download them.

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I'm not familiar with the Firestick, but if it's not available on Prime Video I'm assuming it's not available on the stick thingy..?

https://www.amazon.com/Ground-Floor-Complete-First-Season/dp/B00GO7GTTE

 

I just hate having to bounce around netflix, hulu, hbo go, prime, showtime, and whatever else just to find a specific show to watch. That's why I just download them.

 

:dumb:

Get a Firestick or FireTV

Install Kodi

Install Exodus

Watch all of the above fo free.

 

Seriously though, it takes 5 minutes. I stopped using torrents because of it. Instead of downloading and using Plex or whatever you just browse through shows like you would on prime video, hulu, etc.

 

Any new show/movie/whatever you'd find on torrents is already on Kodi to stream. It's faster and easier.

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The firesticks are easy. There a bunch of videos on youtube. It's either more reliable than it used to be or the FireTV is just a lot faster since it has an ethernet port. My old firestick was inches from my router so I don't think that was the issue.

 

I haven't turned on my cable box since replacing my broken firestick a few weeks ago. I haven't had any issues streaming like I used to ~6-7 months ago.

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Paul, I was able to set up and use a Firestick, then Kodi, then Exodus, so I'm sure you can.

 

However, I had to resort to some online sources for trouble shooting problems and fixing glitches, so I don't mean to tell you it's a snap. For example, when first launching Kodi, I got the "Can't download obb" message and tried for about 30 minutes to fix it on my own, only to find that it's not uncommon to have that error message (which locks-up everything) up to five times after your first download. :dumb:

 

If someone who has done the procedure once before helps you, you can easily have it set up in less than a half hour.

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Just figure out torrents. Kodi is good for streaming live sports like hockey but hit or miss still. TV shows movies and whatever else is the same. At least with using a torrent once you have the file no lag and you can watch it offline with your internet off.
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Paul, I was able to set up and use a Firestick, then Kodi, then Exodus, so I'm sure you can.

 

However, I had to resort to some online sources for trouble shooting problems and fixing glitches, so I don't mean to tell you it's a snap. For example, when first launching Kodi, I got the "Can't download obb" message and tried for about 30 minutes to fix it on my own, only to find that it's not uncommon to have that error message (which locks-up everything) up to five times after your first download. :dumb:

 

If someone who has done the procedure once before helps you, you can easily have it set up in less than a half hour.

 

 

forums.tvaddons.ag is a great support community.

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However, I had to resort to some online sources for trouble shooting problems and fixing glitches, so I don't mean to tell you it's a snap. For example, when first launching Kodi, I got the "Can't download obb" message and tried for about 30 minutes to fix it on my own, only to find that it's not uncommon to have that error message (which locks-up everything) up to five times after your first download. :dumb:

 

Much of the IT world is nothing but googling error messages. If you can do that, you can do anything.

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Unless you want to have the shows on your computer, $40 Firestick + Kodi > Torrents. All the same stuff streamed directly to your TV.

 

I'm ditching cable and landline, increasing my interwebz speed, and have an amazon fire tv on order. Putting SPMC on (pretty much a newer version of kodi from the same designer), exodus add-on, and will be cutting my entertainment bill in half. The fire will pay for itself in 1mo.

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I run an old version uTorrent for many reasons, a few of which I'll list: No bloat, no ads, faster speeds, and none of the issues of the newer uTorrent (at least when I switched back some time ago.) Plus, a few options I missed that had been pulled or buried. The version is 2.2.1 for anyone interested. Wish I could remember the legit place I dl it from. You'll have to conduct your own search.

 

I'd never really had an issue with using torrents since I don't dl movies and music much. Yet, I still got popped w/warnings within my first two weeks of moving here. So, I switched back to a VPN which I hadn't used for and sort of downloading in years. I've been happy with PureVPN for some time, now. I got a killer deal on my last year for $24. My speeds are awesome and it's one of the simplest VPNs you'll ever attempt to deal with. I immediately tested this VPN by dl a bunch of shit some of which I knew would be flagged. Passed w/flying colors.

 

There have been a shitload of torrent sites closed, reopened and renamed over the last year or two. I've been doing a bit of research and shit and have a few sites I generally stick to for good traffic and offerings. If anyone would like a list, I'd prefer pm.

 

Hope this helps some folk.

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