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minus-squaremajestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 years agoWhat’s the benefit of using a Private tracker? If you have a VPN shouldn’t that cover you?
minus-squarejellyfinandchill@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·2 years agoPrivate trackers have seeding policies in place that mandate or incentivize keeping torrents alive for extended periods of time. As a result, you see fewer dead torrents and much faster download speeds.
minus-squareNateSwift@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·2 years agoPrivate trackers often have rules requiring seeding that keeps all/most of the torrents with a healthier seeding pool. So faster downloads and less dead torrents. Sometimes greater variety
What’s the benefit of using a Private tracker? If you have a VPN shouldn’t that cover you?
Private trackers have seeding policies in place that mandate or incentivize keeping torrents alive for extended periods of time. As a result, you see fewer dead torrents and much faster download speeds.
Private trackers often have rules requiring seeding that keeps all/most of the torrents with a healthier seeding pool.
So faster downloads and less dead torrents. Sometimes greater variety
Curation and moderation