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KasK18:
I should probably clarify that 26 Mbps is megabits per second, not Megabytes =p My actual megabytes per second is 3.25 or so, upload is around 1.8 or so I think...but regardless, your point still stands, and I figured as much =p

Bob2004:

--- Quote from: KasK18 on February 28, 2013, 05:58:11 AM ---I should probably clarify that 26 Mbps is megabits per second, not Megabytes =p My actual megabytes per second is 3.25 or so, upload is around 1.8 or so I think...but regardless, your point still stands, and I figured as much =p

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Yeah, I know. Standard notation is Mb for Megabits, and MB for megabytes. Though so many people use the two interchangeably, it can be impossible to tell sometimes.

I guess "lightning fast" was a tiny bit of an exaggeration, but at that point you are definitely getting into relatively expensive territory in terms of VPN speeds (though not necessarily any more expensive than a seedbox).

buchno:

--- Quote from: Bob2004 on February 28, 2013, 04:42:32 PM ---Yeah, I know. Standard notation is Mb for Megabits, and MB for megabytes. Though so many people use the two interchangeably, it can be impossible to tell sometimes.

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If they're talking about speed, it's Mb, and if it's storage, it's MB :]
...although, you know that already.

Tiffanys:
If you're going to be paying for something, why get reduced speeds and still be limited by your ISP's bandwidth?

A seedbox generally has something ridiculous like 5TB bandwidth and insane connections. It's way more bang for your buck.

For the bandwidth I get with my box I couldn't even pay my ISP enough money to get that kind of bandwidth, not to mention the speed... Even if I had a $100+ a month plan I wouldn't get this kind of bandwidth or speed, and it's just $15 a month... An extra $15 to my ISP on the other hand wouldn't amount to jack shit.

Even with security aside, that alone would make it worth it. It's not like I use that much bandwidth with something that isn't torrents, nor do I need that kind of speed for something that isn't torrents.

Oh and Mb/MB are both used for speed, they're just different notations. I'm terrible at the conversions though, which is why I have this saved: http://www.convertunits.com/from/megabits/to/kilobytes

Bob2004:
Sure, a seedbox might have amazing speeds - for whatever torrents you're running on it, and absolutely nothing else. Which, for most people, is fairly irrelevant. On BakaBT especially, a high maximum upload bandwidth can only help so much. But if the only thing you care about is being able to seed torrents quickly and relatively securely, then yes, maybe a seedbox is better.

If you're concerned more about being able to download torrents securely (a seedbox offers no benefits when downloading compared to a VPN), and having improved security for other activities (while also bypassing any filtering that might be active on your network - such as the UK TPB block), then a VPN is more useful.

In other words, VPN for all-round security and versatility, seedbox for security and high performance in seeding torrents.

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