Dimeadozen HELP!

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Mikeh
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Dimeadozen HELP!

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Before I start can I say I am a complete beginner as far as dowloading is concerned and I have just downloaded 4 shows from Dimeadozen. I have managed to get the shows on my ipod and transfer them to CD to play in the car, and I use Vuse and Switch.

But, suddenly I can't download anything else. My share ratio is 0.21 which I suspect has something to do with it. But how do I increase my ratio? I leave Vuse open and my existing shows are shown as seeding.

But the shows I am trying to download just show "downloading 0%"

Can anyone help? How do I increase my ratio, if indeed this is the problem. All help gratefully received!
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ReadyToHearTheWorst
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Re: Dimeadozen HELP!

Post by ReadyToHearTheWorst »

A low share ratio is a likely cause of your problems. DimeaDozen is very particular about it. You appear to have reached the position where you can't download any new 'torrents' so you have to up your ratio, either by continuing to seed the torrents you have already completed, or by uploading new shows to the 'tracker'.

If there is currently no demand for the shows you can already seed you could try and drum up a bit of business by 'advertising' your willingness to seed on the DimeaDozen forum (also a good source of discussions around this and other common issues).

Plus, there are more approriate places to get specific DimaDozen or Bit Torrent advice. Try these:

The homepage of the DimeaDozen tracker is http://www.dimeadozen.org/

The forum is http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/bt-dimeadozen-org/

The DimeaDozen wiki is http://wiki.dimeadozen.org/index.php/Main_Page

You may also improve your ability to seed by ensuring you're not 'firewalled'. See http://www.portforward.com for more info.

HTH
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