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Bilbo
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Underground Gamer problem

Thu May 03, 2012 1:10 pm

HI, guys

I have a problem with UG. Even though i leave my bit torrent client
on almost all of the time, no one seems to download from me even though i have no restrictions on how much upload i allow. As such I have exceeded my limit and have been placed in peasant mode.

Tried reading the help and FAQ area of UG but whist it ansewred
the problem, it was not really helpfull.

I intend to donate twenty dollars as soon as i am able, but at the
moment my finances do not leave me with enough to do so.

If UG allowed payments from AlertPay i would not have the
problem as i have funds available in there.

Any advice that anyone can give me would be much apreciated.

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Thu May 03, 2012 2:01 pm

you could try downloading something from the FREE LEECH section at the top of the page.

only your upload will be counted on those torrents.
And there are always plenty of people to upload to on those.

Sega Saturn Jap collection is a good start,
if your speed is slow, try to get files one at a time, rather than snatching the whole thing, or you could be left without a complete file when the FREE LEECH is over at the end of the week.
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Thu May 03, 2012 4:08 pm

Thanks for your quick reply Mad.

I will look into that area.

Thanks again.

Bilbo.

P.S.

I just had a piece of luck with one of my business sites and
recieved $25 from a transaction. So i have donated it to UG
and have been upgraded to VIP.

Could not have come at a better time. With a bit of luck i
will get more and be able to donate more to UG.

Thanks again mate.

Bilbo.
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Thu May 03, 2012 5:06 pm

I would have been willing to donate some credit to get you out of peasant status too, but it sounds like it is not needed anymore. You probably figured it out, there has to actually be active leechers downloading from you to get any upload credit.

The best ways to get upload credit are to either find popular torrents, or use the Featured Torrents at the top of the browse page. Save the World can give you about 33? MB of upload credit a day too.

Featured torrents are reset every Sunday at midnight GMT, and it is best to start them early, as by midweek there is usually very little activity on them.

An unfortunate issue with the popular torrents is that they also tend to be some of the largest torrents, so really are not a good thing for new users.

Pay attention to anything marked as a golden torrent too. Unless you have to have them now, bookmark them, and wait for a golden torrent weekend which happens 3 times a year (you just missed one by about 3 weeks). They are also free to download & upload credit is doubled for that period on those torrents.
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Thu May 03, 2012 5:41 pm

Many thanks for the advice Hidron. It would have been
extreamly kind of you to have donated to me.

Hopefully i will not run into the problem again.

Thanks again for the info. It will come in handy.

Bilbo.

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