First time Torrent? Mightve been caught .. HELP?

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ErazureI

New member
This is my first time downloading torrents, a friend taught me how to do it.
Maybe im just being paranoid, but im literally shittin my pants now.
i had two movies that were half way through downloading, when my house phone rang ..
caller ID said Police protec ... 317 308 4991..
Maybe im jst really paranoid, an being stupid, but i deleted evrything on my hard drive, an stopped all downloads.

Is it possible that i got caught? Do police actually do that? are they gonna visit my house? or do you get 3 strikes?
 
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Elliot

Member
If they could/did get everyone downloading torrents then there would be a lot of people paying fines or facing sentences... I doubt they would have called you to tell you off, if they were actually going to prosecute or do anything they most likely would have written a letter or come in person, i doubt anything will come of it...

But to be honest i reckon you should have answered the phone.
 
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Jesus_Chuy

New member
They contact your ISP and you hear from them by mail. Don't sign the form they send and play dumb. You should always run PG2 (PeerGuard) which blocks them from seeing your downloads. Remember to remove any torrent tags in the folder your download comes in.

As for the phone number i got this info
Current Telephone Company:
Current Provider Mci Worldcom Communications Inc

Original Telephone Company:
Mci Worldcom Communications Inc. - In

Original Telephone Company Type:
Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC)

Estimated City:
Indianapolis

Estimated Region:
Indiana

Estimated Postal Code:
46219

Equipment Location Code:
IPLSIN03DS0

Buy a external hard drive to keep them there
 
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