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Re:I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were ... by warkdarrior on Friday September 11, 2026 @07:09PM (#49666660)
Exactly my thought. For, say, $50/month I can get a second ISP to my house, host the proxy (and only that) on that link, and enjoy free movies. It is cheaper than having 2-3 streaming service subscriptions.
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Re:I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were ... by walrus01 on Friday September 11, 2026 @08:53PM (#49667473)
Or for $5/mo you could have a mullvad subscription and a vpn-aware bittorrent client that knows how to pause if the vpn drops.
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Re:I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were ... by Dylan16807 on Friday September 11, 2026 @08:54PM (#49667483)
True but that option got a lot worse when they disabled port forwarding.
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Re:I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were ... by mitxela on Saturday September 12, 2026 @06:35AM (#49670958)
You're underestimating the ease of use of these pirate boxes.

Also most of them are for pirating live TV. You can't watch live TV through Bittorrent, you just can't, it doesn't work that way. Sports fans need less than 5 seconds of latency relative to the loudest neighbor they can hear, or they'll hate your service.

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