I know this is a dumb question... But i cant really aford a vpn like at all, is it possible to torrent without using a vpn in the USA or will i get in some trouble and go to jail if i torrent without a vpn?

The reason i cant get a vpn is because im just broke and im young enough to live with family so i cant really get a job.

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[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I've never used a vpn while torrenting in the US. Unless utorrent has one built in. Been doing it for 25 years and never had a problem.

People probably won't like that answer, but whatever. It's true.

[–] EpicFailGuy@fedia.io 7 points 1 day ago

Same ... except I recently got my first strike from xfinity ... for downloading minecraft for a friend .... turns out my blacklists don't catch all the honeypots fast enough

Ever since I paid for a years worth of PIA and set up a media box to share with my friends and family cause .... FUCK EM! If buying isn't owning, then piracy isn't theft.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Who is your ISP? Or do you just use your neighbor's connection?

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've used multiple providers over the years.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I would appreciate any advice you might have on a provider who isn't a scum-sucking sycophant of the copyright industry. I assure you, your experience is the exception, not the rule.

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I doubt there are any examples. I'm well aware of your aCkchully reply, if you'd have read my entire comment.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 0 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I read your entire comment. What I didn't read is any information on how I can duplicate your experience. I'd like to subscribe to one of these ISPs, if they are available in my area. Is there a reason I can't know who is providing this superior service?

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

You want every provider I've used in the last twenty five years?

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

27 years, actually. Specifically, since October 12th, 1998.

I have been looking for a US ISP with the balls to ignore their obligations under the DMCA since the DMCA was implemented.

If the number is excessively multitudinous, feel free to leave out any dial up providers you used back in the late 90s/early 2000s. You can also leave out any ISP that has since merged into another, or gone out of business.

For me, that would leave five names in 27 years, none of which would be a surprise, and all of which issue DMCA letters.

I would love to hear about even one of the many unicorns you've engaged over the past quarter century.