What.cd

**dreamer** · 05.04.10, 10:21

does the interview consist only of knowledge questions?
I've heard you need to show connection speed too. what about other trackers' profiles?

**anon** · 05.04.10, 13:11

Here are some examples of the questions you're asked during the interview:
http://www.sb-innovation.de/showthre...?threadid=7924

There's also a dedicated help site here:
What.CD: A Beginner's Guide

Yes, you're required to prove your status on other trackers. This was the main deterrent for me to get invites from IRC. Now it's the fact my country is banned from the channel.

**caballero** · 07.04.10, 19:57

is the majority of their torrent FLAC?

if it is....... a 1TB is needed

**anon** · 07.04.10, 19:58

No, they offer most albums in several formats and qualities (MP3 192, V2, V0, 320; FLAC normal and 24-bit, OGG, etc.).

**caballero** · 07.04.10, 20:01

since you're more familiar with it:
which one do you prefer, What.cd or waffles?

**anon** · 07.04.10, 20:02

The regulars here will tell you I prefer What. Album suggestions

**Nobody** · 07.04.10, 23:32

Originally Posted by a007_hacker

is the majority of their torrent FLAC?

In addition to what Anon said, they also have a very robust request system. If I remember right something like 65% of all requests are filled.

**caballero** · 17.04.10, 14:47

What torrents over there will result in a high upload speed (don't tell me torrents with a high number of leechers because we all know this isn't good enough

)?

**SBfreak** · 17.04.10, 15:36

Look out for popular album releases on the internet.
Like lady gaga,Kanye West or something.In any case,popular

Then wait for it to be uploaded on what.That torrent will certainly give you a ratio boost.

**caballero** · 17.04.10, 15:52

Originally Posted by SBfreak

Look out for popular album releases on the internet.
Like lady gaga,Kanye West or something.In any case,popular

Then wait for it to be uploaded on what.That torrent will certainly give you a ratio boost.

Thanks, but if you look at the Rosetta Stone packs, it is popular. However, they warned from downloading them because most of the leechers are partial seeders so you won't get any ratio boost. Albums on the other hand, they might have the same problem as the Rosetta Stone packs. Lady Gaga's album for example has 165 leechers, added one week ago, isn't there a chance that lots of them are partial seeders?

Edit: Lady Gag's album has 165 in total (all releases and formats). The highest is 67 (MP3 V0)

**SBfreak** · 17.04.10, 17:33

I wasn't talking about already uploaded packs/torrents. All big packs there have partial leechers and you can never know.
Plus some of them like Rosetta are being watched.

**anon** · 17.04.10, 17:48

Originally Posted by a007_hacker

Lady Gaga's album for example has 165 leechers, added one week ago, isn't there a chance that lots of them are partial seeders?

Considering we're talking about What.cd, probably all of them are. However they're great for cheating on with the Waffles method, faking ~3x the torrent's size.

**tokiodrift1** · 26.06.10, 18:43

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