How To Bypass Torrent Blocking by Your ISP

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How to Bypass Torrent Blocking by your ISP

! Mrinal Saha " June 8, 2016 # Internet
Torrents are often related to piracy, huge bandwidth, and lawsuits. And this is why it’s pretty common to
see universities and offices blocking torrents. Fair enough.
But what I don’t like is, when the ISPs are banning torrent for home users. This is a violation of net
neutrality. The Internet should be open to everyone. As long as people are not causing any hard, ISP should
have no say on what to see and what not.So, if your ISP is blocking torrent, here are a couple of ways to
bypass it.
So, if your ISP is blocking torrent, here are a couple of ways to bypass it.
Bypass Torrent Blocking

#1 Get the HTTP link
So, the way torrents are blocked is by closing the p2p ports. But the ISPs can never block HTTP (port 80) or
FTP ports (port 21) since these ports are used for regular browsing. So, if we can somehow use this
HTTP/FTP port to access torrents, we are good to go.
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And websites like zbigz helps us to do exactly that. Simply put, it sits between you and torrent server and
helps you convert a torrent file to direct download link.
Start by downloading the .torrent file on your computer. If the torrent sites are blocked, you can use a VPN
to unlock it. Upload the .torrent file to zbigz. It’ll fetch the content and store it on their own server and
finally give you are a regular download link.
Related: 10 Best Google Chrome VPN Extension
Next, upload the .torrent file to zbigz. It’ll fetch the content and store it on their own server and finally give
you are a regular download link.
Overall, the service is free and reliable. I have seen it working for past 6 years and never had any problem.
Though sometimes, it may take a while to cache the content, if there is too much load on the server. There
is also a premium plan, for those who use this service frequently, but if you are willing to pay for this
service, we suggest you check our next option.
If for some reason, you can not access zbigz, then try Bitport, it’s pretty good as well. Though, the free
version is limited to 1 GB and require you to create an account with your email address.
#2 Start Elsewhere (recommended)

Another creative way to bypass torrent blocking in offices and institutions is by starting the download from
a different source and once you are successfully connected to peers, switch to your regular office WiFi
connection. The downloading would continue.
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For example, start by temporary connecting your computer to your mobile data (or any internet) by
creating a hotspot. Once the torrent is connected to its peers and the download starts, switch to your
regular internet connection. It should still work.
The logic behind this is simple, the firewall can only detect the first handshake, if you do that first
handshake from other sources and come back to the old network, the downloading will continue.
#3 VPN
VPN or Virtual private server is the most popular method bypasses any kind of internet blocking. It encrypts
all kind of traffic, so your ISP will not know what you are downloading and from where. Although they can
see huge bandwidth consumption on an encrypted network, so if that’s a concern, temporary change your
MAC address.
Related: What is VPN, and Why You Should Use it?
Now here is the tricky part, there are many VPN providers in the market. Some are free and some are paid.
But, the most popular VPN like TunnelBear do not support VPN. The only VPN that supports BitTorrent
and can also be trusted is — HideMe.
The free version of HideMe offers only get 2 GB. But that should not a problem. Once your torrents start
downloading, you can simply turn OFF the VPN and the downloading will continue. When you use correctly,
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this can give you unlimited torrent download on the restricted network. However, if you are a power user,
we suggest you go for the premium version.
#4 Seedbox
Seedbox is generally used to download torrents anonymously. In many countries, the ISP sends a warning
email, if they found you using torrent. And services like seedbox, overcome such problem.
Consider it similar to zbigz i.e. it acts as a middleman. In very simple words, a seedbox is a powerful
computer which is specially designed for downloading torrents at huge speed. So, first, you download
the torrent to your seedbox and then you transfer that to your computer. And since the connection is
encrypted FTP or HTTP, it’ll appear as regular file transfer to the ISP.
Overall, if you are heavy torrent user and want to keep thing anonymous, seed box offers long term
solution. The only issue is the service is mostly paid, ranging from 2$ a month to 20$ a month. Here is the
complete list of popular seedbox service with price and quality comparison.
Wrapping Up
So, these were some ways to download torrents when blocked by your ISP. In most cases, tempory using
your mobile data to connect to peers and then switching back to your regular connection (method 2) should
work. Though, if you are advanced users, you can go with Seedbox as well, though, make sure you do your
research before selecting the best one.
Which method do you use? Let us know in the comments.
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see universities and offices blocking torrents. Fair enough.

Bypass Torrent Blocking

helps you convert a torrent file to direct download link.

finally give you are a regular download link.

Related: 10 Best Google Chrome VPN Extension

you are a regular download link.

service, we suggest you check our next option.

#2 Start Elsewhere (recommended)

regular internet connection. It should still work.

Related: What is VPN, and Why You Should Use it?

and can also be trusted is — HideMe.

we suggest you go for the premium version.

research before selecting the best one.

Which method do you use? Let us know in the comments.

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