I have just joined Limwire and I need a couple of questions answered please. Do I have to pay any more if I changed to pro?
I am on broadband 2mg can I select t1 or t3 to get the download I want or do I have to stick to cable/dsl? and what does the terms wmf,mpg, avi and al the the rest of these terms mean?.
I am sorry if I have used the wrong forum for my queries. I cannot seem to find the answer in any help files or forum, perhaps I am looking in the wrong place thank you syndrome

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A.P.Spelman

Dont waste your money on Pro. Basic works just the same, you dont have to pay to download from the Gnutella network and paying for it doesnt make you go any faster, you can only go as fast as your ISP allows you to. Pro is only qorth it if you are a heavy downloader, if not then stay with basic. But if you want to get it go here: www.limewire.com any other site is a scam. You are downloading the same files from Gnutella whether you pay or dont pay. LW might go bellyup pretty soon, so, if I were you Id hold off until the next release.

Sphinx

While I do agree Pro and Basic are pretty much the same there are some differences depending on your connection. I will attempt to clarify these differences as best I can.

If you have dial-up, dsl, adsl or some of the slower connections you will see virtually no difference in basic an pro. But if you have a fast cable 500+KB/s, T1, T3 or any other high speed connection you will see a noticeable difference.

I currently have cable with 900KB/s capabilities when running pro I Will get on most files 10 sources and will average around 200KB/s and with basic I will get 6 to 8 sources and average 100 to 140KB/s so as you can see there is a noticeable difference.

Also when running basic I almost never max out my capabilities but with Pro I frequently do. Also when searching for rare files I will find more sources using Pro thus more KB/s.

In conclusion for the average user there is probably no advantage to Pro but for those searching for rare files and those with high speed connections there is a noticeable difference.

I also do not believe that buying pro is a waste of money for no other reason than the developers of LimeWire do allot of work to improve the software and deserve our support, you can not feed a family on good will alone.

And if anybody wishes to use the argument that future versions are going to be worthless because of the licensing restrictions and thus not worth our support. My reply would be maybe, maybe not they Will still be developing the core of the software and it will still be open source so that others like the FrostWire crew can still use the upgraded versions.

The bottom line is in my opinion LimeWire Pro will always be worth the money.

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Later Grandpa

Yes I have paid for it and I very worried that I will lose a lot more money. Thanks for a prompt reply. I will do as you suggest and cancell my card and remove all files

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A.P.Spelman

When I go into program --Limwire it shows me that I am using 4.8.1, but when I open limewire from desk top icon it shows that the version is 4.9.37 am on basic or pro I tried to find out how to contact the vendors but it seems I can't. I also put my email addy into the pro box and it says it cannot find me. I am a little confused to say the least. thanks again

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Sphinx

The above is a true statement.

Once again it depend on you capabilities

Use FrostWire which I currently use most of the time. But dare I say that without the financial support that some provide LimeWire would not be what it is today.

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syndrome:

sounds to me you got conned by going to a scam site selling the old version of Pro or passing off the free basic as pro.

if you got conned/scammed cancel that transaction and make sure you report it as fraud to your cc company right away as soon as possible.

Sorry you can't use that one either read my last post at the link below. There is no Pro version of WinMx.

Freeloaders

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Yes it is but it still is up and running and I still use it occasionally

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Later Grandpa

They started the net on some diffrent servers and made a patch for WinMx so people could connect to it.

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A little common sense goes a long way

Later Grandpa

Not sure I'd be able to trust logging into a P2P client that was shutdown by the RIAA, even if they changed servers, they could still monitor you.

If they want to they can monitor you on any P2P net.

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Thanks hobo,spinx and granpa for taking the trouble to advise a newbie I seem to have sparked of a strong debate on Limewire pro. On your advice I have contacted my cc company and they have advised me to keep checking for unauthorised withdrawls it seems I am insured for such events which is a relief I have conflicting information on that particular subject. When I signed into Limwire I kept getting a new start up screen asking me what language I what to use, then asking for a scan of my system I declined. Again on your advice I have uninstalled the version I had and did a scan for adware/spyware and reinstalled the latest version from the official site. Maybe I might be on the right track now.

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A.P.Spelman

It is normal for the installer to ask which language you want the installation language to be in. I mean would you prefer to read the installation instructions in chinese or other, lol As for scanning your HDD for shared files, that's normal but I don't allow it. I have a set selection of folders I share so I don't need LW to make suggestions to me.

Your bank/CC co. should be able to refund you for your initial purchase if you emphasise it was a scam. Do you remember the scam site? See Known Scam Sites


(As for pro, Sphinx has obviously never tried pro. No it won't improve the overall downld speeds, but by connecting to 5 peers instead of 3, it helps to find those harder to find files (OOB searching for example) as Grandpa suggested. It also helps to find more sources for such files so you can be downlding more consistently & faster due to the extra sources for these less common files. For very common files, you won't notice any difference between pro & basic. And yes, purchasing of Pro is seen as more of a donation by users. After all, it's not that much. Oh & consistent turbo connection also helps with searching which Basic doesn't always do. Depends on user's set up I guess. And finding sources is the name of the game for downlding. But a person should always start with LW Basic to learn the tools & tricks 1st before even considering pro. IMHO)

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