Your torrents have been blocked by your ISP, what next? Content creators and copyright owners continue to try to cover all access to the Torrent hosting website. Some ISPs (Internet Service Providers) are also required to always be active to block all torrenting activities. This spans from recent news we published where Smile Communications blocked Torrents for TRUEUnlimited data bundle subscribers.
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There are many efforts done by ISPs to close or block torrent sites, which continue to be intensively carried out. Still, there are piracy sites that continue to emerge. In addition, there are several ways we can open sites that are blocked or limited by several ISPs that we use, including Torrent sites. How to? Let’s just look at the following.
1. Change the DNS Server
Often, the only block implemented by ISPs is only at the DNS level. DNS or Domain Name System that functions to translate IP addresses to website names is often used to restrict access to torrent sites. Because by default, users use DNS servers that are regulated by ISPs. Therefore, turning it into a public DNS can solve the problem of difficult access to the torrent site.
Next, the most popular public DNS servers used include:
- Google DNS: 8.8.8.8 | 8.8.4.4
- OpenDNS: 208.67.222.222 | 208.67,220,220
- Comodo DNS: 8.26.56.26 | 8.20.247.20
We can change the DNS server through network settings, and soon we will be able to access all websites that are blocked by each ISP.
How to change the DNS Server:
In Windows: Enter Network Device and right-click> Click Properties> Ipv4 Properties, then change the DNS server and click OK.
On Mac OS: Enter System Preferences> Network> Adavanced> DNS, and add a new DNS server, then click OK.
On Linux: Click the Network Applet> Edit Connections> Edit> Settings for IPv> Automatic (DHCP) Addresses Only> DNS Server, and add each new address separated using a comma.
2. Use a Different Connection
This should have been the first solution to bypass the torrent access connection. Just use a different connection. Often many ISPs and network firewalls implement basic blocks, such as in an office or campus.
The basic block is used to limit the initial connection to a torrent site. So, to overcome this problem, we can use several different connections to outsmart it. So, when starting torrent access we can use the cellular data internet path on the cellphone, then after torrent starts downloading, use again access other connections such as WiFi to continue downloading.
Editor’s Note: This method won’t work if the Firewall uses more advanced features, but this method doesn’t hurt to try it first.
3. Use Free or Premium VPN service
The advantage of using VPN premium is that besides being more reliable, it is also safer than the free version. But VPN is the best method if you are not familiar with making changes in network settings, another alternative method for opening block sites is to use a VPN.
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Premium VPN has a feature to encrypt data and they also will not record user network activity on the Internet, so it is guaranteed safe.
How to use it is also very easy, just pay the subscription price and install it on the computer or router used, and we can access and download the torrent very easily.
If you want to try the reliability of Premium VPN, then you can try it with ExpressVPN, it is a VPN service that has been specifically tested to service all the needs that will be critical.
But even so, there are still many other reliable VPN services to choose from out there.
4. Use Seedbox Premium
Seedbox is a new tool in the torrent world. It is a virtual server that allows us to upload and download torrents.
It’s similar to a popular Dropbox service, only this time it functions as a place to access everything related to torrents.
The reason why Seedbox is popular is because of its unique data transfer capabilities.
So this allows anyone network administrators unable to block Seedbox services because that means they have to block all web access.
The solution is to use the paid Seedbox, it will eliminate all limitations. The most convenient and easy to use Seedbox for torrents is Bitport, Seedr, and Filestream.
