What is the best way to download files – torrent or file sharing?

Let’s figure out what a torrent tracker is. This is well written in the article “Tracker, torrent – what is it and what is it for?”. File sharing also exists specifically for file sharing, but it functions on a different principle. A file hosting service is a service that provides the user with a place to store files and round-the-clock access to them via the Web.
The user once uploads the file to the file hosting server, and the file sharing service gives the user a permanent link that he can publish on blogs, forums or send to friends by mail. By clicking on such a link or entering it in the address bar of the browser, any other user can download this file. Continue reading →