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Some are calling this era of television the "golden age." In the arenas of both film and TV, there is so much variety of quality entertainment. Every day there are new shows coming out, new writers and directors earning their careers, and fresh perspectives on age-old stories. Sometimes it can be hard to keep up with all the awesome new content that is being released. This is due to the rise of streaming sites like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video. Each of these big three streaming services has put out its own award-winning original content as well as curated syndicated content, so that we can enjoy classic movies and series to our heart's content. There has truly never been a better time to be a TV and film buff.

However, as many of you already know - perhaps you have found out the hard way - keeping up with all of these increasingly individualized streaming services can become quite costly. Each service, of course, has its own monthly subscription fees. If you want to be able to access each of the big three networks (e.g., ABC, NBC, and CBS), for instance, you will be looking at something around $30 per month. Plus, add to that the fact that each individual network and media company has begun putting out its own streaming services, too, and the bill just keeps growing larger.

Disney Plus, NBC, and HBO Max are all upcoming streaming services that will compete with each other. NBC announced that they will be launching their own streaming service and Disney Plus has recently launched its own platform. HBO Max is due out any day and is expected to be more expensive than the other two services. What we will be looking at in the years to come is something similar to cable TV, with each channel having its own syndicated and original content, but a lot more expensive.

File sharing peer to peer is a well-known innovation that dates back many years.

However, the argument could be made that it is a more valuable asset today than ever before, as it allows users to easily access content across a variety of streaming platforms, free of charge.

History

This was eventually released as uTorrent, which is now one of the most popular torrenting programs available. Many people regard uTorrent as one of the best torrenting programs available. It is completely free to download, and it is essentially a more compact version of the popular program, Bit Torrent. In 2004, programmer Serge Paquet suggested to Bit Torrent's creator, Ludvig Strigeus that he develop a smaller, more efficient version of the Bit Torrent client. This was eventually released as uTorrent, which Has since become one of the most popular torrenting programs available. The result, which took about one year to develop, was uTorrent. uTorrent is able to download and upload torrents at the same speed as Bit Torrent, while only requiring a fraction of the CPU power. And the rest, as they say, was history.

Design

In terms of design, uTorrent and Bit Torrent are nearly identical. This is also smart because users who became accustomed to Bit Torrent will not have to relearn anything, software-wise when it comes time to make the switch to uTorrent. You will still find the same familiar download page, where you will keep track of all of your torrents as they are in progress. You will also manage your uploads, should you wish to keep your torrents seeding for other users to take advantage of after your download has ended.

There is also a Labels section of the program, which allows you to easily organize all of your torrents by tag. If you want to separate your files by media type (music, movies, shows, games, programs, etc.), you can easily do so here. Or, if you are a little more OCD like I am, you can always tag by artist or director to keep your library as easy to browse as possible.

The design of uTorrent is effective and easy to use. The downloadable client version of uTorrent lacks a built-in media player, but that is likely due to the purpose of minimizing the memory footprint of the program.

Content

So, as far as content is concerned: uTorrent does not provide a means for you to find the media you wish to download. You will need to use a 3rd party torrent hosting site in order to use uTorrent. Once you do, uTorrent will open automatically and you can track your downloads from there. That being said, uTorrent has recently begun offering an in-browser torrenting experience called uTorrent Web. With this, you do not need to leave your web browser of choice in order to manage, download, and upload torrents. In fact, uTorrent Web completely eliminates the middleman, offering a means by which to search and download your torrents all from the uTorrent Web page.

UTorrent Web solves the old executable program's issue of not having a media player. With UTorrent Web, not only can you play media files in the client, you can even play them as they download, resulting in what is truly in the words of the uTorrent website, "the next-level torrenting experience." This web-based torrent downloader/media streaming device is probably best reserved for movies, music, and TV show files, though. If you are looking to download elaborate programs and video games, I would recommend using the classic executable uTorrent program itself.

Desktop and Mobile Experience

Active voice: There is also an app which works just like the desktop program, and it makes for an extremely streamlined experience. This allows you to link devices through a singular uTorrent account so that you can easily drop torrents from your desktop to your smartphone and vice versa. With this convenient desktop-to-smartphone feature, you will never again have to be concerned with downloading files numerous times. Get it all done in one go.

Pricing and Plans

Basic, Plus, and Premier. All of these plans offer additional features, such as faster speeds, access to more channels, and more storage space. Although uTorrent is a freeware software application, it offers three different paid plan options: Basic, Plus, and Premier. All three of these plans offer features that are not available in the free version of the application such as faster speeds, access to more channels, and more storage space. Ad-Free is a premium offering from uTorrent that removes all ads from the software and also offers premium customer support services. These services can be accessed for a low annual fee of $4.99.

Next, you have uTorrent Pro, which offers additional security features to block threats and potentially malicious torrents. This is a $19.95 a year service.

Finally, you can get uTorrent Pro + VPN, which gives you everything of Pro but also includes CyberGhost VPN for $69.95 per year.

Suggestions that I Have

I really don't have any good suggestions other than that it would be nice if users could easily stream and playback torrents from the desktop program version of uTorrent.

Conclusion

If you are looking for a torrent downloading client that is just as powerful as the rest while taking up a smaller fraction of computer space and bandwidth, uTorrent is the way to go. It is perfect for beginners and experts alike, and the diversity of streamlined ways to use it (without ads) makes it a must-have torrenting and streaming program.