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15th November 2006, 11:39
General information
Just like any other application which accesses the Internet, SymTorrent generates network traffic. You should be aware that mobile network operators usually charge for the amount of downloaded and uploaded data. SymTorrent can also generate traffic while sharing already downloaded torrents.
SymTorrent is free (and open source) software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. We highly appreciate any help. If you like this software and want to support the development of Symella by making a donation, you can do so via PayPal.
System requirements
Mobile phones based on the S60 2nd and 3rd edition platforms are supported.
Accepting incoming connections
Since version 1.10, SymTorrent can accept incoming connections. This means that other peers can connect to your mobile phone if it has an IP address which is visible to other participants of the network. However, in most cases when you connect to the Internet through your mobile phone, you are behind some kind of router and your device isn't directly accessible to others. If you are using 3G/GPRS then you can only hope that your network operator gives you a "public IP address", but if you are, for instance, using wlan with your own router then can configure the system to forward incoming connections to your mobile phone.
As you can see the point is that accepting incoming connections on mobile phones is not so straightforward but if you have an option to configure the system then it definitely worth your effort. You'll likely get more connections thus better transfer speeds this way.
Installation
SymTorrent is a self-signed application, which means it hasn't been sent to Symbian for testing. Before installation you should make sure your phone has the "Software installation" option of the Application manager set to "All" (Tools / App. mgr. / Settings), otherwise the phone may refuse to install the application.
Just like any other application which accesses the Internet, SymTorrent generates network traffic. You should be aware that mobile network operators usually charge for the amount of downloaded and uploaded data. SymTorrent can also generate traffic while sharing already downloaded torrents.
SymTorrent is free (and open source) software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. We highly appreciate any help. If you like this software and want to support the development of Symella by making a donation, you can do so via PayPal.
System requirements
Mobile phones based on the S60 2nd and 3rd edition platforms are supported.
Accepting incoming connections
Since version 1.10, SymTorrent can accept incoming connections. This means that other peers can connect to your mobile phone if it has an IP address which is visible to other participants of the network. However, in most cases when you connect to the Internet through your mobile phone, you are behind some kind of router and your device isn't directly accessible to others. If you are using 3G/GPRS then you can only hope that your network operator gives you a "public IP address", but if you are, for instance, using wlan with your own router then can configure the system to forward incoming connections to your mobile phone.
As you can see the point is that accepting incoming connections on mobile phones is not so straightforward but if you have an option to configure the system then it definitely worth your effort. You'll likely get more connections thus better transfer speeds this way.
Installation
SymTorrent is a self-signed application, which means it hasn't been sent to Symbian for testing. Before installation you should make sure your phone has the "Software installation" option of the Application manager set to "All" (Tools / App. mgr. / Settings), otherwise the phone may refuse to install the application.