Another paying distributed computing project (Porivo)

[AppleTalking]

Well, it seems as though there's another pay-for-bandwidth project out there now. I've been running the client from Porivo Technologies for a couple of weeks now, and I've been pretty impressed so far. Like CapCal and other projects of its ilk, Porivo is load-testing various websites using your bandwidth. They're willing to pay you $.10 for each day that you're online for a few hours (I think it's 4), plus $.01 for each 20 minutes of testing that you do.

But the best thing about it, IMO, is that it uses virtually no CPU time on my machine. On my 1.2GHz. machine, it uses between 1-2% of the CPU. So that means that you could run Porivo, CapCal, and RC5/SETI/OGR/whatever all on the same machine!

Anyway, I just thought I'd point out that this is a good way to make a little money with all those computers you're already using to crack codes or search for aliens!

Nick

P.S. Please don't interpret this a recruitment post. I don't work for Porivo and I don't get anything for having you sign up. Although, if you'd like to put my username (appletalking) in the referred-by box if you happen to sign up . . .

 

[rc5]

The payment is still very pathetic. Let's do a quick math.
If you stay online at least 4 hours per day, that's 0.1*30= $3
plus 0.03 per 20 mins? If they test with your pc 2 hours/day, that's only $6 a month.

so the total is about $9 a month, barely enough for the electricity.

 

[AppleTalking]

But $9 is $9, especially when your machine would be on all day anyway, doing RC5, OGR, SETI, or whatever.

I don't think this project is any reason to keep your machine on all the time; that's not the point. The point is that if it's going to be on anyway, why not use it to make a little money?

Nick

 

[SlangNRox]

Do you know how this works if you already have a paypal account. I know that I'm not going to open up another one. Will I still be able to receive money from them?

 

[SlangNRox]

I figured it out.
Now i just have to go from pending to active status. After that I'll have to put it on more computers. Wonder if it matters if they are coming from the same ip.

 

[SlangNRox]

I can see distributed computing getting a bad name if these pay you for your computer time turns into something like paid to surf deals. Yes I made a lot of money from those, but at the same time I knew a lot of people who cheated in order to earn money. Cheating on these projects in hopes of earning money may kill a lot of these projects before they really have a chance to be successful.

 

[SlangNRox]

I can see distributed computing getting a bad name if these pay you for your computer time turns into something like paid to surf deals. Yes I made a lot of money from those, but at the same time I knew a lot of people who cheated in order to earn money. Cheating on these projects in hopes of earning money may kill a lot of these projects before they really have a chance to be successful.