ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:Don't say you downloaded any big files.  Just say you went to a webpage, then suddenly realized how slow it was.  If that won't work, you can always say that you were download a Linux distro, but it corrupted, so you deleted it.  Just to add confusion, just say there was a MD5/SHA1 mismatch.
Telstra has screwed up many times in the past - just point out that Telstra has the lowest customer satisfaction rate amongst all the ISPs (If I recall correctly, about two years ago, it was about 65% customer satisfaction O_O)

A linux distro is 700mb usually. he downloaded 8.5gbs...

hmmm.... hard to think of something big enough as an excuse. Ur dad doesn't like u downloading videos, does he? otherwise, u can use that as an excuse.

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:For registry editing, how much does your dad know about the registry?  You can always blame spyware/adware you know...

that's not going to work. if he knows enough about the registry to look in it, he probably knows that addware won't insert an entry called something like "BitCommet".

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:Also, give this little thought to him.  Why are torrents so bad?  It's legal, since you see them on legal sites, on the cover discs of PC magazines etc.  It can be used for illicit purposes, but the same applies for the internet.  Both torrents and the internet is a great resource, but it can be mis-used - just like the internet, you can't simply say torrents are bad.

They just don't like him downloading heaps of stuff probably. Like my parents don't like me downloading too much poo poo either, especially games and stuff.