I used to have Giganews, but the monthly fees weren't convenient for me..
Anything I wanted on usenet I could get on rapidshare or a public torrent tracker.
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I used to have Giganews, but the monthly fees weren't convenient for me..
Anything I wanted on usenet I could get on rapidshare or a public torrent tracker.
usenext is a great place to find rare content i use to use it and i have found some very rare music and movies there but i dont like the warez probably thats why i am not using it anymore.
You used usenet?from india?is that service even available through Indian ISPs?
It is good if you have a good NZB tracker and a good usenet provider. I used to use it when my ISP gave it free, but I noticed there is a TON of issues with incomplete stuff
usenet is good but i dont like retention system
u can get free 1 day accs liek its said earlier in the post but u wont like it if u have a good connection like 8mbps+ because it that u wont get good speeds..
usenext n giganews provide excelletn speeds
Usnet are good because you don't have to think about seeding, but disadventage is pay for that and usnete don't have such huge collection like bittorrent
here´s a possibility to use it for free : http://www.sb-innovation.de/showthre...threadid=22951
collections : no. but the sum of single releases can mess with any tracker in the world ;)
I meant international stuff, I really have no idea of how the German side of things are. :gsmile:
Usenet is cheaper than seedbox usage and more convenient/easier to use. If I was to compare torrenting on private/public trackers with or without a seedbox usenet would win but torrenting on private trackers with SB-I is a different story.
I used usenet before 1 year and i can say its good
I would check the niche (newsgroup) of interest via a usenet search engine or via a trial account to see if you find what you need. I found that for my interest (self-improvement) that focused private trackers had much much more stuff. Managing newsgroup downloads is a hassle too. I much prefer torrent clients over newsreaders.
This is actually a huge topic, but usenet is fantastic if you know whay youre doing, and are willing to pay for peace of mind and crazy fast downloads. I have a newsdemon account, and a few private torrent accounts, and i use them in combination. Some stuff on usenet you cant find anywhere else, the ease and speed is phenomenal. but its a trade-off. Most usenet hosts have 7 day trials, check one out and see how you like it. I love it, but I wouldnt say its better than a private tracker. i wouldnt say its worse, either.
Usenet is good stuff.
However, the first rule of Usenet is: Never talk about Usenet :P
Nah usenet is more widespread than you might think. Tell your friends, its actually quite user friendly.
:D
Usenet is great, very good speeds, not need to worry about seeding, and in the countries where seeding is illegal you won't get into trouble.
The only real problem I see with usenet is that you'll have to buy new TBs of Hard-Drives way too frequently, because you'll get into some addicted state where you can't control yourself but download and fill all of your available HD space :D
That's hardly Usenet's fault :wtongue:
I went through the same when I got into torrents. Until not so long ago, I'd visit Fulldls' daily uploads twice a day looking for stuff to leech, and even uploaded a few things there myself. There wasn't a day I didn't download something. uTorrent was leeching almost as long as it was open, which was (and still is, to some extent) as long as my computer was turned on. Joy was waking up or returning home and seeing that torrent I specially wanted had finished downloading.
Those days are gone. Now I just download a movie every other day.
Storage is so cheap now, I dont think of that as a disadvantage but an advantage!
Although, my case is running low on sata ports... this is worrying. Might need to build a fileserver in the garage!
Newsgroups are awesome for TV shows and older movies. With nearly 3 years of retention from Astraweb, I rarely download movies or TV shows from torrents anymore.
with my opinion stick with the torrent easy fast free and you will find every thing there ....
also you can't teach your grand mother usenet lol.
i agree with you about not Generally.Quote:
Generally, although not always.
Also, a lot of people here cheat, but otherwise there's the problem of ratios.
but the torrent is the general way on the internet and the cheaper way also.
and there are trackers in the torrent world have content doesn't in usenet.
and that is i'm prefer, every one free to chose the way he is like.
which applies to, what, everything that gets uploaded? whereas usually the majority of low-mid popular torrents become 'dead' after several weeks/monthsQuote:
Originally Posted by Wolfman86
sure you can, the question is whether they would be interested in learning it, whether it is something useful to themQuote:
try teaching torrenting to your grand mother...
also you can't teach your grand mother usenet
you certainly won't find 'everything' anywhere anyways, let alone on torrent sites - the 'easy' quickly turns to 'hard' when trying to search for rare and/or old files, the 'fast' quickly turns to 'slow' when using public trackers, etc. - there is no definitive answer here, it depends on what you're looking for, what your sources are, you name it...Quote:
Originally Posted by zizo22
its the most popular one nowadays, however 'popularity' won't make its disadvantages simply disappear or become irrelevantQuote:
Originally Posted by zizo22
i can't agree more with you ....Quote:
there is no definitive answer here, it depends on what you're looking for, what your sources are, you name it...
but if you look around you will find torrent is the best way now.Quote:
its the most popular one nowadays, however 'popularity' won't make its disadvantages simply disappear or become irrelevant
you find the direct links and you can't get premium account on every site, let alone on copyright thing and the link deleted.
and also the privet servers you have to pay to get account there and you can't find all you want. after all:frown:
what i'm trying to say that the torrent is not every thing and there's no such thing can give all you want
but still the best way and you will find most of what do you really want and more:biggrin:
My small contributions to your discussion:
A way of downloading which has everything is a utopia.
I couldn't teach my mother to use e-mail, much less torrents or Usenet.
First option is always usenet, followed by premium filesharing webhosts, then lastly torrents. You get the max speed with usenet, and don't have to worry about ratios or upload speeds. Downside is lesser content because of retention and the ease of finding content. OF course you have to pay for those, but it's very worth it, better than paying for VIP on torrent sites. Premium file hosting websites are good if the one you are on has the content you are looking for. I have a megashares lifetime account and I have never regretted it. Torrent is the last option for me and it's good for a wide variety of content. Like WIDE. Downside is it might be slow to get your content, depending on how obscure or old it is.
tldr: Yes I do use usenet. It is worth getting into it if you haven't, especially you always only get the latest tv shows or movies or games :)
I had researched about Usenet, but i lost interest when i discovered that is Necessary to pay. I prefer pay for something original. :smile:
its not necessary to pay (by paying you get premium service/benefits), however the 'free usenet' alternatives are few and very limited (retention limits, speed limits, fluctuating speed, transfer limits, binaries coverage, account/connectivity limits, etc.) - on the other hand, similar limitations/problems appear regarding every filesharing option you might chooseQuote:
Originally Posted by Banana
be as it may, its useful to have competent alternatives in case your main sources fail to deliver as they're expected (to)
People see the necessity of payment and they say nah...
I always kinda group those kind of people as those
who use trackers or forums or whatever and WILL never
DONATE.
I am not stereotyping just some if not majority.