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 Posted: Tue, 5th Jul 2011 18:49 Post subject: TweakNews Usenet testaccount giveaway? |
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Just got this mail from my usenet provider:
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Per 5 juli lanceert TweakNews een spetterende vrienden-zomeractie. Deze actie stelt je als Usenet-gebruiker in staat vrienden uit te nodigen en zo flinke kortingen te verdienen. Wie vóór 1 augustus vijf vrienden uitnodigt bij TweakNews krijgt zolang zijn vrienden lid blijven een gratis abonnement op TweakNews. Hoe gaat dat in zijn werk?
Alle bestaande klanten krijgen de beschikking over vijf uitnodigingscodes. Deze codes kun je aan een vriend of familielid geven. Met deze code kan die persoon zich aanmelden als nieuwe klant op onze website. Wanneer deze code gebruikt wordt om een nieuw TweakNews abonnement af te sluiten krijgen zowel degene die de uitnodiging heeft verstuurd, als degene die de uitnodiging accepteert per maand 6 dagen gratis TweakNews. Nodig je succesvol 5 mensen uit dan betaal jij, zolang deze mensen lid blijven, geen abonnementskosten voor jouw Usenet-abonnement!
Ben je uitgenodigd om deel uit te maken van de vriendenkring, dan krijg je zelf tevens al 6 gratis dagen Usenet per maand. Je hoeft dan nog maar 4 mensen uit te nodigen om zelf ook tot een gratis abonnement te komen.
Willen je vrienden graag eerst Usenet uitproberen voor ze lid worden? Geen probleem! Bij elke uitnodigingscode krijg je ook een gratis testaccount waarmee 10GB vrij te downloaden is. Geef je vriend of vriendin de inloggegevens en hij of zij kan direct aan de slag. Het account verloopt pas na 10GB, ruim voldoende om Usenet op een veilige en gemakkelijke manier te leren kennen. Als het bevalt, dan meldt je vriend of vriendin zich gewoon aan via onze website en kan deze direct gebruik maken van zijn of haar nieuwe account.
De spelregels:
* Aangebrachte leden moeten minimaal een half jaar geen klant zijn geweest.
* De korting van beide klanten vervalt als één van deze klanten het abonnement opzegt of niet (meer) betaalt.
* Klanten kunnen maximaal 5 nieuwe klanten aanbrengen.
* Klanten kunnen maximaal 30 gratis dagen per maand verdienen.
* Uitnodigingscodes zijn uniek en kunnen slechts één keer gebruikt worden.
* Uitnodigingscodes worden vermeld op de factuur.
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I dont really understand dutch and google translate gives rather ambiguous results.
Anyways, they also gave me 5 invitation codes and 5 username/password combinations for 10gb testaccounts that seem to work.
Now, the email seems to say that I get certain benefits if I give those codes to somebody who then actually subscribes for a paid account.
So, is anybody planning to? I guess not, you only want to leech your ass off and then hit the road...
Whatever, I don't really have a use for them because I have no friends  so message me and do what you want with it. Keeping them for myself would be a waste.
But first, I'd like to understand what exactly this is about.
I do know there are many dutchies here and rofl_mao got the same provider and probably the same mail as me.
Enlighten me please.
PS: I'm also willing to trade for a google+ invitation. 
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| Posted: Tue, 5th Jul 2011 19:15 Post subject: Re: TweakNews Usenet testaccount giveaway? |
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| Shocktrooper wrote: | Just got this mail from my usenet provider:
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Per 5 juli lanceert TweakNews een spetterende vrienden-zomeractie. Deze actie stelt je als Usenet-gebruiker in staat vrienden uit te nodigen en zo flinke kortingen te verdienen. Wie vóór 1 augustus vijf vrienden uitnodigt bij TweakNews krijgt zolang zijn vrienden lid blijven een gratis abonnement op TweakNews. Hoe gaat dat in zijn werk?
Alle bestaande klanten krijgen de beschikking over vijf uitnodigingscodes. Deze codes kun je aan een vriend of familielid geven. Met deze code kan die persoon zich aanmelden als nieuwe klant op onze website. Wanneer deze code gebruikt wordt om een nieuw TweakNews abonnement af te sluiten krijgen zowel degene die de uitnodiging heeft verstuurd, als degene die de uitnodiging accepteert per maand 6 dagen gratis TweakNews. Nodig je succesvol 5 mensen uit dan betaal jij, zolang deze mensen lid blijven, geen abonnementskosten voor jouw Usenet-abonnement!
Ben je uitgenodigd om deel uit te maken van de vriendenkring, dan krijg je zelf tevens al 6 gratis dagen Usenet per maand. Je hoeft dan nog maar 4 mensen uit te nodigen om zelf ook tot een gratis abonnement te komen.
Willen je vrienden graag eerst Usenet uitproberen voor ze lid worden? Geen probleem! Bij elke uitnodigingscode krijg je ook een gratis testaccount waarmee 10GB vrij te downloaden is. Geef je vriend of vriendin de inloggegevens en hij of zij kan direct aan de slag. Het account verloopt pas na 10GB, ruim voldoende om Usenet op een veilige en gemakkelijke manier te leren kennen. Als het bevalt, dan meldt je vriend of vriendin zich gewoon aan via onze website en kan deze direct gebruik maken van zijn of haar nieuwe account.
De spelregels:
* Aangebrachte leden moeten minimaal een half jaar geen klant zijn geweest.
* De korting van beide klanten vervalt als één van deze klanten het abonnement opzegt of niet (meer) betaalt.
* Klanten kunnen maximaal 5 nieuwe klanten aanbrengen.
* Klanten kunnen maximaal 30 gratis dagen per maand verdienen.
* Uitnodigingscodes zijn uniek en kunnen slechts één keer gebruikt worden.
* Uitnodigingscodes worden vermeld op de factuur.
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I dont really understand dutch and google translate gives rather ambiguous results.
Anyways, they also gave me 5 invitation codes and 5 username/password combinations for 10gb testaccounts that seem to work.
Now, the email seems to say that I get certain benefits if I give those codes to somebody who then actually subscribes for a paid account.
So, is anybody planning to? I guess not, you only want to leech your ass off and then hit the road...
Whatever, I don't really have a use for them because I have no friends so message me and do what you want with it. Keeping them for myself would be a waste.
But first, I'd like to understand what exactly this is about.
I do know there are many dutchies here and rofl_mao got the same provider and probably the same mail as me.
Enlighten me please.
PS: I'm also willing to trade for a google+ invitation. |
For each person that signs up with one of those codes, both you and them get 6 days/month of free access. If all 5 sign up with a code, that means you get 30 days free (which they just turn into a month for 31-day months), and each of those 5 people also gets 6 days for themselves.
Each code also comes with a test account that is limited to 10GB total download 
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| Posted: Tue, 5th Jul 2011 19:58 Post subject: |
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For those who don't know TweakNews, it's a pretty good Usenet provider, I used to use them as well. I moved away when my connection went from 50 to 120 mbit; at the time TweakNews only offered up to 20 mbit so I wasn't even saturating the 50 I had, but nowadays they go up to 100
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| Werelds wrote: | | For those who don't know TweakNews, it's a pretty good Usenet provider, I used to use them as well. I moved away when my connection went from 50 to 120 mbit; at the time TweakNews only offered up to 20 mbit so I wasn't even saturating the 50 I had, but nowadays they go up to 100 |
Yeah Tweaknews is pretty wicked  . But my connection is maxed out at 1650kB/s, stupid piece of antique copper shit 
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| Posted: Tue, 5th Jul 2011 22:09 Post subject: |
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So this is a subscription service?
Fuck that then.
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Ps4 Standard 500gb.
Lg 4k 42 inch tv.
Oculus Quest 2.
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| Posted: Tue, 5th Jul 2011 22:20 Post subject: |
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why not just get a free trial (20gb or 10 days)?
http://www.tweaknews.eu/?page=order&product=30
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hmm... I see they like to remove pc games like my regular usenet provider does :/
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| Werelds wrote: | | Rofl_Mao wrote: | | Yeah Tweaknews is pretty wicked . But my connection is maxed out at 1650kB/s, stupid piece of antique copper shit |
Well cable is still considered copper 
(technically though, in my town it's all fiber)
Y U NO SWITCH TO ZIGGO ROFL_MAO?!
We were with @Home about a decade ago and it was aweful in every way back then - customer support didn't even exist. But ever since we got back with them (I think it's 4 years now, not sure) it's been perfect, only twice did it actually completely die for more than 30 minutes. And ever since they became Ziggo, they've been working insanely hard to get the speeds up :/
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Yep, Ziggo is (compared to the other major cable company, UPC) awesome.
My contract is 120mbit, i download with 15mb/s, what more can i ask for
Had 1 month downtime in 7 months now, other then that its stable.
Just wish their usenet server would be better 
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| Posted: Wed, 6th Jul 2011 10:14 Post subject: |
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| Werelds wrote: | | Rofl_Mao wrote: | | Yeah Tweaknews is pretty wicked . But my connection is maxed out at 1650kB/s, stupid piece of antique copper shit |
Well cable is still considered copper
(technically though, in my town it's all fiber)
Y U NO SWITCH TO ZIGGO ROFL_MAO?!
We were with @Home about a decade ago and it was aweful in every way back then - customer support didn't even exist. But ever since we got back with them (I think it's 4 years now, not sure) it's been perfect, only twice did it actually completely die for more than 30 minutes. And ever since they became Ziggo, they've been working insanely hard to get the speeds up :/
From 16Mbit to 120 in 16 months = win. |
Because there ain't no fancy high speed cable where I live Some cable subscriptions are available but the speed is roughly the same as Tweakdsl. 50Mb/s is available technically... only if you're stupid enough to pay €800 a year 
Plus Tweaknews is included for free with Tweakdsl. About 600 days retention and 20Mb/s speed... works for me. The one downside is you have to pay for 2 years in advance if you want a really low price a month. Meh
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Where the fuck do you live then?
I mean, I *literally* live as far south as it gets, right on the border and even we get Ziggo's cable 
Combined with Astraweb (they're up to 1000 days retention or so now ) I'm pretty satisfied. I've also finally found some use for the 10 Mbit upload, as I've been running the TS3 server for our humpin..err gaming sessions, and so far I haven't heard anyone complain about lag yet so
Granted, KPN dickheads still refuse to upgrade their infrastructure around here, so even if I wanted to go back to DSL, I'd be back on 8 Mbit for the rest of my life.
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Hmmm i have telfort atm because i had ziggo when i got bankrupt. Seems im still on their blacklist 
Anyway... recently i was connected for a year and i called them again. Got a new modem and new subscription what saved me 8 euro a month and upgraded speed.
It seems they automaticly extend your contracts but when you call in you can get your new 1 year offers... guess its the same at ziggo.
Edit: I currently use Eweka with 2 more friends the same account. Is this also possible with tweaknews?
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Ziggo works on monthly payments, no contract. You can end at every month you want it to end on.
You pay at the start of the month the money for that current month, rather then after the month.
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| Posted: Wed, 6th Jul 2011 13:18 Post subject: |
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Same with telfort... its also a monthly fee and i can quit when i want but still you can get your discounts.
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Telfort are cocksuckers, a friend of mine in Amsterdam had them for 2 years.
He had the 20mbit contract, he only got 8mbit for 2 years.
He even payed for 20mbit.
I made a couple of calls for him and telfort claimed that Amsterdam didnt had ADSL2 centrales (if thats the correct word) in the neighborhoods.
Then he decided to cancel his contract and move on to UPC 25mbit, and SUDDENLY he had 20mbit from telfort in the last 2 weeks...
Telfort is just full of bullshit and trying to bullshit people with slower connections.
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Never had any problems on this side... i now have 25MBPS while i pay for 20 so i'm content
I think its the same with every provider... they all have negative stories. I heard the same shit over UPC, ZIGGO etc
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Well i worked a while for UPC, and they are quite shit when it comes to customer support.
Ziggo was 2 floors above me, but i only heard good stories about them. Ziggo was really shit in the beginning indeed, but they redeemed themselves.
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