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 Posted: Sun, 6th May 2007 11:47 Post subject: Usenet access? |
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Im considering to get access to usenet and was wondering how much would a good provider cost, how to choose a good provider and are there "ripoff" sites/providers about? Im living inside EU.
If the forum rules dont admit you to post links to providers dont do so, i dont want this post to be locked/swept under the rug..
But if it is ok then recommend away.
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Parallax_
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| Posted: Sun, 6th May 2007 11:48 Post subject: |
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Giganews is the best provider. It is a tiny bit more expensive than other providers, but is is DEFINITIVELY worth it.
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Jenni
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| Posted: Sun, 6th May 2007 11:56 Post subject: |
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I agree with Parallax. Worth every penny. Infact it pays for it's self on the first download.
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| Posted: Sun, 6th May 2007 11:59 Post subject: |
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| Jenni wrote: | | I agree with Parallax. Worth every penny. Infact it pays for it's self on the first download. |
damn...it's good seeing the white rabbit again |
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Jenni
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| Posted: Sun, 6th May 2007 12:13 Post subject: |
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Aww thanks Spykez.
Nice to be missed.
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| Posted: Sun, 6th May 2007 12:53 Post subject: |
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check the website of your isp. Some if not most providers have usenet acces.
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| Posted: Sun, 6th May 2007 14:15 Post subject: |
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I use usenetserver.com . They're great for my needs, I just buy the 3$ for 3days package when there's a new big release so I can get it fast.
I get 3MB/s download speeds, and they have 101 days retention. And they're very cheap considering their service is pretty good.
Also, all of their connection plans include secure 256bit SSL access for free.
Last edited by BearishSun on Sun, 6th May 2007 14:18; edited 1 time in total
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| Posted: Sun, 6th May 2007 14:18 Post subject: |
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I could never figure out how to use usenet  lol, so I stick to my private torrent site 
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nouseforaname
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| Posted: Sun, 6th May 2007 17:52 Post subject: |
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what exactly is a usenet?
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deelix
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| Posted: Sun, 6th May 2007 17:53 Post subject: |
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| krypus wrote: | | what exactly is a usenet? |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
Wiki doesn't lie.
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Parallax_
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| Posted: Mon, 7th May 2007 10:44 Post subject: |
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We live in 2007 and you are afraid of using your credit card online? 
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| Posted: Mon, 7th May 2007 11:08 Post subject: |
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i use usenetserver.com and cant complain.
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deelix
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CraweN
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| Posted: Mon, 7th May 2007 11:21 Post subject: |
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I've been using giganews close to 6 months now and its great. I pay 25$ a month and can download without any limitations.
Hardware: Ryzen 3700x, B450 MSI Gaming Pro carbon AC, GTX1080, 32 GB 3200 Mhz cas 14, 256 EVO SSD, 1 TB EVO SSD and 4 TB HDD.
Console: xbox, wii and xbox 360
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deelix
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Jenni
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| Posted: Mon, 7th May 2007 11:59 Post subject: |
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X_Dror
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| Posted: Mon, 7th May 2007 12:10 Post subject: |
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Depends on your internet bandwidth.
I for example, can get anything I want from bittorent on my maximum speed, therefore I don't need usenet.
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Parallax_
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| Posted: Mon, 7th May 2007 12:11 Post subject: |
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Also depends on what you download. If you download a lot of movies, usenet is a must - and I', not talking about divx crap.
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deelix
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| Posted: Mon, 7th May 2007 12:35 Post subject: |
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well, if you are on a good fxp board or private torrent site you can max your speed unelss you got more than 100mbit.
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| Posted: Mon, 7th May 2007 14:20 Post subject: |
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| Jenni wrote: | | Worth every penny. |
Usenetserver offers 20 days less retention for 10$ less a month...
Not sure about bandwidth however, but I get 1-3MB/s, normally about 2500kb/s
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Parallax_
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| Posted: Mon, 7th May 2007 14:23 Post subject: |
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It's not only about retention. It's about quality of retention as well. How many files are damaged, repairable, and so forth.
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deelix
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| Posted: Mon, 7th May 2007 15:14 Post subject: |
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ill always use 2nd best to save my money. In my eyes its not worth using money to obain warez, even tho you use it to get access to a high quality server.
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nouseforaname
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| Posted: Mon, 7th May 2007 16:02 Post subject: |
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| Parallax_ wrote: | | Also depends on what you download. If you download a lot of movies, usenet is a must - and I', not talking about divx crap. |
Divx is cool if you have a hdd movie player.
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Parallax_
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| Posted: Mon, 7th May 2007 16:05 Post subject: |
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Uh... divx vs. dvdrips... that's no option at all. Crap vs. Great quality. Alright, I can understand some people don't have the patience to download 5 gigs for a movie or watch their movies at a shitty 17" screen, but divx ain't "cool" when it comes to movies.
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| Posted: Mon, 7th May 2007 16:06 Post subject: |
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My plasma only does 480p though. Think for action movies and blockbusters having the big res and 5.1 is more important.
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