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PumpAction
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PostPosted: Wed, 11th Mar 2009 02:02    Post subject:
I've seen that I need a software to search within the usenet. What would you recommend?

Is grabit or alt.binz any good?


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PostPosted: Wed, 11th Mar 2009 02:03    Post subject:
5,95€ for 1 Month + 200 days retention and 10Mbit + unlimited download sounds good right?? That's cheaper than rapidshare Razz


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PostPosted: Wed, 11th Mar 2009 02:12    Post subject:
Anybody care to explain to me how that whole usenet stuff works?
For one thing, wtf is that retention I keep reading about? I somehow can't figure the hell out what that's supposed to be...
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PumpAction
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PostPosted: Wed, 11th Mar 2009 02:13    Post subject:
It's how long the files are hosted on the servers.


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PostPosted: Wed, 11th Mar 2009 10:44    Post subject:
WHAT THE FUCK! I just made a hitnews account this night! And now they saay that they stopped the service for international users! Give me my cash you fucking asses!


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PostPosted: Wed, 11th Mar 2009 12:48    Post subject:
XLned.com is nice too...

EDIT: and it works great for international users Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed, 11th Mar 2009 13:18    Post subject:
Well i went over to Astraweb last month and so far it has worked perfectly fine Smile Less than half the price from Giganews Very Happy


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PostPosted: Wed, 11th Mar 2009 13:38    Post subject:
ok wait it seems as if it should work from my home but not @ the university Very Happy Well ehm shit.


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PostPosted: Wed, 11th Mar 2009 13:42    Post subject:
@ SIN, Lutzi-fan and Pumpy

How's the retention and number of archived groups?
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PumpAction
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PostPosted: Wed, 11th Mar 2009 14:32    Post subject:
200 days retention @ hitnews
ehm dunno about the number of archived groups but its a lot Laughing


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PostPosted: Wed, 11th Mar 2009 16:00    Post subject:
^^ Thanks. Going to switch soon myself but haven't decided yet.
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PostPosted: Wed, 11th Mar 2009 16:34    Post subject:
Astraweb RULES. $15/mo for unlimited speed and unlimited downloads -- with 200++ days of retention (currently being upgraded to 270 days)

Eat shit Giganews, you overpriced dicks.
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PostPosted: Thu, 12th Mar 2009 12:42    Post subject:
retention is now close to 220 days on XLned
number of archived groups: don't know but a lot...
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swingman




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PostPosted: Thu, 12th Mar 2009 13:47    Post subject:
Thanks. Hitnews and xlned are looking good.
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PostPosted: Thu, 12th Mar 2009 14:18    Post subject:
easynews or giganews
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PostPosted: Thu, 12th Mar 2009 16:32    Post subject:
evilmonkey wrote:
easynews or giganews


nobody is looking for overpriced services Wink


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PostPosted: Thu, 12th Mar 2009 17:16    Post subject:
If you guys use this link:

http://www.news.astraweb.com/specials/kleverig-11.html

You get Astraweb unlimited each month for only $11 instead of $15 Very Happy

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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Mar 2009 19:51    Post subject:
I'm thinking about to start using Usenet, but I don't know which provider I should choose. I'm from Sweden and got 100/10 Mbit, and I want to be able to download as much as I want and have SSL. GigaNews "Diamond" sounds good, but expensive.
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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Mar 2009 21:24    Post subject:
Get Astra!


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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Mar 2009 21:28    Post subject:
You can max out 100mbit with Astra easily, no problems there.


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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Mar 2009 21:41    Post subject:
"Unlimited DSL - $15 every month, No speed limit" that one? What is the differents between this and GigaNews "Diamond"? Do I get SSL with astraweb? One thing I don't understand is this thing with numbers of connections, can someone please explain?
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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Mar 2009 22:22    Post subject:
Well, one connection (or even 5) may not max your connection, so you can allow your client to connect to the provider with more (10 for instance). It determines the number of sources you simultaneously download from. Another use for them can be to give them to your friend and share an account (you use 5, and he uses 5), but then you are dependent on provider support. Some restrict to only one IP, some don't. Giganews restricts.
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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Mar 2009 22:29    Post subject:
Okey, thanks! So astraweb's "Unlimited DSL - $15 every month, No speed limit" is the way to go?
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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Mar 2009 23:32    Post subject:
BushDoctor wrote:
Okey, thanks! So astraweb's "Unlimited DSL - $15 every month, No speed limit" is the way to go?

Get this: http://www.news.astraweb.com/specials/kleverig-11.html

Saves you $4 per month Wink


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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Mar 2009 23:50    Post subject:
Nice! Very Happy

EDIT: Which client is to recommend?
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PostPosted: Tue, 17th Mar 2009 01:47    Post subject:
BushDoctor wrote:
Nice! Very Happy

EDIT: Which client is to recommend?


newsleecher


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PostPosted: Tue, 17th Mar 2009 02:21    Post subject:
grabit works perfectly fine as well Smile


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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Tue, 17th Mar 2009 02:49    Post subject:
nouseforaname wrote:
grabit works perfectly fine as well Smile


aaahhh that was the other one I was going to post to use.


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BushDoctor




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PostPosted: Tue, 17th Mar 2009 03:16    Post subject:
Is it necessary to use nzb websites or will I survive with only Newsleecher or some other client?
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PostPosted: Tue, 17th Mar 2009 03:36    Post subject:
BushDoctor wrote:
Is it necessary to use nzb websites or will I survive with only Newsleecher or some other client?


yes, I have no idea what I did before .nzb files (well I do, but it sucked).

www.binsearch.info = good free search engine (ie you know what you are looking for)
www.newzbin.com = good PAY indexing service (50cents a week or so), although I think you need an invite now to join

I'm sure some others know of decent free nzb indexing sites, but I use the above two.


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