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    Default Newsgroups..........???

    just wanting to know a bit more about newsgroups. for my downloads i normally go the torrents route, it does me fine.

    but now that im looking to download bigger files im wanting to see if it is worth me switching over to newsgroups. I've done some research into them but they look very difficult/complicated to get my head around them.

    So what newsgroups do you use? do you download lots of stuff? benefits of using them. any info would be a help

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    Default Re: Newsgroups..........???

    i saw Astraweb was 6.50 a month for unlimited downloads and 20 connections!!

    Id use sabnzbd to download but some guys on here probably have a much better client.

    But im no expert on newsgroups so i cant offer any tutorials , sorry.
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    LOL I was waiting for you to ask this

    see HERE

    Get me on msn if you want m8 if you get stuck with anything I sort you out

    I use Astraweb for $11 a month + alt.binz


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    Default Re: Newsgroups..........???

    Astraweb with alt.binz been with them for over a year and have never had a problem


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    Default Re: Newsgroups..........???

    Get newsleecher and an account with a newgroups provider. Using supersearch built in to newsleecher, you can find articles - download all the parts for what you want. Alternatively if you can find a good source of nzb files, this automates having to download all the seperate parts.

    Seriously is a piece of cake - when I was trying to suss it out, the hardest thing I found was trying to figure out where to put the server settings in newsleecher

    Edit: I dont do this kinda thing much - the above have explained better than me.

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    Newshosting unlimited and newzbin.com here
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    Quote Originally Posted by flukesy View Post
    Newshosting unlimited and newzbin.com here
    same here, well worth the money.

    I've also paid up for newsbin pro.

    These 3 together make the whole process easier than torrents.

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    Astraweb unlimited + Newzbin + Grabit here.

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    Astraweb + Newzbin + Grabit best threesome u can get apart from that time with our las and her mum
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    I use newshosting unlimited (SSL) along with altbinz, auto par repair if needs and unrar.. great combination..then just a few well known sites for my nzb's, happy days!

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    Newsgroups don't to be as new content as torrents. Movies tend to be renamed more often. Practically every app has a virus in it. Search facilities aren't as good. I suppose it stems from having no community to police itself. You'll need to cough up more money for a decent nzb site if you want that but I'm a cheap bastard and only use newzleech.com.

    Saying that it is awesome for speed if you have a adsl connection. I signed up for Astraweb and find that my electric bills have gone down by roughly the same amount as the cost of my subscription. This is because once my downloads have completed the PC gets switched off automatically... No leaving it on for a month solid to seed back 12gb .mkv files...

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    just missed out on the astra web deal shame
    do a google search m8
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    just a update guys.............

    got astraweb and altbinz set up already dling first xbox 360 game, again with help from Prezzy.

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    Astraweb + Newzleech (or Merlins) + Grabit.

    Gonna look into Alt.binz... Not sure what that is (Download proggy?)


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    Quote Originally Posted by greens117 View Post
    just missed out on the astra web deal shame
    do a google search m8
    This one is still available bud

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    Quote Originally Posted by DejaVu View Post
    Astraweb + Newzleech (or Merlins) + Grabit.

    Gonna look into Alt.binz... Not sure what that is (Download proggy?)
    Yeah it's just a client... Pretty damn good too... Defo top of my list...

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    Don't forget binsearch people!

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    personally use Nzbmatrix.com

    one off payment of £5

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    Default Re: Newsgroups..........???

    You know what. I am FINALLY considering NG's now and those that have seen my posts over the years regarding this matter will realise what a big thing that is!

    It's not that I actually think NG's are 'better' than torrents. As I still believe the BT places I use can easily compete in speed AND destroys in content and ease of use. I also still have no issue with using my utterly worthless upload bandwidth to seed.

    But what I do have an issue with now, is the ever increasing prices in electricity. I pretty much have to leave my lappy and desktop on 24/7 in order seed the huge (now HD) video files I've been downloading and I'm seriously starting to think that it might now finally be cheaper to download a file via a paid for NG service and have the PC's off at night, rather than get it via a free BT site, but leaving the PC's on and paying through the nose in energy bills.

    So what do you peeps think? Which one would be cheaper? Am I massively inflating the cost of electricity or would it really save me money in the long run paying for Newsgroups?

    Oh and don't bombard me with how I should use NG's anyway, as 'Usenet rulez!!' etc. I'm not interested in opinions on which way of stealing copyrighted material is better. Just cheaper.

    And yes, I am a tight arse.



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    I noticed my eleccy bill go down by £20 a quarter after signing up for newsgroups and that was just with one PC on all the time. Means 3 months astraweb access only costs me £4... I've paid more than that for a bottle of bud in a strip club before...

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