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  • #2
    jesus_thats_gre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,442 ✭✭✭✭jesus_thats_gre


    Whats benefit do newsgroups offer? PM ME if need be ;)


  • #3
    Timans
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,370 ✭✭✭Timans


    As far as I know, they're EXTREMELY fast in comparison to even the best of torrents and I have heard of people getting up to 500kb/sec.


  • #4
    kleefarr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,732 ✭✭✭kleefarr


    Timans wrote:
    As far as I know, they're EXTREMELY fast in comparison to even the best of torrents and I have heard of people getting up to 500kb/sec.

    oh, speeds a lot faster than that! (IF you have the right connection.) ;)


  • #5
    CarefulNow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 377 ✭✭CarefulNow


    Sweet. Just signed up.


  • #6
    parasite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,077 ✭✭✭parasite


    does it need to be a valid CC number etc ..


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  • #7
    zAbbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,985 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo


    parasite wrote:
    does it need to be a valid CC number etc ..

    read that back to yourself.

    Newsgroups + newzbin = rock


  • #8
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,691 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Cheers for that OP.

    Signed up with Outlook Express downloading a list of newsgroups as we speak... or type... or whatever!


  • #9
    parasite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,077 ✭✭✭parasite


    i don't even have a cc, let alone an intention of paying, it's just that you can't sign up for teh trial w/o a cc number, meh, i'm sleepy :/


  • #10
    zAbbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,985 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo


    I hate the download overhead of download article headers and lists.

    http://v3.newzbin.com/browse/category if you're looking for a better solution to that.

    alt.binaries.multimedia.irishgirls ftw


  • #11
    subway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,113 ✭✭✭subway


    mmm, i get 12.1mbps off giganews, 120 days retention too :)


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  • #12
    Tweaky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 697 ✭✭✭Tweaky


    Pay as you go on Astraweb - 90Gb for $ 25 and it never expires - 68 days retention at the moment. Ideal if like me you only download 7 or 8 Gb a month. Takes me the year to use it up. Grabit and Newzbin combined make it easy to download.:)


  • #13
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,180 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    I've always used Easynews in the past, though Astraweb sounds interesting. Might give them a gander.

    Easynews had a Zip Manager on their website which was very handy.


  • #14
    kleefarr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,732 ✭✭✭kleefarr


    Have to put in a mention for Easynews.com.

    Been with them over a year and everything has been great. They have a very handy web based setup as well as the normal Newsreader one.
    There's an excellent search engine with the web based side of the service.

    If you decide to join up, please mention my username KBL007. You never know, I may be able to get a free gig or something. :D

    Check it out.


  • #15
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,710 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    I'd also recommend Easynews. I've been with them for over 3 years. You can download everything via their web site which will also zip together files for easier downloading. I've always gotten max speeds from them as well.


  • #16
    paldude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭paldude


    Just signed up to this, it didn't even need a credit card (couldn'tinput one on the signup form even if I wanted to). Works fine.


  • #17
    neacy69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,820 ✭✭✭neacy69


    'scuse the ignorance here but what exactly can we do here (legally of course)


  • #18
    JohnK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,779 ✭✭✭JohnK


    neacy69 wrote:
    'scuse the ignorance here but what exactly can we do here (legally of course)
    Not much legal stuff there I'm afraid :p


  • #19
    jArgHA
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,280 ✭✭✭jArgHA


    can anyone recommend a good news client? also does the free deal mean that you can download a total of 10GB in 30days? pardon my ignorance but I've never used usenet yet for binaries

    jAH


  • #20
    GinjaNinja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 724 ✭✭✭GinjaNinja


    alt.binaries.multimedia.irishgirls

    can't find that particular newsgroup. not on giganews or on binsearch.info


  • #21
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,691 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    GinjaNinja wrote:
    alt.binaries.multimedia.irishgirls

    can't find that particular newsgroup. not on giganews or on binsearch.info
    Yeah.. and gullibility isn't in the dictionary either! :eek:


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  • #22
    GinjaNinja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 724 ✭✭✭GinjaNinja


    doh. one born every minute


  • #23
    Auvers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,987 ✭✭✭Auvers


    jArgHA wrote:
    can anyone recommend a good news client? also does the free deal mean that you can download a total of 10GB in 30days? pardon my ignorance but I've never used usenet yet for binaries

    jAH

    I like GrabIt and it has a search function.
    http://www.shemes.com/index.php?p=download
    GinjaNinja wrote:
    alt.binaries.multimedia.irishgirls

    can't find that particular newsgroup. not on giganews or on binsearch.info

    heh heh heh :)


  • #24
    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    also see www.usenetserver.com who do an all you can eat for $3 for 3 days...actually a bit more than 3 days :p


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