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Mo0o

Lifer
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Dont you have to pay for the newsgroups that actually have the good stuff?
 

chuckywang

Lifer
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Originally posted by: UglyCasanova
I can't figure out newsgroups. I've tried numerous times to no avail. Oinks is very straightforward and fast, and have everything I need. :)

Did you try that usenetserver free trial a week ago? I didn't know anythink about newsgroups either, but that trial put me on the straight and narrow.
 

alien42

Lifer
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Originally posted by: UglyCasanova
I can't figure out newsgroups. I've tried numerous times to no avail. Oinks is very straightforward and fast, and have everything I need. :)

how did you get an invite?
connections?
 

max2

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Feb 4, 2006
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Originally posted by: Mo0o
Dont you have to pay for the newsgroups that actually have the good stuff?


No you don't have to.

I didn't for a good year because cox high speed internet had pretty good newsgroups for free!

Though Verzion have the best!

There are other isps who have great newsgroup access but its limited to how much you can download off each user and per a month but there is a way around it!

If you use the way around it then there even better than Verzion and cox high speed internet free newsgroups put together!
 

max2

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You don't have to pay.

There are many legal ways to get free Giganew unlimited newsgroup provider service forever.
 

Mo0o

Lifer
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Originally posted by: max2
You don't have to pay.

There are many legal ways to get free Giganew unlimited newsgroup provider service forever.

them being?
 

max2

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Originally posted by: Cawchy87
Originally posted by: max2
When you pay a newsgroup provider your paying for a service.

Ok, and why not just get that same service for free via torrents?


You can be tracked very easily using torrents, you must upload, you must wait in line, and you rarely get your maximum speed.

Why not put your connection to full use by using free newsgroup access?
 

Cawchy87

Diamond Member
Mar 8, 2004
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Originally posted by: max2
Originally posted by: Cawchy87
Originally posted by: max2
When you pay a newsgroup provider your paying for a service.

Ok, and why not just get that same service for free via torrents?


You can be tracked very easily using torrents, you must upload, you must wait in line, and you rarely get your maximum speed.

Why not put your connection to full use by using free newsgroup access?

I max out my bandwidth on torrents (shaw has called me twice). And I've never waited in line. I've never used newsgroups before, but I don't really see a reason to switch. I can find pretty much anything I want in under a minute via torrents. If newsgroups are better then this, pm me.
 

max2

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Originally posted by: Mo0o
Originally posted by: max2
You don't have to pay.

There are many legal ways to get free Giganew unlimited newsgroup provider service forever.

them being?

Have a isp that uses giganews for newsgroup access.

There is another way.
 

max2

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Feb 4, 2006
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Originally posted by: Cawchy87
Originally posted by: max2
Originally posted by: Cawchy87
Originally posted by: max2
When you pay a newsgroup provider your paying for a service.

Ok, and why not just get that same service for free via torrents?


You can be tracked very easily using torrents, you must upload, you must wait in line, and you rarely get your maximum speed.

Why not put your connection to full use by using free newsgroup access?

I max out my bandwidth on torrents (shaw has called me twice). And I've never waited in line. I've never used newsgroups before, but I don't really see a reason to switch. I can find pretty much anything I want in under a minute via torrents. If newsgroups are better then this, pm me.



If thats so true then what do you use to beable to do this ?
 

Atheus

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Jun 7, 2005
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Originally posted by: max2
You can be tracked very easily using torrents

You can be tracked very easily using newsgroups too. You can be tracked using any part of the internet.

you must upload, you must wait in line, and you rarely get your maximum speed.

Bullsh1t.

 

max2

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Feb 4, 2006
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Originally posted by: Atheus
Originally posted by: max2
You can be tracked very easily using torrents

You can be tracked very easily using newsgroups too. You can be tracked using any part of the internet.

you must upload, you must wait in line, and you rarely get your maximum speed.

Bullsh1t.

Honey you need to get your facts straight.
 

Atheus

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Jun 7, 2005
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Originally posted by: max2
Originally posted by: Atheus
Originally posted by: max2
You can be tracked very easily using torrents

You can be tracked very easily using newsgroups too. You can be tracked using any part of the internet.

you must upload, you must wait in line, and you rarely get your maximum speed.

Bullsh1t.

Honey you need to get your facts straight.

The torrents I am now downloading started immediately and easily max out my connection between them. I am not seeding anything.

Why wouldn't you be tracable over usenet... you're connecting to another computer aren't you? So you can be traced.





 

yourdeardaniel

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newsgroup has great speed and content is there for however many days ur news server retention is
but BT sometimes has newer stuff
i use both
 

eelw

Lifer
Dec 4, 1999
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Originally posted by: max2
Originally posted by: Atheus
Originally posted by: max2
You can be tracked very easily using torrents

You can be tracked very easily using newsgroups too. You can be tracked using any part of the internet.

you must upload, you must wait in line, and you rarely get your maximum speed.

Bullsh1t.

Honey you need to get your facts straight.

HUH??? What's wrong with what he said????

That being said, I've been using Usenet for over a decade. So I most definitely prefer Usenet over crappy BT or other P2P.