Newsgroups?

[Xplosivv]

Almost everywhere on these boards, I see people talking about newsgroups...

How do I use these groups for downloading?

If it's not allowed to ask this, then I'm sorry.

-Xplosivv

 

[grap3]

Check Google, not here.

 

[cory1492]

{killed url, just in case - not had time to fully look over that site}
google "slyck guide newsgroup"

More info than you can shake a stick at regarding file sharing can be found at slyck (preferably legal ones, else they will institutionalize everything

)

 

[arctic_flame]

Talking about it is perfectly fine. Whilst Google may or may not prove helpful, our moderator Sinkhead wrote a tutorial on how to use it. Wikipedia may help if you're just interested in what it is.

 

[Xplosivv]

Talking about it is perfectly fine. Whilst Google may or may not prove helpful, our moderator Sinkhead wrote a tutorial on how to use it. Wikipedia may help if you're just interested in what it is.

That helps alot! Thanks mate.

 

[tatanga]

This topic totally belongs to this section.

 

[MelonSmasher]

I always use newsgroups because they are way faster than torrents!!!!

but only if you pay that stupid freakin free newsgroups s*cks

i use eweka 7,50 a month and it's super fast

 

[HipN]

I had a trial for a newsgroup and wow... the download rate is waaaaaayyy faster than torrents.

THe only downside to newsgroups is having to pay, with a credit card that is.

Me + No Credit Card = No Newsgroups

 

[MelonSmasher]

i just used paypal and that works fine

 

[Anakir]

I had a trial for a newsgroup and wow... the download rate is waaaaaayyy faster than torrents.

THe only downside to newsgroups is having to pay, with a credit card that is.

Me + No Credit Card = No Newsgroups

How did you use a newsgroup trial when you didn't have a credit card? I thought you had to at least provide a credit card when trying a trial version or to register.

 

[elm]

Well for all you noobs above this message, who don't know too much about torrents and newsgroups.

Why don't you use torrents as an advantaged and get them for free.....duh? i did years ago and i don't pay a cent for anything, including newsgroups!!

 

[laurenz]

Well for all you noobs above this message, who don't know too much about torrents and newsgroups.Â

Why don't you use torrents as an advantaged and get them for free.....duh? i did years ago and i don't pay a cent for anything, including newsgroups!!

Maybe because it's very slow (most of the time), not very up-to-date with the last releases and you have to upload again (on private trackers)?
I think a lot of us people can miss a few bucks, it's not like it's very expensive.

 

[laminaatplaat]

Newsgroups with about 3 weeks retention and 600kb/s and almost always complete is included with my 'nothing special' (XS4ALL) ISP

For all DUTCH people this is a great site to get all the ins and outs about newsgroup: www.binaries4all.nl with info about all programms you need and might need + in depth tutorials! also as a dutch downloader (the program is dutch) get FTD! This is also explained on that website

 

[Sinkhead]

Well for all you noobs above this message, who don't know too much about torrents and newsgroups.Â

Why don't you use torrents as an advantaged and get them for free.....duh? i did years ago and i don't pay a cent for anything, including newsgroups!!


As the great mthrnite once said...

The "it's free, so it's better" argument doesn't hold up well here. I mean, you can pay money for a hamburger, or you can go out behind McDonalds, root through the dumpster, and find FREE FOOD!

Also, torrents suck for me because I have to seed them to get a good ratio but I'm on a shittty monthly data transfer limit which includes uploads as well so I run out quickly then I get fined

 

[phoood]

I don't know about you guies, but torrents go as fast as usenet downloads for me.
private trackers ftw

 

[Urza]

You know why you're all "noobs"?

Because you didn't both to use the god damn search and find the 10 other threads made this month asking the exact same question.

 

[Melchizedek]

I subscribed to Undernet, and I'm using UltraLeecher. I downloaded a game, but for some reason some of the files are incomplete. I tried re-importing the NZB, but it starts downloading each file again in a different folder. Is there a way I can just re-download or resume the files I need using the NZB?

 

[Melchizedek]

Also, I can't download anything using UltraLeecher's UltraSearch. Is there a free program that would allow me to download searched files?

 

[rdurbin]

do a search for "newsgroup reader"

I use newsbinpro, its pretty good but its not free. You will also need a subscription to a newsgroup server, like giganews, teranews, etc

 

[Melchizedek]

I'm already subscribed to Usenet.com, does it mean I must also pay for a search engine?!