Downloads - What is your prefered method

[gazz10]

What method do you use for downloading

[aftermath]

deffo rapidshare , had loads of probs with nzbs, and rapidshare is fast

[Devilfish]

Rapidshare for me. yeh you need to pay for it but that doesnt bother me because the downloads are super fast, 2.5MB/s. torrents are also good if i cant find what i want on rapidshare.

[kryton]

rapidshare and torrents.

for films etc i just check vcdquality.com then i just grab the torrent from araditracker.com.
you have to keep your ratio up but the downloads are fast, i can grab a full film in under 15 minutes.

[Jaffa]

Newsgroups every time for me, lorrebreaker introduced me to them quite a while ago and I have never looked back.

Shaun taught me rapidshare and it is better than I 1st thought but I still prefer newsgroups.

[fatboyslim01]

got to be newzgroups i get flat out speeds all day long

[Erazor786]

i personally prefer torrents, been using it for donkey's years now. tried Newsgroups but with the free servers there isn't much there. Cant be bothered to pay, lol

[janobi]

Was rapidshare, but I found things werent getting posted as fast as to torrents. So now using a private tracker torrentleech, and use that. But I do use Rapidshare too.

[krazylegz]

newsgroups for me............or torrents from wildbytes or torrentleech for the fast speeds

[ead]

i only use newsgroups

[Ham]

Newsgroups for me.

[kryptic]

newsgroups never had any problems and can`t see me using anything else.

[lorrebreaker]

Wont be a suprise to those who know me ......... Definately newsgroups.
Fast downloads and always been able to find whatever i wanted.

[ADV86]

Will always prefer the newsgroups....all other methods are cumbersome and slow.

Always max'd out using newsgroups.

Thanks for the question.

All the best,

Advocate86

[Bulld0g]

Newsgroups for me 95% of the time but also Rapidshare,and very occassionally torrents.

[biffo1]

I use any method i can to get the file i want lol , Rapidshare over 2 megs a sec , newzgroups over 2 megs a sec , worth paying the little to get the file u want @ great speeds , torrents are usually my last resort even tho the speeds have improved , so i could nt really choose any in the poll , the prob is now i find , im sure im not the only person , but u find urself downloading just cos u can lol

[mjjr]

Torrents and rapidshare work for me. I've never used a newsgroup.

[delboy13]

i mostly use newsgroups pay giganews but when i can't find something i look on torrents

[lebob]

Newsgroups for me, max out my 20 MB line everytime. Even VM own provider have improved lately.

[pm4lv]

Hi,

How does newsgroups work and could anybody send me a link to it please.

[gsim]

has to be torrentleech for me guys. very fast speeds. and u get all the new torrents quick of there as well.]]]

[Curly]

Those who know me will know I'm a rapidshare guy lol
If you check all the links first with flashget or internet download manager, I don't think the others can touch it :)

Curly

[lebob]

Hi,

How does newsgroups work and could anybody send me a link to it please.

Hi mate, Here's a guide to set up newsgroups http://www.slyck.com/ngnew.php

[marvo]

I use firefox s own

[delv]

I use news groups all the time,didn`t know about rapidshare ill give it a try

[father ted]

torrents ,rapidshare and news groups, to be honest anything that gives me what i want ......quickly

[Femalelizzard]

torrents ,rapidshare and news groups, to be honest anything that gives me what i want ......quickly

ive used newzgroups for a couple year now but there not getting as much new movies as the used too less screeners im leaning towards rapidshare more but still find it hard to give up newbin and grabit i think there easyier to browse for stuff

[Migz]

newsgroups m8 100% cant beat it ;)

[rangers71]

torrents for me it usualy takes between 10 and 30 mins to download a movie a dont no if its against the rules to post the site so i wont but i have 5 invites for others to join so if use want it then pm me ur email addy and a will get them to invite u but wen your on it u must seed it to atleast 1.0 ratio if u dont they give u a warning then if u persist then end up banning u so the first 5 that pm me will get a invite its a good wee site

[aftermath]

torrents for me it usualy takes between 10 and 30 mins to download a movie a dont no if its against the rules to post the site so i wont but i have 5 invites for others to join so if use want it then pm me ur email addy and a will get them to invite u but wen your on it u must seed it to atleast 1.0 ratio if u dont they give u a warning then if u persist then end up banning u so the first 5 that pm me will get a invite its a good wee site

there is a way round the ratio 1.0 as well m8, get a programme called ratio master, does wonders, you can use it to upload @ what ever speed you want to give you a better ratio and fools the torrent forum you use.

you can get ratio master here (http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=64)

[rangers71]

there is a way round the ratio 1.0 as well m8, get a programme called ratio master, does wonders, you can use it to upload @ what ever speed you want to give you a better ratio and fools the torrent forum you use.

you can get ratio master here (http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=64)

exclent m8 cheers for that a will download that and save ma self gettin loads a warnings cause the ratio thing never worked for me a would have to leave ma pc on for days b4 it got to 1.0

[pawnhawk]

Torrents for me been using them for ages, I did try rapidshare and newsgroups, but it's hard to find what you want.

[calisto]

Newsgroups all the way for me, do use rapidshare for somethings but try to avoid torrents like the plague

[gummyj]

Newsgroups my fav also irc Efnet

[hepple]

hmm never tried rapid share

[C64]

Usenet (Newsgroups) but I'm finding myself sometimes fallng back onto a few private torrent sites for stuff I can't find on Usenet.

IRC used to be great but these days it's too much hassle compared to other file transfers methods.

Regarding Ratio Master, if it's a decent private server then don't use it, I used it once on a superb private server and was banned within hours :(

[vambo]

usenext gone down hill though!

[stew1954]

doesn't anybody use limewire or bearshare any more?

[arcazon]

Torrents work fine for me, sometimes rapidshare.

[stew1954]

am i being stupid... are limewire and bearshare torrents?

[bobble]

I use torrents have no probs at all

[redmanc2004]

Rapidshare for me too, usually reliable, and usually fast

[sherlock]

Rapid share is my favored method, (don't like the cats thing though)but i do use torrent too.

[smirnoff_rules]

Rapid share is my favored method, (don't like the cats thing though)but i do use torrent too.put your hand in your pocket and your will never see the cats again and get full download speeds lol.. its a great tool aswell as newsgroups .. use this search engine it the dogs balls Rapidshare-search-engine.com - Find files on rapidshare (http://rapidshare-search-engine.com/)

[painterman]

torrents & rapidshare user here

[nono_748]

Hi,

I use rapidshare because I don't dowload a lot and that's enough speed for me

Nono

[666]

i use potuk wicked site..torrentleech,....and pirate bay taskbar

[pacman362]

I deffo prefere newsgroups safer than torrents when it comes to viruses.

[wynnyin]

i use bitsoup never had a virus yet

[wickywicky]

hi guys!

i use the torrents just now, i get ok speed, but i think its do do with my v*rgin m*dia adsl line. 8mb my ass!

is rapid share any good? never used it before.

wickywicky

[wozzo]

No there a p2p system on the gnutella network.

[insane_jesus]

I use newzbin and newsdemon

[Quant]

Xsnews.nl + grabit + binsearch/FTD = pwn :)

[rrotan]

rapidshare:ridinghorse:

[charlie senator]

Deffo newsgroups for me.I sometimes use rapidshare if someone has posted a link but never bothered with torrents and seeder ratios, whatever the hell they are lol

[Raven]

For bigger files it can only be newsgroups, for smaller files personally I only use rapidshare wherever possible as compared to say megaupload simply because I seem to get much better speeds from rapidshare so I use that on premium.

Personally I will never download from torrents or P2P programs like Kazaa or eMule again, policing issues and security problems and viruses aside for a moment if stuff didn't take ages to come down it was always a bitch where seeding was always a problem....can't tell you the amount of times in the past where I would download a file to 95 percent or more completion only for it to never complete. Insecure, unsafe and unreliable so now I simply use rapidshare premium and pay for newsgroups for the bigger files. The thing is at least my stuff comes down now and come down fast without relying on other people to share their internet bandwidth, which they never did by the way lol

[bugaloo41]

Use torrents as long as you find a very good private site then the speeds are excellent and releases very quick.

[fishb]

I gotta go for newgroups here aswell. Torrents are too easy to track these days, I've even started using a VPN provider to encrypt my traffic that flows through my ISP.

Gotta hate progress :-)

[blineboy]

i like rapidshare and zshare(you can listen to or watch before its even on youre pc . . . most the times anyway) hate torrents thou they take ages,

[C64]

usenext gone down hill though!

What's Usenext?

I've only ever heard of USENET.

[ryppn]

Torrents via private trackers. Remember to have RC4 encryption enabled and a non-standard port or you too can collect warning letters, lol.

[andyt88888888]

I've been using Rapidshare for a while now and its pretty good. Sometimes the servers go down and you cant download, but that is once in a blue moon, so I guess I cant complain!

[bs123]

My vote is for newsgroups as well

[kawasakikr1]

I always use torrents. Never failed to find what I want somewhere out there.

[ronaldo121]

always preferred rapidshare due to the high speeds

used torrents on a few occasions for stuff but not recently

[dougiej1983]

gotta be newsgroups best choice around :dancing:

[thebzzzzz]

Newsgroups everytime

[utdman]

rapidshare for me

[ccerr30783]

I use a site called http://www phazeddl.com/ Which then fowards you to sited that use either rapidshare or mega. Never had any troubles.

[stevie+]

i use midnight torrants

[fragsfof]

torrents whenever possible

[pacman362]

Funny how the newsgroups seem to be winning yet every link i find on here (worth having) seems to be for bloody rapidshare !!

[abynk]

use torrents all the time , will try newsgroups because it is popular here

[GamezSearch]

I used to use newsgroups years back but find that i am using rapidshare more and more with the occasional use of torrents. :smokin:

[oggies30]

Hi i prefer torrents but news servers are faster but uve got to pay for them lol

[bebeto.joe]

[RS] :guns::guns::guns:

[BubbaFatAss]

Torrents or newsgroups for me. I usually use torrents thanks to the wonderful uTorrent and it's web interface. I also have TV set up to automatically download via RSS links. Given the current crackdown from ISPs I should probably look at moving to binary newsgroups completely. Can anyone recommend a good newsgroup client for Windows? I've used Unison on the mac before and loved it, but I have a windows server running all the time, and the mac is only on occasionally.

Cheers

Bubba

[kenmonu]

rapidshare is my preferred choice.

[hotbaws11]

Torrents or newsgroups for me. I usually use torrents thanks to the wonderful uTorrent and it's web interface. I also have TV set up to automatically download via RSS links. Given the current crackdown from ISPs I should probably look at moving to binary newsgroups completely. Can anyone recommend a good newsgroup client for Windows? I've used Unison on the mac before and loved it, but I have a windows server running all the time, and the mac is only on occasionally.

Cheers

Bubba

Newsgroups is unbelievable for anyone who hasn't tried. You have to pay of course to get the best use of it but ?5 ain't bad for what's on offer.

GrabIt and NZB search engines rule!

[brianbri]

Newsgroups for me . Couldnt believe my eyes first time I logged on to usenet. Well worth the money. Only problemI have now is TW capping my ass 11 hours a day. Unlimited downloads but not at the speed you pay for.

[hashleyf]

private torrent sites, or if i have to - virginmedias own usenet servers (someone send them a letter regarding piracy!)

[spectra]

It's always been torrents for me 99.9% of the time I will always find what im looking for.

[student]

Newsgroups here

[john107]

newsgroups, they just give you everything you need at the fastest speed available to you.

[UnitedPirate]

Newsgroups all the way. No waiting, full speed downloads that are not as detectable as P2P sharing.

Having said that I do use torrents, DC or anything else I can get hold of to look for anything older.

[asuk]

newsgroups are my fav then come torrents

[.: JaCkPoT :.]

I use rapidshare whenever possible, otherwise torrents

[jimihendrix]

I use NzbMartix and Giganews with super search. 2.2 MB a sec until Virgin cap me..

[Daemonprince]

Torrents are to slow for me.

[andymg2005]

torrents, ocassionally emule but its pretty useless these days

[girovend]

Newsgroups all the way, tho if
its something really old I'm forced
to use Torrents

[axp3000]

Rapidshare and torrents

[bigron104]

I always use Torrents for downloads. Never tried rapidshare

[graham]

Prefer torrents but rapidshare is good too. Tried newsgroups but never really got the hang of it.

[Alien]

once rapidshare, always rapidshare

[djdbg]

I have used torrents for about 4 years now.Been quite complacent, never tried any other method. Is newsgroups the same as ICQ?

[kirit]

i only use torrents as its the only one that ive ever heard of, before that it was various p2p progs- all of which i now find crap
never heard of the others nor do i know how they work

[thered]

always torrents for me everything you need and more

[girovend]

I use newsgroups 95% of the time torrents for the rest,
only use rapidshare when directed to it from one of the warez sites,

Rapidshare seems to be quite popular but how do you know where to get
what your looking for ie console games or a specific movie

[vtec2000]

Been a fan of torrent for a long time until i used rapidshare, it takes avantage of my fulll bandwidth.

[mm009b]

rapid share so quick n easy cheers