Are newsgroups the way forward

[jordigirl]

still 5 quid a month

[Bulld0g]

I've been with Newsdemon for a couple of years now and my connection has always been maxed out. Never had a problem with them, plus you get Newsrover newsreader free when you join. I've used a few different ones but this is my favourite one

[happy_highlander]

oh right sorry happy ,

i know paypal did stop newzbin, using them as a payment method a couple of years ago, so maybe nzb are having same probs with them

just had another look jordi and they accept google wallet which i have for the one android app i've bought but they have changed their vip status and it only lasts for 10 years now instead of a lifetime but I suppose 70p a year isnae bad

[happy_highlander]

still 5 quid a month

I know typical scotsman me if I don't download over 200gb every 3 months over and above everything I can get with my 30 day retention from vermin I'm paying more than I would be with a 200gb non expiring block account for 14.88
decision decisions

[mastereren]

yes they are the way forward, they wont get closed down.

[gazz10]

Two of the biggest Usenet Providers and Resellers are working Hand in Hand with Anti-Piracy organisations. Those two are Giganews and Highwinds.
If you are a subscriber of one of the followings, it means you're contributing at the censorship of Usenet.

As the news feed says, Giganews and Highwinds are working with anti-piracy organisations and delete files upon request.

It should be something like this

<MPAA> Hey Giganews, i have a problem.
<Giganews> What is it?
<MPAA> Someone uploaded a Harry Potter movie, can you delete it please?
<Giganews> Sure no problem, gimme a sec...
<Giganews> Done!
<MPAA> Thanks, you're awesome. Here's a big fat check for your trouble.
<Giganews> Great, i make tons of money from users paying for stuff they cant download on top of that.

I guess they never heard the saying that says "Don't bite the hand that feeds you"

On the other hand, Astraweb is independent and as today, they are being loyal to their paying customers. So take a stand, cancel your subs with them and go with Astraweb.





Here's a list of all the Providers censoring Usenet and deleting files upon request

Giganews Servers
giganews EU
giganews US
powerusenet.com
rhinonewsgroups.com
speakeasy.net (ISP)
usenet.net
Airnews.net
~~~~~~~ws.com Std
Supernews.com
Earthlink.net (ISP)

Highwinds Servers
Easynews US
Forte
Easynews EU
Newshosting.com
Usenetserver.com
flashnewsgroups.com
newsguy.com
nntpjunkie.com
alt.binaries.com EU
newsdemon.com EU
newshosting.com EU
newsrazor.net EU
ngroups.net
~~~~~~~ws.com
sonic-news.com - EU
uncensorednewsfeed.com - EU
usenet.se
usenet-news.net - EU
buzzardnews.com
maximumusenet.com
newsdemon.com (Econ)
thundernews.com
titannews.com
usenetguide.com
alt.binaries.com US east
alt.binaries.com US west
bubbanews.com
cox.net (ISP)
newsdemon.com (Prem)
newsgroupdirect.com Std
newsrazor.net Std SSL
ngroups.net
onlynews.com
rushnetwork.net
sonic-news.com
teranews.com
thenewsgroups.com
ultrafeed.com
uncensorednewsfeed.com
usenet-access.com
usenet-news.net
yottanews.com

[masur123]

Not sure if you know, but as Giganews are covered by "Safe Harbour" in the US (where they are based) they have a legal obligation to do this for any request sent in by copyright holders. Astraweb is based in Singapore and as such not covered by the DMCA ruling or safe harbour, so dont give two flying whatevers.
As with any newshoster based in the US they must comply with this otherwise they will be taken down as quickly as Usenet.com was a few years back.
As for getting paid? Would like to see your source for this, as I cant see any copyright holder handing over money for removing illegaly posted files..... might be wrong though

[SATMANSIMON]

Were Newsgroups not the way forwad 3 year ago ?

As the title say's I thought torrent / Utorrent was old new's years ago because of fake movies, and Virus'us hidden all over the place.

At least most NZB sites, the files are scanned and checked before the appear.

And if the do get a bad one the members report it straight away.

I would not touch torrents with a barge pole the hassle it causes these days.

[happy_highlander]

Decision made....200 gb block package with newsdemon max's out my bb but I can't for the life of me get on with news rover....how the ~~~~ do you find all the parts of a file to get a complete download.

[smirnoff_rules]

l hated it too m8 // newsleecher is better or use quickpar to unpack . newsleecher does it all for u

[happy_highlander]

l hated it too m8 // newsleecher is better or use quickpar to unpack . newsleecher does it all for u

cheers I'll give it a try. I use nzbmatrix with grabit and quite like it but it is a bit limited for wii games (to replace my damaged ones)

[happy_highlander]

l hated it too m8 // newsleecher is better or use quickpar to unpack . newsleecher does it all for u

Much easier to work mate and finds the files I need. thanks again