How much did you DL when you first started using newsgroups?

QstorM said:
You guys are MONSTERS! I probably do about 10-15GB monthly. Mostly t.v shows, movies, apps, and documentaries. I have DSL so I don't have the patience to download DVDs or HD movies :(
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Thats why I have 2 internet connections... one for gaming and one for downloading ;)
 
Well, since you are interested in "newbie" stories my story began with only being able to download 100MB a month and that was back in '97. Those were the days. A lot has changed since then and i'm glad that usenet providers have up'd their bandwidth and retention. There was a time when 7-days retention was the shit!!!

Now, i average about 1.8 - 2.5TB a month depending how much free time i have.
 
escialsped said:
Wow after reading this thread the 292 GB i have downloaded this month doesn't seem like much. Quick question though: should I be worried downloading that much living on the campus of a college and using their internet connection?
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:naughty::naughty::naughty:

Only worry after your provider sends you a "warning" letter in the mail or email. Until then, hog up as much free bandwidth as possible.

:whistling
 
AmpeD said:
i dl/ed a gig b4 i decided bit torrent was better and cancelled
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Use both Usenet first if not then yes BT. I really feel you need to give usenet a chance get to understand but end of day whatever works for you. Good luck, as stated earlier I use about 30 gig per month on usenet man that would take me like 3 months on BT...lol:01:... Well actually that is about as anal as me saying as you said I gave up after 1 gig.... Both systems are good choose wisely.:noes:
 
My isp caps my downloads at 30gb, and when i first got premium newsgroups i used the 30gb in less than week. Being shaped back to dial-up speed for 4 weeks isn't fun :(
 
In the 18 months since i discovered newsgroups i'm close to 2tb.
Would be more if Virgin Media hadn't brought in there traffic shaping.
(sigh) I miss telewest.
 
I download interesting PC games, HD movies, OS's and various apps and mp3s here and there. Other than that I don't break more than 200GB a month.

There was a time I constantly had my 12MB connection maxed out while with TorrentLeech. I sat in the top 10 for most downloaded (I was above 12TB within a years time) and one day I woke up and realized that yes, it was like a disease as dasheeki mentioned above. I download the things I need now, nothing more and nothing less. Newsgroups helped me get out of that
 
360 games and DVD movies puts me at around 150 - 250 a month ...

it be alot more if i wasnt only downloading stuff i already owned ... jus too lazy to back my stuff up myself ...
 
When I started it was about 100 gig a month. Now I download about 30 gig a month on usenet. What you guys are doing with 600 gig etc a month is beyond me.:dabs:
 
Wow after reading this thread the 292 GB i have downloaded this month doesn't seem like much. Quick question though: should I be worried downloading that much living on the campus of a college and using their internet connection?
 
AmpeD said:
i dl/ed a gig b4 i decided bit torrent was better and cancelled
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Wow usenet rapes bittorrent all the private trackers I was apart of I don't even visit anymore I used to check around 4-5 trackers daily now I just check TB daily, rarely they have something I cant get on usenet
 
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