Arielle luvs u™
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Do torrents on private trackers have faster speed the newsgroups and do the have more rare files?
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NOOB Question Newgroup vs Torrents
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Posleen Killer
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With a premium provider, speed is only limited by your connection. Providers use multi-gigabit dedicated lines to deliver downloads to you at blazing speeds. It would be a rare day that you couldn't max out your connection.
There is plenty of rare stuff up, I would venture to say way more than with torrents. The downside of the rare stuff is that it really isn't in high demand, that's why it's rare. This doesn't effect speed or availability. But, instead of using NZB files you'll have to download headers and search the content out for yourself.
The biggest plus to Usenet is that it's the safest way to get your material. It's been around since 1985, zero users sued for downloading.
All together, if you can spare the cash, there is no better way to go.
There is plenty of rare stuff up, I would venture to say way more than with torrents. The downside of the rare stuff is that it really isn't in high demand, that's why it's rare. This doesn't effect speed or availability. But, instead of using NZB files you'll have to download headers and search the content out for yourself.
The biggest plus to Usenet is that it's the safest way to get your material. It's been around since 1985, zero users sued for downloading.
All together, if you can spare the cash, there is no better way to go.
Well I have done it. I have finally signed up to Usenet-News to test out newsgroups and to be honest I am amazed! The speed is just awesome and my connection is maxed out ALL the time, no fluctuations, just maxed out ALL the time......did I mention it is maxed out ALL the time.....I downloaded my first movie in 50 mins. I have never had a torrent go that fast and now I don't have to upload anything - yay! I haven't decided yet whether I should sign up to Newzbin or Newzleech SuperSearch, but because I am using the Alt.Binz program I think I will try Newzbin first. Although it does have the have the option to put in your SuperSearch license key, so I might go for both. Anyway, I have some downloading to do.
...Maxed out ALL the friging time! Awesome!:w00t:
Brothas and sistas! I think we have a new convert to newsgroups.
Are you getting 250 KB/sec? That would equate to about 2 Mb/sec (8 bits in a byte). I have heard that NTL throttle the speed of some heavy users to half of what it should be. If you are using a premium/paid for server, you should be able to change the port from 119 to something else (depending on what the news server suggests). This may help to increase your speed in case NTL is limiting port 119 traffic. Also, if you are uploading stuff, e.g. torrents, at the same time, they will slow down your download speed.
I am also on NTL and am thinking of using news groups, which one do you use? I haven't managed to connect to the NTL one so I think I will go with a paid one instead.
just been reading up today on the cable forum - looks like my speeds are not uncommon (throttling or over-subscription in certain areas)
I did change the port number (not at home so can't check) to something like 445 (their European server) - perhaps I'll e-mail the news server and ask them .
In any event, phoned up NTL and have moved up to 10Mb (extra
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The best thing to do is to upload something and request at the same time. If you post in the right group(s) you'll easily find people who got something to offer.
TradeMarck
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Brothas and sistas! I think we have a new convert to newsgroups.
Indeed. And its still going strong. Seedboxes and uploading can kiss my brown ass because I am maxed out all the friging time - sounds like a tagline to me, 'Get Newsgroups and you will be maxed out all the friging time'
just been reading up today on the cable forum - looks like my speeds are not uncommon (throttling or over-subscription in certain areas)
I did change the port number (not at home so can't check) to something like 445 (their European server) - perhaps I'll e-mail the news server and ask them .
In any event, phoned up NTL and have moved up to 10Mb (extra
Hell with Time-Warner Cable, I max out my 10mbps download connection 100% of the time. They also upgraded their retention rates! I downloaded some items that were 80 days old! I dropped my premium newsgroup provider to save a few bucks a month and use Time-Warner's RoadRunner access...
-Antwan L.
-Antwan L.
Newsgroups are definitely much more convenient than the average torrent. no ratio requirements, always max out your connection. However, torrents tend to have much faster pre times.
I wouldn't know about pre times because by the time I downloaded it on a torrent it would have been upped hours ago on usenet sometimes days:naughty:
BTW I do use torrents and they are awesome but for specialist areas like UKNova. Having said that for example the last episode of Born Survivor showed on usenet. Thats EP03, EP04 went out tonight will try to see where it pops up first.:01:
Edit:
Just checked newsgroups released this episode around midnight last night UKN had it added to it's tracker 5:30am this morning. On this occasion usenet won on the pre time. It appears to have originally been capped from IIRC. I was asleep anyway so it is all meaningless.
Thanks Broken for the reply, so if i were to get started with newsgroups would
giganews be a good provider and lets say i wouldn't want to go through the hassle of d/l headers is there a way to get around it and jus d/l and search the file i would want.
Giganews is quality but there are cheaper ones like usenetserver (http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/newsgroups/t-giganews-promotion-and-usenetserver-112911) and they are also good.
You can use sites like www.binsearch.info and www.newzleech.com to search for stuff.
JessicaAmber87
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I'm downloading my first files off of usenet and getting around 300 kb/s on a 3 mb connection. My fastest for torrents was around 200 and usually only 150 or lower.
~~go with the flow~~
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I had time warner about 1 year ago in So.Cal and their retention was like 2 days, Half the games hame missing rar's. I guess they fixed it up!Hell with Time-Warner Cable, I max out my 10mbps download connection 100% of the time. They also upgraded their retention rates! I downloaded some items that were 80 days old! I dropped my premium newsgroup provider to save a few bucks a month and use Time-Warner's RoadRunner access...
-Antwan L.
eliebellie
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It will be interesting to see how fast you can get your 10 Mb/sec connection to go.
speeds are typically 1000kb/s (but range from 900 to 1200), so I am one happy camper - this week's South Park d/l in about 3 mins!
roll on NTL's 20MB service (starting in a couple of months time apparently, and should be free upgrade for 10MB users)
on another point, what sort of broadband speeds do Americans get ?(I believe they're a bit more ahead in this area than us Brits)
I'm downloading my first files off of usenet and getting around 300 kb/s on a 3 mb connection. My fastest for torrents was around 200 and usually only 150 or lower.
Yeah,I get 650 kb/s and I can download a DVD in about an hour and a half....with torrents,it would sometimes take a half a day! Newsgroups rule over torrents in speed!