should I pay for NewsLeecher and Newzbin?

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satansraiser said:
Just come here and either Me, Towerblocks or Athlon64 will hook you up.:P
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cheers :)

changed my mind and cancelled the Newsleecher sub, and just pay for Newzbin

How on earth can people use the Supersearch? Say, if I search for Heroes 01x18, lots of RAR files come up - surely I may miss some out when downloading or add extra ones that aren't necessary.

Can't see how it works efficiently (unlike Newzbin where you can click on a single NZLB (sp?) and all the work is done for you)

Or perhaps I'm missing something.............
 
having been a torrent user for the last 6 months, yesterday I decided to try out Usenet, and am pretty damn impressed so far.

I chose to use NewsLeecher, and to get to use the Super Search facility, I decided to subscribe (about $3 p/mnth).

But, found it a real drag when searching, for say, a particular episode of Battlestar and being presented with all the RAR and PAR files, not knowing if I was going to miss a file out, and therefore have an incomplete file.

So signed up with Newzbin (about $ 2 per month), which is great.

So, my question is, if I've no need for the SuperSearch with NewsLeecher, should I unsubscribe? Will I lose any other facilities of the program which I'll need.

We're not talking about a lot of money here, but no point in wasting it.

Thanks
 
BigH said:
How on earth can people use the Supersearch? Say, if I search for Heroes 01x18, lots of RAR files come up - surely I may miss some out when downloading or add extra ones that aren't necessary.

Can't see how it works efficiently (unlike Newzbin where you can click on a single NZLB (sp?) and all the work is done for you)

Or perhaps I'm missing something.............
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The last time I used Newzleecher's search it listed all the part files - and I suspect it still does. This is very messy compared to other FREE search services that group all the file parts into a single collection to download.

Alt.Binz uses several of these sites that pre-group search results, so you don't have to look at a flood of rar part-files.

altbcb4.jpg


Does NewsLeecher group files like this?
 
zot said:
The last time I used Newzleecher's search it listed all the part files - and I suspect it still does. This is very messy compared to other FREE search services that group all the file parts into a single collection to download.

Alt.Binz uses several of these sites that pre-group search results, so you don't have to look at a flood of rar part-files.

altbcb4.jpg


Does NewsLeecher group files like this?
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no, Newsleecher doesn't group them - just lists all files individually

time to change my newsreader methinks

thanks
 
Newsleecher super search. Hell yeah it's worth it. It searches live, where the web sites only have what is reported by the uploaders and others and selecting and downloading stuff in Newsleecher is about right clicking and and selecting leech. Doesn't get any easier.
 
I think a lot of people would give up Newsleecher's for-pay search service if they even tried Alt.Binz

I myself prefer using the websites themselves to generate NZBs, as they offer features missing in the newsclient searches.
 
saulin said:
Newsleecher super search. Hell yeah it's worth it. It searches live, where the web sites only have what is reported by the uploaders and others and selecting and downloading stuff in Newsleecher is about right clicking and and selecting leech. Doesn't get any easier.
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agreed.
Before I got supersearch I just thought it was pointless...might as well use binsearch.
But since using it I realize just how much more handy it is to have. :D

If you download with newsgroups a lot then it's definately useful to have and will save you time.
 
BigH said:
cheers :)

changed my mind and cancelled the Newsleecher sub, and just pay for Newzbin

How on earth can people use the Supersearch? Say, if I search for Heroes 01x18, lots of RAR files come up - surely I may miss some out when downloading or add extra ones that aren't necessary.

Can't see how it works efficiently (unlike Newzbin where you can click on a single NZLB (sp?) and all the work is done for you)

Or perhaps I'm missing something.............
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What are you talking about? Supersearch is DEFINATELY worth it! It finds things you don't find on newzbin! Also if you use newsleecher,you can just right click and choose "smart select"and ALL of the necessary files are going to be downloaded...I also use "smart select"on PAR files too,in case I need them....but a lot of times it isn't necessary....And if you are worried about downloading a few extra headers with all the speeds newsgroups have, I feel sorry for you.


zot said:
BigH said:
How on earth can people use the Supersearch? Say, if I search for Heroes 01x18, lots of RAR files come up - surely I may miss some out when downloading or add extra ones that aren't necessary.

Can't see how it works efficiently (unlike Newzbin where you can click on a single NZLB (sp?) and all the work is done for you)

Or perhaps I'm missing something.............
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The last time I used Newzleecher's search it listed all the part files - and I suspect it still does. This is very messy compared to other FREE search services that group all the file parts into a single collection to download.

Alt.Binz uses several of these sites that pre-group search results, so you don't have to look at a flood of rar part-files.

altbcb4.jpg


Does NewsLeecher group files like this?
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I guess you have never used newsleecher and did "smart select"? It ALSO groups all those files into one group,then downloads those headers it selected together! Really not that hard to do. But if you use a reader like Grabit,I don't know if you can do this....another reason why it is good to get a decent newsreader.

asfdlq3i45poi said:
Well, if you think these services are worth it, go ahead. It's your money. I just don't think these search services are much better than free alternatives. Nothing against these payed services. Just not my brand of vodka. I'm sure you understand.
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Well that may be your opinion, but I beg to differ! I have never gotten the free services to index files like newzbin! Period!

That alone makes it worth it to me.
 
BigH said:
We're not talking about a lot of money here
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Exactly. Pay the extra money for Super Search. It presents you with what you want and all you need to do is highlight the files you need, right click and left click leech. It will save you a minute or so each search rather than loading files up on a search site and then creating a NZB file for Newsleecher to use.

My time is precious because I have ADD, and I have disposable income.
 
Well that may be your opinion, but I beg to differ! I have never gotten the free services to index files like newzbin! Period!

That alone makes it worth it to me.
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Well, you may beg to differ, but I beg to differ even more! What are you talking about indexing files? All the usenet search sites index the contents of the usenet. All Newzbinz does is pretty up the titles and puts them in categories. Yeah, that's really worth $3.19 per month or however much it costs :rolleyes:
 
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