Are there ways to use usenet without a payment/subscription?

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100% - i get 40MB/s on Usenet, something i could only dream about on torrents…also i am in germany, torrenting is quite risky here.

When i find something on usenet, it is there…period. I can get it. On torrents? Just because i found a magnet doesn’t mean there is anyone seeding it.

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Don’t you need to spread your accounts across multiple providers due to the partial uploads in other to get a complete archive?

Last time I looked, ever the .par technology to deal with missing segments was useless. I got the impression I’d need multiple accounts to have a chance at getting a complete download

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What indexer(s) are you using?

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I think it was newsbin? This was years ago admittedly…

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This exactly I find something on usenet it is there. And I can download at full speed.

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No problem hitting 110MB/s on decent German private trackers. Also everything worthy to keep (like highest resolution release available in case of series and movies) has been seeded, even when it’s been uploaded 10 years ago.

Which trackers did you try? ‘Just because i found a magnet’ sounds like you’ve been on public trackers?

But I’m with you, Usenet is overall less of a hassle.

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