What is the safest way to download usenet and torrent files

[anon]

If you're UBER paranoid, you could always set up a TOR proxy.

Tor is not meant for high-volume downloads. Please don't use it for such purposes, as it wrecks the network for everyone else.

[jameslqr]

i use viperVPN and giganews

[bossmonkey20]

Agreed, I didn't know about viperVPN. Thx

[deckymckeown3]

astraweb is a decent usenet provider and cheap too. You may need to change the download ports though so your ISP doesn't throttle the download speed

[MikeSmith298]

I hardly ever use torrents. Only if I'm desperate.

[Velox]

No torrents, and Astraweb has good retention, options and decent pricing

[parura]

Definitely Astraweb

[Alistair]

i stopped using atraweb because of the amount of takedowns. I am now with extreme usenet & find they are not as quick at removing stuff from their servers as astra were.

[bumpkiss]

I use Slick VPN, connect to someplace in Europe, and then download. It's pretty straightforward and mostly safe.

[aryke]

I use Slick VPN, connect to someplace in Europe, and then download. It's pretty straightforward and mostly safe.

VyperVPN and Giganews in the past was the best, was free when you get the higher package as well. Pretty quick as well, with 2T downloading some days