Are Newsgroup speeds better than other filesharing methods?

[Wolfmight]

I've never used newsgroup software, so I was wondering if you get better download speeds on newsgroups? I'd start using them if so.

[RealitY]

YES...

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[Wolfmight]

YES...

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sweet I gatta try em.

[Damnatory]

I've never used newsgroup software, so I was wondering if you get better download speeds on newsgroups? I'd start using them if so.
Yep, you'll almost always max your connection.

[backlash]

hell yeah! Since I've been using newgroups I've downloaded 46 gigs. :w00t:

[Agrajag]

Indeed, nothing else even comes close.

[brainguy]

Helllll....ya....It is da best!!! I max out my connection and to d/l a 4.7GiB DVD movie takes around 2 hrs and 20 mts....but if I use other ways...it can take anywhere from 6 hrs to 1 week!!!

[despikable]

ok im on a 5mb line and i get around 600-630kbps

[DickieE]

My speeds seem to be up and down but Im assuming thats my ISP.
These days I dont often max out.

[demonofthefall]

I max out my 3meg line, 360k a second. From my ISP's new servers. They carry all decent binary groups :D

[SingaBoiy]

Newsgroups are the 2nd best option. 1st of course being FTP sites. ;)

[top25]

Where are the good ftp sites then?thier hard to find and most if they are good have have to trade and stuff so elaborate please what makes them better more files?more speed? i seriously doubt it because you have to pay for some ftp top sites to and what if that topsite dont have what you want then you have to join another right?Can you pm me an excellent ftp for 0day porn releases that has some of the files from the tehserver.us?Thank You Edit: I see newsgroups are the best afterall.

[brendybee]

News HOSTING is damm good try it and see

[jiff68]

i max out my 7mbit line around 1024kbs:w00t:

[Hanz™]

Where are the good ftp sites then?thier hard to find and most if they are good have have to trade and stuff so elaborate please what makes them better more files?more speed? i seriously doubt it because you have to pay for some ftp top sites to and what if that topsite dont have what you want then you have to join another right?Can you pm me an excellent ftp for 0day porn releases that has some of the files from the tehserver.us?Thank You Edit: I see newsgroups are the best afterall.
Haha you are wrong - he was talking about topsites.
You only get access if the scene wants you to get access and you deserve it, i.e. become part of a top warez group.

They are the root of (almost) all warez. Often on GigE or 100mbit FTPs and with less people using them so just like newsgroups you get really really fast speeds.
You get all of the files first because that is where the scene releases them.

Often some topsites specialise in certain types of files - but there are some Big Archive sites around - have you ever read an nfo file they often mention the software the FTP was running on and the scripts. glFTPd? Hoops topsite scripts? (etc...)
And they are all sort of connected to be honest - what gets released in one gets couriered into one of the others etc...

Not that I know anything.

[JPaul]

I have a 10 meg line, I max it on usenet, I don't need anything else.

Having said that I also use BT for stuff I can't get on usenet.

Or Soulseek sometimes.

I don't really fancy the idea of connecting to FTP sites where the big nobs hang out. It just seems too much like drawing attention to yourself.

[ellis101]

anyone on ntl??


jus wonderin if their newsgroups are any good

[DrBeerMan]

For me i get 900KB/s plus on some decently seeded torrents from sct , w/ newsgroups i get only around 340KB/s because thats the cap my isp sets on binaries. So for me BT is faster then newsgroups. I guess if i paid for a newsserver i would get my max speed from them, but unsure.?

[top25]

Where are the good ftp sites then?thier hard to find and most if they are good have have to trade and stuff so elaborate please what makes them better more files?more speed? i seriously doubt it because you have to pay for some ftp top sites to and what if that topsite dont have what you want then you have to join another right?Can you pm me an excellent ftp for 0day porn releases that has some of the files from the tehserver.us?Thank You Edit: I see newsgroups are the best afterall.
Haha you are wrong - he was talking about topsites.
You only get access if the scene wants you to get access and you deserve it, i.e. become part of a top warez group.

They are the root of (almost) all warez. Often on GigE or 100mbit FTPs and with less people using them so just like newsgroups you get really really fast speeds.
You get all of the files first because that is where the scene releases them.

Often some topsites specialise in certain types of files - but there are some Big Archive sites around - have you ever read an nfo file they often mention the software the FTP was running on and the scripts. glFTPd? Hoops topsite scripts? (etc...)
And they are all sort of connected to be honest - what gets released in one gets couriered into one of the others etc...

Not that I know anything.


@ Hanz thanks for the reply you have definately shed more lite on ftp's and topsites.

[kayvanblue]

i believe so! 3 timez faster for me!

[linuXshock]

i get about 1040KB/s from newshosting

[QualityPapers]

anyone on ntl??

jus wonderin if their newsgroups are any good

Im on NTL mate, ive got the 2meg and it maxes out my connection at 240k a second.

The news servers are ok, pretty good for free. Its all I use now. I only download movies though from alt.binaries.movies.divx. There seem to be a few missing parts with each movie but these can be re-created with .par files. They seem to have about a weeks retention (maybe 5days, im not at home and I cant remember off hand)

QP :)

[d5dd]

Your all very lucky...Im on cablevision and they (i believe) have there speeds cap. As i only get 150k of my 1200 that i paid for....So sad So very sad!!!!!! The only time I see my speeds max out is downloading updates and misc files from webpages!!!

[top25]

My 10Mbyte connection :01: ps. 8+ hours download time because i have more DVD's in que.

http://fileserver3.jpghosting.com/images/giganewsrules_666c19e4be0d87b737c0b7bc72a94e8e.jpg

[QualityPapers]

My 10Mbyte connection :01: ps. 8+ hours download time because i have more DVD's in que.

http://fileserver3.jpghosting.com/images/giganewsrules_666c19e4be0d87b737c0b7bc72a94e8e.jpg

Good speeds! Whats the news client you are using?

[Damnatory]

My 10Mbyte connection :01: ps. 8+ hours download time because i have more DVD's in que.

http://fileserver3.jpghosting.com/images/giganewsrules_666c19e4be0d87b737c0b7bc72a94e8e.jpg

Good speeds! Whats the news client you are using?
That application is Newsleecher. It'd be nice if that was all there was to that program, however there is ALOT of crap he cut off for that image.


*Bright idea- Someone should make a Newsleecher lite version; N-lite! :ph34r:
Just cut out all the article reading crap and make it's sole purpose NZB grabbing.

[top25]

Good speeds! Whats the news client you are using?
That application is Newsleecher. It'd be nice if that was all there was to that program, however there is ALOT of crap he cut off for that image.


*Bright idea- Someone should make a Newsleecher lite version; N-lite! :ph34r:
Just cut out all the article reading crap and make it's sole purpose NZB grabbing.

Full screenshot:

http://fileserver1.jpghosting.com/images/bestnewsreaderhandsdown_857110a42f1c5564e3e31c773f63657e.jpg

What is crap about Newsleecher most people prefer it and the article reading is a needed feature because it tells you how many articles is left by words and visually if you can leech a article in your retention range the program can also be easily minamized and still allow the user interaction with it's extensive features.It also allows for the selection of articles to leech if you use supersearch etc...,to much features for ya? because it's not free?:P

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[Jimi...]

My 10Mbyte connection :01: ps. 8+ hours download time because i have more DVD's in que.

http://fileserver3.jpghosting.com/images/giganewsrules_666c19e4be0d87b737c0b7bc72a94e8e.jpg


I think you mean 10Mbit, as your download rate is a little over 1 Megabyte. Your download rate is a tenth of your line speed. ;)

But I must agree, Usenet is much much much better than say Torrent.

[top25]

My 10Mbyte connection :01: ps. 8+ hours download time because i have more DVD's in que.

http://fileserver3.jpghosting.com/images/giganewsrules_666c19e4be0d87b737c0b7bc72a94e8e.jpg


I think you mean 10Mbit, as your download rate is a little over 1 Megabyte. Your download rate is a tenth of your line speed. ;)

But I must agree, Usenet is much much much better than say Torrent.

Hey your right you learn something new everyday im still glad this connection flys at 1 Megabyte+,I just did not understand the terminology of my connection speed thanks for explaning this too me.:D

[top25]

Your all very lucky...Im on cablevision and they (i believe) have there speeds cap. As i only get 150k of my 1200 that i paid for....So sad So very sad!!!!!! The only time I see my speeds max out is downloading updates and misc files from webpages!!!

Im on cablevision too and my download speed is not capped,hmm maybe a problem on your end?not using a premium server?