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Some people have upload speeds substantially lower than their download speeds. Making it difficult to keep a decent ratio. That is not a factor with usenet as uploads are irrelevant.
Also BT is the next big target for the authorities. The people here "trading" invites are doing a good job of helping them.
I've been thinking about making the switch because RR provides'em...but I just hardly ever d/l anything... :-\ Seemed too difficult last time I tried.
i use both newsgroups and torrents
torrents as the best torrent sites get the tv+divx etc more or less within mins of it being released
i dont browse ng but use index sites and most of them are fast but not as fast as the private torrent sites
also i more or less get max speed suing torrents from scenetorrents and ftn etc so speed is the same but in general u get max spoeed 24/7
only problem with usenet for me with giganews is if my connection cuts out in the house and then i cant reconnect to newsgroups as has login issues for say an hour then its fine
so it can cause problems
also $25-30 for unlimited doewnloads from giganews is HARDLY paying for filesharing where one 360 game covers the expenses more or less
overall i would say:
speed same
requests ng
releases pretimes torrents
quantity: torrents
cheapness torrents
i use both ng+torrents as to dat e i havnet found an index site of ngs that is fast enough as say SCT+FTN
also foir say tv shows etc sct and ftn more or less have the full series for avaiability including bitmetv which does
with newsgroups you will only fing the last 120 days although they can be requested etc
if anyone knows any fast indexing ng site then pm me if you can
I couldnt do without both. If all you want is scene stuff, then private torrents gets stuff faster, and on a good site, you get fast speeds (max speed depending if your connection isnt super super fast). I need NG for older stuff no longer seeded, and tv series not found on torrents. Also for the Full Hd caps. Couldnt imagine download a 20gb movie from torrents, then having to seed it lol. $15 a month is a small price to pay for leech access to scene stuff and non scene stuff.
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Originally Posted by ind0ril
Keep in mind that when you're paying for newsgroup access you're paying your host for the bandwidth, and that's it. This doesn't mean that torrents are better, it means the download speed is slower overall.Quote:
Originally Posted by WannaPlay
When everyone in the world has fiber connections then I can see torrents being equal to newsgroups as there will be unlimited amounts of bandwidth.
Another thing to keep in mind... I pay $13 dollars a month for my newsgroup access and this eliminates the need for me to leave my computer on to seed 24/7 or until certain torrents reached an acceptable ratio. For you who need to leave your PCs on to seed torrents, think for a minute what that is in electrical cost per month? I haven't done the math but it would seem to me that using newsgroups and having the ability to shut your PC down every night will save you MORE money in the long run...
I will admit though, using both tools is the ultimate in file sharing. Newsgroups for scene release and torrents for the really old, odd shit that I can't find on a newsgroup, which is quite rare.
bitorrent is cheaper but if i am considering newsgroups cause $10 month aint too bad and these slow ass speeds on torrents r getting on my nerves
I prefer newsgroups, as the download speed for me is much faster. However, my ISP only has an 8 day retention on binaries, whereas I can find practically anything anytime via torrent. For me though, from a security standpoint, newsgroups are the way to go.
Bittorent actually works quite well... Depending on what you download and where you download from. If you use solely private trackers, you should get blazing fast speeds. Thats what I prefer.
All the old timers use usenet while all the young fresh kids use bittorrent, especially with the big deal about private bittorrent trackers and their exclusiveness.
That's my very short, crude, and stereotypical thought process on the topic. :D
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