Newsgroups vs high level trackers

[Sonnentier]

I just want to pirate stuff so I care about content and speed.

That's often the image of newsleechers ;P

And for me the file-trading is more important than the most efficient way to pirate stuff.

But yeah if you want files fast then get Rapidshare for http stream or Usenet access for the ocean of data.
After all, Usenet is a very good resource.

[saqib]

u cant compare newsgroups with trackers like TL , ScT , ScL , iplay , FTN etc , which are Giants in Packs and pre-times...
and above all they have got some very nice communities too , like TL ...
and they are FREE , and we get satisfaction by seed back to the community ,..
and remember its not all about getting stuff , its about SHARING and CARING , when we talk about good places like i mention ,
and in newsgroups u go just for leech , and u cant expect great packs that the pearls i mentioned above ( specially iplay . ScL ) do have , iplay has a movies pack of about 475 GB ( i think about science fiction movies )

[saulin]

Actually the topic was trying to compare high level trackers with usenet. Well lets start with packs. I don't think many people will download a movie pack that is over 20 gigs complete. They will just download what they like. Packs are used as ratio builders. I have never downlaoded a full movie pack. I have downloaded full seasons of a show though.

I preffer DVDs over DivX movies as well and guess what. Probably the best DVD-R tracker is swebits which has open slots every day. I have some high level trackers and never use them much because it's a pain in the ass to seed so many gigs back and it hurts your ratio when you want to download a lot. I rather use trackers like TL where is easier to seed back.

If you like to share. Well anyone can upload to newsgroups as well. There are tons of requests to be filled as well. In top torrent sites only certain people can upload and really not everything is well seeded. People only seed stuff that they think they can use to build their ratio. Usenet has thousands of discussion groups as well. The community is huge.

I think a few people already pointed out some of the key points for torrents and newsgroups.

Torrents

pros
-Registration is usually free
-Better community?
-You can find some unique content

cons
-Hard to get into the top torrent sites
-Not everything will download at fast speeds


Usenet

Pros
-Everything is full speed (Must have premium access)
-With so many groups the content is simply more than you can handle
-Very long retention (Must have premium access)
-You can find some unique content

Cons
-It costs money

Well there is so much to be said about both and yeah it depends on what you are looking for but I mean I see people paying for seedboxes so they can stay alive in the torrent community. I never had to do that and if I have to pay for a seedbox in order to seed back I much rather just pay for premium usenet access.

Oh yeah I do use rapidshare as well and I gatta say the speed is great but I haven't found a good web site that tracks rapidshare releases like torrent trackers do. At leats no one that has free open registrations but Rapidshare is sweet for pr0n.

[bungeemirth]

u cant compare newsgroups with trackers like TL , ScT , ScL , iplay , FTN etc , which are Giants in Packs and pre-times...
and above all they have got some very nice communities too , like TL ...
and they are FREE , and we get satisfaction by seed back to the community ,..
and remember its not all about getting stuff , its about SHARING and CARING , when we talk about good places like i mention ,
and in newsgroups u go just for leech , and u cant expect great packs that the pearls i mentioned above ( specially iplay . ScL ) do have , iplay has a movies pack of about 475 GB ( i think about science fiction movies )

seeing that you did not bother at all to take into consideration or probably even read all the infos that being said in previous posts, i have to agree w/ the comment that skizo said earlier

STICK TO TORRENTS

[Sonnentier]

In Newsgroups there are top-uploaders and many leechers.
The majority is usually not leet enough to be a top-uploader often.

With torrents, also the usual user can seed back what he got.
This creates a united experience where people send to each other.

[cubbyche]

Newsgroups ? What newsgroups there is no such thing!

[thewho]

i think that torrents is the best options so far

[DasFox]

Hey like I've always said, "The More The Merrier"

Don't diss Usenet, don't diss torrents, just use both if your ISP gives you free Usenet access.

When you can't find what you're looking for on one try the other, at least now you have twice the chance, and more selections....

PEACE

[saqib]

long live torrents , newsgroup sucks big time..

[Jdsnut]

Alright i've been in Newsgroups for a like months, i just tricked them
by using a couple of trial accounts dl like GB's of stuff and yeah it's good coz you don't have to share... but it's kind of stupid in a way... where are the people no community and shit ???... and well content always get there later than a few places i know in torrent...

So definetely TORRENT is the way >>>
And Rapidshare is also good and there are a few nice friendly communities sharing good stuff around as well...

Most people (like me) could care less about a "community".

I want files, not a social movement.

I agree with him.