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Horrordee
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PostPosted: Wed, 3rd Sep 2014 20:58    Post subject:
I use Tweak and find them very good. Cheap prices and stuff isn't take down too quickly


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Werelds
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PostPosted: Wed, 3rd Sep 2014 21:09    Post subject:
That'll be because they don't give a shit thanks to our brilliant law Laughing

Legally they're (and I'm almost quoting the law now Laughing) "obliged to respond to DMCA requests in a reasonable timeframe, after which they [the file/hosting provider] may start to investigate"

So what Tweak do is respond to DMCA requests somewhere within a work week after which their "investigation" begins. They know they can't do shit against them anyway; the US companies would have to go through some organisation here. Only one we really have is BREIN and while they're assholes, they're also realising they can't win the war since even our ISPs fight them. So they have decided to go after uploaders rather than downloaders or providers.
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nouseforaname
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PostPosted: Thu, 4th Sep 2014 01:47    Post subject:
so maybe will try tweaknews Smile

MORPHINEUS wrote:
Go for private trackers, less hassle than usenet these days and you can get everything anyway.

Ratio was never a problem, not even when I was on 'slow' speed internet.


even though it likely doesn't matter, downloading isnt illegal in my country but uploading is. makes me feel better somehow...


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PostPosted: Thu, 4th Sep 2014 12:06    Post subject:
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AwE




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PostPosted: Thu, 4th Sep 2014 23:48    Post subject:
... :/

I use theCubeNet - it`s a highwinds reseller.
I never had a problem with takedowns - there are a lot of communities where you can get the "coded" stuff. Just random filenames, all password-protected rars.
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The_Zeel




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PostPosted: Thu, 4th Sep 2014 23:54    Post subject:
yea if youre a member on one of the indexers, like gingadaddy, smackdownonyou etc., then you dont have that problem.
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nouseforaname
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PostPosted: Fri, 5th Sep 2014 01:43    Post subject:
The_Zeel wrote:
yea if youre a member on one of the indexers, like gingadaddy, smackdownonyou etc., then you dont have that problem.


yeah a lot of stuff is gone pretty quick from gingadaddy, but also since I'm not a VIP member only 2 nzbs per day meaning I'm using stuff like binsearch when I run out


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Saner




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PostPosted: Fri, 5th Sep 2014 08:15    Post subject:
I dont have a problem generally, but I use sickbeard and couchpotato and my indexer.

obviously I have the odd thing that fails, but overall I rarely have to turn to torrents.


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I saw things like that in here and in other "woman problems" topics so...... Am I the only one that thinks some authorities needs to be alerted about Saner and him possibly being a rapist and/or kidnapper ?Smile

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matta666




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PostPosted: Fri, 5th Sep 2014 10:24    Post subject:
I use a vpn and public trackers tbh. about £5 a month.
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PostPosted: Fri, 5th Sep 2014 10:58    Post subject:
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rgb#000
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PostPosted: Fri, 5th Sep 2014 11:11    Post subject:
guy who is paying for usenet where he can barely download anything is laughing about paying for torrents. oh the humanity Laughing
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Werelds
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PostPosted: Fri, 5th Sep 2014 11:18    Post subject:
rgb#000 wrote:
guy who is paying for usenet where he can barely download anything is laughing about paying for torrents. Laughing

Everything's on usenet just fine. I still don't use torrents, at all. Don't even have a client for them installed. As long as you've got access to one of the private indexers, there's not really any issues. Quite the opposite, I've had times where Sickbeard added an NZB before it had fully propagated through to my news servers Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri, 5th Sep 2014 11:20    Post subject:
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matta666




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PostPosted: Fri, 5th Sep 2014 11:43    Post subject:
garus wrote:
Paying for torrents, only in the UK Very Happy


heh Razz
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AwE




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PostPosted: Fri, 5th Sep 2014 11:50    Post subject:
there are several boards here in germany (well, not in germany most likely - but german) where you can find almost everything. movies, ebooks, games, software, series, porn, consoles, etc... everything you want. Its "hidden" and you have to push a "thanks" button to get the link.
They are private - sort of. you often don`t need an invite. they just link to common indexers like nzbindex, nzbclub, etc.
But like i said - filenames are only garbage - like "SENQb4EwbeGLJeDazDa9sJY73FRPIZNkloD"
and password protected. unique password for each upload.

They do this since several years - I even think many are run by usenet providers themself. Well wouldn`t be a surprise at least.

I never had a problem finding anything. Even 2-3 year old stuff is still up.


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not hard to find at all - just tried an obvious google search - the first link is a blog, that links to several good boards.
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rgb#000
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PostPosted: Fri, 5th Sep 2014 13:15    Post subject:
garus wrote:
rgb#000 wrote:
guy who is paying for usenet where he can barely download anything is laughing about paying for torrents. oh the humanity Laughing

Yes, being blocked by the government forcing one to use VPN is comparable to paying for a server.

not sure what were you trying to say there. that's exactly why most ppl pay for usenet, they can't use torrents without risk cos shitty governments spy on them.
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PostPosted: Fri, 5th Sep 2014 15:06    Post subject:
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nouseforaname
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PostPosted: Sat, 6th Sep 2014 02:13    Post subject:
Horrordee wrote:
I use Tweak and find them very good. Cheap prices and stuff isn't take down too quickly


wow didn't realize how cheap they were! I'm fine with 10 mbit and only 5 euros/7 CAD$ a month!


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PostPosted: Mon, 16th Feb 2015 18:04    Post subject:
Well, if anyone was on Tweaknews, it was bought by Highwind.

http://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/comments/2svrxc/happy_new_year_from_highwinds_and_tweaknews/

New terms and conditions, privacy policy, webpage, login and password and now they aquire some data about the connection, your personal data etc.

So you might want to bail or something.


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VonMisk




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PostPosted: Thu, 30th Apr 2015 21:46    Post subject:
So I will post here too.

Any alternative to Giganews/Astraweb/Highwinds?
Tweaknews is a DMCA fuck fest right now.


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PostPosted: Tue, 4th Oct 2016 08:08    Post subject:
RESURRECTION.


looking for some current opinions on this? Astra has finally cottoned on to the fact they havent charged me for like.. a year.. and deactivated my account... figured its the best time to have a look around and see whats good...

so..

any recommendations? Run back to astra or can anyone recommend some better options? cheers.


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Horrordee
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PostPosted: Tue, 4th Oct 2016 09:24    Post subject:
Still using Tweak personally and haven't had many issues recently.


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PostPosted: Tue, 4th Oct 2016 10:44    Post subject:
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bringiton




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PostPosted: Wed, 9th Jun 2021 17:08    Post subject:
Sorry for necro, but I think the thread fits. Does anybody use Newshosting? I am currently on usenet.nl but my contract is running out. I was specifically wondering about the abuse/takedown activity of Newshosting. I previously used Eweka and usenet.nl and was fine with them.


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Reg67




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PostPosted: Wed, 9th Jun 2021 20:22    Post subject:
Easynews here and have been for about 7 years, no issues, no major price increase and best of all great retention.

Having said that, I do not really download stuff that I guess is likely to be taken down quickly, major movies etc. They don't interest me. So I honestly cannot say if Easynews is any good for those.
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Horrordee
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PostPosted: Wed, 9th Jun 2021 21:59    Post subject:
Sorry still with tweak + astra!


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