Newsdemon - $7/mo - Unlimited & 50 connections, SSL, 30GB Storage - Expires 3/15

[dbreaka]

Credit goes to rahb0sse @ Slickdeals (http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2720647)

https://www.newsdemon.com/billinginfo.php?pricepointid=20101044&couponcode=slickdeal311

30GB of free storage is nice as well.

If you do not trust the link, use this coupon code slickdeal311 to have this adjusted.

* Unlimited Speed
* 910+ Days Retention
* 50 Connections
* Free Newsreader
* 24/7 Live Support
* Free Headers
* 30GB FREE ONLINE STORAGE

I just ditched Astraweb 2 minutes ago and went with this. Simultaneous multiple IPs apparently work, unlike Astraweb.

[anatman]

Great deal! Now I wish I hadn't gone with the $96/year Astraweb deal. The 30GB storage could definitely come in handy...

Is the price guaranteed or could they just bump up the price the next month?

[DiceMan]

Looks like a good deal to me, as well. Too bad I've got another 7 months of AstraWeb left.

[marcopolo85]

Simultaneous multiple IPs apparently work, unlike Astraweb.

Can anyone confirm this?

[taliosfalcon]

It would be amazing if the multiple IP thing is true, 5 connections is enough to max out my 15 megabit connection

[vincentfkc]

a newbie question, what is this for?

is it like private tracker as torrent?

[Coolers]

I don't understand this whole addiction to high # of connections. My 3-4 Newshosting connections is enough to max out my 25mb service.

[Goober56]

Yah good question.. Is this permanent price?

[Guttercat]

I can confirm that you can split the account we are like 5 one mine and never had an issue.

[GeneralDisaray]

as long as u have a paypal agreement, it's the price u signed up for the life of your account.

[Morphius]

What are the retentions like with these guys? I remember trying them for a month with a black friday deal but half of my downloads wouldn't work from nzbclub and *********. I could only get fairly recent things such as tv shows, anyone else having any luck with newsdemon and those free usenet search engines?

[taliosfalcon]

I don't understand this whole addiction to high # of connections. My 3-4 Newshosting connections is enough to max out my 25mb service.

If you want to download multiple things at once, from different groups mainly, although you must be on a host that has an *excellent* connection to your ISP, every usenet provider i've tried has taken at least 4 connections to max out my slower than yours connection

[Akhen]

I get free usenet with xennews.com 2 day trials. Maxes out my connection, 450+ day retention, and did I mention its free? When it expires I just make a new account.

At the start it was IP restricted (expires after 5 days on the same IP or something), so I just released and got a new one (dynamic on dsl). Now it doesn't seem to be so even cable internet should be able to do it.

[Clement]

What are the retentions like with these guys? I remember trying them for a month with a black friday deal but half of my downloads wouldn't work from nzbclub and *********. I could only get fairly recent things such as tv shows, anyone else having any luck with newsdemon and those free usenet search engines?
did you even read the op? 910 days.

[DiceMan]

a newbie question, what is this for?

is it like private tracker as torrent?

Not really. It's an alternative to torrents. Instead of a torrent client, you use a newsreader/usenet client. You can download content similar to torrents but the kicker is that it's all at the full speed of your internet connection - no throttling. So, say downloading an 8Gb film clip on torrent takes 2 days - usenet can take 2 hours.

I saw a link to a really good intro to usenet a while back on these forums. I'm sure someone can post it.

[Pete Jones]

did you even read the op? 910 days.

I think what he might have meant was completion.

I'm tempted to jump on this myself but I've been really happy with Astraweb for the past few years. Their completion is excellent and have rarely had issues with incomplete downloads. 900+ days retention is pointless if completion is lousy.

--Pete

[Coolers]

did you even read the op? 910 days.

He asked a fair question. These sites typically use text-only groups to make their retention claims. Let's be realistic - nobody here cares about those groups.

But thanks for your contribution

[ktokes12]

I posted this deal a couple of months ago. No problems downloading stuff, just had to contact them to activate the 30GB online storage. I'm gonna switch to lightningspeed or whatever it's called because it is only $3 something a month, less retention days but I got all the old stuff I want.

[Morphius]

did you even read the op? 910 days.

I did read it, I'm asking what people are actually experiencing... When I used their services every download that wasn't a movie or a tv show (recent) would simply not download, giving me errors. Using my astraweb account with the exact same .nzb file I'd be able to complete the download. I'm using sabnzbd+ Anyone else experience this problem??

*Edit:


I think what he might have meant was completion.

I'm tempted to jump on this myself but I've been really happy with Astraweb for the past few years. Their completion is excellent and have rarely had issues with incomplete downloads. 900+ days retention is pointless if completion is lousy.

--Pete

Ah thank you, it must have been completion issues because I wasn't having any problems with astraweb trying to download the same content. I'm still using their pay as you go option, we'll see if I want to give this another shot. Anyone find the completion with xbox 360 games decent? It's been months since I've used newsdemon, I'm hoping they've improved.

[ktokes12]

I posted this deal a couple of months ago. No problems downloading stuff, just had to contact them to activate the 30GB online storage. I'm gonna switch to LightningUsenet or whatever it's called because it is only $3 something a month, less retention days but I got all the old stuff I want.

http://www.lightningusenet.com/

[andreid]

"Transaction Failed" Would it matter if one puts U.S. instead of CA ? I am sure the promo is for the U.S. only.

[martin88]

They had this deal on Christmas last year. I signed up back then and I can say I'm very satisfied.

It's a great deal.

[ficklen]

Am I allowed to share accounts?

You are NOT allowed to share accounts. If our system detects multiple IP addresses are accessing your accounts we reserve the right to cancel your account. Please see our Terms Page located here: Terms Page

[aku]

Considering switching from astraweb, i think im paying $11 a month for that but its been great. As long as this is just as good, its a no brainer :)

[hunk]

http://www.lightningusenet.com/

anyone uses this? are they good and fast?

[Guttercat]

"Transaction Failed" Would it matter if one puts U.S. instead of CA ? I am sure the promo is for the U.S. only.

I had to start a new session in http://www.newsdemon.com and use paypal as payment option.

[tykm]

Am I allowed to share accounts?

You are NOT allowed to share accounts. If our system detects multiple IP addresses are accessing your accounts we reserve the right to cancel your account. Please see our Terms Page located here: Terms Page

That's what i found too. can anybody confirm if they boot for sharing?
Could i split 25 connections with a friend??

[originalnutta]

I'm with Giganews and it costs way too much.

$24.99/mth

unlimited
20 connections
938 retention
256bit ssl

And i'm using Newsleecher as my newsreader.


I'm hoping that newsdemon is reliable enough, and can give me consistent speed.

[mark_in_2k]

That's what i found too. can anybody confirm if they boot for sharing?
Could i split 25 connections with a friend??It's most likely that they have the clause in their terms but haven't really acted on it. I'm sure if you split it with someone and were downloading 24/7 they would notice and cancel your service though.

[mark_in_2k]

I'm with Giganews and it costs way too much.

$24.99/mth

unlimited
20 connections
938 retention
256bit ssl

And i'm using Newsleecher as my newsreader.


I'm hoping that newsdemon is reliable enough, and can give me consistent speed.Wow! And you're a RDF'r with +10,000 posts! Shame on you for paying $25 /mnth ;)

And instead of Newsleecher, go with SABNzbd. Once you get over the interface change and setup, you'll never go back to another newsreader! Setting up downloads while I'm on the can from my phone so that they're ready when I walk downstairs? Priceless.

[Pete Jones]

I'm with Giganews and it costs way too much.

$24.99/mth

unlimited
20 connections
938 retention
256bit ssl

And i'm using Newsleecher as my newsreader.


I'm hoping that newsdemon is reliable enough, and can give me consistent speed.

Wow. That _is_ way too much.

Even is newsdemon isn't all it's cracked up to be, you could go with Astraweb and still get $11/month or $96/year. I have no problems maxing out my 15mb Teksavvy cable connection.

For cryin' out loud you could have both an Astraweb and Newsdemon account and still be cheaper than $24.

--Pete

[aku]

Seems like this deal doesnt work anymore?

I am getting Transaction Failed, just as someone posted earlier

EDIT: seems that it works fine with paypal only

[markj]

http://www.lightningusenet.com/

+1 for this provider and SABNzbd...

[crymson1979]

http://www.lightningusenet.com/

I've been using them for over a month and no complaints here, 3 hundred something days retention is enough for me, and 3.50$ Cdn is a great price IMHO.

[tykm]

Seems like this deal doesnt work anymore?

I am getting Transaction Failed, just as someone posted earlier

EDIT: seems that it works fine with paypal only

did they acutally charge u $7?

the original link in the OP's post, ppl are saying that it's not working, and you needed specific codes....

Edit: yeah ppl are saying you have to use pp. appearantly the original link on there was only for members who have cancelled on them before.

[iverdus]

anyone uses this? are they good and fast?

http://www.lightningusenet.com/

Very good Service - quite impressed.

For < $3.50cad / month =

- unlimited downloads
- 8 connections (3 maxes out my bandwidth)
- 431 days retention
- free ssl support (if desired)
- various plans/pricing available
- as a noob, setup was straight forward

Hopefully Telus doesn't start charging me overage fees anytime soon :)

Signed up for the 3 mos package and they threw in an extra 10 days for free - so far so good.

[Pete Jones]

I've been using them for over a month and no complaints here, 3 hundred something days retention is enough for me, and 3.50$ Cdn is a great price IMHO.

I don't know. Sounds good on the surface but some of their terms and conditions are kind of scary:

For example:


4.5 Notice of termination of the agreement entered into by the contract parties must take place in writing by registered letter. A period of notice of 2 calendar months before the end of the period referred to in paragraph 4 applies to each agreement. Termination can only take place as of the first day of the calendar month following the expiry date.

meanwhile, on their front page it says you don't need any notice. Something just doesn't seem right about this.

Full terms are here:

http://www.lightningusenet.com/en/terms/

--Pete

[canadiankorean]

I'm on Newsdemon $7 plan.

no complaints.

Stuff older than 750 days seem to be hit and miss. More hit than miss.
But so far I've had very little trouble with downloading.

[Pete Jones]

Signed up For NewsDemon and set up a few downloads to try.

I fired up good old GrabIt. (so I could watch the transfer for a while in real-time) Set up a few random transfers using both large and small files using 25 connections. Transfer was trouble-free.

Set up a bunch of stuff through nzbmatrix using sabnzbd. Also found a couple of things in the 500 day range and everything downloaded without issue.

I know that's not a comprehensive test but it seems like this is the real deal. Since my monthly astraweb subscription bills on the 10th, I'm going to cancel and stick with NewsDemon for a while.

Worst case, I can always come back to astraweb if NewsDemon turns out to be a dud. (You can still get in for $11/month or $96/year)

Thanks, OP.

--Pete

[steveng]

Been on Newsdemon's $10.99/mth Unlimited Plan for 3 months now. Logged in to my account and emailed them about this promo and they switched me over to the $7/mth plan within 8 hours or so, awesome service!

I'm very happy with them, old stuff is hit or miss but that's the case everywhere.

Thanks to the OP for posting this and +1 for Newsdemon!

Episode Butler + SABNzbd + Newsdemon = Easy and Fast

[roboninja]

Just signed up but will have to wait until I get off of work to try it out. Been away from the newsgroup scene for over 7 years and it looks like things have improved enough for it to be useful. Thanks OP.

[Tagg7]

Just swapped from Astraweb. My account was activated within minutes. Seems good so far.

[ZackBC]

There is no contract with this purchase / promotion correct?

[roboninja]

There is no contract with this purchase / promotion correct?

It sets up a recurring charge via PayPal, but no contract.

[granto]

Cancelled my Astraweb and going to give this a try.

[Mr.Sea]

Wow, they allow multiple IPs? Great deal!

[mark_in_2k]

Wow, they allow multiple IPs? Great deal!From post #23


Am I allowed to share accounts?

You are NOT allowed to share accounts. If our system detects multiple IP addresses are accessing your accounts we reserve the right to cancel your account. Please see our Terms Page located here: Terms Page

[originalnutta]

Sigh. I don't use Paypal, so i guess i'll just go with Astraweb.

[jtplayte]

I am a complete newbie with this, but signed up today, no problems.

I downloaded NewsRover and installed.

I also downloaded SABnzbd

Now, am I correct in assuming I use NewsRover to search and download .nzb files and and then use SABnzbd to download the actually file I am after ???

Do you have to connect/download to anything else? The news.newsdemon.com is enough to search for things? Just want to make sure I take advantage of the $7/month service........not home right now, but want to test drive all this stuff tonight.

Sorry if this is the wrong forum.....thought others could benefit too

[originalnutta]

I am a complete newbie with this, but signed up today, no problems.

I downloaded NewsRover and installed.

I also downloaded SABnzbd

Now, am I correct in assuming I use NewsRover to search and download .nzb files and and then use SABnzbd to download the actually file I am after ???

Do you have to connect/download to anything else? The news.newsdemon.com is enough to search for things? Just want to make sure I take advantage of the $7/month service........not home right now, but want to test drive all this stuff tonight.

Sorry if this is the wrong forum.....thought others could benefit tooThey are both used for the same thing, which is to download rar files, based off of .nzb files.

But i can't say for certain if Sabnzb has a search engine incorporated in it's GUI. I can see that Newsrover does.

Just enter the server info that newsdemon gives you to connect and get headers, in whichever program you choose.

[SecuritySic]

Thanks OP.

Those who are using their 30GB storage offer, can you upload files using an FTP file manager or do you have to use their file manager?

[Loto_Bak]

Thanks OP,

Moved from 10$/mo UsenetServer.com to this deal... excellent price.
50 connections? jesus!

[Goober56]

I emailed Astraweb about price matching, the response I got was that Astra had a $96/year plan.. Think I am going to switch.

[dorje]

thanks OP, just signed up for newsdemon, have been using torrents so far.

have never used such services, off to read to get myself started.

[mhardy85]

I am a complete newbie with this, but signed up today, no problems.

I downloaded NewsRover and installed.

I also downloaded SABnzbd

Now, am I correct in assuming I use NewsRover to search and download .nzb files and and then use SABnzbd to download the actually file I am after ???

Do you have to connect/download to anything else? The news.newsdemon.com is enough to search for things? Just want to make sure I take advantage of the $7/month service........not home right now, but want to test drive all this stuff tonight.

Sorry if this is the wrong forum.....thought others could benefit too

Here's a great guide to getting started with newsgroups:
http://www.slyck.com/Newsgroups_Guide

[amputato]

i used to download from usenet alot in the 90's. it was alot easier back then i think. i just checked out newsdemon and good god, newsgroups just arent the same as they used to be. i guess because files are bigger now, there are just sooooo many posts. looks like a confusing mess to me, how are you supposed to browse this?? i dunno, nzb is cool if you know what you want i suppose, but i use to love just browsing all the posts for stuff i didn't know i wanted. i can't do this now, its too overwhelming!!

[canadiankorean]

i used to download from usenet alot in the 90's. it was alot easier back then i think. i just checked out newsdemon and good god, newsgroups just arent the same as they used to be. i guess because files are bigger now, there are just sooooo many posts. looks like a confusing mess to me, how are you supposed to browse this?? i dunno, nzb is cool if you know what you want i suppose, but i use to love just browsing all the posts for stuff i didn't know i wanted. i can't do this now, its too overwhelming!!

check out nzbclub or *********.
you can browse the newsgroup itself or search.

i use filesharingtalk myself for most of my stuff

[mtlboy]

check out nzbclub or *********.
you can browse the newsgroup itself or search.

i use filesharingtalk myself for most of my stuff

I paid for alt.binz , it's pretty good. Can we get some more reviews of people who switched from Astra? I use Astra now, and just wondering if more people can comment on the completion of older files?

[sinnor]

Just signed up for newsdemon and I have to say the site looks more professional than astraweb who is my current provider plus cheaper with online storage. Hope the realibilty is good.

One thing to add is that SSL is included.

Thanks for posting this deal.

[SiGEL]

Great deal! Now I wish I hadn't gone with the $96/year Astraweb deal. The 30GB storage could definitely come in handy...

Is the price guaranteed or could they just bump up the price the next month?

They had the same deal around xmas... Cancelled after a month and went with astraweb because their xbox 360 retention was non existent or around 30 days..... Just an FYI

[grisensko]

I use to be with NewsDemon with my brother and we were sharing the account. (3-4 years ago)

It`s true that we could both download at the same time but I did receive some email warning me that they would cancel my account.

I did switch for another company after that...

[olly123]

http://www.newshosting.com/partners/?a_aid=ngr&a_bid=01636e94&chan=NGR

Check out the link....been using them since 2005....$8.33 per month.....currently on a 2 year plan slightly cheaper but paid up front $186.

900 days retention, unlimited

[PiusPatronus]

How do you access the 30GB storage btw?

[olly123]

How do you access the 30GB storage btw?

I have never used the 30gb storage

[1234holycow1234]

Another satisfied customer here for lightningusenet... for 3.50 jeez.. its a no brainer really.

What free indexing sites do you guys use btw?

[PiusPatronus]

Another satisfied customer here for lightningusenet... for 3.50 jeez.. its a no brainer really.

What free indexing sites do you guys use btw?

It's not free but nzbmatrix is the best ($10 one time payment). I use it all the time with newsdemon and I can even download some of the 850+ days old ones from their list without any hitch. Plus lots of great stuff there too...

[ktokes12]

How do you access the 30GB storage btw?

I had to contact Newsdemon because they are supposed to send an email with login info for Storage Ninja when you sign up. But they didn`t, so I used the live customer support tab on their site and they got it working and I received an email with login info from Storage Ninja.

https://storageninja.com/users/login

[maritrunks]

I really don't download much, but I would like to use usenet for rare stuff that torrents don't have. If anyone is willing to share their account, I can send some $$$ via paypal.

PM me if you want to share your usenet account

[Dorianking]

Been using Thundernews

$5/month
Unlimited
50 connections
256 SSL

Its amazing, have a lot of completed downloads.

[PiusPatronus]

Another satisfied customer here for lightningusenet... for 3.50 jeez.. its a no brainer really.

lightningusenet seems great. Only thing i'm a bit iffy on is the retention period (431 days) vs NewsDemon's 910 day retention.
Does anyone know if NewsDemon is a tier 1 usenet provider?

[SecuritySic]

Another satisfied customer here for lightningusenet... for 3.50 jeez.. its a no brainer really.

What free indexing sites do you guys use btw?

It is if you need more than 431 days of retention.

[cheapbastage]

I really don't download much, but I would like to use usenet for rare stuff that torrents don't have. If anyone is willing to share their account, I can send some $$$ via paypal.

PM me if you want to share your usenet account

If your not going to use it much, check out this prepaid option: http://blocknews.net/

example: if your on Rogers with a 60GB cap, in three months you would use less than 180GB. 200 GB is 21.59, that's like $7.20 per month if you use the entire 180GB and you will still have 20GB left over for the next top up.

[1234holycow1234]

It is if you need more than 431 days of retention.

I guess so. Personally my primary use is to get weekly tv shows, so even a year retention is plenty

[molexir]

Been using Thundernews

$5/month
Unlimited
50 connections
256 SSL

Its amazing, have a lot of completed downloads.


Same deal I'm on much better/faster than torrents, for my use at least.
Is it normal that it downloads 1 at a time (finishes the 1st dl then starts the 2nd...n downloads) even though you've got multiple items selected to download?

I'm considering jumping on this deal solely for the 30gb online storage - or are there cheaper alternatives?
Is there a FTP or something to upload?

So which ones better here: Thundernews or Newsdemon?

[MrDisco]

Been using Thundernews

same here. so far i have no complaints.

[SiGEL]

I guess so. Personally my primary use is to get weekly tv shows, so even a year retention is plenty

Check out sickbeard/sabnzbd combo... Sick setup, downloads all my shows in HD or SD (whatever I choose) the moment its avail for download. Renames/sorts in appropriate show/season folders and creates metadata for XBMC.

[mhardy85]

Check out sickbeard/sabnzbd combo... Sick setup, downloads all my shows in HD or SD (whatever I choose) the moment its avail for download. Renames/sorts in appropriate show/season folders and creates metadata for XBMC.

I can also recommend this setup, it works wonderfully. Here are a couple of guides for setting up SABnzbd+ and SickBeard:

SABnzbd+ (http://www.ainer.org/sabnzbd-install-setup-and-configuration-guide-for-ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx#more-698)
Sickbeard (http://www.ainer.org/sick-beard-install-setup-and-configuration-guide-for-ubuntu-10-04-lts-lucid-lynx#more-747)

[originalnutta]

same here. so far i have no complaints.

$21.99 for unlimited? That's slightly cheaper than my pricey plan with Giganews.

[markj]

I can also recommend this setup, it works wonderfully. Here are a couple of guides for setting up SABnzbd+ and SickBeard:

SABnzbd+ (http://www.ainer.org/sabnzbd-install-setup-and-configuration-guide-for-ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx#more-698)
Sickbeard (http://www.ainer.org/sick-beard-install-setup-and-configuration-guide-for-ubuntu-10-04-lts-lucid-lynx#more-747)

that looks awesome but is it linux only?

i personally use sabnzbd+ hooked up to rss feeds from nzbmatrix...just put in the show you want in the rss section of sabnzbd and its automatic from there on...

[MrDisco]

$21.99 for unlimited? That's slightly cheaper than my pricey plan with Giganews.

Huh? I'm paying $5/month unlimited from a deal they offered over Christmas/Boxing Day.

Giganews is awesome, but not worth the price. Plenty of 2nd tier providers around that will meet the needs of Canadian pirates.

[mhardy85]

that looks awesome but is it linux only?

i personally use sabnzbd+ hooked up to rss feeds from nzbmatrix...just put in the show you want in the rss section of sabnzbd and its automatic from there on...

No, you can get both for Windows as well, not sure about OSX. To round it all out, you can also add in Couch Potato for movies.

Sickbeard (http://sickbeard.com/downloads.html)
SABnzbd+ (http://sabnzbd.org/)
CouchPotato (http://couchpotatoapp.com/)

[ktokes12]

[QUOTE=WiseWolf;12536097]Thundernews has given me 10+ incomplete files during the 2 months been using it. These are nzb's that have no reported problems from other users. Rather annoying on a 10gig or larger nzb to find out there's some incomplete pieces ruining the extraction process. I thought it was the program maybe, but I've tried NewsRover, UnzBin, and now using NewsLeecher. Read online that incomplete downloads is mostly caused by a not so great server, so will be switching to Newsdemon to try them out.


Newsdemon has a free 7 day 15GB trial http://www.newsgroupreviews.com/newsdemon-free-usenet.html

[1234holycow1234]

Check out sickbeard/sabnzbd combo... Sick setup, downloads all my shows in HD or SD (whatever I choose) the moment its avail for download. Renames/sorts in appropriate show/season folders and creates metadata for XBMC.
It's a pain getting it working on a mac... and you need to have Terminal open and type in a command for Sickbeard to start. I'll try it out for a couple of weeks and see how well it works out. Thanks for the suggestion btw.

[originalnutta]

Just to confirm, this is still Paypal only correct?

[aku]

Just to confirm, this is still Paypal only correct?

Correct, it won't work otherwise. I tried going straight Visa and got transaction failed on both attempts

[toguy]

Giving Usenet a try after being a BT user for the past several years. It sounds great in theory, but I'm finding that many files are password protected, and the only way to get the so-called 'password' is to hit up a phishing/spam site (and many users have reported this to be a complete fraud).

[E*Master]

Thundernews has given me 10+ incomplete files during the 2 months been using it. These are nzb's that have no reported problems from other users. Rather annoying on a 10gig or larger nzb to find out there's some incomplete pieces ruining the extraction process. I thought it was the program maybe, but I've tried NewsRover, UnzBin, and now using NewsLeecher. Read online that incomplete downloads is mostly caused by a not so great server, so will be switching to Newsdemon to try them out.

some free nzb sites:
http://www.nzbsrus.com/index.php
http://www.merlins-portal.net/usenet/nzb.php

google type nzb search engines:
http://www.nzbsite.com/
http://www.nzbindex.nl/
I've always wanted to give newsgroups a shot. This deal made me want to take the dive. Thanks for the links. That gives me a place to start :). That and googling tutorials.

[chicken_little]

i just signed up and already downloading. Speed seems consistent to what I get on astraweb. Will try for a few days before I ditch my astraweb account.

[marcus]

i just signed up and already downloading. Speed seems consistent to what I get on astraweb. Will try for a few days before I ditch my astraweb account.

Same here. I signed up and if it works well (which so far it is) then I will drop astraweb. Maxes out my connection.

[komal]

To some of the posters:

Nobody cares if you got the thundernews deal, it isn't available anymore, so stay on topic or stop posting.

Newsdemon is a highwinds reseller BTW. I had gotten in on a $5 deal from a highwinds reseller a couple of months ago and found issues with missing files and incompletes compared to Astraweb and Supernews. I was testing all 3 at the time.

[Dr. Steve Brule]

To some of the posters:

Nobody cares if you got the thundernews deal, it isn't available anymore, so stay on topic or stop posting.

Looks like somebody's got a case of the Mondays!

I haven't revisited my UNS package in awhile so I'm glad to see a full list of recent pricing, current or not.

[komal]

Looks like somebody's got a case of the Mondays!

I haven't revisited my UNS package in awhile so I'm glad to see a full list of recent pricing, current or not.

You don't seem to get it. The thundernews deal isn't current pricing. It was a once/twice a year deal. It won't happen again soon and it isn't comparable.

At least read what I say before responding.

[Mr.Sea]

No, you can get both for Windows as well, not sure about OSX. To round it all out, you can also add in Couch Potato for movies.

Sickbeard (http://sickbeard.com/downloads.html)
SABnzbd+ (http://sabnzbd.org/)
CouchPotato (http://couchpotatoapp.com/)

I spent the last hour getting it to work. I can't wait to see it work all on its own tonight when my Sunday night lineup comes out! =)

[Longobongo]

Once you go newsgroup, you don't ever have to bother trying torrents. For a few dollars a month, you can max out ur line and get the tv shows you want. Heck with the sickneard setup, you won't ever have to pay for Rogers tv again. Just put up a ota antenna for the news and ur prettyuch golden.

[cruisx]

Once you go newsgroup, you don't ever have to bother trying torrents. For a few dollars a month, you can max out ur line and get the tv shows you want. Heck with the sickneard setup, you won't ever have to pay for Rogers tv again. Just put up a ota antenna for the news and ur prettyuch golden.

+1, Havent tried the sickneard thing but once i found out about newsgroups......:lol:.
Although iv been unsubscribed for a while but i think Lightning Usenet seems pretty descent. I was part of newsdeamons affiliate program a while back with 8 months free usenet and I can recommend them.

[markj]

Once you go newsgroup, you don't ever have to bother trying torrents. For a few dollars a month, you can max out ur line and get the tv shows you want. Heck with the sickneard setup, you won't ever have to pay for Rogers tv again. Just put up a ota antenna for the news and ur prettyuch golden.

pretty much except if you want to watch live sports

[wing0]

I'm deciding between lightningusenet and newsdemon.

Lightning advertise 99.8% completion rate while I can't find it on newdemon.

Any more comments on completion rate for newsdemon? I like their retention.

[look30]

To some of the posters:

Nobody cares if you got the thundernews deal, it isn't available anymore, so stay on topic or stop posting.

Newsdemon is a highwinds reseller BTW. I had gotten in on a $5 deal from a highwinds reseller a couple of months ago and found issues with missing files and incompletes compared to Astraweb and Supernews. I was testing all 3 at the time.

Finally somebody with real info here.

[Tagg7]

How do you access the 30GBs of storage?

[Soda Popinski]

pretty much except if you want to watch live sports

For live sports check out www.myp2p.eu & http://www.rojadirecta.es/

Download a P2P Streaming App such as SopCast or TVU and use those sites to find links to live streams. Combine this with torrents or newsgroups and pretty much everything is covered. www.icefilms.info is pretty good too (but not for live sports) now that they have links to files on megavideo.com

[bb320]

Looks like somebody's got a case of the Mondays!

I haven't revisited my UNS package in awhile so I'm glad to see a full list of recent pricing, current or not.

I've been using UNS for a while now. Just cancelled, and will likely go with Newsdemon.

Anyone else have info on newsdemon? any issue so far?

[mhardy85]

I've been using Newsdemon for about 3 weeks now, and so far I seem to be getting a lot of incomplete downloads. Many of the shows I'm having trouble with are older, so maybe I'm just going beyond their completion. I'm going to try going back to Astra for a bit to see if I have any better luck.

I use SABnzbd+ for downloading, but thought I was try another client to ensure it wasn't SABnzbd+ causing the problem. When I try downloading an NZB in GrabIt, which failed in SABnzbd+, I get a lot of errors indicating the file does not exist and cannot be downloaded. These files do exist and get downloaded through SABnzbd+, but are never complete.

For the most part, Newsdemon has been good, but at the moment I have to figure out where my problems are coming from before I can settle on a server.

[delavoie]

How do you access the 30GBs of storage?

I had to ask support cause i never got the email from ninjastorage... it seems pretty basic from what i seen on ninjastorage, you can only upload by file, it's not like dropbox or mozy. Also if you read the disclaimer, if they lose your data there's nothing you can do, not sure if i'll end up using it.

[fulrach]

I've been using Newsdemon for about 3 weeks now, and so far I seem to be getting a lot of incomplete downloads. Many of the shows I'm having trouble with are older, so maybe I'm just going beyond their completion. I'm going to try going back to Astra for a bit to see if I have any better luck.


I've been having the same problem too :s I've been using them for a couple months now and before never had problems with astraweb... never thought it was the actual newsdemon but it makes sense now... anyone else having that problem? :s

[Dr. Steve Brule]

You don't seem to get it. The thundernews deal isn't current pricing. It was a once/twice a year deal. It won't happen again soon and it isn't comparable.

At least read what I say before responding.


To some of the posters:

Nobody cares if you got the thundernews deal, it isn't available anymore, so stay on topic or stop posting.

Newsdemon is a highwinds reseller BTW. I had gotten in on a $5 deal from a highwinds reseller a couple of months ago and found issues with missing files and incompletes compared to Astraweb and Supernews. I was testing all 3 at the time.

No, you don't seem to get it. If their opinions aren't welcome, niether are yours. Nobody cares about your $5 reseller deal. It isn't available anymore, so just stop posting.

Personally I don't really give a crap about the point, I just take issue with the tone. Who are you to judge and berate their and my posts? All I said was that I appreciated their info and didn't find it off topic.

[canadiankorean]

I'm on Newsdemon $7 plan.

no complaints.

Stuff older than 750 days seem to be hit and miss. More hit than miss.
But so far I've had very little trouble with downloading.

Again my post about completion

[Morphius]

I've been having the same problem too :s I've been using them for a couple months now and before never had problems with astraweb... never thought it was the actual newsdemon but it makes sense now... anyone else having that problem? :s

Yea I had the exact same problems with newsdemon. I used their service for about a month but found any of the older files would be incomplete. It was horrible for downloading xbox games, even games that were only 100 days old, completion was horrible. For tv shows and movies it worked fine, speeds maxed out.

I'll give lightening a shot and see if their xbox retentions are any better.

[BashfulTux]

It's a pain getting it working on a mac... and you need to have Terminal open and type in a command for Sickbeard to start. I'll try it out for a couple of weeks and see how well it works out. Thanks for the suggestion btw.

Should just be able to make a simple bash script and have it start up from your login items with something like this for the contents.



#!/bin/bash

cd /to/directory/containing/sickbeard
python sickbeard.py &


Then chmod +x /path/to/sickbeard.sh to make the script executable then add to your Login Items in your account preferences making sure to check the newly added item so it will be run on login. While your at it may as well put the SABnzbd+ in there as well so it starts at login too.

[markj]

For live sports check out www.myp2p.eu & http://www.rojadirecta.es/

Download a P2P Streaming App such as SopCast or TVU and use those sites to find links to live streams. Combine this with torrents or newsgroups and pretty much everything is covered. www.icefilms.info is pretty good too (but not for live sports) now that they have links to files on megavideo.com

ya ive tried all that stuff and not impressed...nba league pass comes very close ($80/season) but it doesnt include playoffs...

[mtlboy]

I've been using Newsdemon for about 3 weeks now, and so far I seem to be getting a lot of incomplete downloads. Many of the shows I'm having trouble with are older, so maybe I'm just going beyond their completion. I'm going to try going back to Astra for a bit to see if I have any better luck.

I use SABnzbd+ for downloading, but thought I was try another client to ensure it wasn't SABnzbd+ causing the problem. When I try downloading an NZB in GrabIt, which failed in SABnzbd+, I get a lot of errors indicating the file does not exist and cannot be downloaded. These files do exist and get downloaded through SABnzbd+, but are never complete.

For the most part, Newsdemon has been good, but at the moment I have to figure out where my problems are coming from before I can settle on a server.

Can you give us an approximate idea of how old the files you are trying to get are? Like more than 350 days?

[mhardy85]

Can you give us an approximate idea of how old the files you are trying to get are? Like more than 350 days?

The only one I know of for certain at the moment is listed as 188 days old on nzbmatrix. Another one (30GB) that failed, I can't even find on nzbmatrix or newzbin, so I'm unsure where Sickbeard even found the nzb to check the age.

[smokieboy]

never liked newsgroups to begin with, found way too much incomplete dvd-r on them.
for 7.00 though that is a really good deal so if you are going to try it nows the time.

keep in mind that you should download the par2 files as well in case of any incomplete or missing rar files(which happens a lot).

[Avatar]

Been very happy with Astraweb. Fast and problem free. Just checked my account and found out that I'm paying $96 per year unlimited. That's $8 per month. Got this price when they first introduced and it's guaranteed for life. I think I'll stay. Just wish they offer 30GB storage as well.

[canabal]

Just signed up for this, my first time using newsgroups, and woah is it blazing fast. Thanks OP.

[komal]

No, you don't seem to get it. If their opinions aren't welcome, niether are yours. Nobody cares about your $5 reseller deal. It isn't available anymore, so just stop posting.
You aren't anybody to tell someone to stop posting. I've contributed plenty at RFD, including posting some info in this thread. You're new and have never done anything here. So if anybody should stop posting, it is you since you haven't posted anything useful in the thread, just more useless crap.




Personally I don't really give a crap about the point, I just take issue with the tone. Who are you to judge and berate their and my posts? All I said was that I appreciated their info and didn't find it off topic.

And again, if you would read my posts and understand the context, you'd see that I said 3-4 people reposting the same thing about the same deal that isn't available doesn't provide relevant info. If you need info spoonfed to you and the same stuff reposted more than once then you need to learn to use the search function.


Been very happy with Astraweb. Fast and problem free. Just checked my account and found out that I'm paying $96 per year unlimited. That's $8 per month. Got this price when they first introduced and it's guaranteed for life. I think I'll stay. Just wish they offer 30GB storage as well.

That is the deal I've been using since it came out.

The Astraweb deal is still available. Astraweb never discontinued any of their deals, they just don't advertise them, that way if folks are thinking of jumping to a cheaper provider, Astra is always an option, but for people who don't know better, they will sign up to more expensive deals. It is kind of similar to all the providers that offer budget and higher end options.

I have had issues with Astraweb completion, but it doesn't happen too often and Astraweb is always better than Highwinds. For a similar price I wouldn't go to Highwinds.

[cruisx]

Well I just bought 30days from lightning usenet, i wont really be able to test it till i get home but in the mean time ill try it on crappy uni internet. >:(
3.50$ is just fine for me, wish it had over 600 retention but I dont grab stuff that late anyways.

[Gentile]

When I see you guys talking about maxing out your 15 or 25MB connection, I think I must have something configured incorrectly. I have the Astraweb $96 deal and using SABnzb on my 10MB connection, it runs at 1.76mb/s all the time. Should I be getting 10mb/s?

[Dyno]

When I see you guys talking about maxing out your 15 or 25MB connection, I think I must have something configured incorrectly. I have the Astraweb $96 deal and using SABnzb on my 10MB connection, it runs at 1.76mb/s all the time. Should I be getting 10mb/s?

You are getting the correct speed (even slightly higher) 10Mbit/s = 1.25 Mbyte/s. To get from Mbit to Mbyte just divide by 8.

[Gentile]

You are getting the correct speed (even slightly higher) 10Mbit/s = 1.25 Mbyte/s. To get from Mbit to Mbyte just divide by 8.

aaah ok, thanks

[Soda Popinski]

ya ive tried all that stuff and not impressed...nba league pass comes very close ($80/season) but it doesnt include playoffs...

Were you not able to find live streams for the games you wanted to watch, or were the streams poor quality? Most of the live streams I've watched have been very good quality but I guess this is not the case for every live stream.

[markj]

Were you not able to find live streams for the games you wanted to watch, or were the streams poor quality? Most of the live streams I've watched have been very good quality but I guess this is not the case for every live stream.

a combo of all of the above and feeds going down mid-game, etc etc...its just not a suitable replacement yet...

[MooseOnLoose]

I've been buying the Astraweb $25 for 180Gigs unlimited time deal, usually lasts me 4-5 months for more downloading than I need. If I had a giant screen and wanted hi-def vids, I'd consider this Newsdemon deal.
But for my needs, I find for most films they look fine when the file size is about a gig. So that's a lot of movies, and music, and shows, for $25.

I still use torrents too, because there are frequently better results in searches, less crap, than in Newsgroups or it's easier to figure out what's crap and what's not. Plus recently all those passworded phishing sites. And empty files.

Or maybe it's the Newgroup search engines I use, I dunno... I use **bin***search****, nzbclub, and nzbindex, all free, all... not perfect. And I download via Grabit.

Should I be... paying for a search engine, would the results be better?
Thanks

[Goober56]

I had to ask support cause i never got the email from ninjastorage... it seems pretty basic from what i seen on ninjastorage, you can only upload by file, it's not like dropbox or mozy. Also if you read the disclaimer, if they lose your data there's nothing you can do, not sure if i'll end up using it.

I might suggest http://www.backblaze.com/ $5 unlimited storage.

[frugal_fanboy]

Can existing customers take advantage of this deal? Couldn't find a way to apply the coupon, or locate this pricing once logged in.

[E*Master]

Anyone else having issues with the 30gb free online space? Emailed them over a day ago about it and signed up for it 2 days ago. Anyone else had this happen? There is a "create" button once u log in to create the account for the space but u can push it 'til u go blue and nothing happens. Suggestions?

[E*Master]

I had to ask support cause i never got the email from ninjastorage... it seems pretty basic from what i seen on ninjastorage, you can only upload by file, it's not like dropbox or mozy. Also if you read the disclaimer, if they lose your data there's nothing you can do, not sure if i'll end up using it.
How long did they take to get back to you?

[ktokes12]

Anyone else having issues with the 30gb free online space? Emailed them over a day ago about it and signed up for it 2 days ago. Anyone else had this happen? There is a "create" button once u log in to create the account for the space but u can push it 'til u go blue and nothing happens. Suggestions?

Go to newsdemon website and click on the live help button (upper right side of screen).

[GeneralDisaray]

Anyone else having issues with the 30gb free online space? Emailed them over a day ago about it and signed up for it 2 days ago. Anyone else had this happen? There is a "create" button once u log in to create the account for the space but u can push it 'til u go blue and nothing happens. Suggestions?

yeah u have to use the live support button and get someone. emailing them never works and they never reply.

[exeon]

Dont want to go off topic but where is the 96$ per year astraweb deal? Couldnt find it on the site

[GeneralDisaray]

Dont want to go off topic but where is the 96$ per year astraweb deal? Couldnt find it on the site

http://www.news.astraweb.com/specials/voucher.cgi?t=zgufplhxfr2cwsw

[E*Master]

yeah u have to use the live support button and get someone. emailing them never works and they never reply.
Thanks! Got it working!

[E_Phils]

Dont want to go off topic but where is the 96$ per year astraweb deal? Couldnt find it on the site


Newshosting has a similar deal as well.

https://controlpanel.newshosting.com/signup/index.php?package=92

[exeon]

Guys,
I'm usually not a noob, I swear. But for the love of God, I cannot figure out what's wrong with SABnzb+.
I downloaded it, did the setup, connection said it was all working.

I download an NZB, and it adds it to SABnzb+. It starts downloading and the speed at the top right says "509.6 KB/s" (by the way, is this any good?).
It says time left: 40 minutes

But everytime a portion (.001, etc) is completed, the line turns red and it says 0.00/47.68MB. I presume this means it did not actually downloaded anything? I tried 4 NZB, all aged under 10 days and I got the same issue with all of them. I cannot find where it saved (if it did) the files...

What am I doing wrong?

====================
edit:
Ok figured it out. Talk about a badly made UI!
I'll keep my original post even though I look stupid just in case someone gets the same moronic brain fart :P

So the 0/47 is actually how much is LEFT to download hence the title of the column PROGRESS. So 0/X actually means 100% completed. They could've put a % of completion, would've been much better.
And why the hell would the line turn RED when it's completed and GREEN when it's not...I mean...I might be too used to Newsleecher and Apple products but come on...

Andddd, the files are defaulted in: Documents/downloads/

:D

[martin88]

Guys,
I'm usually not a noob, I swear. But for the love of God, I cannot figure out what's wrong with SABnzb+.
I downloaded it, did the setup, connection said it was all working.

I download an NZB, and it adds it to SABnzb+. It starts downloading and the speed at the top right says "509.6 KB/s" (by the way, is this any good?).
It says time left: 40 minutes

But everytime a portion (.001, etc) is completed, the line turns red and it says 0.00/47.68MB. I presume this means it did not actually downloaded anything? I tried 4 NZB, all aged under 10 days and I got the same issue with all of them. I cannot find where it saved (if it did) the files...

What am I doing wrong?
I recommend you just use a actual desktop client (i.e. not browser-based).

I have been using alt.binz since the beginning, it's great.

[canadiankorean]

Anyone else having issues with the 30gb free online space? Emailed them over a day ago about it and signed up for it 2 days ago. Anyone else had this happen? There is a "create" button once u log in to create the account for the space but u can push it 'til u go blue and nothing happens. Suggestions?

You have to do the online help to get it.
I'm unhappy with the 30gb storage. I can never get a file bigger than 1gb to upload. It'll always stop at 80%.. crash or whatever.

[nathangl]

Just for the sake of throwing it in.. I know its a bit more spensive. but my reliable combo for years now has been:

Newshosting Unlimited @ 15/month (And well worth the extra couple bucks imho)
Nzbmatrix (excellent service, works perfectly with SABnzbd rss feeds,bookmarking, and the firefox sabnzbd plugin too)
SABnzbd for Linux (or whatever OS)

anyways. Just throwin that in ;)

[nathangl]

I recommend you just use a actual desktop client (i.e. not browser-based).

I have been using alt.binz since the beginning, it's great.

No way, SABnzbd best program you can run for newsgroups right now! I can bookmark posts from work at nzbmatrix and SABnzbd pulls em! A real beaut! I find the interface excellent IMHO

[E_Phils]

Just for the sake of throwing it in.. I know its a bit more spensive. but my reliable combo for years now has been:

Newshosting Unlimited @ 15/month (And well worth the extra couple bucks imho)
Nzbmatrix (excellent service, works perfectly with SABnzbd rss feeds,bookmarking, and the firefox sabnzbd plugin too)
SABnzbd for Linux (or whatever OS)

anyways. Just throwin that in ;)



I was paying Newshosting $14.95 USD per month before as well. I switched to https://controlpanel.newshosting.com/signup/index.php?package=92 which is the unlimited package for 1 year for $99. Ends up costing only about $8.25 USD per month on that deal.

Rarely had an incompletes with newshosting

[mark_in_2k]

Guys,
I'm usually not a noob, I swear. But for the love of God, I cannot figure out what's wrong with SABnzb+.
I downloaded it, did the setup, connection said it was all working.

I download an NZB, and it adds it to SABnzb+. It starts downloading and the speed at the top right says "509.6 KB/s" (by the way, is this any good?).
It says time left: 40 minutes

But everytime a portion (.001, etc) is completed, the line turns red and it says 0.00/47.68MB. I presume this means it did not actually downloaded anything? I tried 4 NZB, all aged under 10 days and I got the same issue with all of them. I cannot find where it saved (if it did) the files...

What am I doing wrong?

====================
edit:
Ok figured it out. Talk about a badly made UI!
I'll keep my original post even though I look stupid just in case someone gets the same moronic brain fart :P

So the 0/47 is actually how much is LEFT to download hence the title of the column PROGRESS. So 0/X actually means 100% completed. They could've put a % of completion, would've been much better.
And why the hell would the line turn RED when it's completed and GREEN when it's not...I mean...I might be too used to Newsleecher and Apple products but come on...

Andddd, the files are defaulted in: Documents/downloads/

:DI use the web interface all the time and it did take me some time to get used to it when I switched from Newsleecher a few years ago.

Once you delve a little more into the settings you'll see that it's very powerful. And I'm sure you've found you can also change the default downloads folders too ;).

[chinese zzz]

I'm soo new to this... I don't even know how to use newsbin ... My question is dose the index have TVB HK series? :)

What do I need besides pay first? :-0

[6strings]

No way, SABnzbd best program you can run for newsgroups right now! I can bookmark posts from work at nzbmatrix and SABnzbd pulls em! A real beaut! I find the interface excellent IMHO

I use altbinz and one feature I like and use a lot is that you can start watching what you are downloading (movies/tv on demand if you have a fast enough connection).
Does SABnzbd have that feature? If so I will give it a try as everyone seems to rave about it.

[konfusion666]

I use altbinz and one feature I like and use a lot is that you can start watching what you are downloading (movies/tv on demand if you have a fast enough connection).
Does SABnzbd have that feature? If so I will give it a try as everyone seems to rave about it.

Err... you mean, while you are in the middle of downloading an Xvid/x264 TV-show AVI/MKV, you can start watching it? in Windows Media Player? So the file exists in a "partially extracted" state on your HD?

No, sabnzbd doesn't have that feature afaik

[konfusion666]

Currently I'm using blocknews, I've got about 10-20GB left from my last
block purchase. I was thinking of getting a 1024GB block now, which is USD$91.59.
That's about 8.9 cents per GB - but in USD. Since USD is at a 3% discount right now,
it's about 8.6 cents Canadian per GB.

When I do the math, it seems as if I need to download more than 78.6 or 81.4GB/mth (depending on whether the
"$7/mth" is USD or CAD) for this deal to be a better value than a 1024GB blocknews purchase. Is that right?

Also, I know blocknews is a reseller but from who? The same provider as Newsdemon or someone better?

[konfusion666]

I use the web interface all the time and it did take me some time to get used to it when I switched from Newsleecher a few years ago.

Once you delve a little more into the settings you'll see that it's very powerful. And I'm sure you've found you can also change the default downloads folders too ;).

I like it but I haven't quite figured out the scripting (post-processing) functionality yet.
I noticed on their main forum they've got a ton of useful scripts for linux users, not so much for PC.

Anyone recommend any good scripts/post-processors for sabnzbd?

[mpatel]

Hey guys trying to see if i should take the dive but im confused on one thing about retention days. If your usenet provider says 400days but when you go to a nzb site and it says its age is 500 days..will you still be able to get the file?

[dbreaka]

Hey guys trying to see if i should take the dive but im confused on one thing about retention days. If your usenet provider says 400days but when you go to a nzb site and it says its age is 500 days..will you still be able to get the file?

No, you won't as the provider wouldn't retain anything older than 400 days in your example.

[Longobongo]

also note, if you guys are getting errors when downloading, it could be a problem with sabnzb not automatically repairing the files properly so you have to manually repair it. I use a program called Quickpar, redownload the .par2 repair files, and then use the program repair any broken files. I do get a few bad downloads here and there but manually repairing them usually does the trick.

would jump on this deal but I'm already on a 3-month plan with another provider

[comicbookguy]

How are you guys testing what number of connections maxes out your speed? Do you just limit the number of connections in your usenet client?

I just input 20 connections in sabnzbd+ and leave it be. I'm on astraweb's $96 plan.

Also, +10000 on the sabnzbd/sickbeard/couchpotato combo. I use nzbmatrix as an index site. Downloading TV shows has never been easier. This is probably what TiVO feels like. Just set it and forget it. Couchpotato is pretty nifty for movies that you want but not as extensive as Sickbeard for TV. These free programs make downloading and organizing your library so much better.

[bigjee]

Does NewDemon use SSL encryption.

I know that their "block" data plans have ssl but what about the unlimited GB plan?
Is it ssl encrypted?

[konfusion666]

How are you guys testing what number of connections maxes out your speed? Do you just limit the number of connections in your usenet client?

I've always had blocknews set up with 8 connections and my speed always settles down at 1.8MB/s, which is the max speed of Teksavvy extreme cable (15mbps). And of course I still get the "speed burst" for the first 20 seconds - 3.0MB/s!




Also, +10000 on the sabnzbd/sickbeard/couchpotato combo. I use nzbmatrix as an index site. Downloading TV shows has never been easier. This is probably what TiVO feels like. Just set it and forget it. Couchpotato is pretty nifty for movies that you want but not as extensive as Sickbeard for TV. These free programs make downloading and organizing your library so much better.

Do those tools have media sorting capabilities? i.e. if you queue up an episode of CSI and an MKV version of a Movie, and if you have 2 folders let's say "E:\TV" and "E:\Movies" - will it be able to automatically move the completed file to the appropriate folder?

[comicbookguy]

I've always had blocknews set up with 8 connections and my speed always settles down at 1.8MB/s, which is the max speed of Teksavvy extreme cable (15mbps). And of course I still get the "speed burst" for the first 20 seconds - 3.0MB/s!





Do those tools have media sorting capabilities? i.e. if you queue up an episode of CSI and an MKV version of a Movie, and if you have 2 folders let's say "E:\TV" and "E:\Movies" - will it be able to automatically move the completed file to the appropriate folder?

Why don't you set it to the max number of connections? Would it be detrimental to set it to more connections than you need?

Regarding Sickbeard and Couchpotato, yes they can rename and move the files to the appropriate folder. That's what I love most about them. You just tell them what you want and they do the rest, after you've configured them of course.

[mhardy85]

If you happen to be using XBMC as your media player, Sickbeard and CouchPotato can also send a command to update the library and display a popup within XBMC to let you know a download was added and/or completed. It's a very nice setup.

[konfusion666]

Why don't you set it to the max number of connections? Would it be detrimental to set it to more connections than you need?

Well, it's just that common sense tells me if I can max out my internet connection with 8 connections, there's no need to have any more. :)

And If I'm not mistaken, each connection to the usenet server will have some "overhead" so I suppose there may be a benefit to having less connections if that's sufficient...



If you happen to be using XBMC as your media player, Sickbeard and CouchPotato can also send a command to update the library and display a popup within XBMC to let you know a download was added and/or completed. It's a very nice setup.

That's pretty neat but my media player is a PS3 connecting to PMS on my desktop pc. So once I get sabnzbd to move completed files to the appropriate folders on the PC (separate HD for TV-shows; separate folders for AVI vs. MKV movies, etc.) then it's all good

[6strings]

Err... you mean, while you are in the middle of downloading an Xvid/x264 TV-show AVI/MKV, you can start watching it? in Windows Media Player? So the file exists in a "partially extracted" state on your HD?

No, sabnzbd doesn't have that feature afaik

Yes, with altbinz you can start to watch what you are downloading after about 30-60 seconds.
This obviously only works if your download rate is faster than the video playback rate.
One downside is that if the file is damaged it will stop playing at that point because it cant make repairs
until the download is complete.

I don't use Windows Media Player so I don't know if works (don't see why not) but it definitely works with KMPlayer.

[G77]

Well I just bought 30days from lightning usenet, i wont really be able to test it till i get home but in the mean time ill try it on crappy uni internet. >:(
3.50$ is just fine for me, wish it had over 600 retention but I dont grab stuff that late anyways.

How was it? Thinking about giving them a try too...

[Malta]

Why don't you set it to the max number of connections? Would it be detrimental to set it to more connections than you need?

Regarding Sickbeard and Couchpotato, yes they can rename and move the files to the appropriate folder. That's what I love most about them. You just tell them what you want and they do the rest, after you've configured them of course.

Does anyone have any sort of link to a guide for using things like SickBeard and CouchPotato (and I guess NewsGroups in general)? I've downloaded them but haven't had much success thus far. I haven't spent too much time but it would be nice if I had some documentation to help me work through. Many thanks in advance.

[canadiankorean]

Yes, with altbinz you can start to watch what you are downloading after about 30-60 seconds.
This obviously only works if your download rate is faster than the video playback rate.
One downside is that if the file is damaged it will stop playing at that point because it cant make repairs
until the download is complete.

I don't use Windows Media Player so I don't know if works (don't see why not) but it definitely works with KMPlayer.

Aren't most downloads zipped?

[mhardy85]

Does anyone have any sort of link to a guide for using things like SickBeard and CouchPotato (and I guess NewsGroups in general)? I've downloaded them but haven't had much success thus far. I haven't spent too much time but it would be nice if I had some documentation to help me work through. Many thanks in advance.

Here are some guides. The SABnzbd+ and Sickbeard guides are intended for linux users, but if you skip past the installation part, the configuration should apply to all systems I think.

Newsgroups Guide (http://www.slyck.com/Newsgroups_Guide)
SABnzbd+ Guide (http://www.ainer.org/sabnzbd-install-setup-and-configuration-guide-for-ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx)
Sickbeard Guide (http://www.ainer.org/sick-beard-install-setup-and-configuration-guide-for-ubuntu-10-04-lts-lucid-lynx)

I don't have any guides for CouchPotato, but once you have it installed, it's fairly simple to understand, especially if you've already gone through setting up Sickbeard.

[elitehunter99]

IS the deal expired? I don't see the $7/month offer when I click on the link in OP.

[Malta]

Here are some guides. The SABnzbd+ and Sickbeard guides are intended for linux users, but if you skip past the installation part, the configuration should apply to all systems I think.

Newsgroups Guide (http://www.slyck.com/Newsgroups_Guide)
SABnzbd+ Guide (http://www.ainer.org/sabnzbd-install-setup-and-configuration-guide-for-ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx)
Sickbeard Guide (http://www.ainer.org/sick-beard-install-setup-and-configuration-guide-for-ubuntu-10-04-lts-lucid-lynx)

I don't have any guides for CouchPotato, but once you have it installed, it's fairly simple to understand, especially if you've already gone through setting up Sickbeard.

Thanks for that!

[Gogi]

I'm basically only interested in downloading hd stuff...brrip, bdrip, h264 movies, etc...is this a good source ? Will it have the selection that torrents have (torrentz, etc.) ?

[comicbookguy]

I'm basically only interested in downloading hd stuff...brrip, bdrip, h264 movies, etc...is this a good source ? Will it have the selection that torrents have (torrentz, etc.) ?

Yup. I just downloaded Band of Brothers all in HD x264. Pretty sweet. I like that I can max out my connection instead of the hiccups I used to get with torrents.

[BashfulTux]

I'm basically only interested in downloading hd stuff...brrip, bdrip, h264 movies, etc...is this a good source ? Will it have the selection that torrents have (torrentz, etc.) ?

This is where most of them sites get their files from to start with, hell some of them don't even unrar the files before posting them.

[carldufourm]

Is it possible to share an account with someone else or it is limited to one IP at a time?

[mhardy85]

Is it possible to share an account with someone else or it is limited to one IP at a time?

Most servers forbid sharing an account and will only allow one connection at a time. Other's forbid it, but don't actually stop you from doing it, but I suspect they would look into things if you start doing some heavy downloading from multiple IPs. I think a few allow sharing, but I'm not sure who.

As for NewsDemon, they don't allow it, but it can be done.

[carldufourm]

Alright thanks, I guess I won't risk it at that price.


Most servers forbid sharing an account and will only allow one connection at a time. Other's forbid it, but don't actually stop you from doing it, but I suspect they would look into things if you start doing some heavy downloading from multiple IPs. I think a few allow sharing, but I'm not sure who.

As for NewsDemon, they don't allow it, but it can be done.

[belowzeros]

man if i didn't have 500 gigs banked at my current service i'd be all over this :( just feels like a waste to throw that away.

i was trying to download something yesterday and it was past my retention date so unavailabe to me, not impressed and not upgrading.

[mpatel]

Hey guys the coupon doesnt work...or is it just me :S

[esq05]

Hey guys the coupon doesnt work...or is it just me :S

Yep. Coupon is dead.

[exeon]

Uuug. Really? I thought it was supposed to end on the 15th :(

[carldufourm]

DAMMIT I didn't get the time to signup!

[Loco]

Yeah. I sat down to look at this today. I snoozed... I loz.. :(

At least, RFD didn't save me anymore money, by causing me to spend more... :)

Maybe LightningUsenet (http://www.lightningusenet.com/) wants my money!

[mpatel]

Yeah. I sat down to look at this today. I snoozed... I loz.. :(

At least, RFD didn't save me anymore money, by causing me to spend more... :)

Maybe LightningUsenet (http://www.lightningusenet.com/) wants my money!

haha yes thats the spirit! im probably going to try lightniing usetnet and just hope that w/e I wanted that is over 400 days retention gets reupped eventually :/ either that or pay the 9.99 for a month or 2 and grab all the old **** i want, and then head back to lightning. Im only worried that if i get cable (on dsl right now) that lightning may not be able to max my connection out :(

[rfdforever]

whats this about email still being able to get this deal until the 15th

[insanity]

Darn, here I was waiting to get the deal today

[esq05]

Missed this deal too, but wanted to try it out. Found a cheaper deal while browsing slickdeals, so I signed up.


$6 Unlimited Usenet from NewsgroupDirect
NewsgroupDirect is offering their unlimited accounts for $6.00 per month for the life of the account.

To get the deal:
1. Go to newsgroupdirect.com/signup. Pick the unlimited plan.
2. On the billing page make sure you enter coupon code ngd455983. You'll get a confirmation message that the discount has been applied.

Source: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2749331

Been using it, downloaded about 150gb so far over the last few days, with files as old as 640 days - no errors nothing.

Edit: You also get the 30gb from storageninja - and its instantly. I was logged into storageninja and then downloading within 5 minutes of payment.

[G77]

Another bump and thumbs up for Lightning Usenet - nearly maxing my 30Mb connection (getting 3600KB/s). For the price, suits me!

[Supercooled]

How long does Lightning Usenet take to propagate? Signed up 30 minutes ago and still get errors logging in.

[mhardy85]

How long does Lightning Usenet take to propagate? Signed up 30 minutes ago and still get errors logging in.

I signed up this evening and was connected and downloading within 5 mins. The password you used to signup is not the same you use in your download software, make sure you're using the correct one.

[Supercooled]

I signed up this evening and was connected and downloading within 5 mins. The password you used to signup is not the same you use in your download software, make sure you're using the correct one.

I signed in and they gave me a randomly generated password which I did a C&P but it's still invalid. It's funny how they say you can use SSL but it's the same address unlike other services I've used that had SSL prefix.

Hmm... ok, it verified as I was typing this message out. Guess they did something because I sent them a support email.

Thanks

EDIT: what's their retention? Info is a little scarce to say the least. Cheap but damn, it's very scant on the 411.

[G77]

I signed in and they gave me a randomly generated password which I did a C&P but it's still invalid. It's funny how they say you can use SSL but it's the same address unlike other services I've used that had SSL prefix.

Hmm... ok, it verified as I was typing this message out. Guess they did something because I sent them a support email.

Thanks

EDIT: what's their retention? Info is a little scarce to say the least. Cheap but damn, it's very scant on the 411.

Retention seems to be slightly under what they advertise, around 400 days I'd say...

[chicken_little]

Retention rate on newsdemon seems to be less than advertised. I tried to download something that was 720 days old and got lots of broken files.

I switched to my active astraweb account and was able to download successfully. Original plan was to cancel my astraweb account for the cheaper newsdemon rate. Now this doesn't seem like a good idea anymore :confused:

[anhtuan]

I think I'll be cancelling as well, it seems to be really slow at around peak hours. I only get like 300kb/s at around 5pm-10pm, with astraweb I usually get 3mb/s