Are there ways to use usenet without a payment/subscription?

  • RandomLegend@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    100% - i get 40MB/s on Usenet, something i could only dream about on torrents…also i am in germany, torrenting is quite risky here.

    When i find something on usenet, it is there…period. I can get it. On torrents? Just because i found a magnet doesn’t mean there is anyone seeding it.

    • rdb@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      No problem hitting 110MB/s on decent German private trackers. Also everything worthy to keep (like highest resolution release available in case of series and movies) has been seeded, even when it’s been uploaded 10 years ago.

      Which trackers did you try? ‘Just because i found a magnet’ sounds like you’ve been on public trackers?

      But I’m with you, Usenet is overall less of a hassle.