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Lxpliset on 27/11/2019 - 17:36 lensdump.com (1595 clicks)
Last edited 30/11/2019 - 01:00 by 1 other user

Hey All,

Thought I'd share this for those interested in Usenet, Black Friday sales are coming up and you can usually score some pretty big discounts. I'll update as more deals come up.

Pricing is in euro(€) or usd($).

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Backbone Map(lensdump.com)
Backbone Map Alternate version(upload.wikimedia.org)

————Providers————

NewsDemon(newsdemon.com)
Backbone: highwinds
Retention: 4123
Unlimited 14 months $30
Unlimited 9 months $19
4TB Block $19
1TB Block $7

UsenetPrime(usenetprime.com)
Backbone: UsenetExpress
Retention: Just states "Huge Retention"
Unlimited $3/mo(usenetprime.com)
Unlimited $25/yr(usenetprime.com)
1.5TB Block $10(usenetprime.com)
3TB Block $15(usenetprime.com)

UsenetNews(usenetnews.net)
Backbone:Green is Express, Blue is Farm, Gold is Vipernews
Retention: Varies depending on which backbone.Click here for complete info(usenetnews.net)
All Access Holiday Sale (Green + Blue + Gold) - $9.99 Billed Monthly(billing.usenetnews.net)
3 Months Blue or Gold w/ 3 month Frugal Usenet Voucher(billing.usenetnews.net)

UsenetExpress(usenetexpress.com)
Backbone: Own
Retention: 1100+
Unlimited for Two Years: $55(members.usenetexpress.com)
Unlimited for Six Months: $15(members.usenetexpress.com)
500GB Non-Expiring Blocks: Buy three get one free @ $5 each.(members.usenetexpress.com)

UsenetAgency(usenet.agency)
Backbone: Abavia
Retention: 1563
30% discount on everything(usenet.agency)
Free 30GB trial(usenet.agency)

NewsGroupDirect(newsgroupdirect.com)
Backbone: UsenetExpress
Retention: 4000+
3 TB Blocks for $18(newsgroupdirect.com)
1.5 TB Blocks for $10(newsgroupdirect.com)
$25 Yearly Unlimited(newsgroupdirect.com)

Pure Usenet(pureusenet.nl)
Backbone:BaseIP
Retention: 3100
50% off €3.33/mo - €39.99/yr

NewsGroup Ninja(newsgroup.ninja)
**Backbone Highwinds
Retention: 4121+
58% off Unlimited $3.33/m

usenetserver(accounts.usenetserver.com)
Backbone: Highwinds
Retention 4121
81% off Unlimited $3.85/m

newshosting(newshosting.com)
Backbone:Highwinds
Retention: 4121
79% off unlimited $4.17/mo(controlpanel.newshosting.com)
85% off unlimited $2.99/mo targeted(controlpanel.newshosting.com)

TweakNews(tweaknews.eu)
Backbone: Own/Omicron/Hybrid
Retention: 3400
€4.99/mo unlimited

bulknews(bulknews.eu)
Backbone: Abavia
Retention: 1200+
€22/yr unlimited with code hap19
€36 block 6000GB with code sun19

Eweka(eweka.nl)
Backbone: Own/Omicron
Retention: 4000+
Yearly 48% off lifetime discount - €5/mo(eweka.nl)
1 month 22% off lifetime discount - €7,50/mo(eweka.nl)

UsenetBucket(usenetbucket.com)
Backbone: XLned
Retention: 1600
Ends 3rd of December (16:00 CET)
19BF30 gives you 30% off yearly
19BF20 gives you 20% off 90 days
19BF15 gives you 15% off 30 days

ExtremeUsenet(extremeusenet.nl)
Backbone: XLned
Retention: 1500
BF2019 gives 25% off

Thunder News(thundernews.com)
Backbone: Omicron/HW Newshosting
Retention: 4000+
$3.25/mo unlimited
$10 1.5TB
$18 3TB
$25/yr unlimited - lifetime renewal

Usenet Farm(usenet.farm)
Backbone: Own
BF2019 gives 50% discount on "Stingy" and "To The Max" package
BF2019BLOCK gives 30% discount on 500GB package
November 26 - December 1 23:59 UTC

Viper News(vipernews.com)
Backbone: Uzo Reto
Retention: 100
500GB BLOCK €6.99(vipernews.com)
1000GB BLOCK €11.99(vipernews.com)
2000GB BLOCK €21.49(vipernews.com)

TheCubeNet(thecubenet.com)
Backbone: Omicron/HW Newshosting
Retention: 4000+
1TB $7.50
2TB $12
unlimited$ 30/yr
November 25 - 29

StingyUsenet(stingyusenet.com)
Backbone: Abavia
Retention: 1500+
30% discount on ALL periods
STINGY €38,47/yr
Code: blackfriday2019
November 25 - Until 30 november 2019 16:00 CET

————Indexers————

nzbgrabit.xyz(nzbgrabit.xyz)
Black Friday Offers: 30% off any upgrade that costs £10 or more.

altHUB(althub.co.za)
75% off, pay $5 and get 2 years. Normally $10 for one year.
This can be stacked as confirmed by Agret in comments below.

Nzbplanet(nzbplanet.net)
platinum= 20% off (£12) LULT= 30% off (£30)
starts 29th 12:am - for 48 hours

NZBGeek(nzbgeek.info)
6 month $4
1 year $8
2 year $14
Lifetime $30
From 12:00am on the 29th November GMT for a 48 hour period.

Drunken Slug(drunkenslug.com)
6 months free on any plan.
€10 = 18 months ale
€20 = 18 months wine

SimplyNZBs(simplynzbs.com)
Black Friday Deal - 50% Off VIP Upgrades & Open Registration

This is part of Black Friday / Cyber Monday deals for 2019
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  • omgitzrick on 27/11/2019 - 17:45
    +2

    Got excited when I saw Drunken Slug, but still need an invite :( thanks for the post though! Lots of good stuff here.

    • theg00s3 on 27/11/2019 - 18:57
      +4

      PM me your email and I can send you an invite

    • ripoffmerchant on 27/11/2019 - 19:34
      +1

      I’ve been looking for a slug invite for almost a year

      • o53djz7qTPY4der on 27/11/2019 - 20:20
        +3

        Send me a pm with your email I'll send you an invite.

        • JMxoxo on 27/11/2019 - 20:30
          +1

          The true hero’s of OzB

        • y on 28/11/2019 - 13:50

          Would also be keen for an invite - May have some available to trade

      • capslock janitor on 28/11/2019 - 14:11

        You're on WP right?

        • ripoffmerchant on 28/11/2019 - 22:01
          +1

          Yes sir I venture there occasionally

    • ricochet on 27/11/2019 - 20:42

      Also keen for a DS invite if anyone still has one spare! Many thanks

    • dabster on 27/11/2019 - 21:17

      Also looking for an invite, if anyone has one. Cheers!

    • Drzueso on 27/11/2019 - 21:20

      Would also love a DS invite also if anyone has one! Thanks!

    • theg00s3 on 27/11/2019 - 21:23
      +4

      I don't have any more, but people looking to register should use https://visualping.io/ and set the url as https://drunkenslug.com/register

    • Ulysses31 on 27/11/2019 - 21:41
      +1

      Setup a trigger for page changes, and you'll know when they're open. Happens often enough

    • rhysds13 on 27/11/2019 - 22:28

      Samee, anyone willing to offer an invite?

    • runean on 27/11/2019 - 23:50

      Man, I want the Planet invite.

    • Tacooo on 28/11/2019 - 00:53

      reddit.com/r/trackers

      They throw up threads every so often about open trackers signups. I got a DS one probably 6 months ago or so.

    • Kossac on 28/11/2019 - 14:15

      had a breeze thru drunken slug… alot of rubbish on there. any hints as to how to avoid it? refine search. or is there something im doing wrong?

    • Kossac on 28/11/2019 - 14:16

      double comment

  • leyton01 on 27/11/2019 - 17:49

    Viper news or Usenet farm any good for DMCA?

    • xpliset on 27/11/2019 - 18:01
      +3

      I don't use either, did a quick search and found the following:

      I tested 4 random releases between 1-3 weeks old known for rigorous takedowns. Result:
      Tweaknews: 4/4 available
      Newszilla/X4all IPv6: 4/4 available
      Vipernews: 2/4 available
      Thundernews: 1/4 available
      Usenet.farm: 1/4 available
      Astraweb: 1/4 available
      Xennanews: 1/4 available
      Cheapnews: 1/4 available

      I'm currently using https://www.newsgroup.ninja/en and https://www.usenetexpress.com/ which has been great. I'm waiting for the rest of the BF sales to pop up then I'll decide who to renew with.

      • leyton01 on 27/11/2019 - 18:10

        Yes I saw this but tweaknews never seems to go on sale (for blocks). Eweka is also recommended but does not sell blocks. **ninja was also recommended but no block plans.

        • 4agte on 27/11/2019 - 19:16
          +2

          Who is recommending ninja? It is owned by Omicron. They undercut their own resellers in attempt to destroy their market and steal their customers. Ninja don't deserve people's money. If you need Highwinds consider a reseller like Thunder news instead

    • 4agte on 27/11/2019 - 19:12

      Farm is NTD. Despite being DCMA I prefer viper. The owner is very active independent provider. Without his contributions we would be in a Omicron/HW monopoly. However both make excellent block backups to a primary Omicron/HW main.

  • SBOB on 27/11/2019 - 18:01
    -3

    so, you're just reposting the reddit thread?

    • 4agte on 27/11/2019 - 19:19
      +23

      Is that the point of OzB? Share the deal here so the community can benefit from it

    • Hinee on 27/11/2019 - 19:29
      +11

      The thread I wouldn't know about without ozbargain, yeah

    • xpliset on 27/11/2019 - 20:20
      +3

      The initial lot was from that thread, i just cleaned it up and added a bunch more that were missing. I'll continue to update it with deals as i come across them.

    • Zacchaeus on 27/11/2019 - 22:50

      Not everyone uses that garbage site.

      • SBOB on 27/11/2019 - 22:53
        +3

        Sure.
        I was just asking but good if they at least ref where they got the content of their post from

        But clearly the negative weighting on my post says people don't care about referencing where you take post content or deal info from

  • Gouds on 27/11/2019 - 19:09

    Anyone have a drunken slug invite?

    • 4agte on 27/11/2019 - 19:24
      +1

      pm me your email address. I have two. If anyone else wants one message me below (so others know it's gone) and pm me.

      • creesy on 27/11/2019 - 19:29

        ill take it please friend!

      • Gunflavoured on 27/11/2019 - 19:32

        If you still have another one available I’ll take.

        • foster on 27/11/2019 - 19:41
          +1

          Any chance I can get that invite?
          Been looking for awhile!

    • 4agte on 27/11/2019 - 20:30
      +2

      I'll give Gouds 1 more hour. If no response Gunflavoured then foster are next in line

      • philldo on 27/11/2019 - 20:54
        +1

        creesy was next wasn't he? ;)

        • 4agte on 27/11/2019 - 23:10
          +1

          yes but they already got theirs

    • y on 28/11/2019 - 13:51

      Would also be very keen for one, I have a few other paid indexers and may have some invites to trade

  • snap on 27/11/2019 - 19:14
    +2

    Astraweb didn't charge me for nearly 7 years. Newshosting 79% off deal looks ok @4.17/month USD.

    • Slippery49 on 27/11/2019 - 19:33

      yes same until strangely today, logins now fail authentication

      • jnewau on 27/11/2019 - 19:46

        Yeah mine started failing on Monday…I had about 3 years free. Odd that they never once asked me to re-sign

        • SenZubEanS on 27/11/2019 - 22:48

          I've been getting emails for the last week almost daily to advise i'd need to renew at intro price of $6 monthly or the account would be suspended now that they worked out a new payment platform.

          • MetalPhreak on 28/11/2019 - 01:13

            @SenZubEanS: Astraweb got bought out a year ago. It’s not the same owner anymore.

  • Agret on 27/11/2019 - 19:23
    +1

    altHUB stacks, bought once and then again so for $10 you get 4yrs.

    • [Deactivated] on 28/11/2019 - 08:21
      +1

      I hope they stay online. I removed it from my server months ago because it had been down for months.

      They used to be linked to a really good news server (it combined articles from several backbones)

    • marko62 on 29/11/2019 - 07:02

      I registered yesterday. After doing a few searches is appears i have wasted my money. I will stick with DS

      • Agret on 29/11/2019 - 10:58

        I use NzbHydra so it combines all of the different sites into one search

  • creesy on 27/11/2019 - 19:30

    Anyone recommend something as a backup to eweka? someone mentioned something about using a different backbone or something once but I'm not sure what that means lol

    • 4agte on 27/11/2019 - 19:36

      Viper or Usenet Farm blocks. Different backbone. UF is also NTD too. Slower takedowns

  • geech on 27/11/2019 - 19:32

    Thanks OP, I’ve been waiting to change my plan.
    For what it’s worth to others - I’ve been with newgroupsdirect for almost a year, and have always had a lot of non completion issues - mainly with anything older than a week or two.

    I had several other providers set but for whatever reason it didn’t seem to help. A month or so ago, I changed to eweka and my completion went to nearly 100%. I don’t know if there was an issue with my setup, but I really can’t see how - but either way despite eweka being the same backbone as one of the NGD ones, changing to eweka fixed all of my issues.

    • ripoffmerchant on 27/11/2019 - 20:58

      When I started archiving older Linux distros Eweka was absolutely invaluable. I have been using them ever since.

  • [Deactivated] on 27/11/2019 - 19:33

    Who is recommended provider for first purchase into newsgroups? I have nzbgeek from this deal as indexer.
    Mostly after new content

    • 4agte on 27/11/2019 - 19:35
      +1

      A cheap Highwinds reseller (eg Thunder news) then look at blocks on a different backbone like viper or Usenet farm. Highwinds give you longest retention. Block helps fill gaps.

      • fredblogs on 27/11/2019 - 19:46
        +1

        Or an expensive Highwinds reseller: EasyNews. The benefit is the Web search, which I understand is the best of any provider.

        • 4agte on 27/11/2019 - 20:13
          +1

          Easynews is owned by Oricom. I can see a slight benefit of browser for a new user but I would not be paying their front page prices for it. Maybe worth it with this annual deal(signup.easynews.com). However I would also encourage a paid indexer and to use the API it gives you

        • [Deactivated] on 27/11/2019 - 20:24

          Thanks for replies everyone.

          Web search doesnt matter to me as I'll be connecting through radarr and sonarr with the end goal of full automation.

          • [Deactivated] on 28/11/2019 - 13:26

            @[Deactivated]: I’m going to suggest you start with a block a/c first (newgroupdirect, thecubenet, etc) and see how you go.

            I only use block accounts as unless you’re d/l 100’sGb/mth it’s cheaper. A $20Tb block lasts me ~2-3yrs, where as you’re paying $5-10/mth for unlimited. So I buy a few from different backbone providers, especially at this time of the year and it’s cheap & easy.

            If you’re grabbing new stuff using sonarr, then retention isn’t relevant as you’ll grab it before it gets removed. The unlimited is handy if you’re grabbing lots of 20Gb files (like bluray), where as with HEVC/h.265 you can get awesome quality for quite small file sizes. It’s ~4-500Mb/hr in 720p.

        • RefusdClassification on 01/12/2019 - 05:52
          +1

          The web search feature of Easynews is highly recommended by me if you are interested in niche content, particularly older material, which doesn't always show up on indexers (eg selected tracks from a music album, a certain issue of a comic).

    • Agret on 27/11/2019 - 20:03
      +2

      https://newsgroupdirect.com/usenet-deals

      3tb block for $18usd

      • 4agte on 27/11/2019 - 20:25

        I actually like this suggestion more than mine above. 3TB block goes a long way for a new user. They can always add a backup viper or UF block too. It is not only supporting an independent HW reseller but UE their own local retention >365 days. The only negative is UE only gives about 1100 of the 3900+ days of HW retention. I don't really see this as a problem though.

  • Phreaker on 27/11/2019 - 19:36

    Anyone else with a drunken slug invite?
    Thanks in advance :)

  • ellski on 27/11/2019 - 19:40

    could any1 suggest a cheap way for a newbee?

    i have been invited to drunken slug and am keen to try usenet.

    i have been on a private torrent tracker with vpn for years.

    this week looks like it might be worth shelling out, but on what?

    thanks

    • crowsnest bomber on 27/11/2019 - 20:14
      +1

      This is my opinion so take it with a grain of salt, but i really hate usenet compared to the top private torrent sites (combined with a solid seedbox). For reference im a newshosting member and think their search interface is horrible with a terrible selection of file sizes and quality. I wouldn't bother unless one of the other providers has a way better UI and search function.

      • xpliset on 27/11/2019 - 20:31
        +1

        I'm not sure about newshosting as i think they're more of a usenet provider vs indexer, I'd recommend trying a dedicated indexer.
        I personally never use the web interface to search for torrents or nzbs, I've setup sonarr and radarr so everything is fully automated.

      • Agret on 28/11/2019 - 02:03
        +1

        Private trackers definitely have better file organisation, cost nothing, have better quality choices and no dmca takedowns. They also get tons more scene uploads than Usenet which is often slow to get new releases and misses a bunch of them based on popularity.

        The downside to private trackers is they require seed ratios / more management by the end user and the effort involved into getting onto a good one is pretty high.

        Once you're in a large established private tracker you really don't need Usenet anymore.

        • NeBlackCat on 28/12/2019 - 08:58

          The downside to private trackers…

          And they're far more illegal, as you're illegally distributing instead of "just" illegally using.

  • neonlight on 27/11/2019 - 19:43
    -5

    Please PM me a good list of usernet for "professional" use

  • pennypacker on 27/11/2019 - 19:47
    +1

    Lifetime NZBGeek looks alright, pretty reluctant to enter credit card details though… :-|

    • NeggerOfDeals on 27/11/2019 - 19:48
      +2

      They're fine. I highly recommend NZBGeek and NZBPlanet.

      • cybapete on 28/11/2019 - 06:31
        +2

        i've been with NZBGeek for years they're awesome
        i also like https://www.nzb.su/

      • BigLeviathan on 03/12/2019 - 13:48

        Consider I already have nzbgeek, do you think it is worth to have NZBPlanet too?

        • NeggerOfDeals on 03/12/2019 - 14:21
          +1

          Depends what you're after. NZBPlanet has way more 4K remuxes which is perfect for me. It also has a pretty good request system.

    • ripoffmerchant on 27/11/2019 - 21:00
      +1

      Use a prepaid visa gift card.

    • SuperC on 28/11/2019 - 07:58
      +1

      NZBGeek was one of the ones I didn't realise I had lifetime for. Pretty good Indexer, never had a credit card issue.

    • mith on 28/11/2019 - 10:43

      Is NZBgeek and newshosting as the server a decent combo?

    • BigLeviathan on 03/12/2019 - 13:49

      NZBGeek is good, no issue entering the credit card

  • qth37144 on 27/11/2019 - 19:52

    Anyone with DrinkenSlug invite?
    Would much appreciate, thanks!

  • Beneh on 27/11/2019 - 19:53

    Also after Drunken Slug invite if anyone is kind enough to offer

  • episys on 27/11/2019 - 19:57

    If anyone can spare a Drunken Slug invite, would really appreciate it.

  • safwanc on 27/11/2019 - 19:58

    I'd really appreciate a DrinkenSlug invite too if anyone can spare one.

  • Mojoman on 27/11/2019 - 20:03

    If anyone has a invite for drunken slug and could send an invite that would be wonderful

  • fr05ty on 27/11/2019 - 20:06
    +2

    first 3 replys i have a way in to DS my bf special to you

    • Leo99999 on 27/11/2019 - 20:09

      Yes please!

      • fr05ty on 27/11/2019 - 20:14
        +1

        send a pm

    • xpliset on 27/11/2019 - 20:11

      Wouldn't mind a invite to add to my never ending indexers :)

      • fr05ty on 27/11/2019 - 20:14

        no.2 send a pm

    • qth37144 on 27/11/2019 - 20:12

      Please!

      • fr05ty on 27/11/2019 - 20:15

        lucky last pm me

    • MenacingMan on 27/11/2019 - 20:13

      please kind sir

  • redcreek200 on 27/11/2019 - 20:06

    A lot of work preparing this post. Thanks xpliset !

  • MenacingMan on 27/11/2019 - 20:16

    Any DS invites left?

  • bosyd on 27/11/2019 - 20:20

    I would like a DS invite also

  • bemybubble on 27/11/2019 - 20:24
    +4

    I’m still trying to understand the whole notion of Usenet. And yes I’ve googled and YouTubed and still don’t understand why it’s useful? How’s Usenet different to googling news articles or torrenting?

    • fr05ty on 27/11/2019 - 20:55
      +4

      torrenting can leave you ip exposed so the feds see who has been in the swarm sharing the file(s), you also rely on other people still sharing the file in the future for availability, if you do run behind a vpn then you may be limited to the bandwidth of the vpn server.

      usenet uses ssl encryption to login to the usenet provider server to download the articles, i think most providers do not log what you download, depending on what plan you have, say an "unlimited" plan in aust you will saturate the d/l on the 100Mbps nbn, some have speed limits up to 600Mbps some have 300Mbps, the only disadvantage of usenet is you have to have an account with an indexer like geek or DS to find the .nzb files (a pointer file for the articles it needs to download) you can then set up something like sonarr or radarr to automate the searching of shows or movies send them to the download client sabnzbd or nzbget, sonarr will watch the download client completed folder and move/rename it to where ever you set it up to store your files

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