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Free 1Mbps Usenet Account (Reopened)

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Lphillay on 03/10/2011 - 11:52 xsusenet.com (12165 clicks)

free usenet, previous one had expired looks like they've got more spots now.

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    • hippocrit on 03/10/2011 - 17:58

      What else would you use the internet for?

  • Slartibartfast on 03/10/2011 - 17:26

    Signed up and using this,

    Just a couple of things, the retention is only 30 days, so its only for finding NEW "stuff" generally.

    I am using http://nzbmatrix.com/index.php (Index site) and http://sabnzbd.org/ (download Client)
    (Guide) http://wiki.sabnzbd.org/

    Being free, it may not work all the time, the webpage was down most of the weekend for me, needless to say, I could use them to connect to "Usenet"

    But it is free, so you get what you pay for :)

    • Slartibartfast on 03/10/2011 - 21:42

      Correction: retention is 600+, did they change it, I thought it was only 30 day originally?

  • patientvalue on 03/10/2011 - 17:33

    Does anyone have a recommendation for NZB downloaders for max OSX 4.11….

    sabnzbd requires me to do something on the terminal - talks about python. I will happily live with some older software if someone can recommend something for me :)

    I have found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Usenet_newsreader…

    • Daabido on 03/10/2011 - 21:29

      I have SAB running on OS X and it is a pure delight. if you are talking about iOS, then yes, you could be on 4.11. If on OS X, are you saying you are still stuck on Tiger, which was 10.4?

      • patientvalue on 03/10/2011 - 21:53

        Thanks Daabido. yep i have Tiger 10.4.11 but SAB doesnt work without some adjustment given i am on 10.4…it is listed on sab website…maybe i will have to work it out :(

    • club_dero on 04/10/2011 - 01:07

      mac > NZBVortex is a good one, free on their website otherwise you can come across the registered version with a little searching online

      otherwise SABNZBd as also good mentioned above

      Windows > binsearch

    • club_dero on 04/10/2011 - 01:07

      mac > NZBVortex is a good one, free on their website otherwise you can come across the registered version with a little searching online

      otherwise SABNZBd as mentioned above

  • minimonti on 03/10/2011 - 17:47

    If you forget your login or use a fake email, that you can't log into, it won't work.
    I used an old email that I forgot the password too and had to make a second one using my mobile data connection.

  • [Deactivated] on 03/10/2011 - 18:26
    +1

    Nice 1st post.

  • leginmat on 03/10/2011 - 18:28

    Anyone else getting:

    There is a maximum of 1 account per user. You don't have an account yet? Then contact our supportdesk

    Tried two different e-mail addresses to no avail.

    • issh on 03/10/2011 - 18:29

      I believe it's 1 account per ip address

    • leginmat on 03/10/2011 - 18:30

      That's really odd cause I've never come across or heard of Usenet until this deal…

    • ifixa on 04/10/2011 - 11:03

      same here

    • CarbonTwelve on 04/10/2011 - 18:12

      Yep, I confirmed it's 1 per IP. As a result if you have a dynamic IP then it's possible you'll be blocked without getting an account.

  • Abbi on 03/10/2011 - 20:55

    Thanks op. Incredibly slow though, currently maxing at 100k/s. But a good backup for my main usenet account if I don't need files in a hurry.

    • Daabido on 03/10/2011 - 21:31
      -1

      You know that 100 kilobytes per second is pretty close to 1 megabit per second right. 8 bits = 1 byte.

      • Abbi on 04/10/2011 - 18:25
        -1

        You know what is meant. It's extremely sad to constantly have these arguments on the net when someone accidentally get a unit wrong sigh. kB/s, are you happy now?

        0.1MB/s is extremely lousy for a usenet provider so this is next to useless unless you don't mind having stuff queued for hours.

        • Duff5000 on 05/10/2011 - 01:11

          He wasnt having a go at you for "b" or "B" (or K)

          The deal is for 1Mbps; your "100KBps" is almost 1Mb.

          In other words, obviously it is going to go at that speed, it is in the title. Did you expect to get 500Kbps on it?

      • Abbi on 06/10/2011 - 07:39

        My apologies Daabido, I did miss the 1Mbps max for this plan (could have sworn it wasn't in the title when I posted? I guess I missed it). Thanks Duff5000 for making the correction.

  • [Deactivated] on 03/10/2011 - 21:33

    What's 36 + 8 equal?

    • Slartibartfast on 03/10/2011 - 21:45
      +3

      36 + 8 = 44, you have to insert the answer, it just a double spam stopper kinda thing

      • [Deactivated] on 04/10/2011 - 10:08

        Thank you good sir.

  • hambuger on 03/10/2011 - 22:45

    Signed up this morning, haven't got the email yet. Guess I'm the only one judging by this.

    • Foma2 on 03/10/2011 - 23:50

      Signed up at ~5pm.
      No email yet.

    • shopbot on 04/10/2011 - 00:48
      +2

      I found it in my Junk box. Check there.

      • robotdad on 04/10/2011 - 07:21
        +1

        Hey thanks -same thing happened to me…Stupid not to think of that…..

        • Foma2 on 04/10/2011 - 07:37
          +1

          thanx.

  • club_dero on 04/10/2011 - 01:09

    1Mbps is a little slow - think it's better value to splurge $5 at thundernews and grab an account for a month or two to see if it is what you're into

  • MooGliSH on 04/10/2011 - 02:14

    Set this up tonight with Sick Beard and SABnzbd. All working great :)

    The speed is a downer, but I can't complain for free.

  • Sharp on 04/10/2011 - 10:43

    I tried to sign up with telstra mobile & it said only one account per user. I'm on holidays and dont have any other connection to try with. Oh well not my lucky day i guess

  • Master Haggler on 04/10/2011 - 11:17

    When signing up it asks what country. Netherlands, Germany or Belgium. Does it matter?

    • Gracey on 04/10/2011 - 11:54

      Nope. I just used netherlands

  • mirovich on 04/10/2011 - 12:29

    Does anyone know if I can use multiple account from different IP Adresses with one usenet client ?

  • Grish on 04/10/2011 - 14:05

    This is very handy for me being a long time astraweb prepaid user. I will use this for anything that I don't need in a hurry, thus saving astraweb credit.

  • whirlpool_guy on 04/10/2011 - 14:29

    Got an account. Thanks op and Ozbargain!

  • emerson on 04/10/2011 - 15:28

    anyone know if you can change your username?

  • Stokesy on 04/10/2011 - 17:29

    This is good to use as a "Backup" server to a main Usenet account. If you set this server as "Backup" in SABnzbd, it will use this server to search for any articles it couldn't find on your main provider.

    • CarbonTwelve on 04/10/2011 - 18:14

      Yeah I did the same, and it already found a few things that were missing on Astraweb.

  • Dr.Tenma on 05/10/2011 - 22:41

    does using usenet count towards your monthly download quota with your ISP if it does, what are the pros?

    • Milkywayss on 06/10/2011 - 13:07

      yes, and you don't upload

      • Dr.Tenma on 07/10/2011 - 02:13
        -5

        thats crap, im a seeder not a leecher

  • hahaboy on 06/10/2011 - 16:10

    anyone want to explain what it is? How to use it?
    is it worthwhile for a relative beginner with computer knowledge?

    • Spicket on 06/10/2011 - 22:52

      nope it does take some setting up - and look through the posts, this has been asked.

  • halfrabbit on 08/10/2011 - 16:24

    Thank you so much, this is brilliant. I'm downloading a amazon exclusive classical music sampler that they wont let me legally download.

  • [Deactivated] on 09/10/2011 - 11:06

    Any idea why keep getting "one account per user" when I have yet to sign up? Tried multi emails

    • issh on 09/10/2011 - 11:28

      It's one account per IP address

      If you have a static IP address, it is possible another person in your household already has your account
      If you have a dynamic IP address, it will be very very unlikely for you to sign up for an account

  • Quick Ink on 10/10/2011 - 18:46

    Hmmm. This screams honey pot. Everyone just jumps in with eyes wide shut.

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