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Is It Tuesday Again? Terabyte Tuesday Usenet Deal from NewsGroupDirect - $40 Instead of $100

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Is It Tuesday Again? Terabyte Tuesday Usenet Deal from NewsGroupDirect - $40 Instead of $100
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Daabido on 18/09/2012 - 23:06 newsgroupdirect.com (451 clicks)

It's Tuesday again in America and while it's almost or is Wednesday here, Newsgroupdirect.com is having another Terabyte Tuesday sale.

1 TB of Usenet for $40, instead of the standard $100. This is a block account so there is no time limit. Take as long as you like to eat the whole cake.

Lots and lots has been written about this in previous deals (including by me), so I won't rehash the details.

If this does tickle your OZB bone, feel free to show some of the love by using my referral link below. It won't cost you any money, but it may help me bring the love of usenet to two friends who are on the fence.

First person who mentions the first rule of usenet gets a gold star.

http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/?aff=75933

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  • robinsoa on 18/09/2012 - 23:09
    +1

    Can highly recommend this. Get same speed as Astraweb from them (max out at 100 megabit on 20 connections).

    • stumo on 19/09/2012 - 09:02

      Im still having occasional issues with their SSL connections. Seem about 10% of the time their SSL connections are really slow. I think its a time of day thing. Last time it happenefd was late saturday arvo.

  • 51722 on 18/09/2012 - 23:54

    Still haven't used up the last 550GB deal. :D

    Excellent price though.

  • emerson on 19/09/2012 - 00:54

    bit more info:

    Terabyte Tuesday means 1.1 Terabyte usenet accounts for $40 (60% off the normal rate)! Our 1 TB block account includes a 10% header allowance, bringing the total to 1.1 TB.

    The sale runs from 12 AM EST on September 18 until 12 AM EST on September 19.

    Our 1 Terabyte usenet block has access to our world-class retention (currently over 1,490 days), speed, completion, and our industry-leading customer service.

    NewsgroupDirect blocks never expire, so you can buy as many blocks as you want and never worry about losing them.

  • Rutger on 19/09/2012 - 02:32
    +3

    Being a law abiding citizen I'd like to know how quickly they honour DMCA takedown notices such as for UFC events as I wouldn't want to sign up to a provider that doesn't remove the files within an hour of being posted. Anyone?

    Great price though and the 10% header allowance is a very nice touch.

    • robinsoa on 19/09/2012 - 09:33

      It's almost impossible to takedown files posted to Usenet. They propagate onto multiple servers very quickly.

      Unless you are the one posting the UFC stuff, you don't have much to worry about.

      Refer "Legal Issues" on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet

      • SKiZO on 19/09/2012 - 10:19
        +1

        I know you are trying to help, but you don't know what you are talking about.

      • outlander on 19/09/2012 - 10:24
        +1

        If a DMCA notice is served to the Usenet connection provider most of them will block access to those files. As a man of great moral character, I can only imagine that anyone trying to obtain such files will get "Missing article" for their wicked efforts.

        According to Daabido when he posted this last month, these guys are resellers of Highwinds access, as is thecubenet and many others. Things get taken down fairly quickly I would think.

      • samfisher5986 on 19/09/2012 - 10:27
        +1

        robinsoa, I don't think you know what you are talking about.

        AFAIK 100% of the US Usenet providers respond to DCMA.

        This means that UFC will be gone very quickly with the exception of Astraweb because they are a little slower to respond.

        HBO for example also gets taken down, but they take a lot longer and they often don't do a very good job of it (Pars and backup providers will often save you)

        If you want UFC a day after release I'm not aware of any guaranteed way to get it, however I hear that a lot of the foreign providers don't respond to them (they don't need to)

        As outlander mentioned, highwinds resellers seem to take down their content the fastest.

  • frewer on 19/09/2012 - 02:44

    im lost after read the description … Is this a online storage or something? 1.1TB cost $40 for permanently use ?

  • chansthename on 19/09/2012 - 05:27
    +4

    the first rule of Usenet is that you don't talk about Usenet

  • Zidago on 19/09/2012 - 10:09

    I think I may switch to this group, Astraweb lately have had a lot of parts missing on a lot of their files. It is becoming troublesome. I mean, how the hell else am I supposed to download my legal copies of Linux and freeware that are all 1TB?

    • [Deactivated] on 19/09/2012 - 11:41

      I we using them as a backup, but now it's my primary as their retention seems quite good & they're cheaper.

  • 51ngh on 19/09/2012 - 10:09
    +1

    Used them last time they were on special 550 GB for $20.
    But speeds are too slow for me.

    Here is what they responded with when someone emailed them about slow speeds:

    Hi,
    I definitely believe your issue lies in the fact that you're in Australia. No matter which server you choose it's going to be a loooong distance. If you're able to get even half your max ISP speed then I think that's a win.
    Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.
    Jim

    • SlayerYoda on 19/09/2012 - 10:15

      I don't have a problem with their speeds. I easily reach 1.5-6 MB/s when I download. For me, that's my whole bandwidth and normal browsing is useless if I don't have any limits on downloading in place. Are you SSL? I remember reading that it can be a bit fiddly depending on the ports used, but, like I said I've never had any problems.

    • scrimshaw on 19/09/2012 - 10:27

      These guys don't max out my 11mbit ADSL2+ connection. At most I get around 5mbit/s on a non-SSL connection.

      Astraweb is faster, but more expensive when it comes to block plans.

      • samfisher5986 on 19/09/2012 - 10:29

        I use Supernews/Astraweb and get 80mbit on my Bigpond 100mbit cable :)

        • fertiliser on 19/09/2012 - 10:40

          astraweb's price is $10 more than this which isn't really a lot of money.

          Do you think $10 would be worth it to not obtain content through a highwinds reseller?

        • samfisher5986 on 19/09/2012 - 10:53

          For UFC/HBO or certain movies, yes.

          Example: when The Dark Knight Rises was in cinema's there was a huge sweep of takedowns to the previous movies on Usenet.

        • 51ngh on 20/09/2012 - 01:54

          What's special about a 'high winds reseller' ?
          How are they different to any other provider ?

  • nataz6 on 19/09/2012 - 12:16

    Just signed up :) Usenet is new to me, could anyone please give me some direction to setting up etc or even a link?

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