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TheCubeNet 25GB Usenet Block for $1.29

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easternculture on 10/02/2013 - 21:18 thecubenet.com (1471 clicks)
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TheCubeNet 25GB Usenet Block for $1.29

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  • foobar on 10/02/2013 - 21:21

    Helluva cheap block account.

    • outlander on 10/02/2013 - 21:29
      -1

      $52 per TB

  • [Deactivated] on 10/02/2013 - 21:25
    +7

    Highwinds reseller.

    • P.Sherman on 11/02/2013 - 19:49

      What's wrong with Highwinds? Are they as bad as Astraweb when it comes to auto-DMCA takedowns?

  • Danstar on 10/02/2013 - 22:17

    Purchased! Accidentally clicked back on PayPal payment page. Now have one service as active and paid and one as pending :/

    • ninjutsu on 11/02/2013 - 17:09

      I did this too many times, BE WARNED! Once you have purchased your first block/s, any order you click checkout for will automatically debit your paypal, ie. you wont go through the same process as the first time round. Ended up with multiple blocks I didnt know I had purchased!

  • Crusader on 10/02/2013 - 22:46

    Can you stack the 25gb block accounts ?
    Eg 4 x 25gb block accts for about $5 ?

    • scrimshaw on 10/02/2013 - 22:57

      I just did that. I clicked it twice accidentally and went to checkout.

      Then paid for another one.

      So far I've got 3x 25GB accounts. I hope they don't mind…

    • qkthr on 10/02/2013 - 23:06
      +2

      Yes. You get a separate login/pass for each one though.
      If you raise a support ticket they'll combine them under the one username.

    • mycosys on 11/02/2013 - 00:59

      I just bought 4 of them at once by clicking 25GB 4 times
      100GB block with infinite validity ftw!!!!
      thx OP

  • daniel46211 on 10/02/2013 - 22:54
    -6

    Usenets… Where trolls were birthed.

  • The Gent on 10/02/2013 - 23:16
    -7

    So, don't think this one's for me, but just curious, what is it?

    Website data storage? A private cloud storage account for backing up personal files?

    • seb on 10/02/2013 - 23:25
      +1

      The 1st rule of Usenet … blah blah blah

      Let Me Google That For You …

      • Davo1111 on 11/02/2013 - 02:31

        implying the MPAA don't know about usenet

        • cashews on 11/02/2013 - 03:29

          I think that the reason for the "first rule" is that the more people that use it, the more certain parties will want to shut it down.

        • Daniel15 on 11/02/2013 - 09:37

          Trying to shut down Usenet is like trying to shut down e-mail. It's pretty much impossible as it's decentralised, there's no one "owner" of Usenet.

    • The Gent on 12/02/2013 - 00:03

      Thanks for all the helpful comments, team!

  • scaredyet on 10/02/2013 - 23:39

    What is Usenet and what can I do with it?

    • thefunkygibbon on 10/02/2013 - 23:43
      +5

      I certainly hope you've been under your bridge all weekend taunting billie goats

    • James101 on 11/02/2013 - 13:48
      -4

      It's used mostly for acquiring and distributing binaries (movies, music, software, pornography). Basically a cesspool of filth. I say that because there's nothing altruistic about a service that PROFITS FROM SELLING access to these things.

      • foobar on 11/02/2013 - 14:04
        +3

        Wow … just … wow …

      • Daniel15 on 12/02/2013 - 12:15

        It's not specifically for binaries. You could think of it as an extremely large, unmoderated forum system. A lot of people still use it for its original use - Look at Google Groups for example (http://groups.google.com/), it's built on top of Usenet.

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet

  • mitchconner on 10/02/2013 - 23:48

    Thanks picked this up :D

  • nothommus on 11/02/2013 - 00:31

    I feel like i should try this usenet business.

    • scrimshaw on 11/02/2013 - 04:19
      +3

      Usenet isn't the be all and end all of downloading stuff. Some stuff you'll find on Usenet, other you will have to look elsewhere.

      If you don't want to spend any money you could try Usenet for free for 10 days (10GB) by signing up for an acccount @ https://www.tweaknews.eu/

      No Paypal or credit card payment needed, you just sign up and use it right away. Good way to see if Usenet is for you.

      • nothommus on 11/02/2013 - 09:46

        Thanks! Was looking for a way to try this, and seeing as my paypal has a whole 17c in (stupid slow clearing) i shall try this!

  • mycosys on 11/02/2013 - 01:00

    sweet - thx OP - grabbed 4

    • jimbeam on 11/02/2013 - 01:20

      Same got 4 then I made a support ticket. He reapplied back in 2 minutes to combine the 4 to one username. Can't get better then that

      • mitchconner on 11/02/2013 - 01:46

        only grabbed 2 but likewise did the ticket thing no problems

  • d34dr00 on 11/02/2013 - 07:54

    Thanks :D

    nice find!! got 4 as well.

  • ethereal88 on 11/02/2013 - 08:04
    -5

    Still on Usenet? So primitive, investing in a seedbox is a much better proposition.

    • d34dr00 on 11/02/2013 - 08:53
      -1

      Seedbox are only good for sharing(seed) torrents

      I Use to help out private torrent sites for years with a seedbox/s

      • ethereal88 on 11/02/2013 - 09:41
        +1

        You forget the part where you SFTP your files across and don't have to worry about DCMA takedowns and broken par's?

        • furythree on 11/02/2013 - 11:53

          i used the excess webstorage on my server for torrenting and my host shut it down without warning and deleted all my files (include my regular website) before i could back it up =(

  • shizmo on 11/02/2013 - 08:47
    -1

    I agree usenet is pretty bad… Cost/Win wise.

    But easy I guess.

  • vicerum on 11/02/2013 - 10:45
    +5

    Just so everyone is aware, these guys are a Highwinds reseller, which is the network owned by Giganews. They’re just as fast at DMCA takedowns as Astraweb, so there’s no point having them as a backup block account, if that's what people are getting this deal for. If Astraweb has taken it down, so will these guys.

    You need a European based network provider like Tweaknews.eu or SunnyUsenet if you want to avoid DMCA.

    • Noblejoker on 11/02/2013 - 11:10

      New to this game and I did not know that
      Cheers

    • Binchicken22 on 11/02/2013 - 14:06
      +1

      yes but tweaknews ect have about a 500 days less retention then these guys, so if your after something old then it would be handy to have 25gbs sitting there ready to go for about $1~

      • vicerum on 12/02/2013 - 20:40

        Yes that's true.

  • Ingram on 11/02/2013 - 13:57

    I purchased 1 block but the website shat itself and it became two. I don't mind because it's so cheap but yea I definitely won't be using up 50gb anytime soon. Especially if it doesn't offer much advantage over my Astraweb source.

  • scrimshaw on 11/02/2013 - 14:12
    +5

    I've noticed that when you buy a block account from these guys, they set up a a relationship with your Paypal account for recurring payments (i.e. a subscription)

    You can manually unsubscribe by logging into Paypal and going to https://www.paypal.com/au/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_manage-paylist…

    On that page, click on the name of the merchant (CubeNet, LLC) and on the following page, where it says "Status: Active", click the Cancel link next to it.

    This will prevent Cubenet from automatically withdrawing from your account.

    • Danstar on 11/02/2013 - 14:21

      I read that to when paying, but when checking my account on CubeNet, it says no recurring payments. I think its for people who sign up to month by month payments.

  • GateheaD on 11/02/2013 - 15:10
    +1

    If you're buying a block account to finish things your main provider doesn't grab- check this map http://i.imgur.com/kU7k9.png

  • Cheap Skate on 11/02/2013 - 22:26

    Picked up 8 blocks for a total of 200gb back-up. Nice.

  • Protato on 12/02/2013 - 15:00

    Why do they need my address?

  • narz on 19/02/2013 - 04:28

    Still working for that price, figured I'd give it ago (got 4X 25G blocks). Thanx OP.

  • Noblejoker on 19/02/2013 - 10:35

    I also found that the included Newsrover software (limited to use with cubenet) was quite useful now that many nzb search sites are down

  • Aussie89 on 22/02/2013 - 12:57

    Expired.

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