Decided to give this newsgroup malarky a whirl - Page 12

leowyatt · 09-04-2007, 12:17

shame paypal isn't accepted

Matblack · 09-04-2007, 13:51

Manual Bank Transfer Topups If you would like to buy more than 8 weeks, and do not have a debit card, we are trialling the option for you to directly transfer money into our bank account.
Please read all of this before going ahead with your transfer. It is important.
Bear the following in mind when making a transfer to us:

Because the transfers have to be manually processed, they take up our time. Because of this, it is more expensive than credit card topups - you will only be credited at the rate of £0.40 sterling per week, NOT £0.25 sterling. Thus, a £10.00 sterling transfer will get you 25 weeks of credit (though see the next point about charges).
The amount we will credit you for is the amount we see arrive in our account, AFTER charges. Both your bank and our bank may make charges for you to do an international transfer (we're in the UK) and don't forget exchange rate fluctuations.
Include your Newzbin username as the reference when making the payment. If you don't, you won't get any credit, because we won't know who made the payment.
The minimum transfer we'd like you to make (obviously we can't technically enforce this, but if you transfer too little, it'll all disappear up the banks' asses) is £10.00 sterling. Feel free to make up to £40.00 sterling for 2 years credit or so.
Our bank details: (let us know if your bank requires more than this)
- Bank: HSBC
- Sort Code: 40-31-05
- Acct Number: 71710974
- IBAN: GB25MIDL40310571710974
- Branch Identifier Code: MIDLGB2110K
Allow 14 days from your transfer to credit being applied. After transferring, please open a support ticket of type 'Sales:Pay Via Manual Bank Transfer' and request it is assigned to Caesium. This will ensure your payment is credited as quickly as possible.

LeperousDust · 09-04-2007, 14:07

Newsdemon do paypal

Newzbin wanted to use paypal, but paypal kept locking their account (they must be making an obscene amount of money...!) even after explanations, paypal would unfreeze the account only for it to be automatically frozen 2 weeks later! NewzBin got pretty ****** off with that and dropped it, as MB said they recently started trying bank transfers. But personally switch/visa/mastercard is fine for me, i top up newzbin account when i want/need (sometimes it runs out and i don't need to use it for a few weeks pennies saved

), and £5 a month for my newsgroup access suits me sir!

leowyatt · 09-04-2007, 14:58

MB. I thought newzbin accepted debit cards? I'm ok because I have one of those it's just I need to provide a provider who will accept forms of payment other than by credit card

EDIT: I'm thinking of going with newsdemon, any complaints?

LeperousDust · 09-04-2007, 17:24

Leo they're good, i've used them, they weren't the best, but more than acceptable, and very quick to respond to problems (in my experience anyways). They've got better since i last used them, put it this way they're more than good enough to get started on, give this newsgroup stuff a go, if you don't like them changing newprovider is easy

Haly · 24-08-2007, 18:43

I've finally got round to giving this a go, partly because I was having so much trouble with torrents for Dexter.
Seems good so far, bit awkward to get the hang of initially but otherwise, nice and speedy

Nice to download something with a maxed out connection.

LeperousDust · 24-08-2007, 18:58

I assure you, you will never go back after getting the hang of them

!

Toby · 24-08-2007, 18:59

Speed is one of the main benefits of usenet. Lost count of the number of friends who've boasted about some "uber" fast download they had on a torrent, only for me to tell them I routinely get 17mbps off giganews and can download a gigabyte every 8 minutes

Haly · 24-08-2007, 20:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeperousDust

I assure you, you will never go back after getting the hang of them

!

Looking at how much it's downloaded in an hour, I think you're right

Plus it was very easy to find stuff once I knew how, first file was tricky but after that it was pretty simple.

Matblack · 24-08-2007, 21:09

Get Newsleacher or Grabit and register here, that should make things much easier

http://nzbmatrix.com/index.php

MB

09-04-2007, 12:17	#111
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	shame paypal isn't accepted __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

09-04-2007, 13:51	#112
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Manual Bank Transfer Topups If you would like to buy more than 8 weeks, and do not have a debit card, we are trialling the option for you to directly transfer money into our bank account. Please read all of this before going ahead with your transfer. It is important. Bear the following in mind when making a transfer to us: Because the transfers have to be manually processed, they take up our time. Because of this, it is more expensive than credit card topups - you will only be credited at the rate of £0.40 sterling per week, NOT £0.25 sterling. Thus, a £10.00 sterling transfer will get you 25 weeks of credit (though see the next point about charges). The amount we will credit you for is the amount we see arrive in our account, AFTER charges. Both your bank and our bank may make charges for you to do an international transfer (we're in the UK) and don't forget exchange rate fluctuations. Include your Newzbin username as the reference when making the payment. If you don't, you won't get any credit, because we won't know who made the payment. The minimum transfer we'd like you to make (obviously we can't technically enforce this, but if you transfer too little, it'll all disappear up the banks' asses) is £10.00 sterling. Feel free to make up to £40.00 sterling for 2 years credit or so. Our bank details: (let us know if your bank requires more than this) Bank: HSBC Sort Code: 40-31-05 Acct Number: 71710974 IBAN: GB25MIDL40310571710974 Branch Identifier Code: MIDLGB2110K Allow 14 days from your transfer to credit being applied. After transferring, please open a support ticket of type 'Sales:Pay Via Manual Bank Transfer' and request it is assigned to Caesium. This will ensure your payment is credited as quickly as possible. __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

09-04-2007, 14:07	#113
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Newsdemon do paypal Newzbin wanted to use paypal, but paypal kept locking their account (they must be making an obscene amount of money...!) even after explanations, paypal would unfreeze the account only for it to be automatically frozen 2 weeks later! NewzBin got pretty ****** off with that and dropped it, as MB said they recently started trying bank transfers. But personally switch/visa/mastercard is fine for me, i top up newzbin account when i want/need (sometimes it runs out and i don't need to use it for a few weeks pennies saved ), and £5 a month for my newsgroup access suits me sir! __________________

09-04-2007, 14:58	#114
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	MB. I thought newzbin accepted debit cards? I'm ok because I have one of those it's just I need to provide a provider who will accept forms of payment other than by credit card EDIT: I'm thinking of going with newsdemon, any complaints? __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!" Last edited by leowyatt; 09-04-2007 at 15:01.

09-04-2007, 17:24	#115
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Leo they're good, i've used them, they weren't the best, but more than acceptable, and very quick to respond to problems (in my experience anyways). They've got better since i last used them, put it this way they're more than good enough to get started on, give this newsgroup stuff a go, if you don't like them changing newprovider is easy __________________

24-08-2007, 18:43	#116
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	I've finally got round to giving this a go, partly because I was having so much trouble with torrents for Dexter. Seems good so far, bit awkward to get the hang of initially but otherwise, nice and speedy Nice to download something with a maxed out connection. __________________ Halycopter

24-08-2007, 18:58	#117
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	I assure you, you will never go back after getting the hang of them ! __________________

24-08-2007, 18:59	#118
Toby Absinthe Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,023	Speed is one of the main benefits of usenet. Lost count of the number of friends who've boasted about some "uber" fast download they had on a torrent, only for me to tell them I routinely get 17mbps off giganews and can download a gigabyte every 8 minutes __________________

24-08-2007, 21:09	#120
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Get Newsleacher or Grabit and register here, that should make things much easier http://nzbmatrix.com/index.php MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"