Decided to give this newsgroup malarky a whirl - Page 8

Davey_Pitch · 27-03-2007, 00:51

Thanks for the offer Mark but I've already paid for Grabit for a month (I'm trialling the groups to see how I go), and it's picked up speed now and averaging around 400-500KB/s which is fine with me, soooo much faster than torrents.

Edit: Forgot my Newshosting account allows me 8 concurrent connections, so enabled the extra 5 in Grabit and the speed has jumped up to around 700KB/s. At this rate I'll have the remaining 12GB of my downloads done before I go to work according to Grabit. If that's the case, I'm sold

Matblack · 27-03-2007, 07:57

What are you getting by paying for Grabit?

MB

Davey_Pitch · 27-03-2007, 10:04

From their website...

Quote:

Unlimited use of the GrabIt Usenet Search
Also increases your search results from 750 to 7,500 results per search.
Unlimited use of the GrabIt Usenet Browser
Also increases your binary browses to 150,000 results and offers a 30 day history.

It's only £1 so figured I'd buy it and see if it's worth it. I can always stop if I need to.

I'm definitely sold anyway. 15GB downloaded in the time it would usually take me to download 1GB. I now desperately need a bigger hard drive

Daz · 27-03-2007, 10:13

You shouldn't need to pay for anything dude, you're getting the services you require through newzbin/newshosting.

As for storage: http://www.boat-drinks.co.uk/showpos...8&postcount=36

leowyatt · 27-03-2007, 10:19

Just been looking on Newshosting and wondered what the difference was between the unlimited 45 and 70+

Daz · 27-03-2007, 10:22

Retention. 45 days and 70 respectively

Matblack · 27-03-2007, 10:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leowyatt

Just been looking on Newshosting and wondered what the difference was between the unlimited 45 and 70+

Thats a retention figure I think, with the more expensive service your get access to older posts but to be honest most stuff you'll want will have been posted in the last 45 days anyway unless you're looking for really obscure stuff.

MB

leowyatt · 27-03-2007, 10:40

cheers guys, thanks for clearing that up

leowyatt · 27-03-2007, 11:02

conversion??? haha I'm not thinking of signing up yet

Davey_Pitch · 27-03-2007, 11:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matblack

Thats a retention figure I think, with the more expensive service your get access to older posts but to be honest most stuff you'll want will have been posted in the last 45 days anyway unless you're looking for really obscure stuff.

MB

That's what I figured, so I signed up for the 45 day plan, makes my monthly outgoings £10 for the services I use, which is easily affordable and well worth it considering what I intend to get my grubby little hands on

27-03-2007, 00:51	#71
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	Thanks for the offer Mark but I've already paid for Grabit for a month (I'm trialling the groups to see how I go), and it's picked up speed now and averaging around 400-500KB/s which is fine with me, soooo much faster than torrents. Edit: Forgot my Newshosting account allows me 8 concurrent connections, so enabled the extra 5 in Grabit and the speed has jumped up to around 700KB/s. At this rate I'll have the remaining 12GB of my downloads done before I go to work according to Grabit. If that's the case, I'm sold __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. Last edited by Davey_Pitch; 27-03-2007 at 07:42.

27-03-2007, 07:57	#72
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	What are you getting by paying for Grabit? 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"

27-03-2007, 10:13	#74
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	You shouldn't need to pay for anything dude, you're getting the services you require through newzbin/newshosting. As for storage: http://www.boat-drinks.co.uk/showpos...8&postcount=36 __________________ apt-get moo

27-03-2007, 10:19	#75
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Just been looking on Newshosting and wondered what the difference was between the unlimited 45 and 70+ __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

27-03-2007, 10:22	#76
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Retention. 45 days and 70 respectively __________________ apt-get moo

27-03-2007, 10:40	#78
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	cheers guys, thanks for clearing that up __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

27-03-2007, 11:02	#79
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	conversion??? haha I'm not thinking of signing up yet __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"