Free usenet access for december

**lhurgoyf** · 12-04-2006, 07:28 PM

Easynews is testing their new usenet server, in December everyone can use their server for free.

news.easynews.nl
login : beta@easynews.nl
password : beta

8 connections, max. 20Mbit

just for anyone who has ever wanted to try out usenet.

**IceBlade** · 12-04-2006, 08:27 PM

Sweet, thanks.

http://forums.fallen-angels.net/cgi-...c;f=1;t=007555

Some might find this link useful although I have no idea wtf I'm doing.

Ghostex · 12-04-2006, 10:00 PM

how much can we dl exactly?

**lhurgoyf** · 12-04-2006, 10:20 PM

unlimited I would assume

Ghostex · 12-04-2006, 10:22 PM

I am so going to get an email from my ip.

**IceBlade** · 12-05-2006, 12:56 AM

Wow this shit fuckin owns! Torrents can suck mah balls!

Question though Lhurg. Like the thing you let me use how much do you pay for that? like $30 a month I think you said? And like what does that include? 'cause you said that this place is giving free account for December or whatever but like I still had to login to that site you gave me to be able to download something so how is that free? Do you happen to know if there are free servers that are like this December beta 'cause then I can maybe sign up for a cheaper indexing account or something and use a free downloading server. I don't need anything big as I only have 600kb/s download anyways. Would appreciate some input if you have any to give. Thanks a lot.

**lhurgoyf** · 12-05-2006, 01:32 AM

The site I showed you, newzbin.com, is ~$15/year if you signup during their new years promotions.

Usually, free usenet access is unreliable, incomplete and has bad retention. You can get a decent provider for $15/month.

**IceBlade** · 12-05-2006, 10:58 AM

That doesn't include a downloading server though right? Just the indexing?

**KhaOZ** · 12-05-2006, 04:44 PM

the $15 a year is for the indexing, but you don't NEED that, it's just extremely nice. The downloading server is $15 a month depending on who you go through. Lhurg has the god of all Usenet servers, so his costs a bit more.

As for getting a letter, I dunno about that. I've been using usenets for so long now, and have filled up about 800gb of HDs and tons of DVD backups with BS, heh. I never got a letter. And Lhurg DLs even more than me. Like FAR more if you consider his roomates.

IBME uses usenets too, same one as lhurg. A lot of people use these things, just not many talk about it I guess. They're pretty amazing though.

I download at about 1,200kilbytes a second, and get full DVD movies in about 40 minutes. It's rediculously sweet :)

Ghostex · 12-05-2006, 07:45 PM

I tried it out, and its going 1/8th of my regular downloading speed, im using newsbin, any ideas?