what's up with the torrent sites?

**Butterfly** · 28-06-2007, 08:25 AM

yes, basically you can buy 50GB worth of download for 20 Euros, very cheap. There is a thread somewhere about it. I use this when in Europe as "share peering" is becoming political. Most ISP in Europe will even carry NNTP servers for free, so no need to pay, it's all free, and extremly fast. But the paying service keeps you confidential, while the ISP doesn't and keep logs.

I bought the service because in Thailand NNTP servers are inexistant and lame.

**ChiangMai noon** · 28-06-2007, 08:26 AM

^
How do you pay if you don't have a credit card?

**Butterfly** · 28-06-2007, 08:28 AM

^ then you don't buy the service !!! you have no credit cards ???? even here, it's quite easy to get a basic VISA

**ChiangMai noon** · 28-06-2007, 08:29 AM

^
I don't approve of credit cards.
don't want one.

**mrsquirrel** · 28-06-2007, 09:06 AM

^Yes you would rather trade in sheepskins and goats milk

**Katana** · 28-06-2007, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

^
I don't approve of credit cards.
don't want one.

You could ask one of your friends if you could borrow theirs....

... ahh yes I see the problem.

Mark

**Marmite the Dog** · 28-06-2007, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by Butterfly

even here, it's quite easy to get a basic VISA

Not if you're one of these.

**NickA** · 28-06-2007, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

^ I don't approve of credit cards. don't want one.

First sensible thing I've ever heard you say.

**DrB0b** · 28-06-2007, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by Butterfly

Newsgroup nntp is still good for downloading

unregulated and no logs download, very fast at 1mb/sec if you have the right ADSL connection

xdcc on IRC works best for me. Vast amounts of stuff, generally more reliable than bittorrent. A bit of a pain in the ass to use, although there are some xdcc client packages available a lot of those are banned from the warez channels.

You're wrong about usenet logging though, every NNTP server keeps detailed logs showing your IP address and what groups and articles you've accessed or downloaded. As usenet is a store and forward system it's sometimes strictly regulated and sometimes not, policies are up to individual sites and, outside the alt. hierarchy, there are policies and moderators for hierarchies and groups (in theory anyway, practice is another thing

)

**Frankenstein** · 28-06-2007, 06:21 PM

Ok speeeds through IRC in Thailand? Haven't used it since the mid-nineties..

**DrB0b** · 28-06-2007, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by Frankenstein

Ok speeeds through IRC in Thailand? Haven't used it since the mid-nineties..

Faster than bittorrent for me. I use efnet.

**sabang** · 28-06-2007, 11:33 PM

I'm currently downloading season one of Squidbillies and season two of The Wire (thanks BM's) using Azareus and Torrent spy. OK so far.

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