Post #4473990
2026-08-10 02:34 UTC
Replies (3)
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@BottleBoardBakon@lemmy.ml 2026-08-10 03:02
Uses encryption so you can’t be dinged by copyright trolls, high speed downloads (usually), easier automation and higher quality control. Only note is that it isn’t free.
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@Thorman@lemmy.ml 2026-08-10 03:28
Generally don’t need a VPN with usenet because according to isp providers it’s general downloaded content with encryption so they don’t see what you’re downloading speed depends on your provider, not seeder counts, meaning that it’s generally much more consistant speeds and can easily reach multi gigabit don’t need to worry about seeding at all, instead you have two caps to worry about that reset daily for indexes, api hits and download counts. Generally you get a couple thousand api hits for third party apps or your Starr apps and a few hundred downloads per day. older content is generally easier to find on usenet because there is no inactivity deletion due to lack of seeders like on private torrent trackers. The only limitation is your providers retention time generally in the thousands of days range The one major downside of usenet over torrents is that you pay for access either monthly, yearly, or lifetime for both the provider and the indexer. And you do need both because the providers give you the ability to download the files and the indexers host the files. So if you have just an indexer you can see the files but not download them or if you have just a provider you have the ability to download the files but can’t find any files to download. Hope this helps!
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@HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social 2026-08-10 07:36
You get to sit through interviews, maybe be for access and have to deal with gatekeepers. Joking aside, theres some variety in the selection. In my experience, torrents have excellent selection of mainstream and well known artist, not so much with smaller, niche and local artists. Soulseeks fills that hole nicely. Some friends of mine who use usenet have reported that when you need to find that one EP from that one band that existed for 4 months in 1978, you have good chances of doing that there. For me, its not worth the effort and trouble getting things set up and getting in to a server. Others will disagree and tell you its the best thing since recording C-cassette tapes for your friends.