Usenet - NewsDemon Black Friday Deals : $30 for 14 months recurring , $19 for 4TB Block , $7 for 1TB Block , $3 per month for Unlimited GB , $19 for 9 Months for Unlimited GB

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11-29-2019 at 06:25 AM #3

For those in the know, this is the best usenet deal of all so far

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11-29-2019 at 06:43 AM #4

Quote from blackstarinc :

For those in the know, this is the best usenet deal of all so far

For those in the know, mind sharing in a nutshell what's the best modern day use case for this service?

EDIT: FWIW here's a Usenet guide some Redditor put together:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/c...n_my_guide

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11-29-2019 at 06:57 AM #5

Quote from itsarectangle :

For those in the know, mind sharing in a nutshell what's the best modern day use case for this service?

EDIT: FWIW here's a Usenet guide some Redditor put together:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/c...n_my_guide

Certain rules apply to the service...best way I'd put it that also correlates to that link is the "automated retrieval of content" 😛

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11-29-2019 at 07:03 AM #6

Is a VPN not necessary for downloading? only uploading?

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11-29-2019 at 07:05 AM #7

Anyone know how to add this to an existing block account?

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11-29-2019 at 07:26 AM #8

NewsDemon is very good. I have been on a 200GB/month package but just picked up ThunderNews unlimited for $25/year so I can discontinue ND. They use the same backbone but I've noticed NewsDemon with only 8 connections seems faster than ThunderNews at 50 will SSL. Maybe I need to tweak settings but so far NewsDemon is faster.

I would be curious as to what block accounts people will pair with ND.

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11-29-2019 at 07:49 AM #9

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Is a VPN not necessary for downloading? only uploading?

SSL port 8080 a few connections
SSL port 563 a few connections

Congrats, they now have a record of a bunch of gibberish from your pc to a server. Same record if they had a VPN or remote session for work. Vpn will mask IP, it doesnt mask the account used to upload or download.

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11-29-2019 at 07:55 AM #10

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SSL port 8080 a few connections
SSL port 563 a few connections

Congrats, they now have a record of a bunch of gibberish from your pc to a server. Same record if they had a VPN or remote session for work. Vpn will mask IP, it doesnt mask the account used to upload or download.

so bottom line, is it ok to download without a VPN? I do have a VPN but but it slows down speeds, so i would rather not use it unless i have to.

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11-29-2019 at 08:08 AM #11

NewsDemon is great. I've been a user since 2014 and usually re-up yearly with the BF deals, but I'll be switching to the $3/mo unlimited recurring. GREAT deal, as a few years ago I was paying $10/mo.

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11-29-2019 at 08:08 AM #12

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so bottom line, is it ok to download without a VPN? I do have a VPN but but it slows down speeds, so i would rather not use it unless i have to.

I've never used a VPN with this.

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11-29-2019 at 08:10 AM #13

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so bottom line, is it ok to download without a VPN? I do have a VPN but but it slows down speeds, so i would rather not use it unless i have to.

Well, I'll put it like this: My VPN slows downloads on EZNews considerably. In over 15 years, I've never had any issues with SSL and NO VPN. So, Torrents = VPN, Usenet= No VPN needed. That is just my experience. I've gotten two C&D's from my ISP, a billion years ago, due to 1) Laziness and 2) Foolishly thinking ToR was safe. That was w/ torrents. Not a peep w/ Usenet and SSL.

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11-29-2019 at 08:21 AM #14

Anyone knows what is the normal monthly subscription fee? TIA

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11-29-2019 at 08:42 AM #15

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Anyone knows what is the normal monthly subscription fee? TIA

"most" unlimited plans are $100ish a year.

Ive been on usenetserver for a billion years, but dam that $30 a year looks temping, but im wondering why its so cheap...

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