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Can someone explain Usenet to a long-time torrent-er? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/piracy@lemmy.ml
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I'm a pretty heavy torrent user, running a media server complete with sonarr/radarr for automatic downloads. I download a lot, and have multiple TBs of upload on various private trackers. I've been torrenting forever, but I've always wondered about usenet. Over and over on this, and other, forums I see people saying that usenet is way better - but why?

I understand what it is overall, but what makes it better than traditional torrenting? In my mind, it's always just seemed like a different means to the same end. I pay for a VPN and torrent for "free", or I pay for usenet access and download directly from there. As someone who's "snobby" around the quality of the stuff I torrent, does usenet provide an advantage there?

Usenet fans, I'd love to hear what makes you love it! I'm always open to trying new things, and if It really is better I'd love to know why! (Plus, maybe what providers/tools etc you recommend).

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[–] 2 points 2 years ago

There are so many to choose from, I'd search around a bit on your own to find one that meets your needs. As much as I hate diverting traffic to the place that should not be named, r/usenet has an extensive wiki of providers and is a good place to start.

If you don't care about any of that and just want a single answer, I use Newsgroup Ninja. It's one of the cheapest options even when it's not on sale. But wait a couple weeks, they usually have a significant Black Friday sale.

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