How do you pay for your seedbox (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago by coffeetastesbadlikecoffee@sh.itjust.works to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I already have a seedbox, but I am realizing I paid for it with my credit card (dumb) even though I used a fake name and contact info. I am going to change providers and migrate my data, but I now need to actually pay for it securely (piracy in my country is only legal if only downloading) since I not only plan to seed to a private tracker and others but also would like to buy a larger box to help out with anna's archive torrents. How do you all pay for your usenet / seedboxes?

I understand if crypto is recommended, but I dislike using it due to high overhead costs and general skepticism, so I would love some other options or providers that offer them (current provider only has crypto, stripe and PayPal).

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[-] brickfrog@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 months ago

I've always paid with crypto.

But you might be able to buy a prepaid credit card with cash and then use that for the seedbox payment? Maybe just double-check that it would work with your seedbox provider e.g. in the U.S. most prepaid cards sold in stores are U.S. only and won't process international transactions and since most seedbox providers are outside the U.S. they may not work together. Haven't spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to get the right prepaid card for those scenarios.