Can usenet be used for free? (feddit.it)

submitted 1 year ago by sh3ll@feddit.it to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Are there ways to use usenet without a payment/subscription?

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[-] idlenonsense@lemmy.fmhy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

I wouldn’t bother with Usenet unless you have the need to keep a copy of your media. I say this as a torrent and Usenet user. Generally almost all of my needs are met with real debrid and Syncler. Occasionally if something is hard to find I’ll grab a torrent, but that’s it. Debrid is so much easier and near instant. I’ve still got Usenet block accounts that I’ve had for years because I have no need for them anymore.

[-] Ganbat@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've seen people talk about real debrid forever, and to this day, I've never seen any explanation of just what it is. I've looked it up, and all I found was a generic site with a signup, and the best description I've ever seen anyone use for it is "worth the money."

Edit: No, nevermind, I figured out what it was for. What I couldn't figure out that put me off was the price.

[-] Woozy@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Mind telling us what it's for? We're here on lemmy to share info, right?

[-] Ganbat@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago

It's actually in the megathread under tools. Basically, it's a downloader service. Downloads torrents and ddl files to their servers, then you download from there.

[-] Atheran@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

It's definitely worth it. I had it for years and it worthed it just to stream stuff, but the functionality that let's me bypass limits of hosting sites is just a bonus. Now I don't have to sub for every damn file sharing site under the moon.