I'm probably about average when it comes to tech stuff. I always feel dumb when I start looking into getting started with usenet, then get intimidated and quit researching. My torrent + vpn has failed me a couple of times in the past three years. So I really just need to make the leap. Just finding this community and reading through some of the posts has given me an initiative boost.

[–] sup@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is it just me or is usenet a bit expensive? One would need to pay for both an indexer and a provider. Regular public trackers have majority of the content for, well, free. Is obscure stuff on Usenet easier to find?

[–] thisusernameistaken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

i wouldnt waste my time with torrents now. it is one of those things hard to explain but once you make the jump for yourself you will just know and wish you did it long ago. if you are all in for under a $100 per year, i dont consider that expensive at all.

[–] PlasmaK@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

lol imagine paying for pirating

[–] null@zerobytes.monster 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

lol and now imagine you can use usenet for free

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Broken packages everywhere

[–] thisusernameistaken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

frugal usenet here as well but i have collected block accounts over the years that really never get used so they just sit there.

[–] nix@merv.news 1 points 2 years ago

Block accounts?

[–] nix@merv.news -1 points 2 years ago

What exactly is the appeal of Usenet when almost everything is available through torrents for free? I also never really understood trusting giving out your payment information.

Do people use Usenet as forums besides the ability to share files?