Usenet

[poplolnman 0]

does anyone use usenet here?

[flat4 79]

Yep

[psychlops 27]

Nope

[mblue 4]

Are you asking if people are using usenet through the VPN or in general?  Not clear from your post.

[poplolnman 0]

sorry, yea....im just wondering if there is a noticeable slowdown to the usenet speeds when using vpn?

[flat4 79]

they are not slow for me. my internet is slower when using the vpn but its enought to get what i need.

[johncymru 0]

I do and find speed depends on the particular server's load. I have 76 Mbps fibre and while I rarely see full speed I regularly get around 70-80% of that 76Mbps. Full Upload speed of 19 Mbps is pretty much the norm though it also drops down to 70-80% of that when a server is busy but rarely for long and suffers far less than the download when on a busy server. On very busy servers download speeds can drop further but around the lowest download I have seen has been 20 Mbps. If it persists I just switch to a different server with more free capacity as it usually only takes between 30-60 seconds to switch.

[dd79 15]

I left usenet a few years ago due to:

 

- Rar in rar spam

- DMCA removals

- Mysterious password protected groups that i never got access to.

[flat4 79]

I left usenet a few years ago due to:

 

- Rar in rar spam

- DMCA removals

- Mysterious password protected groups that i never got access to.

I have sab take care of these issues if they are password protected they do not get downloaded.

 

Removals are going to happen.

[Stan464 2]

I agree with Flat4, I also use Sab, Perfect for my needs, Mix with Sickbeard & Couchpotato & Headphones,


Pretty good combo!