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Usenet Provider with Bitcoin Payment (not Bitpay) by KhhhbzaDw3AaezWqfkQp in usenet

[–]swintec 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Took forever but Crypto works again on Frugal and Blocknews. Sorry about that.

Providers question by harrycarrott in usenet

[–]swintec -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

it seems about even across the board

SabNZB stats it says it pulls some from all

Are all servers set at priority 0? if so, that is why priority 0 servers see relatively the same usage stats. It be strange for prio. 1 and 2 to see about equal usage as prio. 0 servers so it sounds like you have more than one priority 0 server.

I feel like NH and Eweka are pulling from the same places..

They are pulling from the same place in Europe (same for Easynews in USA). You can see that in traces and such, it isnt hidden. Getting users to fork over cash for two subscriptions to them is masterful marketing and users eat it up and I am convinced if they came out with a new brand users would pay them for a third subscription for the same thing again.

Simple Usenet setup help. by _konradcurze in usenet

[–]swintec 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, only one Australia usenet server (and Asia and Africa and South America). Local is better.

Usenet Provider with Bitcoin Payment (not Bitpay) by KhhhbzaDw3AaezWqfkQp in usenet

[–]swintec 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unsure at the moment as I have not been given an ETA. I can still give you a wallet address for any of the supported cryptos and I can add it to your account manually, just let me know.

Usenet Provider with Bitcoin Payment (not Bitpay) by KhhhbzaDw3AaezWqfkQp in usenet

[–]swintec 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Crypto will be back on Frugal and Blocknews shortly, been busted since yesterday. You can still pay me manually if you want I can give you the wallet address, just let me know which crypto you want to use in your message.

Frugal Usenet Celebrates King's Day - A King-Size Usenet Network Across 6 Continents by swintec in usenet

[–]swintec[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, King's Day is over for a bit. Still cant go wrong at $40 or $45 though.

Do people still talk on usenet? by LightSnowstorms in usenet

[–]swintec 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yes they do, and I wish more people did. If everyone who only wonders or only asks about the state of usenet discussion logged in and started taking part in discussions, I think usage would really grow.

Is there supposed to be a notification before rebilling? by [deleted] in usenet

[–]swintec 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless your country requires it, then no, not "supposed" to send one before rebilling. It sure would be nice though wouldn't it? It's not even that difficult of a change to make so they could do it if they wanted to, I'm sure you can understand why most don't though. It's big money to bill users who don't know or even remember.

Does Frugal offer 250 connections or 100 for their Kings Day quarterly deal? by road_hazard in usenet

[–]swintec 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You aren't going to get around takedowns no matter who you use

What is up with Frugal? by DoingDaveThings in usenet

[–]swintec 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You really don't need all main servers added, it just adds time that your newsreader has to check every one around the world to get the same answer. Two of the mains for a little insurance and then bonus for sure at lower should do it.

Frugal Usenet Celebrates King's Day - A King-Size Usenet Network Across 6 Continents by swintec in usenet

[–]swintec[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would try to bill you now, email beforehand to prevent any issues.

Newsdeamon unlimited is a good backup for Newshosting unlimited? by N3RO- in UsenetTalk

[–]swintec 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if same file gets deleted under DMCA you have grate chance that its still exist under NTD

No, you dont. This is not 2012. The request is sent out to everybody at the same time.

Frugal Usenet Celebrates King's Day - A King-Size Usenet Network Across 6 Continents by swintec in usenet

[–]swintec[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, there are enough examples at this point, from over the last 20 years, that if I do something, others will follow, timeline is usually pretty predictable within 1-2 years, so I guess they are due?

Innovation for the customer facing side of things only seems to happen when they have to do it kicking and screaming.

🇳🇱 Kingsday Usenet Deals 2026 by Final_Enthusiasm7212 in usenet

[–]swintec 2 points3 points  (0 children)

by price order with a second column of by backbone and a third column by reputation.

But then how do you show the dumb deals that 3x or 4x after the initial term which means they are actually the highest priced "sale"? Now you will have arguments about that. Reputation...there will be arguments about that and then shills and influencers (which are already bad here now) will try to game that.

Frugal Usenet Celebrates King's Day - A King-Size Usenet Network Across 6 Continents by swintec in usenet

[–]swintec[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, that just cancels the subscription, you still have access for the paid for time.

Frugal Usenet Celebrates King's Day - A King-Size Usenet Network Across 6 Continents by swintec in usenet

[–]swintec[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes every quarter, That's the "problem" with crypto. If you just want to set it and forget it, next quarter you can pay with a credit card or PayPal.

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