Bittorrent quicker than Newsgroups?

[Scarlett Mardis]

Yeah, it's definitely slower to get files onto usenet than it is to get torrents. However, it's well worth waiting for, as I max out my 15mbps connection with usenet and rarely do so with torrents :-)

Usenet uploads only take as long as your connections upstream speed, I'm lucky I have 1Mb up and 9Mb down, and don't forget the speed is constant unlike torrents, so unlike torrents, posting and downing bins to the usenet is almost always the fastest way to share stuff because your connection should be maxed out from both ends.

[its love]

Well I use both usenet and BT however in answer to the question Usenet is by far quicker. The files are on Usenet often just as quick as BT. There are also different files on each so use it and abuse it. Keep an open mind.

[part of the pack]

Usually I find things faster on Usenet.... But that is almost always before it is posted here or other sites.

[Not as Beast as MJ]

Usenet is great for downloading files that would absolutely destroy your ratio on bittorrent. And it's also great for getting exclusive stuff to share on bittorrent to increase your ratio even more!

[Bails]

Yep I could not agree more :yup:

The Newsgroups can't be beat, $15/month for a excellent nsp to download whatever I want is a drop in the bucket anyway.

[Gigajak]

I usually see stuff getting posted to usenet faster than torrent sites. Just because your favourite indexing site hasn't indexed it yet doesnt mean its not there.

I was just about to say the exact same thing, take FTD for example!

[Ifa]

I usually see stuff getting posted to usenet faster than torrent sites. Just because your favourite indexing site hasn't indexed it yet doesnt mean its not there.

Exactly manuelly look in the best groups and you'll find it either on same time as torrents or a few hours before BT trackers .

[Telemachus R]

If something comes out on the private trackers a few hours before Usenet I could care less, half the time this stuff is hitting the 'net when I'm asleep or at work anyhow.

I only use Bittorrent and the other inferior clients on the odd occassion I can't find something I want on Usenet. Or for porn.

[Actual]

If there is one thing that really sucks about usenet its ftd.

[littledogcb]

If you get on a good private tracker you Will max your download w/o a problem. W/ Usenet can you download a few movies at once?