deedie
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not sure if people are aware of this. or if its been posted before
but virgin media are currently beta trialing new newsgroup servers. previously they had no good newsgroups on there old servers.
but they have got loads of the most popular servers now. they have all the ones that we use on here most of the time. like
alt.binaries.boneless
alt.binaries.games.xbox360 etc etc
the only downside is that they still have shit retention of 7days. but it means that you can grab all the latest release xbox360 games as they are being uploaded to the servers.
i did some tests and the servers dont have speed limits on them, i was able to grab a few files at 2400 without any slow down. obviously virgin medias traffic shaping restrictions will still apply. but if you got a hacked modem, just change the mac when you get slowdown.
this is a public beta and is open to all virgin media customers.
just put the server address into your favourite newsgroup program
news.virginmedia.com
no need to put in any username or password.
this is handy for anyone who doesnt have newsgroup access, or who dont want to pay for it. but as im sure you are all aware the, you will get a better service if you pay for it.
for anybody who doesnt know what newsgroups are, please use the search function, there are tons of threads on this subject on here
but virgin media are currently beta trialing new newsgroup servers. previously they had no good newsgroups on there old servers.
but they have got loads of the most popular servers now. they have all the ones that we use on here most of the time. like
alt.binaries.boneless
alt.binaries.games.xbox360 etc etc
the only downside is that they still have shit retention of 7days. but it means that you can grab all the latest release xbox360 games as they are being uploaded to the servers.
i did some tests and the servers dont have speed limits on them, i was able to grab a few files at 2400 without any slow down. obviously virgin medias traffic shaping restrictions will still apply. but if you got a hacked modem, just change the mac when you get slowdown.
this is a public beta and is open to all virgin media customers.
just put the server address into your favourite newsgroup program
news.virginmedia.com
no need to put in any username or password.
this is handy for anyone who doesnt have newsgroup access, or who dont want to pay for it. but as im sure you are all aware the, you will get a better service if you pay for it.
for anybody who doesnt know what newsgroups are, please use the search function, there are tons of threads on this subject on here