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Re:Rise of Netflix Competitors Has Pushed Consumers Back Tow... by SketchySeaBeast on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @09:39AM (#18978441)
Looking over your list do you not see how that list of activities might prove to be a little niche, and probably not suited to the broader public?

Also: > pay a yearly fee to a decent indexer

"Why would you get something free? Pay instead!". I already do that, it's called Netflix and Amazon Prime. Plus, the only step those have is "get smart TV, connect TV to internet".

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Re:Rise of Netflix Competitors Has Pushed Consumers Back Tow... by wil421 on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @09:51AM (#18978544)
I don’t think HN is the broader public.
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Re:Rise of Netflix Competitors Has Pushed Consumers Back Tow... by SketchySeaBeast on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @09:59AM (#18978638)
I'm a bit confused - what does your solution solve that Torrenting doesn't?
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Re:Rise of Netflix Competitors Has Pushed Consumers Back Tow... by wil421 on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @10:12AM (#18978749)
Complete automation, no seeding, less risky download sources, less risk of your ISP complaining about BitTorrent traffic, and an almost nil chance of getting a nasty legal letter for seeding.

Plus the Usenet servers are usually much faster than torrents. With Gigabit I am seeing much faster speeds.

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Re:Rise of Netflix Competitors Has Pushed Consumers Back Tow... by anonaut on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @10:44AM (#18979134)
You should look into private trackers... I have the same setup for german content (there are no german trackers that have good seeds/content/moderation and api) but for english stuff torrents are still the king if you have the right trackers (ptp/btn/hdb and even 2nd and 3rd tier trackers are all fine). Any listed disadvantage doesn't exist with private trackers, and it doesn't even cost a cent - unlike usenet subscription and indexer.
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Re:Rise of Netflix Competitors Has Pushed Consumers Back Tow... by SketchySeaBeast on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @10:23AM (#18978867)
What's the yearly fee look like?
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