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Usegrab - The First Web-Only Usenet Provider

Postby Shattered » Wed May 16, 2012 5:15 am

Usegrab

Using our service couldn't be any easier! Just follow these 3 simple steps:

Step 1: Find your nzb using a usenet search provider, or use our own Usenet Search

Step 2: Upload your desired NZB file - We will take care of processing the file, you just sit back and relax!

Step 3: When the files have processed, you will be taken to the download page where you can download the files you requested - They will all be contained in a single Zip file!


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http://www.usegrab.com/


Features:

- No registration required
- No Usenet client or QuickPar required
- The maximum file size you can download in one go is 5 GB
- The link to the created zip file will stay online for 1 day
- The download speed is around 500 kB/s

I was able to get a post of more than 1100 days old with this service.

If you want to try out Usenet now is your chance.
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Re: Usegrab - The First Web-Only Usenet Provider

Postby Meddle » Wed May 16, 2012 5:43 am

Also the nzb can't be more than 3 MB. But other than that it seems to work great. :D

I really do prefer downloading at max bandwidth, however this is really cool for those who want to try out Usenet.
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Re: Usegrab - The First Web-Only Usenet Provider

Postby Shattered » Wed May 16, 2012 6:24 am

Yes, it's not so good for big downloads. A single DVD movie + pars is often bigger than 5 GB, so those can't be downloaded. The size of a NZB pointing to a 5 GB post was a little over 1 MB.

However, a download speed of 500 kB/s is more than reasonable if you compare it to what you get on most file hosters nowadays.
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Re: Usegrab - The First Web-Only Usenet Provider

Postby InsaneFury » Wed May 16, 2012 8:24 am

Well, you can always split the nzb into smaller chunks to bypass the 5GB limit. :P



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Re: Usegrab - The First Web-Only Usenet Provider

Postby Shattered » Mon May 21, 2012 6:21 am

I've noticed that sometimes you need to wait quite a long time before the link becomes available. Just be patient, the link will appear eventually.

They allow 2 connections, so you can use a download manager (i.e. JDownloader) to download the file faster.
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Re: Usegrab - The First Web-Only Usenet Provider

Postby Delacroix » Mon May 21, 2012 9:38 pm

It doesn't work for me. Essentially it goes fukkyou every time I upload an NZB, just as it is about to give links maybe?
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Re: Usegrab - The First Web-Only Usenet Provider

Postby Meddle » Tue May 22, 2012 12:11 am

I've had it work a few times, but once it never finished processing and just sat at that screen for hours. Dunno what happened.
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Re: Usegrab - The First Web-Only Usenet Provider

Postby Shattered » Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:51 pm

Here's another one for ya:

UsenetStorm: The world's first FREE Web Usenet Provider

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http://www.usenetstorm.com/


Both claim to be the first but I don't care as long as they work.

Limitations for free users:

Max. size: 500 MB
Max. speed: 500 kB/s

You can pay for more, but you can get more value for your coin if you take a good usenet account.

All the files that the NZB points to will be downloaded (incl. pars), so you need to repair them youself if necessary.
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Re: Usegrab - The First Web-Only Usenet Provider

Postby Shattered » Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:02 pm

Usegrab now has a 1 GB file limit.
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Re: Usegrab - The First Web-Only Usenet Provider

Postby Meddle » Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:40 pm

Yeah, it's been like that for a couple of days now. Usegrab doesn't seem to be repairing things anymore either, just zipping them.
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Re: Usegrab - The First Web-Only Usenet Provider

Postby Shattered » Sat Sep 08, 2012 7:02 am

Usenetstorm has lowered the limit as well:

Notice : Free users have been limited to 100mb per nzb upload until further notice


Usegrab isn't working for me at all. It keeps saying that it's still processing the NZB.
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Re: Usegrab - The First Web-Only Usenet Provider

Postby Meddle » Sun Sep 09, 2012 12:38 am

Usegrab hasn't worked now for a couple of months for me, so it's not just you. So who knows what is up with it. :?
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Re: Usegrab - The First Web-Only Usenet Provider

Postby Shattered » Sat Sep 22, 2012 1:59 pm

UsenetStorm has restored the limit to 500 MB.
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Re: Usegrab - The First Web-Only Usenet Provider

Postby Shattered » Sat Sep 29, 2012 8:23 pm

Usegrab is working again, also see the message on their site:

Service Resumed
We apologise for the lack of service during the past few weeks


We are now back up as normal!
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Re: Usegrab - The First Web-Only Usenet Provider

Postby Meddle » Sun Sep 30, 2012 2:25 pm

I hope it actually works longer this time.
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