Usenet/ Newsgroups

You'll need a newsreader, the only free one I can think of is Xnews. This you'll be able to find at Cnet's website. Next you'll need your ISP news server address, it should be listed below and if it's not then your ISP probably doesn't support newsgroups.

http://www.usenettools.net/ISP.htm

The setup is quite simple, enter a login and password for your main account into Xnews' setup with the ISP server address and Xnews will download the available groups on your ISPs server. I should note that ISPs are pretty darn poor when it comes to maintaining complete files and they usually come down in a matter of days. The upside to this is the incredible speed you'll get, it should max out your BB connection so this hands down beats torrents & p2p.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Interesting, if that is the case then I highly recommend Newshosting.

http://www.newshosting.com/

You can try out the unlimited account for 1 month and see how you like it, files on the servers are kept for months on end so it's very reliable.

$15 for unlimited account for a month.

Newsbin is a great newsreader but Xnews offers what Newsbin already does.

http://www.newsbin.com/

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Lukage

Now that we have a few choices, is this going to be a pretty straightforward procedure in obtaining Teh Awesomeness (files)? I had an idea of the costs, and this seems nice, but I need to know WHAT to do with the info. Thanks for the input thus far.

Well with the information provided you gain access to a reliable dedicated server with loads of files. The $15 a month fee is basically for access to usenet servers and just to give you an idea of whats out there have a look below...

http://www.newzbin.com/browse/cat/p/games/

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.