newsgroups are much better idea. No upload ratios (uploading gets you in trouble if they prosecute) and its much much faster. Im on a 30/30 connection and will max out my connection from usenetserver at 3.62MB/s. There are lots of newsgroup servers out there. Look on slickdeals, there is one right now offering $40 for 1TB of download. This will satisfy most people as they dont download THAT much. I personally have been on a usenetserver account for 6 years and the last 3 have been $99/yr unlimited download. Nothing better than 1080p movies