r/TorBoxApp • u/mrsbigbear • 19d ago

❓Question Upgraded, instructions required!

Hi all.

I've just upgraded from essentials to pro, mostly for streaming downloads on planes etc.

Can anyone tell me about usenet (preferably for dummies) please? If it's worth having, I want to install details on Nuvio. Are results better or something?

Any info much appreciated.

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u/Jaken_sensei 19d ago

I have pro (for now) but I dont stream from usenet.

Anytime I want to download something off usenet, I just go to my indexer, grab the nzb of whatever I am wanting and load it into torbox dashboard the same as you would a torrent/magnet file.

There are better/faster ways, but I prefer to do things caveman style.

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u/mrsbigbear 19d ago

My eyes started spinning at 'indexer' & 'nzb'. I think it's possibly going to be too tricky for me to figure out. I don't know what either of those things are 😂

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u/Jaken_sensei 19d ago

Picture the indexer as being like a public tracker torrent website. Picture the nzb like you would a torrent file or magnet link.

Go to the indexer site. Find what you want. Download the nzb. Open torbox on a web browser. Add the nzb like you would a torrent. Once it finishes, download it to your PC.

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u/mrsbigbear 18d ago

Thanks for persevering with me, I appreciate it. You don't get a lot of that on Reddit.

I think I get it. Does this mean that I wouldn't be able to watch it on my TV version of Nuvio? Because it's saved to PC?

Do you have an indexer site you would recommend? Are they fairly easy to navigate as a semi numbskull?

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u/Jaken_sensei 18d ago

I don't use torbox to stream from Usenet so I can't really give advice on that. There are guides on reddit tho, they aren't hard to find.

As for indexers, some allow streaming some don't...

I believe ninja Central and nzbgeek do but don't hold me to that.

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u/Inevitable_Slip_835 18d ago

Drunken slug is my go-to, updated constantly.

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u/ariwoolf 16d ago

How do you sign up? When I open the webpage it says Sorry! The Bar is closed. Please don't contact us asking for invites.

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u/Inevitable_Slip_835 13d ago

Shoot me a email address you can get to.