Enabling Flash support in BinTube Ultimate version 4.6.0.0 and later

Starting with version 4.6.0.0 BinTube Ultimate uses the Chromium web browser which doesn't provide built-in Adobe Flash support. To enable Flash you need to download the PPAPI version of Flash from https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/ 

Detailed instructions are provided on our support forum.

BinTube Ultimate 4 - New Features

We are happy to announce a new major update to BinTube Usenet Reader now called BinTube Ultimate. This new version brings some unique new features and several improvements.

The most significant new feature is the ability to instantly skip forward to any position in a Video being streamed, even before it has been downloaded. This is possible even if the download is packaged as uncompressed RAR files, divided into several files or simply uploaded as a single file. The new media track bar will let you know right away if skipping is possible.

Another very cool feature, is the ability to let the streaming media dictate the download speed. We call this progressive streaming. When enabled, You no longer eat up all your household's bandwidth while streaming your favorite Video.

Other improvements are the addition of a very user friendly image viewer, improved password handling, a more responsive user interface and other tidbits that you should notice right away.

A detailed list of all the changes can be found here

And as usual, many thanks to all our supporters who shared their invaluable feedback and ideas on the feedback forum.

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BinTube now accepts Bitcoin

We're delighted to announce that we now accept Bitcoins as a payment method for Usenet service. Bitcoin is a decentralized P2P crypto currency that enables instant payments from anywhere in the world. For more information on Bitcoin, you can visit Bitcoin.org.

How do get started?

To pay using Bitcoin simply select the Bitcoin payment option on the BinTube Usenet Registration form. The process is as convenient as using any other payment method and your account will be provisioned quickly and automatically as soon as your payment is completed.

Fill servers

Version 3.9 of BinTube Usenet Reader introduced the option to add fill servers. So what is a "fill server"?

A fill server is a Usenet server provided by any other Usenet provider that is used as a backup to your primary servers. Whenever an article can not be found on BinTube's servers (your primary), BinTube Usenet Reader checks if it can be found on the first fill server, then the second etc... then downloads it from wherever it can be found.

Since fill servers are only used as backup, most users prefer to get "block" accounts. A block account provides you with a certain amount usage (usually 100 GB to 1000 GB) and does not need to be paid for until you completely use up the allotted amount of data. A 1000 GB account is usually the most cost effective and should last you a very long time.

To add a fill server to BinTube Usenet Reader go to Options > Server Settings then click the Add button just below the Usenet Servers label. The usual information, such as username, password, server address, connections and SSL, must now be entered.

Fill servers can be enabled and disabled using the check mark in the Usenet Servers list. A disabled fill server will not be used to check for or download any missing articles from. So if you want to use a fill server, make sure the check mark right next to it is set!

Notes:

• Fill servers are only available in the FREE version of BinTube Usenet Reader which requires a BinTube Usenet subscription.
• Since your BinTube account is unlimited the BinTube server cannot be disabled. This is a safety precaution so that you don't unknowingly use up your block account.
• Changing connections and ports on all servers (including BinTube servers) can done by double clicking the respective server or by selecting it and clicking the edit button.
• The usage counters displayed next to each server can be reset by right clicking the server and selecting "Reset download counter"

Latest features in BinTube Usenet Reader 3.8

We're happy to announce the  latest version of BinTube Usenet Reader. In this update we've integrated features from BinTube Accelerator directly into the newsreader. This means that you no longer need to have both programs running to use the flexible download speed limiting and scheduling features provided by BinTube Accelerator.

BinTube Usenet Reader

BinTube Accelerator is still useful for users of third-party Usenet clients, especially header based clients. But if BinTube Usenet Reader is the only client you use, you should uninstall BinTube Accelerator.

Another small feature that was added is the option to disable automatic display of text files which can sometimes get in the way of your searching activities.

The latest versions and change logs of the software are available the downloads page.

BinTube on iOS and Android devices.

Many of you have requested that we port BinTube Usenet Reader to iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) and Android devices or provide a way to remotely control the reader. We just tested an impressive application that makes this possible: Splashtop Remote, a remote desktop application for iOS and Android devices, brings the full BinTube experience to your phone/tablet device icluding video and audio streaming. That's right, full-screen video and audio streaming work perfectly even when accessing your computer away from home. Access from outside your network does require proper configuration of your router to allow port forwarding and the use of DynDNS or similar if your IP address is not static. The iOS version is currently the better of the two and provides smoother video streaming and support for switching monitors if your PC is connected to multiple monitors.

Free trials of Splashtop Remote are available on the App Store and Android Marketplace. The regular price is $4.99, but there is currently a promotion: The iPad version is currently just $1.99 and the Android version $0.99. The app is well worth the full price if not more!

If you have a tablet device you should definitely give Spalshtop Remote a try!

How to download 694 MB in less than 10 seconds!

Ever wanted to download a full Ubuntu ISO in less than 10 seconds? We'll show you how you can setup a test environment to achieve the same performance shown in the video for less than $15!

Step 1. Get a free Amazon AWS account and start an EC2 instance. We used the biggest and baddest High-Memory Quadruple Extra Large Instance running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Base (AMI Id: ami-ee926087) in the US-WEST region. Cost: $2.76 per hour

Step 2. Even the High-Memory Quadruple Extra Large Instance's disk performance is still not enough to handle the 70 MB/s download speed. So you'll need to setup a RAM disk to receive the download. We used the excellent VSuite Ramdisk Server Edition. A free trial version can be downloaded here.

Step 3. Download BinTube Usenet Reader Pro and set it up with your BinTube username and password. If you don't have an account you can get one here. Then set the connection settings to 20 connections, No SSL and point it to the closest servers. If your EC2 instance is in US-WEST that would be us.bintube.com. Finally set your download and temp folders to two separate folders on the RAM disk you created in step 2. Cost: $10.99 per month

That's all there is to it. You should now be able to see download speeds of 500+ Mbps. Just keep in mind that AWS charges $0.10 per GB for data transfer in and $0.15 per GB for data transfer out.

Total cost for the test as performed in the video $10.99 + $2.76 + $.10 = $13.85. All mentioned prices are valid as of 05/03/2011.

BinTube Usenet Reader 3.6 Released

BinTube Usenet Reader 3.6 is now available for download. This version adds multi-tabbed search and browsing, improved memory usage and several GUI and internal tweaks. This is also the first version powered by Mozilla instead of IE which should make an eventual port to non-Windows platforms easier.

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In solidarity with our friends in Japan

In light of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, BinTube has refunded the last 2 months of service to all our members based in Japan. Our thoughts are with all of those impacted by this tragedy.

Donations / Emergency Relief

BinTube Accelerator Update

BinTube Accelerator 1.0.3.0 was released with a bug that prevents update notifications from working. If you are currenly using version 1.0.3.0 or less you should download version 1.0.4.0 from the downloads page and install it.

You can check the version installed on your computer by selecting HELP > About BinTube Accelerator.

Cheers.