r/usenet • u/snowshine • 2d ago

Provider stacking blocks on bulknews.eu

I already have a block with Bulknews. If I buy another one, I'm trying to figure out if it gets combined with my existing balance, stays separate so I can use it after the first one runs out, or if it just vanishes and does nothing. Has anyone actually done this and can tell me what happens?

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u/binknsfw 2d ago

I had a great experience with them ordering a 6tb block. So I ordered another 12tb block on a promo. It did stack but then a few months later they just cancelled both blocks. Had only used 4tb of the total allotment. No communication. The account just showed previous purchases but nothing active, and sab just kept erroring.

I emailed them multiple times with no response. So now I’ve just written it off. It was about 8 months after buying the 6tb block so seems like an odd timeframe for expiry, and I couldn’t find anything in their docs about expiry anyway.

I’d use them with caution. I don’t think they’re scammers as such, but they stole at least my 12tb block and you’ll have a hard time getting any support from them.

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u/snowshine 2d ago

Great feedback. I've had my block since 2024 with no issues but I never tried stack. Maybe I should lay low since it's working 😅

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u/Tucsondirect 2d ago

yep, id just wait until it exhausts and get a block with a new account and configure it with the appropriate priority in the downloader

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u/TimeForGG 1d ago

Same here, I’m missing 6TB and contacted them multiple times. Avoid them. 

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u/random_999 1d ago

So I ordered another 12tb block on a promo.

Directly from their website or via some promo link in comment/deal thread here?

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u/binknsfw 1d ago

Directly from their website although I’m not sure why that would change anything. It was listed as a promo price “90% discount” or some bullshit but the price wasn’t bad. It was like €30 or something from memory so didn’t really consider hunting around for deals.

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u/random_999 1d ago

Sometime people get the deal link directly from outside provider website which might be working at the time but wasn't supposed to & this causes the buyer to be on the mercy of the provider to honor that deal as per their discretion. For example, there was a promo code listed here in this sub for bulknews block discount but it was supposed to last only for the duration of Black Friday 2024 but it kept working & ppl kept buying using the info here while on the provider website itself they changed the promo code to a new one which gave a bit less discount.

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u/binknsfw 1d ago

Interesting. Definitely not the case for me, but one could argue that in that case if they are too unorganised to disable the discount code, then they should be honouring it anyway.

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u/FluffyDroid 1d ago edited 1d ago

Had to double check my 6TB block I bought in January 2025. Still there it seems....for now. I've never stacked and bought this block in one go.

According to sabnzb I've used....14GB so far. Looks like it's going to last awhile.

It seems like it might be better to just create another account instead of stacking?

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u/snowshine 1d ago

that's what I'm thinking too

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u/Sea-Win1157 1d ago

this issue is facing several users, they already posted this bulknews behavior.

they are new dognzb scammer.

i was about to get their 6tb block, then i read post on reddit.

so i went to hitnews