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Old November 11th 03, 08:51 AM
Murphy
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Is it me, or has anybody managed to download anything from fsplanet.com ? It was recommended to me as having very good quality panels, scenery etc. and it looks to be true as you look through their website. But I've been trying for about a month now at ALL hours of the day and night and got absolutely nothing due to all of their nodes being busy. I would be interested to know if anybody has been successful.
Murphy
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Old November 11th 03, 01:02 PM
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HI Murphy,

Go to a legitimate site like avsim.com or flightsim.com.

FSPlanet mainly leeches files from those two sites, in most cases against the author's wishes, then charges to download them. The reason you get "all nodes busy" is because you haven't paid for the privilege to download freeware.

Justin
"Murphy" wrote in message news:3q1sb.367038$9l5.29349@pd7tw2no...
Is it me, or has anybody managed to download anything from fsplanet.com ? It was recommended to me as having very good quality panels, scenery etc. and it looks to be true as you look through their website. But I've been trying for about a month now at ALL hours of the day and night and got absolutely nothing due to all of their nodes being busy. I would be interested to know if anybody has been successful.
Murphy
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Old November 12th 03, 03:59 AM
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Thanks Justin! And here I thought that it was a reputable site, but they
sure pushed their executive membership
Regards, Murphy


"FSGenesis" wrote in message
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HI Murphy,

Go to a legitimate site like avsim.com or flightsim.com.

FSPlanet mainly leeches files from those two sites, in most cases against
the author's wishes, then charges to download them. The reason you get "all
nodes busy" is because you haven't paid for the privilege to download
freeware.

Justin
"Murphy" wrote in message
news:3q1sb.367038$9l5.29349@pd7tw2no...
Is it me, or has anybody managed to download anything from fsplanet.com ? It
was recommended to me as having very good quality panels, scenery etc. and
it looks to be true as you look through their website. But I've been trying
for about a month now at ALL hours of the day and night and got absolutely
nothing due to all of their nodes being busy. I would be interested to know
if anybody has been successful.
Murphy


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Old November 12th 03, 03:21 PM
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We never use FSPlanet

Eilzabeth R


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Old November 13th 03, 01:20 AM
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And I thought that "Quilljar" was Gay! ;-

Dashi

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We never use FSPlanet

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Old November 13th 03, 02:08 AM
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Dashi wrote:
And I thought that "Quilljar" was Gay! ;-


Huh??


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Old November 13th 03, 02:49 AM
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I look at their stuff, but to be honest, fsfreeware.com has the same
stuff usually. Just check their free downloads
http://www.fsfreeware.com/dcd/new/ or you can just to go the section
you like at http://www.fsfreeware.com/dcd/

I've found the downloads fast and always available. I HAVE been able
to download from fsplanet, but rarely. Best way to do it is to
bookmark the link it jumps you to and then keep trying that link
instead of fsplanet's.

Of course, the other links mentioned work well too. your mileage may
vary. I like fsplanet's "look" with all the downloads, but even if
you do get to download, it's super slow.


On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 08:51:11 GMT, "Murphy" wrote:

Is it me, or has anybody managed to download anything from fsplanet.com ? It was recommended to me as having very good quality panels, scenery etc. and it looks to be true as you look through their website. But I've been trying for about a month now at ALL hours of the day and night and got absolutely nothing due to all of their nodes being busy. I would be interested to know if anybody has been successful.
Murphy


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Old November 18th 03, 05:46 AM
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Murphy,
I got disgusted with not being able to download from FSPLanet for free so I subscribed to their service. I just wanted to say that, for me, it's a bargain. I save a lot of time because I receive his updated lists via email every other day. I like his selections and he grades them which helps me to decide what offerings to check out.

In addition, Ferdy Serena, the guy who runs the operation, is a professional who has shown a remarkable ability to respond quickly to emails.

I'll sit down now - I guess when I find a service that exceeds my expectations I want to spread the good news!
"Murphy" wrote in message news:3q1sb.367038$9l5.29349@pd7tw2no...
Is it me, or has anybody managed to download anything from fsplanet.com ? It was recommended to me as having very good quality panels, scenery etc. and it looks to be true as you look through their website. But I've been trying for about a month now at ALL hours of the day and night and got absolutely nothing due to all of their nodes being busy. I would be interested to know if anybody has been successful.
Murphy
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Old November 19th 03, 03:53 PM
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"Ken Morano" wrote in message .. .
Murphy,
I got disgusted with not being able to download from FSPLanet for free
so I subscribed to their service. I just wanted to say that, for me,
it's a bargain. I save a lot of time because I receive his updated lists
via email every other day. I like his selections and he grades them
which helps me to decide what offerings to check out.

In addition, Ferdy Serena, the guy who runs the operation, is a
professional who has shown a remarkable ability to respond quickly to
emails.

I'll sit down now - I guess when I find a service that exceeds my
expectations I want to spread the good news!
"Murphy" wrote in message
news:3q1sb.367038$9l5.29349@pd7tw2no...
Is it me, or has anybody managed to download anything from
fsplanet.com ? It was recommended to me as having very good quality
panels, scenery etc. and it looks to be true as you look through their
website. But I've been trying for about a month now at ALL hours of the
day and night and got absolutely nothing due to all of their nodes being
busy. I would be interested to know if anybody has been successful.
Murphy
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Although I know doesn't create anything original at
all I must say that flightsim.com also charges for access to freeware.
It's just alot more subtle. Avsim operates on revenue from MS and
developers that they jump into bed with. Developers they don't like or
sites that don't fall in line with them get the "business". Look at
both sites forums and you'll see tons of "glowing" posts about MSFS or
some new add-on in the store. It's all the same BS.

We're not bitter...just don't give a ****...we make more than enough
money.

Owain Robinson
http://www.planesimulation.com/
 




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