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 Posted: Tue, 17th Nov 2009 23:27 Post subject: Fast Usenet Server |
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I currently have a subscription to Giganews, and up until recently I had a really fast connection to d/l. I have a 20 Mbps download connection through my ISP. But for some reason giganews has gone straight to hell on speed. At one time, I got a better connection when I connected to their european servers, even though I am in the US. But now even their top speed in either US or Europe is somewhere in the 1-2 Mbps range.
What is reasonable to expect speed-wise? And finally is anyone using one that is somewhere in the 15-20 Mbps range?
Thanks alot guys.....
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| Posted: Tue, 17th Nov 2009 23:38 Post subject: |
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Astraweb ^_^
I've always gotten max speed from them, even on my old 20Mbit cable line. They're cheaper than Giga too, while still offering over 400 days retention.
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| Posted: Wed, 18th Nov 2009 00:50 Post subject: |
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What about their list of newsgroups? Is it comparable to giganews?
Thanks again...
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| Posted: Wed, 18th Nov 2009 00:59 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | . But now even their top speed in either US or Europe is somewhere in the 1-2 Mbps range.
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ugh scary words, those are the same words repeated by everyone on isps of late feeling the insane caps in place after u exceed ur "unlimited" lols, account...
I had it and whined like a bitch about it, it was capped inbetween 1 and 2mb, and normaly at the low end hehe..
anyhow i watch my usage now even though i never used to and had no problems i do within the last 4mnths it seemed..
bastards.. |
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| Posted: Wed, 18th Nov 2009 09:40 Post subject: |
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| Wolf Cookie wrote: | What about their list of newsgroups? Is it comparable to giganews?
Thanks again... |
Everything Giga has, Astra has.
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| Posted: Wed, 18th Nov 2009 09:58 Post subject: |
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I use Newshosting. $14.95 every month and i get a retention of 441 days. Been using them for 5 years now. No censoring or damaging of files.
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| Posted: Wed, 18th Nov 2009 10:14 Post subject: |
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I've been using Astra for years and they just keep getting better and better. My wife and I were worried that they started cheap, and offered a lot, just so as to grab the customers from Giga .. and then they'd start ramping prices up -- thankfully this hasn't been the case. $11/mo, no censorship/limitations, full speed and all groups, excellent customer support.
I love Astra ^_^
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| Posted: Wed, 18th Nov 2009 10:27 Post subject: |
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Another thing regarding the retention. While it is no problem to find files ~160 days, I have a lot of broken downloads if the files are older then ~60-80 days  This is what they mean by saying "up to 200" days retention?
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NemmieNL
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| Posted: Sat, 21st Nov 2009 04:40 Post subject: |
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ktorpil
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| Posted: Sat, 21st Nov 2009 11:28 Post subject: |
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Before time immemorial, there were all kinds of stuff street vendors and even some respectable establishments would sell here (for a fragment of the original's price). Then came the revamped copyright laws and like everybody else I turned to the net. I used to fight off would-be hackers, struggle knee deep in unreliable dial-up connections and hopefully get what I want from newsgroups and IRC channels. I remember the biggest single file I downloaded was around 80 MB during my PTT dial-up days.
Back in 2003, I had a 128kb/s cable when I finally decided to subscribe to Easynews. At first you'd get a mere 10GB/month quota and a max bandwidth of 1mbps (which no one had at the time). Today I have a 8mb(megabits)ps ADSL($66/month) and I can't really say anything about the speed since my connection sucks and I max my speed anyway (750-800 Kb/s download speed). Believe me it is the highest speed an individual get without paying astronomical amounts (say, how about a 200mb(it)/s cable for $1400 a month sound?) or hoping for the fiber optic company to come, tear your streets out. However, I have a friend who works at Micro$oft and he says he's downloading faster than he's able to dump it to a USB drive and I believe him.
I'm currently using the "$29.94 (US) for 150 gigs / month with Rollover and access to 211 days web retention" option. I know it's expensive but you get lightning fast speeds (according to my friend), reliable connections (very few occasions of corrupt downloads), fast responding customer service and the best of it all: The most simple to use web interface along all of the web based usenet providers. Therefor, I recommend it mostly to anyone who never heard of usenet before.
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| Posted: Sun, 22nd Nov 2009 15:16 Post subject: |
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| sabin1981 wrote: | | Wolf Cookie wrote: | What about their list of newsgroups? Is it comparable to giganews?
Thanks again... |
Everything Giga has, Astra has. |
Well, after finally talking with giganews tech support, they recommended that I try their SSL connection. They claim that it masks heavy usage so that your ISP cant follow what you're doing...? Does that make any sense?
Anyway, I tried it, amd BAM - back to 20 MBps d/l's again! I wouldn't have believed it. Sure, I pay another 5$ US per month, but with all of the new games lately I'd have to say its worth it.
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Sat, 16th Jan 2010 22:34 Post subject: |
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Can I have a quick survey of what newsgroup providers everyone is using? This isn't too old of a subject, but still, would prefer something more up to date. I've been having speed problems with Giganews as well, and am looking at other possibilities. 
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Ankh
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| Posted: Sat, 16th Jan 2010 22:37 Post subject: |
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Using Usenetserver. Unfortunatly its not as good as it used to be...im usually withing the range of 3000 and 8000kb/sec.... I would like one that stays above 7000kb/sec - so feel free to suggest! (Got 100/100 connection)
shitloads of new stuff in my pc. Cant keep track of it all.
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Ankh
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Sat, 16th Jan 2010 23:18 Post subject: |
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What router you using for that 100/100, and do you have any LAN going on? Because I noticed my router (WRT54GL) is chugging with my 12Mbit connection + watching 720p over the LAN... Probably will have to replace it soon...
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Ankh
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| Posted: Sun, 17th Jan 2010 16:36 Post subject: |
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Still with AstraWeb. Only had incomplete, irreparable files with >250 days old ones and only in a few of downloads.
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Ankh
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| Posted: Sun, 17th Jan 2010 16:44 Post subject: |
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So which one has the fastest transfer rate?
shitloads of new stuff in my pc. Cant keep track of it all.
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| Posted: Sun, 17th Jan 2010 17:11 Post subject: |
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I am with usenetserver.com aswell. Been there for a couple of years now, can't say anything about speeds though, only have a 16mbit connection and it gets maxed out.
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zipfero
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| Posted: Sun, 17th Jan 2010 18:04 Post subject: |
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Newshosting always gives me top speed at my parents' house and at a friends' house(both are 20mbit connections)
I myself have a dorm line so I download wiht agbout 7-10 megabytes :d
8 out of 10 dentists prefer zipfero to competing brands(fraich3 and Mutantius)!
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Ankh
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| Posted: Sun, 17th Jan 2010 19:20 Post subject: |
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| zipfero wrote: | Newshosting always gives me top speed at my parents' house and at a friends' house(both are 20mbit connections)
I myself have a dorm line so I download wiht agbout 7-10 megabytes :d |
Is that 7 megabytes per second or did you mean 7-10 Megabit?
shitloads of new stuff in my pc. Cant keep track of it all.
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jan 2010 01:31 Post subject: |
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Something alarming that came to my attention, apparently Giganews has been removing HBO shows. I start downloading a show and every piece is broken.
Just tried NewsHosting, and again same shit... :\
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Ankh
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jan 2010 09:24 Post subject: |
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Can you do me a favor? Can you try downloading a RAR from John Adams 720 Prestige release? I get broken files from both GigaNews and NewsHosting even though the upload is recent enough... :\
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Ankh
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jan 2010 09:44 Post subject: |
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sure, I can do that
shitloads of new stuff in my pc. Cant keep track of it all.
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Ankh
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