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I get 850Mbit down, I use 5 different newsservers to accomplish this, where oooh where would I be downloading from:)
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Phluxed
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| Posted: Wed, 7th Jan 2009 12:43 Post subject: |
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You get 850mbit down?
Who is your provider where you are?
Also, I just switched back to newshosting.com because of the retention change.
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| Posted: Wed, 14th Jan 2009 11:49 Post subject: |
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Wed, 14th Jan 2009 13:46 Post subject: |
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| Pfiemelcheese wrote: | | I get 850Mbit down, I use 5 different newsservers to accomplish this, where oooh where would I be downloading from:) |
U get 850mb/sec? Who's your ISP? What kinda connection do you have? |
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Phluxed
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| Posted: Wed, 14th Jan 2009 13:54 Post subject: |
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Exactly what I asked. I don't think even places in sweden offer that shit. That's faster than an OC12 line...
Maybe he's downloading at work on an OC48 line? IDK....
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Wed, 14th Jan 2009 14:06 Post subject: |
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| Phluxed wrote: | Exactly what I asked. I don't think even places in sweden offer that shit. That's faster than an OC12 line...
Maybe he's downloading at work on an OC48 line? IDK.... |
The amount of times he's bullshitted on here, I doubt he's telling the truth. And even if its some uber OC48 line at work, whats the point? I know plenty of ppl who work in offices and they dont have a) blue ray drives/burners (for games that are like 11gb b) dual layer burners/drives c) even straight dvd burners. No company wants their employee's to be able to burn company information ya know?
And I know cuz my aunt works at Canon and I have cousins in the US who work at major corporations.
He's full of it. I'd bet my house on it. |
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| Posted: Thu, 15th Jan 2009 03:58 Post subject: |
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| SycoShaman wrote: |
He's full of it. I'd bet my house on it. |
Does it come with the fridge full of food? |
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| Posted: Thu, 15th Jan 2009 07:50 Post subject: |
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I was hoping for a thread like this, where i could make a decision about getting a newsgroup deal based on some very good comparison's, i like this newhosting.com, but with the lack of ssl in the 14.95 package(unless it's not that big of a deal?), i might try their $10 package.
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grimmmy
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| Posted: Thu, 15th Jan 2009 13:14 Post subject: |
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I can't actually recommend UsenetServer anymore than I already do.
14.95 a month, SSL included and 125 days retention (currently being increased to 250).
Significantly cheaper than Giganews but currently has a lower retention.
And yeah, that bloke is talking shit about the 850Mbit/s if you ask me. That or he's paying for it out his arse as it would require some decent connections, a decent gigabit network. Better to save the money and just buy the software instead. Would work out cheaper.
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| Posted: Thu, 15th Jan 2009 13:34 Post subject: |
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AstraWeb are going up to 270 days retention soon
$15 / month
$39 / 3 months
http://www.news.astraweb.com/plans.html
I've been with them for years now and they are awesome!
| chiv wrote: | | don't quote me on that |
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| Posted: Thu, 15th Jan 2009 15:57 Post subject: |
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| grimmmy wrote: | I can't actually recommend UsenetServer anymore than I already do.
14.95 a month, SSL included and 125 days retention (currently being increased to 250).
Significantly cheaper than Giganews but currently has a lower retention.
And yeah, that bloke is talking shit about the 850Mbit/s if you ask me. That or he's paying for it out his arse as it would require some decent connections, a decent gigabit network. Better to save the money and just buy the software instead. Would work out cheaper. |
Their customer service is horrid, I used them for about a year a year ago, their completion rate started going to crap, then they had a server issue where ALL the groups but like 2 got corrupted so I couldn't download anything that month, and their only response is "you'll just have to wait for everything to get uploaded by someone again." No refund, no extension, nothing, if they don't like the negative vibe when your talking to them on customer support, they'll close the chat. Their worthless.
Astraweb = awesome. SSL, unlimited 15 bucks a month, completion rate rocks, and their retention is going to 270 days. |
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Thu, 15th Jan 2009 16:28 Post subject: |
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Using NewsHosting now because dumb GigaNews fucked up somehow with the credit card I gave them and wouldn't accept it anymore (I use web cards for usenet payment).
Will check AstraWeb if they go 270 days retention. That's even more than GigaNews, right?
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| Posted: Thu, 15th Jan 2009 16:59 Post subject: |
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| iNatan wrote: | Using NewsHosting now because dumb GigaNews fucked up somehow with the credit card I gave them and wouldn't accept it anymore (I use web cards for usenet payment).
Will check AstraWeb if they go 270 days retention. That's even more than GigaNews, right? |
giga has 240 days. I also believe astra's servers are with giganews or something. I forget exactly what it was that it had in relation with giganews. |
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Thu, 15th Jan 2009 23:43 Post subject: |
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| SpykeZ wrote: | | SycoShaman wrote: |
He's full of it. I'd bet my house on it. |
Does it come with the fridge full of food? |
2 actually One in my kitchen and one in my basement semi-kitchen |
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grimmmy
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| Posted: Thu, 15th Jan 2009 23:58 Post subject: |
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| SpykeZ wrote: | | grimmmy wrote: | I can't actually recommend UsenetServer anymore than I already do.
14.95 a month, SSL included and 125 days retention (currently being increased to 250).
Significantly cheaper than Giganews but currently has a lower retention.
And yeah, that bloke is talking shit about the 850Mbit/s if you ask me. That or he's paying for it out his arse as it would require some decent connections, a decent gigabit network. Better to save the money and just buy the software instead. Would work out cheaper. |
Their customer service is horrid, I used them for about a year a year ago, their completion rate started going to crap, then they had a server issue where ALL the groups but like 2 got corrupted so I couldn't download anything that month, and their only response is "you'll just have to wait for everything to get uploaded by someone again." No refund, no extension, nothing, if they don't like the negative vibe when your talking to them on customer support, they'll close the chat. Their worthless.
Astraweb = awesome. SSL, unlimited 15 bucks a month, completion rate rocks, and their retention is going to 270 days. |
I've never had a problem with them and been with them for about 3 -4 years.
Customer service was why I left Giganews before that. They were rubbish. Clara-news before them for the same reason.
Because its de-centralized, repopulating the system shouldn't take long.
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| Posted: Fri, 16th Jan 2009 04:30 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Fri, 16th Jan 2009 15:50 Post subject: |
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| NuclearShadow wrote: | | Frant wrote: | | nouseforaname wrote: |
no bragging!
"Extreme" internet here is only 10 mbps and $55/month :/ |
$38/month for 100Mbit down/20mbit up here. |
God I hate you Europeans and superior internet... Why the fuck are we so behind  |
I blame obama
Might as well blame the sun or the moon then, as they've had as much influence in your country. ~Epsilon |
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Epsilon
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| Posted: Fri, 16th Jan 2009 19:29 Post subject: |
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No more baiting either or you'll get a ban
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| Posted: Wed, 11th Feb 2009 22:38 Post subject: |
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If you have or are interested in Astraweb, the Kleverig deal is still on. $11 a month for the $15 account, and the price is frozen as long as you stay subscribed.
Unlimited DSL Plan Special Offer - No Setup Fees
Unlimited DSL - US$ 11 every month
# No Speed Limits
# No Download Limits
# Exactly the same as Unlimited DSL Plan
# You will pay $11 for every month as long as your subscription remains active. We will not raise the price.
* This is a SPECIAL offer. Available for a Limited time only.
http://www.news.astraweb.com/specials/kleverig-11.html
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Parallax_
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Feb 2009 08:14 Post subject: |
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Astraweb seems like a very good option, I'm definitively considering changing from the overpriced Giganews.
What is the connection speed like to their EU server? Maxed out?
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_SiN_
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Feb 2009 08:31 Post subject: |
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Wow, as soon as Astrawebs retention goes up to 270, im gonna switch to them from Giganews.
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Parallax_
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Feb 2009 17:14 Post subject: |
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Changed to Astraweb today, very happy so far 
SiN: Their retention is already slowly climbing up to 270.
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_SiN_
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Parallax_
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Feb 2009 17:45 Post subject: |
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| _SiN_ wrote: | | Btw, i havent checked yet (gotta dig up my pw for GN) but is it easy/fast cancelling the GN subscription? |
Yes it's very easy. Just a few mouseclicks. They ask you to choose between a reason and that's it. |
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_SiN_
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Feb 2009 18:19 Post subject: |
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I used newshowsting this month instead of GigaNews, and it just isn't the same when it comes to older stuff... How is it with Astraweb, considering it has even lower retention?
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nouseforaname
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Feb 2009 19:51 Post subject: |
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| iNatan wrote: | | I used newshowsting this month instead of GigaNews, and it just isn't the same when it comes to older stuff... How is it with Astraweb, considering it has even lower retention? |
I think newshosting was at ~110 days at the beginning of the year for unlimited, so it won't be up to 250 for a few months.
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Feb 2009 20:24 Post subject: |
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Well it said 180 when I registered, but stuff even at 110 days had problems. I'm going to try Astraweb this month and see how it is
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| Posted: Wed, 11th Mar 2009 01:49 Post subject: |
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Ok I'm new to this usenet stuff. What do I need?
Is hitnews.eu any good? Seems to be a nederlands usenetprovider.
Can I start immediatly when I pay via paypal?
What do I have to look for. How do I find what I need (movies and stuff)...
Any help would be appreciated as I trust you more than the internetz :]
What does this mean?
"No obligations
To use the Hitnews newsservers you need to activate your account. For only EUR 1,50 you get 48 hours access without any obligations.
If your account is about to expire you will receive an email from us as a reminder. You can extend your account by loggin into our website.
A new payment will be added to your account so you can extend whenever you like. If you don’t want to extend you don’t have to do anything. Your account will always be available. Just log into our website and extend again whenever you like."
Do I have to pay every 2 days 1,50 just to be able to search for files?
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lhzr
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| Posted: Wed, 11th Mar 2009 02:00 Post subject: |
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i prolly means that after the period for which you paid for expires, you can pay 1.5eu to extend it for 2 days.
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