$5 month unlimited newsgroup access lifetime

[pcslookout]

https://www.thundernews.com/billinginfo.php?currency=USD&pricepointid=7772009

Seems ok. Not great but not horrible either. At least it has SSL and is only month by month.

 

[pcslookout]

I forgot they have servers in the US and EU!

Have to go have my thanksgiving now bye.

 

[slugg]

Has anyone tried it yet? Astraweb maxes out my connection at 50 megabits... If ThunderNews doesn't come close, then I'm not going for it...

 

[SunRey]

Thank You!

 

[Zap]

So, this means if you sign up during the special and don't cancel, you will always get $5 for unlimited? If so, that sounds pretty hot. I think the unlimited service normally goes for $22 and includes 50 connections and SSL.

 

[pcslookout]

So, this means if you sign up during the special and don't cancel, you will always get $5 for unlimited? If so, that sounds pretty hot. I think the unlimited service normally goes for $22 and includes 50 connections and SSL.

Yeah from what I am reading and understand from the deal.

 

[Elixer]

This is until Cyber Monday, from what I read here:
http://www.ngrblog.com/thundernews-black-friday-2010/

Looks pretty hot.

 

[Elixer]

Here is another one, http://www.newsdemon.com/black-friday-special.php
You need to enter coupon code : blackfriday2010

They charge $5.10 ... for life ... so $5 or $5.10 .. hmmm

*edit, looking for source of this, a friend called me and told me about it, but from what I see, it is $10.

 

[goobee]

I just signed up for a looksey. Seems to be comparable in speed to my AstraWeb account. One thing to note. The servers you get assigned to if you pay by PayPal appears to have less newsgroups. They warn you of this as you sign up. WTF is with this? I'll probably cancel after the month is up.

 

[FuzzyBee]

Just signed up to try it out. Anybody have a newsreader they can recommend?

 

[goobee]

Newsman Pro. They have a freeware version you can try.

http://www.newsmanpro.com/index.htm

 

[Chess]

i dont use newsgroups, but its a killer deal, especially the retention

 

[Pardus]

Astraweb charges $10 for 25-gig or $25 for 180-gig and never expires. Thundernews is a good deal, but i don't want to be billed month to month if i don't use it.

Here's another one:
Unlimited Usenet - $5.10 lifetime with Newsdemon.com
A coupon code is required. Coupon code is: blackfriday2010

 

[Zathras66]

I'll be checking this thread to see if there's more info, as this is, as they say, relevant to my interests. The red flag I'm seeing on this is how they give you less groups if you use Paypal, according to Goobee upthread. Why would they do this? To pressure you to use a less secure payment method?

 

[mleejr]

This says 22$ when I click the link.
I go to the main home page and it looks like the very basic is about 11$

 

[wirednuts]

to pressure you to use a more private payment method. paypal would give up their records to the police faster then rosie odonell would last on a runway.

 

[TurtleCrusher]

Call me a newb all you want, but how the heck do newsgroups work? Everything I've read online has been VERY vague.

 

[KPACOTKA]

Google is going to drop usenet soon, so perhaps it is good time to enjoy last days of usenet.

 

[Zathras66]

to pressure you to use a more private payment method. paypal would give up their records to the police faster then rosie odonell would last on a runway.

Ah, interesting.

 

[Zap]

Looks like the deal on the unlimited is sold out. They still have $5/mo but on non-unlimited. Still, pretty good for 75GB/mo. I probably should have jumped on the unlimited while it was available, but had to take off for dinner, and then I forgot about it until now. Here's their other deals:

http://www.thundernews.com/thundernews_newsgroupreviews_offer.php

Call me a newb all you want, but how the heck do newsgroups work? Everything I've read online has been VERY vague.

It is like a vast worldwide forum with over 100,000 subforums. Instead of using a web browser you use a specialized news reader. Think of it as forums that you read like offline email, complete with attachments and a lot of spam.

 

[StormSide]

You do not get the pron groups if you pay through Paypal. They will not allow it ...

 

[dualsmp]

You do not get the pron groups if you pay through Paypal. They will not allow it ...

 

[eternalone]

Newsgroup is offering $8.00 bucks a month Unlimited. Anyone know if they are any good.?

http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/signup/

What do you think? Says 50 connections. Should I bite??

 

[goobee]

You do not get the pron groups if you pay through Paypal. They will not allow it ...

There are some. I'm looking at their Groups list right now.

 

[eternalone]

Should I pay the 11 bucks for the Astra unlimited is it that much better, or is the $8 dollar deal for newsgroups good enough??