free usenet access *now*

[jfall]

This is a good chance for some of you unfamiliar with newsgroups to give them a try for free:


www.usenetserver.com

Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:20:11 GMT

Try us out for Free!!!

Starting tomorrow, Tuesday February 14th at 11am EST, we will be allowing anyone and everyone access to our usenet service for free. This includes access to all UseNetServer features including our new beta global search. (http://globalsearch.usenetserver.com/globalsearch)

Username: unstrial
Password: unstrial

Server Address: news.usenetserver.com
Access will end 5pm EST February 16th.

 

[AznMaverick]

Marked for future reference...Thanks! i was planning on joining for another 3 days...haha.

 

[jfall]

I pull about 5,000k/s off newshosting.com, I'm going to try usenet out tomorrow, if the speeds are better i'll probably switch

 

[Analog]

thanks.

 

[lizardboy]

I've used newshosting for a while, they're great.

 

[dartworth]

newshosting's retention sucks...

giganews > *

 

[AznMaverick]

Originally posted by: dartworth
newshosting's retention sucks...

giganews > *

but isn't giganews' price also >> * too?

 

[BRObedoza]

Originally posted by: AznMaverick

Originally posted by: dartworth
newshosting's retention sucks...

giganews > *

but isn't giganews' price also >> * too?

that's the reason i chose newshosting over giganews

 

[EvilYoda]

I went with Astraweb because they currently have a pay-as-you-go $25 for 90 gigs promotion...I don't download nearly as much as I used to so I've only paid for 180 gigs so far and it'll last me at least a few months.

But thanks for the notice OP, if I have some free time tomorrow I'll give usenetserver a try.

 

[UncleWai]

A lot of porno will do for a lonely valentine, thanks for the heads up.

 

[dartworth]

Originally posted by: AznMaverick

Originally posted by: dartworth
newshosting's retention sucks...

giganews > *

but isn't giganews' price also >> * too?

giganews is $10 more a month.

for 70 day retention, it is worth it IMO.

 

[drinkmorejava]

bloody hell, last time they had a promotion like this I used up 70 gigs. I'm going to have to move stuff around to get it all on one drive.

 

[wasssup]

i've got usenetserver...i don't really use it much anymore (i just don't feel like downloading), but i always max my lowly 10mbit connection out...wonder if speeds will drop due to the free trial...

 

[jfall]

reminder, it's free time

 

[pecel]

Originally posted by: lizardboy
I've used newshosting for a while, they're great.

Ditto
Switch from UNS last year

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: UncleWai
A lot of porno will do for a lonely valentine, thanks for the heads up.

pun intended ?

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: AznMaverick
Marked for future reference...

 

[chuckywang]

Interesting....marked.

 

[broon]

interesting.

 

[rh71]

what's a good newsreader ? I doubt OE will do it...

 

[jfall]

Originally posted by: rh71
what's a good newsreader ? I doubt OE will do it...

GrabIT if you are downloading binaries

 

[mpitts]

I can personally vouch for usenetserver.com. I have used them for quite a while for a long time and have never had a day of issues.

 

[jfall]

The speed seems good (about 6,000 k/second) but the retention doesn't seem that great. I downloaded something that was 2 days old and it was incomplete. I re-downloaded with my newshosting account and it worked fine

 

[AznMaverick]

Originally posted by: mpitts
I can personally vouch for usenetserver.com. I have used them for quite a while for a long time and have never had a day of issues.

I have. I only joined for 3 days on the 3 days for $3. All three of those days their servers were down, i could not do a thing. I wasted $3

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: jfall

Originally posted by: rh71
what's a good newsreader ? I doubt OE will do it...

GrabIT if you are downloading binaries

GrabIT sucks. It downloaded something for me, and didn't bother to decode them into actual RAR files. Newsbin Pro worked perfectly, and always has done.