Originally posted by: gardavis
Yes, I was a subscriber for 2 years and the subscription just ran out last week. The first year, I did the low-cost plan, paid for by the year at $50/year. It was a supplement to cover whatever my at&t news server did not cover (attbi has been pretty good lately though they dropped a series of pirate software groups).
Usenetserver was very reliable and speeds were fast enough to keep up with my 1500kbs cap (1 stream would almost reach the cap, 2 concurrent streams kept the meter pegged (I use dumeter). They had all the main groups and retention was good.
At the end of the 1st year, I renewed for the next and the unused gigabytes were carried over (I think the plan was 1GB/month).
However, with the change in plans, the cheapest is now 13.95/mo ($168 per year) which is NOT HOT! At least not compared to my previous $50, even though the GB's are higher.
I am looking for other alternatives that would cost $100/year or less.
Check this free one (no binaries):
http://news.cis.dfn.de/
This is free with a $4 signup (yes binaries - low limit though):
http://www.teranews.com/
I tried and canceled this (good price but didn't work):
http://www.100proofnews.com
I am very interested in recommendations. It does seem that prices have gone up around the board over the last few years.
Thanks,
Gary