Best cheapest newsgroup to purchase
 

Hi all :)

I used newsgroups quiet i while back but lost the link :(
Seeing how it was so long ago I now need to know whats the best and cheapest newgroup to subscribe to please?
It has to have its own search feature aswell.

Thanks :)

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Best and Cheapest don't go well together! You mean the best newsgroup at the cheapest price possible?

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yup:)

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do you want unlimited downloads?

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best and cheapest only go together when its a nice blonde with big boobies that goes on her back after one Vodka and orange ;)

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Jesus sounds like some newsgroup site that m8 :)
You got a link please:shocked:

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have a look here for some comparisons between providers

http://www.newsgroupservers.net/

- of course the 'free' VM newsgroup service is the cheapest, but groups peered with, completion & retention are pants compared to a paid for service.

To state my bias I use GigaNews on the 25GB per month tariff ($12.99) & either NewzBin (25p per week) or Merlin's Portal (free) for searches.

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I've used Easynews for the last four years, currently $9.99 (about £5.00) for 20Gig. They've just started beta testing a European based server farm.

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I've just started with http://www.powerusenet.com/... free trial and then a couple of months cheaper... no problems to report at all... except the VM cap of course...

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you will see me there :)

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Im with Newsgroups direct its only £10 for unlimited download and you can have 20 connections for faster speed if ya get me lol

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I swear by newshosting.com at the moment as im not having any problems maxing out 20mbit with 8 connections and it's only around £8 a month for unlimited.

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that sounds good i might change over

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Why not just use the free newsgroup servers from your ISP?

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I use Astraweb for $15 a month (just over £7) on the unlimited DSL offer, they have 115 day retention (and increasing daily!!), european server and I can have 20 connections. And can usually get max speed on 20mb.


I have had very little problems with them since i went to them.

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It depends what you want to download as most ISP newsgroup servers don't have the groups people tend to want.

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Read: Porn :D

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:angel: not me mate, honest......

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All porn these days is boring and the same old same old anyway, real thing is much better ;):p:

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what do the different connections mean? I don't get that part....whats the max download speed people are getting 2.3mb's???

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the 'connections' are the number of simultaneous downloads you are are allowed to queue on the server - as most usenet downloads are multipart, the usual higher number the better applies - I find 4 connections enough for a 4Mb connection at 480MB/s, personally ;)

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crap completion
crap retention
not a very good range of groups

those are the 3 main reasons

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Astraweb
$39.99 for 3 months
20 connections
unlimited


excellent :tu:

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[Raises thread from the dead]


I'm thinking of moving from using torrents for my..."Linux distros"...to using newsgroups instead.

A friend has recommended EasyNews, which going by their site looks pretty good - & cheap (10 dollars for 20GB, with SSL, IIRC).

I've also seen people here at CF recommend GigaNews, although they seem to cost a bit more plus you have to pay extra for SSL.


Any particular pros/cons about either?

Anyone got any reasons to use one & avoid the other?

:)

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Been with Giganews since 2005 and a very satisfied customer. Their retention is first-class and server downtime is virtually nil.
With 9 threads open I can max out my 20Mb cable.

I use GrabIt with the shemes.com paid search facility, which works rather well.

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astraweb has an 11 dollars a month unlimited ssl with 20 connections. I just left giganews for them. 160 day retention and ive had no problems



http://www.news.astraweb.com/specials/kleverig-11.html

easynews is very easy as its web based http search list and downloads. Create a zip and download using reget or similar only problem is $10 for 20 gig compared to $11 nntp unlimited there is not much competition

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Cheers guys :)

So, if I went with one that used nntp, instead of an easy web interface, I'd need a news client (obviously), & some sort of thing to search?

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merlins portal and I can invite you to another one

I use newbin myself might be worth just starting with grabit or altbinz though :)

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I use them as well, $14.99 for 6 streams unlimited but they do have a 12 stream/ssl package at $19.99

Unlike TAF though I don;t seem to suffer from the VM cap ;)

As for searches just use www.binsearch.info or other similar sites

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i am with hitnews.eu, 100 days retention, free ssl, 1st 3 days free, €18.50 for 3 months unlimited. They also have a nighttime price of €4.75 a month but you can only download between 00.01 and 11.59.

altbinz is a free and simple reader that also auto repairs.:D

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Cheers :)


I think I'm gonna give Zing's suggestion of Astra a try :)

Have just downloaded Grabit, & will have a look at Merlin's Portal.

Any recommendations on other clients or search sites?

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For a client I use NEWSBIN, used it now for 5+ years

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binsearch for raw serches ill also send you an invite to another that indexs and has raw but it costs 12p per week. Little tip if you do go with them top up to cover just till xmas as they do it half price then I top up a full year every xmas ;)

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I use a news client called xnews. It's old now and no longer in development but we're old friends and it does all that I need.

Also, the filtering and killfile features are first-class, which you really do need with usenet. It's still the wild west out there.

http://abmefaq.net/XNews_Primer.html

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I use Newzbin for the search, News Rover to download and extract, (+search) and NewsDemon for newsgroup access. (News Rover is free with NewsDemon).

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yeah am with newsdemon myself as well... and using Newzbin and grabit to download :) works a treat...double bonus 1 month I didnt have enough dosh in my bank account for the paypal transfer and since then I've been using newsdemon for free (6 months now) and its the all unlimited version for which I was paying £12 p/m (didnt have ssl)

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Thank's to Zing, I have just switched from Giganews (user since 2004) to Astraweb (I used use Pay per download before) to save quite a bit of cash really.

I use SABnzbd+ (Python Service) as my download manager in association with Newzbin and the nzbd Firefox addon.

One click download heaven ;)

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google merlinsportal

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Another thanks to David for the Astranews link which I subbed to the $11 special last night. After the us exchange rate has gone south I'm now saving a couple of quid a month, and even better my header downloads are now compressed so saving me a lot of time in the mornings...

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Have they dropped there price to $10 unlimited

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The $10 unlimited is restricted to 1Mb speed, the Unlimited DSL $15 a month (no speed limits) is the one on the $11 special

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hi,newbie tothe newsgroup thing think i will subscribe to the astraweb was looking for an invite to newsbin anyone please

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members are responsable for the actions of those they invite

May I point you in the direction of Merlins portal they are free and you do not need an invite

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My god this is an old thread of mine....