Newsgroups Trial Resumes
 

Happy New Year, and a big "Thanks" to all of those who have registered as a result of our recent request for potential triallists, the response has been great.

We cannot offer everyone a place on every trial, so we thought it would be worth explaining how we go from here

Sometimes trials are geographically specific which means that we can only invite people to trial in a particular region. Sometimes we have to use completely new Customers (and generally Forum Members aren't completely new Customers). Sometimes we need experienced users (where Forum members may be ideal)

We also need to trial with specific types of service, e.g. Dial Up, or News, and sometimes specific types of Users (for example when we ran the XBOX and PS2 Beta trials).

So please do not feel disappointed if you are not invited on to a specific trial, there will be others which we will continue to announce them, and please be assured that you do remain on our list of willing participants..

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cheers pointman.

Newsgroups Trial Resumes
 

Hello All,

This is for anyone involved in the ntl Newsgroups Trial. If you have not received an email from Trials@ntl.com by the end of today with the details, please mail the same address and advise.

thanks

Bumpy (ntl trials team)

Re: Newsgroups Trial Resumes
 

Seems excellent speedwise so far - nice n' steady!
Then again we will have to wait until peak time to really find out.

Can I be the first to request alt.binaries.dvd/r? :naughty:





What are the retention and completion statistics?

Thx NTL your back on my xmas card list.

Re: Newsgroups Trial Resumes
 

As you say so far so good but dvd/r why not go the whole hog dvd,dvdr & dvd.repost :naughty: :naughty:

Re: Newsgroups Trial Resumes
 

Its a different NTL department that deals with adding groups to the ntl newsgroups.

here is the email adress

newsgroup.requests@ntlworld.com

Re: Newsgroups Trial Resumes
 

do you think they would ressurect alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.admiralkrag. I never actually managed to get all my fills :D

cheers

big sinky

Re: Newsgroups Trial Resumes
 

Speed fine but binary completion is very poor on a.b.comp

I will inform them of this

Cheers

Andy

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Just had a quick look. First impressions favourable. Retention seems must better and speed is fine.

However haven't yet checked to see if all the groups I usually use are there.

Does anyone know where this is going? Are ntl going to offer a subscrription service or just improve the free one?

Although I'm in the trail I can't remember reading anything about the actual goals of the trials!

Thanks

Re: Newsgroups Trial Resumes
 

To answer Belnky's question, this is purely an exercise in making improvements to existing services. If this trial is sucessful we will look to a full launch shortly after with no additional charges.

Bumpy (ntl trials team)

Re: Newsgroups Trial Resumes
 

thankyou for updating your records, recently, so the email announcing the start of the trial did arrive correctly, for me. :tu:

I won't comment in the forum, other than, to say I have all headers downloaded successfully. :)

Re: Newsgroups Trial Resumes
 

Glad to hear it.

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Thanks for that. If the trial reflects what the service be like when it rolls out - that it retains its current speed and retention period I think everyone will be well pleased. :)

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Speed = great

Retention = satisfactory

Binary Completion = terrible

no point in having good speed and retention if the files aren't complete :(

Edit: I have tried about 10 groups now downloading the most recent 30000 headers from each. 95% of the files aren't complete :(