[peanut]

I must admit I was the same, I relied on NTL's own news servers and when they are good they are good but when they are bad they stay bad for a long time. I also looked at people like zingle and thought they must have more money than sense etc etc why pay out £15+ a month when it's free normally on NTL.


Saying that, I took the jump to a pay one and now I can't remember the last time I've used NTL's nor looked back. Giganews all the way, less hassles and more choice.

I understand what you are saying though, that the completions are terrible at the mo, there's not a lot you can do, it's up and down all the time, you have to just sit it out till it gets better, enjoy it when it's good, grin and bear it when its bad. Get yourself a real new provider if you use usenet a lot. Simple.