Virgin's Usenet?

internetguy · 14-11-2009, 20:52

Hi guys,

Has anyone else noticed that we have access to stuff as old as 400+ days now? I've been paying for astraweb but I am going to cancel it now, seeing as I get similar service for free!

Use this tool to check: http://members.home.nl/yencbin_poste...nload_checker/

Load the server and nzb into that and it'll check if the posts are on the servers if you don't believe me. :P

Seems VM has just paid highwinds-media to let virgin users connect to their servers, a traceroute shows news.virginmedia.com going to the exact same server that the premium hosts use (e.g. newsdemon and usenet-news)

Thanks,
internetguy

Kymmy · 14-11-2009, 21:05

Retention is one thing, 99.99% completes is another.. You'll find that the highwinds servers can be very variable with thier completes

internetguy · 14-11-2009, 22:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kymmy

Retention is one thing, 99.99% completes is another.. You'll find that the highwinds servers can be very variable with thier completes

True but they are often complete enough so that they can be repaired

cookster · 15-11-2009, 20:25

Not sure what I'm doing wrong? Used the app it said all the files are available but when I try and download with GrabIt, all articles could not be found?

Anyone help please?

Thanks...

TimIgoe · 15-11-2009, 21:33

I can confirm retention is definitely longer, but not 'complete'.

deakin · 15-11-2009, 23:05

Over the past week or so virgins news server has been less than useless. 99% of rar's are inncomplete. some smaller files like tv rips are fixable with quickpar. however dvd size files are out of the question too many errors and missing rars.

Untill last week it was running perfect for me, full speeds allmost 24/7. i really do hope they sort this out soon.

deuse · 16-11-2009, 08:03

Do people here mean news.virginmedia.com?

I have been trying to get a Oblivion game mod(12gig) which is 10days old and I can't get it, I am using Alt-Binz program.

So what is the retention now?

Ignitionnet · 16-11-2009, 10:36

They haven't made a mess up like showing the server's full retention in the group list but only allowing VM customers to access posts from 7 days have they?

Not unlikely.

cookster · 16-11-2009, 19:31

I've never been able to download anything older than 7 days - longer retention is a myth.

Ignitionnet · 17-11-2009, 08:11

Highwinds are maybe teasing in a sort of Jim Bowen 'Look at what you could have won...' style by showing headers for their full retention but only allowing you to download articles up to 7 days

Web-Junkie · 17-11-2009, 15:40

Plus they (Highwinds) have had a major problem for the last 2-3 months where binaries are corrupt and they still can't sort it out after all this time. Some people say it's ok but others still get corrupted binaries and they haven't a clue as yet as to the problem, it's just laughable. See virginmedia.support.usenet and look for posts with 'Ticket F001035570' in the headers!

If any company you bought a service from failed to fix a problem after all this time I'd be giving them a rocket and maybe looking at possible legal action.

internetguy · 17-11-2009, 20:04

I do not see any major problems. I've been grabbing TV shows that are 300+ days old fine. An incomplete now and then but these are repairable.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cookster

I've never been able to download anything older than 7 days - longer retention is a myth.

Really? Then i'm proving the myth to be true. http://i49.tinypic.com/10x7bl1.png

Web-Junkie · 17-11-2009, 20:36

@internetguy: As I said, 'some' people are having major problems, just read the posts in the support newsgroup to see the examples.

I've little faith in them fixing the problem 'anytime soon' for those affected!!

cookster · 17-11-2009, 20:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by internetguy

I do not see any major problems. I've been grabbing TV shows that are 300+ days old fine. An incomplete now and then but these are repairable.

Really? Then i'm proving the myth to be true. http://i49.tinypic.com/10x7bl1.png

Screenshot means nothing mate - I can use my Astraweb settings and set them up called VM (HW)

internetguy · 17-11-2009, 21:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by cookster

Screenshot means nothing mate - I can use my Astraweb settings and set them up called VM (HW)

Why would I do that??

You can see in this one the server settings: http://i50.tinypic.com/s4ylq0.png