[merged] binary newsgroups on NTL

Originally Posted by DieDieMyDarling

I've just recently signed up with GigaNews, having got fed up trying the ntl newsgroups and hearing about experiences of other people i know, getting the best out of newsgroups.

I downloaded like crazy for the first few days, then pulled back a bit, and haven't really downloaded much the past few days, as i don't want ntl cutting me off.

Any other people use newsgroups? Any heavy users? What kind of useage are you getting through a month, and have you ever had any letters/warnings off ntl?

I know there's no official cap at the moment, so it's all a bit up in the air at the moment, but i'd like to find out other peoples experiences, and see if i can come to some sort of balance, on what to download per day/week/month, and not have to worry about incurring the wrath of ntl.

Ive seen off over 40 gig a month off giganews through ntl plus other browsing and downloading so prob about 55-60 no letters no problem.I would not advise this as Ntl will be changing there policy so I wouldnt hit it to hard.Try doing it overnight so your not effecting anyone else.Im sure you can find all the linux distros you can handle.Now though im with ukonline 500 gig cap and I see off over 220 gig a month now

[DieDieMyDarling]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

Ive seen off over 40 gig a month off giganews through ntl plus other browsing and downloading so prob about 55-60 no letters no problem.I would not advise this as Ntl will be changing there policy so I wouldnt hit it to hard.Try doing it overnight so your not effecting anyone else.Im sure you can find all the linux distros you can handle.Now though im with ukonline 500 gig cap and I see off over 220 gig a month now

Yeah i only use them overnight, my area seems quite short of broadband users, and i've never had problems with speeds etc, so i don't think that would ever cause a problem. I was using more than 60GB without newsgroups.

If i could get UKonline at a decent speed in my area, i'd sign up ASAP! Just for the peace of mind, but for the moment ntl is my best option. Hopefully the new caps that come in with 10mb will be a bit more generous!

[Monster Jedi]

I'm hopeing for a 2TG a month cap would be nice

[iron25]

Originally Posted by DieDieMyDarling

What kind of useage are you getting through a month, and have you ever had any letters/warnings off ntl?

.....not have to worry about incurring the wrath of ntl.

I wouldn't worry about it until someone contacts you. I have been downloading from the newsgroups with ntl for almost 2 years now and not once has anyone contacted me about my downloading habits. I normally download between 12am & 6pm. I'm not sure what will happen when they switch to the 10mb connections but if it's anything like it is now with the soft cap, then I don't think anything will happen and I will continue using the service in the same way as I do now.

[daniel larusso]

Has anyone else been experiencing really slow downloads from Newshosting over the last few days?

Since Tuesday I seem to have gone from a steady 240ish kb/sec to a unstable 50 kb/sec. I am in the Leicester area and am unsure if the problem is NTL or Newshosting

[jtwn]

When its goes dodgy, download from somewhere you can max out or robin walker speedtest your connection and see what it says - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d...speedtest.html.

If thats fine then do a traceroute to newshosting and see if there is any unwanted results.

[daniel larusso]

Cheers, i did the speed test and everything seems ok:

Wed, 10 Aug 2005 18:53:57 UTC
1st 128K took 531 ms = 246840 Bytes/sec = approx 2054 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 531 ms = 246840 Bytes/sec = approx 2054 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 531 ms = 246840 Bytes/sec = approx 2054 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 532 ms = 246376 Bytes/sec = approx 2050 kbits/sec


I also did the traceroute but am unsure what the results mean to be honest. I have just mailed there tech support and am waiting for a reply. Even the NTL servers are pwning it at the minute

[IanUK]

The standard Newshosting connection uses Cogent, there is currently a large problem with Cogent and NTL, I think you can use a different port with NewsHosting and route around the problem, (http://www.newshosting.com/support/info/) try 7000 or 9000 - I don't use them myself but some people have reported that works.


Hopefully the problem will be fixed soon, but its been like it for a while now to many sites

[daniel larusso]

Cheers Ian. Changing the NNTPPort to 9000 in Forte Agent has restored it back to its former glory