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Posted by ZootedLooter on 02-11-2003 11:08 PM:

100 proof news.. any commentsor reviews?

i found an unlimited access news server for 9 bucks a month called 100 proof news....but dont want to jump into it without hearing a few thoughts first...what do you guys think about it?

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Posted by ZootedLooter on 02-12-2003 03:37 AM:

any other news readers worth looking into?

just as a quick addition...............i dont mind paying a few bucks for access...i just dont want to be limited to 6 GB like most affordable packages from news readers i ve looked into.....(i dont want to spend more than 10 or 15 bux).....

thanx again
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Posted by pHo on 02-12-2003 04:22 AM:

most cheap news services that offer unlimited ax etc usually have horrendous completition and / or retention.

i saw the buzzardnews feed the other day... must've been 2%-5% complete at max, with retention of a few days. if usenet is your bag, its not going to be cheap im afraid.

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Posted by dumwaldo on 02-12-2003 06:22 AM:

if you need heavy downloading these guys are supposed to be pretty good for $15 a month... http://www.usenetserver.com/

i have never tried them myself because my easynews account has always been more than enough for me. i only NEED it for fills my ISP server has incomplete. but i have heard more good than bad about usenetserver. they might not be the best service out there but FOR THE PRICE i hear they can't be beat.

before they offered unlimmited for $15 a month the reigning king of volume was http://www.newsfeeds.com but you need to manipulate several servers in order to be able to take advantage of the volume they offered. they would give you like 4 or 5 gig per DAY, but you would have to utilize 15 servers to get all that.

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Posted by highdro on 02-12-2003 06:46 AM:

I've used 100proofnews. Here are my gripes.

#1- TERRIBLE completetion
#2- BAD speed
#3- They don't like to respond to account cancellation requests.

Stay FAR away from these guys.

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Posted by briknope on 08-20-2005 01:30 PM:

update

apparently they have re-vamped their service lately, I now get about 18 days realilisticly retention and max out my 5mb line....still for the 8.95 a month unlimited. I know they used to be crap, but its alot better now. 8 connections, and I get any newsgroup thats worthwhile available. I'm sure you newsgroups users know what I mean.

Posted by Dwaggy on 08-20-2005 03:28 PM:

Because its revelant? People whine on and on about people starting new threads on stuff that has already been answered in countless others, and yet this dude had the heart to search for it and post in it.

You are not a moderator, stop acting like one

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Posted by ZootedLooter on 08-20-2005 03:55 PM:

didnt realise how long i been newsleeching....turns out i used dumwaldos first link for usenetserver....still 15 a month or 3 mos at a time for less

thanx waldo

retention is at least a month...completion is awesome though i do find it varies from reader to reader

edit:cant comment on speed...all i have is a shitty 1.5 dsl connect but it handles 200 KBs fine

Posted by scottymac on 08-20-2005 06:58 PM:

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Originally posted by pHo
i saw the buzzardnews feed the other day... must've been 2%-5% complete at max, with retention of a few days.

Boy, how things have changed in TWO YEARS! Talk about dredging up the past...

My ISP has it's own newsserver, but retention is only 3 days. I needed another server for fills and older stuff etc.

Buzzardnews has improved dramatically. For $6.95US/mth I get to download 1.5 gigs a day, and it rolls over if I don't use them. If I don't download for 3 days, I can now download 4.5gigs.

Plus completion is around 98%, retention is 18-19 days and I get speeds of 2.1MB/sec.

I did a lot of looking, and these guys had the best deal for me.

Here's the link to Buzzardnews.com

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