Subject

astraweb.com

One time buy in of either $10 or $25

(Includes binaries)

Lew

On Mon, 10 May 2010 19:13:47 -0700, Lew Hodgett wrote:

> Subject
>
> astraweb.com
>
> One time buy in of either $10 or $25
>
> (Includes binaries)

Astraweb was the most expensive of the three (blocknews.com and
usenet-news.net). Plus they didn't let you set your message-id for
tracking your own posts.

I signed on with them for a day until I found out the later, then
they refunded my membership.

-sw

On Mon, 10 May 2010 19:13:47 -0700, "Lew Hodgett"
> wrote:

> Subject
>
> astraweb.com
>
> One time buy in of either $10 or $25
>
> (Includes binaries)
>
I use APN which is 12 GB per month (includes binaries) for $2.95.
http://www.newsgroupreviews.com/agent-premium-news.html

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Mon, 10 May 2010 21:28:58 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Mon, 10 May 2010 19:13:47 -0700, Lew Hodgett wrote:
>
>> Subject
>>
>> astraweb.com
>>
>> One time buy in of either $10 or $25
>>
>> (Includes binaries)
>
> Astraweb was the most expensive of the three (blocknews.com and
> usenet-news.net). Plus they didn't let you set your message-id for
> tracking your own posts.
>
> I signed on with them for a day until I found out the later, then
> they refunded my membership.
>
> -sw

i like usenet-news, though i recall you've had complaints about them.
three bucks for 5 GB. i signed up on 7/13/09 and i'm still working on the
balance (4.3395 GB).

it carries all groups, including binaries.

your pal,
blake

On Mon, 10 May 2010 19:13:47 -0700, Lew Hodgett wrote:

> Subject
>
> astraweb.com
>
> One time buy in of either $10 or $25
>
> (Includes binaries)
>
> Lew

There are free news servers. I have been using freenews.netfront.net since
ATT/Yahoo dropped newsgroup service.

Jim

--- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: ---

"James A. Finley" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 10 May 2010 19:13:47 -0700, Lew Hodgett wrote:
>
>> Subject
>>
>> astraweb.com
>>
>> One time buy in of either $10 or $25
>>
>> (Includes binaries)
>>
>> Lew
>
> There are free news servers. I have been using freenews.netfront.net since
> ATT/Yahoo dropped newsgroup service.
>
> Jim
>
> --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: ---

freenews.netfront.net is my back-up server for when eternal-september is
acting up. I've got no complaints about either one!

Jinx

On Tue, 11 May 2010 12:23:13 -0400, blake murphy wrote:

> i like usenet-news, though i recall you've had complaints about them.
> three bucks for 5 GB. i signed up on 7/13/09 and i'm still working on the
> balance (4.3395 GB).

OK, so I guess I have to use Internet Explorer to log into their
account page.

I signed up for 30GB for $10(?)around the same time and between me
an two other people just reading alt.binaries.food, I'm at 29.14GB

30 years worth of Usenet for $.33/year. When you price it that way,
it sure seems insignificant that the ISP's dropped Usenet. 99% of
the cost of running Usenet servers is spent supporting the large
binary users who download 5-100GB a month. And there really is no
incentive for ISP's to deal with that for less than 1% of it's
users.

-sw

On Thu, 13 May 2010 19:39:09 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Tue, 11 May 2010 12:23:13 -0400, blake murphy wrote:
>
>> i like usenet-news, though i recall you've had complaints about them.
>> three bucks for 5 GB. i signed up on 7/13/09 and i'm still working on the
>> balance (4.3395 GB).
>
> OK, so I guess I have to use Internet Explorer to log into their
> account page.
>

firefox got in o.k.

> I signed up for 30GB for $10(?)around the same time and between me
> an two other people just reading alt.binaries.food, I'm at 29.14GB
>
> 30 years worth of Usenet for $.33/year. When you price it that way,
> it sure seems insignificant that the ISP's dropped Usenet. 99% of
> the cost of running Usenet servers is spent supporting the large
> binary users who download 5-100GB a month. And there really is no
> incentive for ISP's to deal with that for less than 1% of it's
> users.
>
> -sw

i'm not messing with movies, mostly text.

your pal,
blake

On Fri, 14 May 2010 15:46:18 -0400, blake murphy wrote:

> On Thu, 13 May 2010 19:39:09 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 11 May 2010 12:23:13 -0400, blake murphy wrote:
>>
>>> i like usenet-news, though i recall you've had complaints about them.
>>> three bucks for 5 GB. i signed up on 7/13/09 and i'm still working on the
>>> balance (4.3395 GB).
>>
>> OK, so I guess I have to use Internet Explorer to log into their
>> account page.
>>
>
> firefox got in o.k.

Blah blah blah. What it usually boils down is the addons, plugins
and security settings.

But generally, the pages are not compliant with standards.

> i'm not messing with movies, mostly text.

I get my movies from torrents. What the "authorities" don't tell is
that it's not illegal to download them, just to share them in their
entirety.

-sw

On Fri, 14 May 2010 22:22:08 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Fri, 14 May 2010 15:46:18 -0400, blake murphy wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 13 May 2010 19:39:09 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 11 May 2010 12:23:13 -0400, blake murphy wrote:
>>>
>>>> i like usenet-news, though i recall you've had complaints about them.
>>>> three bucks for 5 GB. i signed up on 7/13/09 and i'm still working on the
>>>> balance (4.3395 GB).
>>>
>>> OK, so I guess I have to use Internet Explorer to log into their
>>> account page.
>>>
>>
>> firefox got in o.k.
>
> Blah blah blah. What it usually boils down is the addons, plugins
> and security settings.
>
> But generally, the pages are not compliant with standards.
>
>> i'm not messing with movies, mostly text.
>
> I get my movies from torrents. What the "authorities" don't tell is
> that it's not illegal to download them, just to share them in their
> entirety.
>
> -sw

is that the one with a limited membership? there's one i've tried to join
once or twice (for music, not movies) that seems always to be at their
membership limit.

your pal,
blake

On Sat, 15 May 2010 14:26:29 -0400, blake murphy wrote:

> is that the one with a limited membership? there's one i've tried to join
> once or twice (for music, not movies) that seems always to be at their
> membership limit.

Technically, you don't need any websites to download torrents.

Download something called Bit Che. It searches all the torrent
search sites.

Sites like Demonoid, Pirate Bay, and Mininova are always in a state
of flux and unpredicatable. I use Bit Che (a program, not a web
site).

And the only actual web site I use any more is ttp://www.rlslog.net/

To fine reviews of new movies/music and links to their torrent
files.

-sw

On Sat, 15 May 2010 14:24:38 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Sat, 15 May 2010 14:26:29 -0400, blake murphy wrote:
>
>> is that the one with a limited membership? there's one i've tried to join
>> once or twice (for music, not movies) that seems always to be at their
>> membership limit.
>
> Technically, you don't need any websites to download torrents.
>
> Download something called Bit Che. It searches all the torrent
> search sites.
>
> Sites like Demonoid, Pirate Bay, and Mininova are always in a state
> of flux and unpredicatable. I use Bit Che (a program, not a web
> site).
>
> And the only actual web site I use any more is ttp://www.rlslog.net/
>
> To fine reviews of new movies/music and links to their torrent
> files.
>
> -sw

o.k., i will look into this. thanks.

your pal,
blake