Astraweb retention being increased to 270 days

That's probably true. I like the commercials with the timer already counting down the best.

I wonder how well kleverig.nl has done with that link being spread around and everyone signing up for $11/mo...
 
mbucari1 said:
So are astraweb's speeds consistently high, or do they fluctuate a lot? Giganews will max out my 6.5mbps connection 24/7.
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All depends on the route it takes from the server to you, that is the main thing that affects you're speed. Use the reverse traceroute utility on the site to check it. http://www.news.astraweb.com/tools/tracepub.cgi

Though I think you will easily be able to reach 6.5Mb/s without fluctuation (or minor fluctuation). I've seen 62Mb/s with minor fluctuation (but that's normal for speed that high) :)
 
This is fantastic news. I'll switch either the end of this monthly cycle or next. Giganews does not have 240-day retention across the board, in fact it's not even close it's closer to 200 days in some newsgroups. Now I don't even trust them to really have 200+ day stuff. So after almost 10 years (yes, 10!) with Giganews, it's see ya later! I love competition.
 
I am a Giganews subscriber, and am switching to Astraweb at the end of the current billing cycle (in about 3 days). I'm so psyched at being able to indulge in my obsession for a lot less per month (just about half!), without losing any significant retention. Giganews has been great for me, however at the current price I pay per month, it is kind of hard to justify it to the wife.
 
Then I will stick with Giganews for time being. Giganews website:

Giganews.com said:
Giganews has grown to over 240 days of binary retention, the highest retention available from any Usenet server!
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Considering how cheap storage has become, this shouldn't be much of a shock.

Perhaps Giganews will extend their retention or drop prices?
 
I agree. I'm not sure how they would grow retention any faster than "real-time" .. they're not gonna recover overwritten files on their servers...

Windy72 said:
Then I will stick with Giganews for time being.
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Just hope the Astraweb $11 deal doesn't expire.. Who knows when they'll pull it..
 
looks like retention is up to about 177 days...anything over that all the files are incomplete...im guessing there not going to update their website until 200d
 
Even if they pull the $11 a month deal(which I'm sure they will, it's stated it's a limited offer), I just hope they'll keep the $39 for 3 months deal.
 
I've been happy with Astraweb so far. Their block size downloads are perfect for me. And now their increased retention is an awesome plus.
 
I'm not sure if this was always the case, but if you go directly to their site it is $15/month for DSL unlimited, or $39/3 months. But if you click on the advertisements the special is for $11/month.

Link to $11 special: http://www.news.astraweb.com/specials/kleverig-11.html

I signed up today for Astraweb. I would have done so without the increase over Giganews. The increase is a bonus.
Nothing against Giganews, just too pricey for their unlimited plans.
 
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