Gotta love Astraweb - Retention
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Questioned Mind
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You shouldnt overlook blocknews just for that one instance. That is a rare exceptioon i think. Also look at this thread http://filesharingtalk.com/threads/421056-Announcement-for-Giganews-and-NewsDemon-Users-Please-Read That has to do with usenet-news cause they sell highwinds as well. Blocknews also has 100 days more retention and cheaper prices. I used to use usenet news they are a good company but there downfall is highwinds. With a block account as a backup server i would think you would at least want comparable retention to your main server.
imjus2blac
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780.5 days
Got two videos from blocknews/usenetnow...one was 789 days the other 790 both were fine.
Thomas Suffocate
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I can't find those on any usenet search sites, AW & Giganews have better retention than Binsearch & co ?
I Know You Want Me
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With the truth, obviously. Change "240" to "120" which, when their servers finished dumping data, was about the point where the "99% Complete" claim was accurate.
And if correcting 3 characters on a webpage is too difficult they have no business taking anyone's money.
What's the header so I can test it on Astraweb?
Adriftfeline
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At least one of the things folks here are forgetting in this discussion, is that many places on this planet, it's really not internet 'speed' that's the limitation anymore, but 'throughput' i.e., caps.
In the U.S., almost all the 'unlimited' all you can eat connections, even though many were low speed, have now transitioned to limited use 'capped' service, generally hovering around 250GB/Month, but some as low as 5GB/Month.
My older, slow (3Mb/s) DSL, was unlimited. Running 24/7 I could transfer upwards of 750GB/Month. Then they got sold, and the new 'cap' on that is now 5GB/month. Exceed that, and you get fined.
The only other provider limits their consumer accounts at 250GB/Month, with a speed of 10Mb/s. But if my math is correct, that means that one can 'use up' their monthly allowance in less than 3 days.
So, unless the 'block' accounts get below the $11/month, they really don't make much sense except for 'fills' use.
In the U.S., almost all the 'unlimited' all you can eat connections, even though many were low speed, have now transitioned to limited use 'capped' service, generally hovering around 250GB/Month, but some as low as 5GB/Month.
My older, slow (3Mb/s) DSL, was unlimited. Running 24/7 I could transfer upwards of 750GB/Month. Then they got sold, and the new 'cap' on that is now 5GB/month. Exceed that, and you get fined.
The only other provider limits their consumer accounts at 250GB/Month, with a speed of 10Mb/s. But if my math is correct, that means that one can 'use up' their monthly allowance in less than 3 days.
So, unless the 'block' accounts get below the $11/month, they really don't make much sense except for 'fills' use.