Which Usenet provider do you use, and how happy are you with it?

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Alfuewi

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I got the 3 month deal from Astra and never looked back, cheaper is about the only difference between them and Giganews, those 2 are the best...Astraweb has better deals, Giganews is normally 100% completions, but I found so is Astraweb...Giganews thinks there number uno so they can charge whatever they want...and the speeds are the same I think and if anything is capping you it's your ISP not the newshost, plus SSL supportthrough Astraweb is free, Giganews you have to pay, and if I was any usenet user I would start using SSL.
 
Well, I'm new to Usenet and have signed up with Powerusenet after testing their services and having an excellent result. I get to max out my connection all the time.

Now, since I'm a newbie, I don't understand some of the things you guys talk about, as when you mention the completion rates.

I have been searching for NZB's on the NZBMatrix (excellent, I just became a VIP user) and I always seen to download the files correctly.

Now, since I'm using this "tracker", is there any difference on the news server I'm actually signed up to? Could I have different results using Giganews, Astraweb or Powerusenet when downloading from the same NZB?

Cheers!
 
Is it just me or is Giganews retention going backward?

I know they stated that the increase in uploads was more than their increased capacity could handle and that while they would further increase their capacity, there'd be a slight decrease in retention until those upgrades were in place. That was 2 months ago, when rentention of anything up to 220 days was near complete and there were few problems with anything at 230 days. Two weeks ago I found 210 days to be a little iffy, and now it's more like 190 days.
 
Personally I use Newshosting, and I very happy with it. I signed up with them about three years ago when I first started using usenet and just stuck with it. The price is fair and I have never had any issues with them.

Which one do you use, and how happy are you with it?
 
Nope I'm not. Tried a different trial and it was fine again. Luckily I have sent a cancellation request to astraweb within a 24 hour timeframe and can can get my $ back according to their policy. I'm now using "Newsfeeds". Great so far because I'm getting the full use of my connection.
 
I just switched to Astraweb since my trial @ Powerusenet had not yet expired. I got a very low speed on my download from Astraweb... but I'm at a coffee shop so I'll have to try when I get home. But now I'm nervous...
 
jdeiro said:
Well, I'm new to Usenet and have signed up with Powerusenet after testing their services and having an excellent result. I get to max out my connection all the time.

Now, since I'm a newbie, I don't understand some of the things you guys talk about, as when you mention the completion rates.

I have been searching for NZB's on the NZBMatrix (excellent, I just became a VIP user) and I always seen to download the files correctly.

Now, since I'm using this "tracker", is there any difference on the news server I'm actually signed up to? Could I have different results using Giganews, Astraweb or Powerusenet when downloading from the same NZB?

Cheers!
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No, you should not get different results. I suppose it is theoretically possible if you are using a really bad usenet provider. But all the major usenet providers like Giganews, Astraweb or Powerusenet should give you the exact same articles. And depending on their retention and completion rates, you might get missing articles and then have to use par files.
 
Been using usenetnow.net for the past couple of months, cant be happier. Retention is a bit higher than Astraweb at the moment to so I cant complain!
 
I signed up for Astraweb's unlimited $11 a month plan. I absolutely love it, you can't beat it for the price. I had been considering whether or not to sign up for a while, when I heard they were increasing retention for 270 days that sealed the deal for me.
 
Quasit said:
Can you max 100 Mbps at Astraweb from Sweden? It's so cheap (compared to Giganews) that I might just switch from bittorent to usenet.
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You may be able to, it depends on the route it takes to the server. I know someone from sweden who is able to get 60Mbps constantly. You could try it for a month and see how it goes :)
 
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