ISP usenet access

[mesaman]

Cox outsources newsgroups to Highwinds and Midco outsources to Giganews.

[4play]

BT have also outsourced to giganews. So 200 days retention but your limited to 3 connections at 60k each.

[quadomatic]

a.b.boneless isn't in at&t

Yes, and that's a shame.

[emperorIX]

So, I guess my experience is very unique. When I am only downloading content from usenet and not using any torrent client, I get a constant 8.0 Mbps (spiking to 10 Mbps at times) from my ISP provided usenet access. My speed decreases significantly when I am uploading at my max rate...it dips to about 2 Mbps. So, as a result I have been using usenet alot more than torrents. Completion is,so far, extremely good (I haven't had to use a par set yet), all binary groups as far as I can tell are accounted for, and retention is very good (~120 days, more for some groups). My ISP, as far as i can tell, is using Tweaknews.

I am loving my ISP atm, I hope it lasts.