Originally Posted by
Gregg987
I still use free-but-capped-or-throttled Usenet providers. Which partly explains why I whine when SD versions (or HEVC of 720p which uses similar bandwidth) of TV shows are not available.
Am I a cheapskate? Yes. Is miserliness the only reason for using such services? No.
news.free-usenet.com (needs to be renewed after 3 hours, about 1GB)
free.xsusenet.com (free version does not support SSL, so for use only with hmm, uncontentious files).
My cable company / ISP used to provide a very useful Usenet facility. Those were the days!