There isn't a bargepole long enough for me to work on [a Sony Viao] - clocker 2008
I agree that the pay-as-you-go download plans are the best type of Newsgroup account for both light users and people who don't download a regular amount each month, as well as being ideal for use as a secondary fill server.
At Usenet-News current prices, I see little reason to buy any larger than a 100GB block, since the 100GB, 200GB, and 300GB blocks sell at a rate of nearly the same price per gig. (though the smaller block sizes cost substantially more per gig) Also, Usenet-News has for the last 2 years been running a special twice a year (December and July) on the 100GB block for $28.
I think with any long-term service, it's best not to buy more than about a year's worth up front. What if the price drops next year and you still have lots of unused gigs? Then you'd still be stuck with the higher cost-per-gig service you paid for previously.
Also, I would not count on any small company - especially an internet company - still being around 10 years from now.
hmm, easynews was a good free service. Well, guess i have to buy eg UNS then
Well if you are talking ISP access...you are not missing much. Most in the US pay for their newsgroup access the same as everyone else.
Because most ISP servers suck at retention and a lot are monitored.
Only a FEW of the ISP newsgroup providers in the US, that are free, are worth using anyway.
So to answer the original post...there are NOT very many FREE newsgroup provider alternatives. At least none that I know of that are worth anything!
Last edited by webe123; 03-30-2007 at 12:10 AM.
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