Best unlimited usenet providers?

[Zoidbort]

Yeah usually in the evenings I use the Euro SSL servers and get great speeds.
During the day I use the US or generic SSL but once every few weeks it gets throttled back on all servers and if I leave it, it slowly climbs over time.
My speed test is right on point consistently to Van so something is wonky on their end.
Cheers

Great, now Astra just charged me $15US on the 2nd of Feb and on the 5th for the 2 month service.
They are having some issues...

[nitilism]

supernews - never had a problem

[khull]

+1 for newshosting. Quite reliable and I supplement with Astra

[demod8698]

Astraweb - only had a hand full of problems for years.

[knightmire]

Just switched from tweaknews to bucket. I'm have a great deal more luck with retention with bucket. They're priced about the same, similar plans anyways. Just my 0.02

[cubbyche]

What server would be better complementary (second server) with Astraweb ? To fill in the blanks when the pars can't do the job.

[Beck38]

Blocknews, without a doubt. Use only what you need, pay for only what you use. Doesn't expire, I have a block that I've been nibbling on for 6+ years. Supurb reliability.

[Hypatia]

Blocknews is highwinds now though. So one should keep that in mind.(fast DMCA etc)

Also, buying anything from Highwinds one contributes to the downfall of usenet.

Personally, I'd rather not download this or that release from usenet (in case it's broken) and get it from torrents instead than pay highwinds.

[Beck38]

"Put on the broken record"....

If you want a usenet firm that doesn't play 'by the rules', then I suggest putting your money into a server plant in orbit.

Anyone who posts something that is taken down at this moment in time, YEARS after the handwriting was on the wall, deserves to be taken down.

Posting over the past 10+ years (well over 100TB), still batting 1000 as in ZERO take-downs. If what you want is being targeted, then the folks posting it need to....

Their fault, no one else.

[Hypatia]

You conveniently ignored the main problem with buying anything from highwinds and the great danger to usenet industry and to the future of usenet itself this corporation presents .

fast dmca is just annoyance, nothing more.