rec.autos.simulators

OT: Binary Newsgroup provider

Rowd

OT: Binary Newsgroup provider

by Rowd » Tue, 19 Nov 2002 05:35:02

Sorry for going OT guys but I know there aer some knowledgable people in
here so...

Does anyone know of a way of accessing binary newsgroup on the net?
I really don't want a pay service since I don't want it regularly but would
just like to have access, my regular ISP doesn't carry binary groups.

Cheers.

jbp

OT: Binary Newsgroup provider

by jbp » Tue, 19 Nov 2002 07:35:27

Rowdy said:

Generally there isn't a way to get at the binary hierarchies?unless you're
willing to pay :(

Free news servers (http://freenews.maxbaud.net/) generally won't have enough
retention to be useful, and will often disappear off the net once their
admins wake up ;)

www.supernews.com do a 30 day trial, BTW.

--
Joseph Birr-Pixton

Alan Bernard

OT: Binary Newsgroup provider

by Alan Bernard » Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:05:56

Good luck on finding a free service.  They are just too erratic-- on, off,
on, off.

Easynews is ten bills a month for 6 gigs.

That's a pretty good deal, and the service is very reliable and fast.

Alanb


Rowd

OT: Binary Newsgroup provider

by Rowd » Wed, 20 Nov 2002 03:49:39

I guess they are all pay services then... okay, cheers guys, now I know :)


> Good luck on finding a free service.  They are just too erratic-- on, off,
> on, off.

> Easynews is ten bills a month for 6 gigs.

> That's a pretty good deal, and the service is very reliable and fast.

> Alanb



> > Sorry for going OT guys but I know there aer some knowledgable people in
> > here so...

> > Does anyone know of a way of accessing binary newsgroup on the net?
> > I really don't want a pay service since I don't want it regularly but
> would
> > just like to have access, my regular ISP doesn't carry binary groups.

> > Cheers.

Hump_Bac

OT: Binary Newsgroup provider

by Hump_Bac » Thu, 21 Nov 2002 12:01:18

On Tue, 19 Nov 2002 04:05:03 -0500, Dastardly said...


>>I guess they are all pay services then... okay, cheers guys, now I know :)

>Giganews is the cheapest if 2gb download a month is enough for you. I
>think it is $7.95 per month. www.giganews.com

I've tried most of them, but settled on Newsguy.

They've been around forever, I don't miss any posts, and I haven't found another
service that's come close in the download/cost department.

"Basic" accounts allow 3 GB a month, and cost $5.95 a month, or $39.95 a year.
They also have 15 GB a month memberships that run from $12.95 a month to $79.95
a year, but I didn't need that much capacity and opted for the smaller setup.

~~~~Hump_Back~~

Hump_Bac

OT: Binary Newsgroup provider

by Hump_Bac » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 11:31:24

On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 07:51:28 -0500, Dastardly said...


>>I've tried most of them, but settled on Newsguy.

>>They've been around forever, I don't miss any posts, and I haven't found another
>>service that's come close in the download/cost department.

>>"Basic" accounts allow 3 GB a month, and cost $5.95 a month, or $39.95 a year.
>>They also have 15 GB a month memberships that run from $12.95 a month to $79.95
>>a year, but I didn't need that much capacity and opted for the smaller setup.

>>~~~~Hump_Back~~

>Hmm, I'll have to try them out one of these days. Thx, BTW, Giganews
>gives a free three day trial if anyone wants to see what they are
>like.

Not a problem, and I hope the info was useful. A bunch of news services have
popped up over the last few years, but you can count the premium providers on
one hand (newsguy, giganews, etc.). Good luck!

~~~~Hump_Back~~

Johnny Lon

OT: Binary Newsgroup provider

by Johnny Lon » Sat, 23 Nov 2002 12:53:24


> On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 07:51:28 -0500, Dastardly said...


>>>I've tried most of them, but settled on Newsguy.

>>>They've been around forever, I don't miss any posts, and I haven't
>>>found another service that's come close in the download/cost
>>>department.

>>>"Basic" accounts allow 3 GB a month, and cost $5.95 a month, or
>>>$39.95 a year. They also have 15 GB a month memberships that run from
>>>$12.95 a month to $79.95 a year, but I didn't need that much capacity
>>>and opted for the smaller setup.

>>>~~~~Hump_Back~~

>>Hmm, I'll have to try them out one of these days. Thx, BTW, Giganews
>>gives a free three day trial if anyone wants to see what they are
>>like.

> Not a problem, and I hope the info was useful. A bunch of news
> services have popped up over the last few years, but you can count the
> premium providers on one hand (newsguy, giganews, etc.). Good luck!

> ~~~~Hump_Back~~

I have been happy with Easynews.  They charge $9.98 / month for 6GB.  
They have a free 3 day trial as well.  I haven't tried Newsguy yet so I
can't comment on how they compare to Easynews.
Hump_Bac

OT: Binary Newsgroup provider

by Hump_Bac » Sun, 24 Nov 2002 02:05:07

On Fri, 22 Nov 2002 03:53:24 +0000 (UTC), Johnny said...


>> On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 07:51:28 -0500, Dastardly said...


>>>>I've tried most of them, but settled on Newsguy.

>>>>They've been around forever, I don't miss any posts, and I haven't
>>>>found another service that's come close in the download/cost
>>>>department.

>>>>"Basic" accounts allow 3 GB a month, and cost $5.95 a month, or
>>>>$39.95 a year. They also have 15 GB a month memberships that run from
>>>>$12.95 a month to $79.95 a year, but I didn't need that much capacity
>>>>and opted for the smaller setup.

>>>>~~~~Hump_Back~~

>>>Hmm, I'll have to try them out one of these days. Thx, BTW, Giganews
>>>gives a free three day trial if anyone wants to see what they are
>>>like.

>> Not a problem, and I hope the info was useful. A bunch of news
>> services have popped up over the last few years, but you can count the
>> premium providers on one hand (newsguy, giganews, etc.). Good luck!

>> ~~~~Hump_Back~~

>I have been happy with Easynews.  They charge $9.98 / month for 6GB.  
>They have a free 3 day trial as well.  I haven't tried Newsguy yet so I
>can't comment on how they compare to Easynews.

I had used Easynews as a secondary account for a period of time, but with
Newsguy's feed being so complete, it didn't make much sense to pay for accounts
with 2 different news services.

I dropped the Easynews account a few months ago, and have had no problems with
my newsgroup access through the one Newsguy account. If download limits are a
big concern, their $7 / month for 15 GB is a nice deal.

~~~~Hump_Back~~


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