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.
Rowdy said:
>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.
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
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
"Rowdy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> 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 butwould
> just like to have access, my regular ISP doesn't carry binary groups.
>
> Cheers.
>
>
I guess they are all pay services then... okay, cheers guys, now I know :)
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> 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 > > "Rowdy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:W3TB9.12830$[email hidden]... > > 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. > > > > > >On Tue, 19 Nov 2002 04:05:03 -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.
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> >On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 18:49:39 GMT, "Rowdy" <[email hidden]> wrote: > >>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.comOn Wed, 20 Nov 2002 07:51:28 -0500, Dastardly said...
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!
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> >On 19 Nov 2002 19:01:18 -0800, Hump_Back <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >>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.Hump_Back <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:
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.
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> On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 07:51:28 -0500, Dastardly said... >> >>On 19 Nov 2002 19:01:18 -0800, Hump_Back <[email hidden]> wrote: >> >> >>>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~~ >On Fri, 22 Nov 2002 03:53:24 +0000 (UTC), Johnny said...
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.
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