Usenetserver spooling to 400 days! in Filesharing Software http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22524972 en Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:20:59 EDT Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:20:59 EDT Re: Usenetserver spooling to 400 days! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22697888 NewsgroupRev : I think UseNetServer is competitive in offering service for $10/mo and $95/yr. Few providers compete with Astraweb on price. For unlimited accounts its Astraweb, UseNetServer and Usenet Now. For block accounts its BlockNews, Astraweb and Usenet News.

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Compare Usenet Providers]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22697888 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:47:29 EDT Re: Usenetserver spooling to 400 days! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22697422 swintec :
said by kamm See Profile :

there are very few others out there who can be competitive against Highwind. :uhh:
What are you basing that on? If you ignore size for a moment, what does it take to be competitive, in regards to Usenet, if you look at it from the end user point of view? If they all get the articles to your computer, with the same speed and features...what makes one competitive? It would seem price is all that is left.

Look at two Highwinds offerings...Newsdemon and NewsgroupDirect....Are there anything competitive about there prices?? You can get everything they offer from others for almost half as much.

Let me put it in even simpler terms for you....WE were not able to compete price wise due to prices we were being charged from them. Taking more control of things has now brought us to having the best block prices on the net.

Don't get me wrong, they are a good company...however to an end user, it is tough for me to see how they come out as competitive.
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Block Accounts | UseNet Now]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22697422 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:14:44 EDT Re: Usenetserver spooling to 400 days! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22697299 dvd536 :
said by kamm See Profile :

said by dvd536 See Profile :

Bigger isn't always better. *yawn*
In this case it IS.

However it still doesn't address your first hilarious comment claining they are "hardly a competition" - as a matter of fact it's quite vica versa: there are very few others out there who can be competitive against Highwind. :uhh:
They're hardly competition to those that know the dirty secrets[censorship anyone?]
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When I gez aju zavateh na nalechoo more new yonooz tonigh molinigh - Ken Lee]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22697299 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:20:08 EDT Re: Usenetserver spooling to 400 days! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22697220 kamm :
said by dvd536 See Profile :

Bigger isn't always better. *yawn*
In this case it IS.

However it still doesn't address your first hilarious comment claining they are "hardly a competition" - as a matter of fact it's quite vica versa: there are very few others out there who can be competitive against Highwind. :uhh:
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[BQUOTE=[user=bicker]]Waaaa waaaa waaaa. You just want what you want and don't care to factor in what is right or true. Your perspectives are un-American, and deserve far more ridicule than I'm prepared to pile on them.
[/BQUOTE]]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22697220 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:59:28 EDT Re: Usenetserver spooling to 400 days! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22619282 dvd536 :
said by kamm See Profile :

said by dvd536 See Profile :

said by imtim83 See Profile :

The only good thing is it adds another competitor!
highwinds is hardly competition to any REAL nntp provider. think of them as the "AOL" of usenet. meh
What a nonsense. :uhh:
Highwinds is actually bigger than most provider out there (Giganews might be bigger but not sure, HW either owns or serves a lot of small providers.)
They are REAL provider, unlike many resellers.
Bigger isn't always better. *yawn*
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When I gez aju zavateh na nalechoo more new yonooz tonigh molinigh - Ken Lee]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22619282 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:31:02 EDT Re: Usenetserver spooling to 400 days! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22616324 swintec :
said by kamm See Profile :

They were always a solid choice for backbone, I believe.
They are really good for that now. They have also become a lot like Limelight networks with there content delivery network.

»www.highwinds.com/
»www.hwng.net

The new Virginia server farm has been rock solid since the move last year as well. This is separate from Newshosting though.
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Block Accounts | UseNet Now]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22616324 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:15:05 EDT Re: Usenetserver spooling to 400 days! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22616218 kamm :
said by Ryan See Profile :

said by dvd536 See Profile :

said by imtim83 See Profile :

The only good thing is it adds another competitor!
highwinds is hardly competition to any REAL nntp provider. think of them as the "AOL" of usenet. meh
I wouldnt say they are that bad..
He doesn't know what he's talking about...

Also since their datacenter upgrade from what I have heard the service has been pretty reliable.
In the past few years I haven't heard of any serious issue moreover they always had software offerings for providers etc. They were always a solid choice for backbone, I believe.
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[BQUOTE=[user=bicker]]Waaaa waaaa waaaa. You just want what you want and don't care to factor in what is right or true. Your perspectives are un-American, and deserve far more ridicule than I'm prepared to pile on them.
[/BQUOTE]]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22616218 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:00:41 EDT Re: Usenetserver spooling to 400 days! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22616195 kamm :
said by dvd536 See Profile :

said by imtim83 See Profile :

The only good thing is it adds another competitor!
highwinds is hardly competition to any REAL nntp provider. think of them as the "AOL" of usenet. meh
What a nonsense. :uhh:
Highwinds is actually bigger than most provider out there (Giganews might be bigger but not sure, HW either owns or serves a lot of small providers.)
They are REAL provider, unlike many resellers.
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said by bicker See Profile :

Waaaa waaaa waaaa. You just want what you want and don't care to factor in what is right or true. Your perspectives are un-American, and deserve far more ridicule than I'm prepared to pile on them.
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22616195 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:58:06 EDT Re: Usenetserver spooling to 400 days! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22534879 Ryan :
said by dvd536 See Profile :

said by imtim83 See Profile :

The only good thing is it adds another competitor!
highwinds is hardly competition to any REAL nntp provider. think of them as the "AOL" of usenet. meh
I wouldnt say they are that bad.. Also since their datacenter upgrade from what I have heard the service has been pretty reliable. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22534879 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:32:42 EDT Re: Usenetserver spooling to 400 days! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22527834 imtim83 : Yes I know it is still good news to throw another provider into the bucket that is trying to keep up. It will just force more upgrades! :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22527834 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:39:02 EDT Re: Usenetserver spooling to 400 days! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22526213 dvd536 :
said by imtim83 See Profile :

The only good thing is it adds another competitor!
highwinds is hardly competition to any REAL nntp provider. think of them as the "AOL" of usenet. meh
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When I gez aju zavateh na nalechoo more new yonooz tonigh molinigh - Ken Lee]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22526213 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:21:49 EDT Re: Usenetserver spooling to 400 days! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22525920 unoriginal : Inflex is right. Usenetserver and Easynews are both owned by Highwinds and have been for a few years.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22525920 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:47:00 EDT Re: Usenetserver spooling to 400 days! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22525632 Inflex : Apparently you don't realize they are all Highwinds. There is no competition.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22525632 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:56:35 EDT Re: Usenetserver spooling to 400 days! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22524973 imtim83 : Oh it is right on their front page.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22524973 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:47:56 EDT Usenetserver spooling to 400 days! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22524972 imtim83 : Glad to see the other newsgroup providers were able to kick usenetserver in the butt and get them to finally upgrade retention. I been so focused on the fight between Giganews and Astraweb that I didn't even notice they are upgrading to 35 days more retention than the other two. Not that it really matters though because I wouldn't trust usenetserver. The only good thing is it adds another competitor! The more the better! Now lets see what Easynews does! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22524972 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:47:34 EDT