kw
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join:2004-06-12
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Re: Astraweb Special - $96/Year - Unlimited - $8 month
said by Ryan  :All I can say Astraweb better watch themselves. They seem to be advertising their deals in more and more places they really shouldnt be. Care to elaborate? |
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NewsgroupRev
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join:2008-06-25
| reply to Stem Bolt
The $96/year deal is dead. It was only advertised to run through July 18th so not an unexpected end. In fact it ran an extra day. Maybe because of the weekend.
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Shamayim
I already have a Messiah.
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join:2002-09-23 | reply to Ryan
All the more reason to go with pay-by-the-month. |
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Ryan
Premium
join:2001-03-03
Attleboro, MA
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said by kalone :Is this a 1st for Astraweb? If so, guess the $96/Year and the $11 is working. » www.top1000.org/#stats All I can say Astraweb better watch themselves. They seem to be advertising their deals in more and more places they really shouldnt be. |
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kalone
Premium
join:2002-07-02
Lexington, KY | reply to Stem Bolt
Is this a 1st for Astraweb? If so, guess the $96/Year and the $11 is working.
»www.top1000.org/#stats |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
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join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
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said by swintec :Just as a talking point in regards to pre-paying for a year...Would most feel comfortable paying that far in advance? Concur. haven't we learned ANYTHING from the sunrocket fiasco?
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unoriginal
join:2000-07-12
San Diego, CA
1 edit | reply to blackriders
Astraweb is also based in San Jose, CA. Most of the other usenet services seemed to be based on the East Coast. I wouldn't be surprised if the 3000 miles between you and Astraweb had something to do with the fluctuations that you saw. |
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blackriders
join:2005-01-16
Bronx, NY
| reply to Stem Bolt
I canceled with them, with newshosting I max out my speed around 25-28mb and it normally stays steady.
With astraweb it would go as high as 24 but then fluctuate to around 16 then back up again. If it had been a steady 24 I could have lived with that.
BTW i've also tried powerusenet and it didn't max my speed like newshosting does. |
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Shamayim
I already have a Messiah.
Premium
join:2002-09-23 | reply to kalone
"The majority of our traffic will now be sent via Level 3"
The majority, not all. |
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kalone
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join:2002-07-02
Lexington, KY
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said by unoriginal :What does a reverse traceroute initiated from this page look like: » www.news.astraweb.com/tools/stats.htmlAlso you can ask Astraweb to change the provider that your data gets sent out on. I was originally being sent via Limelight (llnw.net) which didn't work very well for me and asked to get moved to Level3 instead. I now get full speed from them with only 7 connections to their server. I can't find the announcement but did they not switch sometime ago to Level3 only?
Edit
Found it.
»helpdesk.astraweb.com/index.php?···ewsid=12
Level 3 is all I ever get on reverse trace and I am on the East coast. |
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unoriginal
join:2000-07-12
San Diego, CA
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What does a reverse traceroute initiated from this page look like: »www.news.astraweb.com/tools/stats.html
Also you can ask Astraweb to change the provider that your data gets sent out on. I was originally being sent via Limelight (llnw.net) which didn't work very well for me and asked to get moved to Level3 instead. I now get full speed from them with only 7 connections to their server. |
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blackriders
join:2005-01-16
Bronx, NY
1 edit | reply to Stem Bolt
So I just signed up
and so far i'm not really liking the speeds.
With 15 connectins it's not as fast as newshosting with 6.
not to mention the speed seems to fluctuate quite a bit.
I'm gonna give it another day or two to try it out if not i'm gonna see if I can get a refund.
Edit, just read the tos and I have 24 hours to get a full refund.
looks like i'll try changing ports and number of connections. But so far i'm liking newshosting better. |
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blackriders
join:2005-01-16
Bronx, NY | reply to Stem Bolt
Well I think this just convinced me to change providers. |
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unoriginal
join:2000-07-12
San Diego, CA
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This is a great deal from Astraweb. But I'm also one that won't prepay for a year. After either 60 or 90 days most credit card companies won't let you do a chargeback in case something happens with the service. Since Astraweb has been around since 04 or 05, I believe, I dont think anything will go wrong but sh*t happens. |
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CCat
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join:2005-12-06
Wonderland
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While I see the logic in the above statements, $96 is not going to drive me to the poorhouse.
Their service has been very good so far.
Im going with the odds that they wont close up shop tomorrow.
And after about 8 or 9 DL's, I'll be ahead of the game anyway.
Just my 2 cent opinion.
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Ryan
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join:2001-03-03
Attleboro, MA
| reply to swintec
Yea no thanks on this one. I would rater pay 11 and have the freedom to know I can switch whenever I want (without paying more anyway) Newsgroup services are way to volatile to be on board for that long. What may be a great service now may be terrible in 6 months. Not to mention like what Swintec brought up with the usenet.com ruling. Those assholes opened up the door with the way they advertised their service, now I can almost guarantee its going to be used against every other provider. |
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swintec
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Alfred, ME
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said by Stem Bolt :Either for money reasons (lump sum) or concern if the usenet provider services degrades/problems start. Or should an even better deal appear. That is also a good point. Two other factors to consider.
- The recent usenet.com ruling..Could it further change the landscape of usenet as we all know it today? Keep in mind, I do not know anymore than anyone else in regards to the case...so I think it is a valid question to at least ponder.
- The "surprise" of a re-bill of $100 next year at this time may provide a small surprise to some customers who completely forgot...Happens more than you think, with just simple 3 month accounts.
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Stem Bolt
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join:2002-11-08
Cleveland, OH
| reply to swintec
If I were to go back to unlimited usenet (from block account), for this price I would seriously consider prepay. AstraWeb has been around for awhile now, they are not a reseller. They own their own stuff.
But I've also read posts from users about this new AstraWeb deal. Given the limited time of the offer, they can't come up with the money right away. They expressed interest but are not able to come up with the money in the limited time frame. I think there is a good chance many people can't/wont' come up with all the money upfront, given the economic climate.
I can understand users not wanting to commit to a year. Either for money reasons (lump sum) or concern if the usenet provider services degrades/problems start. Or should an even better deal appear.
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swintec
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Alfred, ME
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Just as a talking point in regards to pre-paying for a year...Would most feel comfortable paying that far in advance?
I've spent a lot of time in the VoIP forums on here, over the years, and have seen people get burned when they prepay for such a long time in advance.
In fact, I think we have only ever had 2 people ask about pre-paying for a year. Granted, Astraweb has been around a lot longer than us, so that may ease some concerns for folks paying so far in advance with them.
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GooDStuff
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| reply to Stem Bolt
Just when you thought another company finally offered them some competition, Astraweb fires off another shot. Nice  |
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