Astraweb Special - $96/Year - Unlimited - $8 month in Filesharing Software http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22644788 en Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:21:11 EDT Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:21:11 EDT Re: Astraweb Special - $96/Year - Unlimited - $8 month http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22754951 kw :
said by Ryan See Profile :

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?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22754951 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:19:01 EDT Re: Astraweb Special - $96/Year - Unlimited - $8 month http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22736322 NewsgroupRev : 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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Newsgroup Reviews]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22736322 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:03:25 EDT Re: Astraweb Special - $96/Year - Unlimited - $8 month http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22667123 Shamayim : All the more reason to go with pay-by-the-month.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22667123 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:19:47 EDT Re: Astraweb Special - $96/Year - Unlimited - $8 month http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22666772 Ryan :
said by kalone See Profile :

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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22666772 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:30:24 EDT Re: Astraweb Special - $96/Year - Unlimited - $8 month http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22664801 kalone : Is this a 1st for Astraweb? If so, guess the $96/Year and the $11 is working.

»www.top1000.org/#stats]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22664801 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:24:50 EDT Re: Astraweb Special - $96/Year - Unlimited - $8 month http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657728 dvd536 :
said by swintec See Profile :

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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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. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22654261 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:41:01 EDT Re: Astraweb Special - $96/Year - Unlimited - $8 month http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22654000 Shamayim : "The majority of our traffic will now be sent via Level 3"

The majority, not all.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22654000 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:15:00 EDT Re: Astraweb Special - $96/Year - Unlimited - $8 month http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22653114 kalone :
said by unoriginal See Profile :

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.
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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22653114 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:03:10 EDT Re: Astraweb Special - $96/Year - Unlimited - $8 month http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22652811 unoriginal : 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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22652811 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:28:01 EDT Re: Astraweb Special - $96/Year - Unlimited - $8 month http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22651695 blackriders : 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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22651695 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:41:33 EDT Re: Astraweb Special - $96/Year - Unlimited - $8 month http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22647907 blackriders : Well I think this just convinced me to change providers.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22647907 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:16:14 EDT Re: Astraweb Special - $96/Year - Unlimited - $8 month http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22647721 unoriginal : 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. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22647721 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:37:40 EDT Re: Astraweb Special - $96/Year - Unlimited - $8 month http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22646985 CCat : 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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said by Stem Bolt See Profile :

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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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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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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said by Stem Bolt See Profile :

»www.news.astraweb.com/specials/9···rly.html

Astraweb is running a special deal for the next two weeks. $96/Year Unlimited , that works out to be $8/month only! The offer expires July 18, 2009.

# Works out to be $8/month
# No Speed Limits
# 20 Connections
# Exactly the same as Unlimited DSL Plan
# You will pay $96 every year as long as your subscription remains active. We will not raise the price.
Wow talk about newsgroup competition! Can't wait to see what newshosting, giganews, blocknews, etc have cooked up for us!

This sure is going to get interesting.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22645284 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:49:51 EDT Re: Astraweb Special - $96/Year - Unlimited - $8 month http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22644854 CCat : Thanks...Just sent the request to change my plan. $8/mo is much better. :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22644854 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:29:29 EDT Astraweb Special - $96/Year - Unlimited - $8 month http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22644788 Stem Bolt : »www.news.astraweb.com/specials/9···rly.html

Astraweb is running a special deal for the next two weeks. $96/Year Unlimited , that works out to be $8/month only! The offer expires July 18, 2009.

# Works out to be $8/month
# No Speed Limits
# 20 Connections
# Exactly the same as Unlimited DSL Plan
# You will pay $96 every year as long as your subscription remains active. We will not raise the price.
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