kalone
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Lexington, KY | [Newsgroups] Giganews goes to 50!
Why would anyone need so many connections? |
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dvd536
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| said by kalone  :Why would anyone need so many connections? because they cant compete on retention. this is something new.
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swintec
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said by kalone :Why would anyone need so many connections? Easy answer, they don't. 
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imtim83
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| reply to kalone
said by kalone :Why would anyone need so many connections? Not impressed if that is the best they can do then wow! They should announce something like spooling to 800 day retention. That will really spin all the other providers for a loop! |
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imtim83
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| reply to kalone
Interesting words from giganews from their 50 connection upgrade announcement.
quote:
in the near future we will announce a new service offering that will truly solidify our premium status.
I am very curious to see what this will be. It better be good or else they will have a very tough time. |
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vasta
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Orlando, FL | Clearly they are going to offer teleportation of files...You add them to your queue and normally the files would download but now they will be instantly transferred to your downloads folder without transferring a single megabyte, Its obvious |
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imtim83
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| said by vasta :Clearly they are going to offer teleportation of files...You add them to your queue and normally the files would download but now they will be instantly transferred to your downloads folder without transferring a single megabyte, Its obvious That would be pretty awesome I doubt it is possible though. I know your only kidding. Still it sure would be nice. |
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unoriginal
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1 edit | An anon user named Giganews Liz posted this in the "AT&T is getting rid of Usenet" news story yesterday:
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Hi All, Liz from Giganews- if anyone out there has any questions on the special let me know. Also, look forward to some big news from Giganews in the coming weeks and more to follow in early Fall. Consider it a game changer.
I wonder exactly what else they have in store? |
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Stem Bolt
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| said by unoriginal :An anon user named Giganews Liz posted this in the "AT&T is getting rid of Usenet" news story yesterday: quote:
Hi All, Liz from Giganews- if anyone out there has any questions on the special let me know. Also, look forward to some big news from Giganews in the coming weeks and more to follow in early Fall. Consider it a game changer.
I wonder exactly what else they have in store? There is nothing that Giganews could offer me to get be to pay them $30 a month for Usenet service. More retention? 400 days is enough for me. More connections? Nope, got more then enough now.
Giganews is trying to come up with "value added" features/services to justify their high monthly fee instead of lowing their fees to compete with other Usenet providers. Other usenet providers offer basically the same service for $10-$11 a month.
It kinda makes Giganews look desperate/sad.
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kalone
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said by unoriginal :An anon user named Giganews Liz posted this in the "AT&T is getting rid of Usenet" news story yesterday: quote:
Hi All, Liz from Giganews- if anyone out there has any questions on the special let me know. Also, look forward to some big news from Giganews in the coming weeks and more to follow in early Fall. Consider it a game changer.
I wonder exactly what else they have in store? I think a price cut would be the only thing that would impress me, supply and demand should tell Giganews that. |
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Da Man
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Hanover, PA | Reminds me of that Simpsons episode.
NERD:I'm making a program to download porn a thousand times faster.
MARGE:Who need's porn that fast?
HOMER:(droling)A.......thousand times...........gggraaaaaaaarrrrrrrrr |
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JohnQPublic
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said by unoriginal :I wonder exactly what else they have in store? Every download will now come with a side of bacon? |
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swintec
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said by kalone :I think a price cut would be the only thing that would impress me, supply and demand should tell Giganews that. Possibly, but at that point they would have nothing else to offer to set them apart from anyone else. From there quote:
"in the near future we will announce a new service offering that will truly solidify our premium status."
It looks like they will still continue with there premiere image, so I will bet on some new value added service. Maybe they will release a 2nd version of that game they put out a couple of years ago?
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Stem Bolt
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This quote is from an email Giganews sent a customer who canceled their service to join another usenet provider:
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"We regret to see you leave us, but we want you to know that should you find that your new provider's retention rates/completeness are not up to the standard to which you have grown accustomed, then you are always welcome to return.
As always, Giganews leads Usenet in retention rates, speed, and completion rates. Please note that some providers offer a cheaper service, but they do not carry the same amount of newsgroups that Giganews does. Giganews currently carries over 109,000 groups. We advise that you check with your new provider to see if they carry all of your favorite groups before your cancellation takes effect.
While many of our competitors are currently upgrading their retention rates, we have a plan in motion that will upgrade our retention rate well beyond our current target of 365 days.
Looks like it may be another retention boost. With retention now of (soon to be) 365-400 days, who cares? 365-400 days will be plenty of retention for many many people at current price points.
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kalone
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said by swintec : From there quote: "in the near future we will announce a new service offering that will truly solidify our premium status." It would take alot to raise their value above $20 in todays usenet market.
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imtim83
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| reply to Stem Bolt
said by Stem Bolt :This quote is from an email Giganews sent a customer who canceled their service to join another usenet provider: quote:
"We regret to see you leave us, but we want you to know that should you find that your new provider's retention rates/completeness are not up to the standard to which you have grown accustomed, then you are always welcome to return.
As always, Giganews leads Usenet in retention rates, speed, and completion rates. Please note that some providers offer a cheaper service, but they do not carry the same amount of newsgroups that Giganews does. Giganews currently carries over 109,000 groups. We advise that you check with your new provider to see if they carry all of your favorite groups before your cancellation takes effect.
While many of our competitors are currently upgrading their retention rates, we have a plan in motion that will upgrade our retention rate well beyond our current target of 365 days.
Looks like it may be another retention boost. With retention now of (soon to be) 365-400 days, who cares? 365-400 days will be plenty of retention for many many people at current price points. Thats good news for competition! |
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lizgiganews
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Hi All,
Liz from Giganews here. This is a small announcement compared to what is coming- and no it is not more retention- we will continue to lead in the basic areas so don't worry there- but at this point, is that really news?  -
Look for a major announcement in about 2 weeks and then more to come in early Fall.
Game changer time.
Liz |
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JohnQPublic
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Xanadu | said by lizgiganews :
Game changer time.
I see you didn't deny my bacon theory. I must be onto something. |
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Stem Bolt
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| reply to lizgiganews
said by lizgiganews :Hi All, Liz from Giganews here. This is a small announcement compared to what is coming- and no it is not more retention- we will continue to lead in the basic areas so don't worry there- but at this point, is that really news? - Look for a major announcement in about 2 weeks and then more to come in early Fall. Game changer time. Liz Enough to truly justify $30 a month? I doubt it.
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LizGiganews
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| reply to JohnQPublic
yes bacon and french fries with every order (see homepage for Giganews
On a serious note, what do you all think of our new refer a friend deal?
if you get a friend to sign up- the day they pay you get a credit on your account for their full account value.
Let me know- looking for feedback on this.
I can assure you where we are going is 100% inline with what Giganews has always stood for- speed, privacy and more. more bacon? only time will tell. |
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