| Re: Req: The Killers + Straw Dogs |
EasyNews, UseNet made Ea .. |
| Hubchy (ablank.field@nothing.com) |
2009/08/26 19:09 |
On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:12:15 -0500, Isis <isis55423@hotpop.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:56:16 +1200, Hubchy <ablank.field@nothing.com> wrote:
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>:On 24 Aug 2009 14:59:55 GMT, JimB0ss (no@spam.org) wrote:
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>:>Hubchy, both 'The Killers' (229 days ago) and 'Straw Dogs' (309 days ago) have been posted
>:>already, NZBs are coming up. Can you access them now or are you still with that provider who has a
>:>very limited retention period?
>:>
>:>J
>:I think I might have a very limited retention myself...!
>:Yes, I'm still with Easynews. Surely it is one of the big three along
>:with Giganews and Astraweb?
>:
>:It's true that recently both Giganews and Astraweb have clearly
>:overtaken Easynews if you just looked at the provision of unlimited
>:gigs
>:
>:However, I like several unique things about Easynews:
>:
>:1) They provide a web interface as well as NNTP. This is excellent for
>:checking out image files and for searching across groups. You can also
>:selectively download via that interface either directly or by zipping
>:files via their 'Zip Manager' facility - you can also create NZB's via
>:the 'Zip Manager'.
>
>This is what I always hear from Easynews subscribers. They sure are willing to
>give up a lot for that web interface! As far as .NZBs are concerned, BinSearch
>is free & works just fine. You can web search from there, too:
>
><http://tiny.cc/Isis55423
I'm getting much more comfortable with NZBs and they are now my
preferred way of downloading anything large. I've found that
>:2) They provide bonus gigs for doing a simple survey every week.
>
>You don't need 'Bonus Gigs' when you are on an unlimited plan.
It could be very dangerous if I actually went unlimited. I might start
losing download discipline and grab stuff that is not actually vital
just because it's there. Scrolling through the list of NZB's under
your moniker (via your link above) had me drooling so much that I had
to lie down for a while. Asphalt Jungle..Johnny Get Your Gun...Judi
Dench collection...ahh..oooh
>
>:3) They offer 25% more to allow for encoding overheads if using their
>:NNTP servers (instead of the web ones). In fact I've found recently
>:that you get at least 40% more!
>
>Same as above.
>
>:4) I've found their support excellent - and they actually have free
>:international phone support.
>
>Support!? Why would you ever need NSP support?
Although I've been around Usenet for quite some time now I still have
technical gaps. I also have had a few large corrupted downloads which
came from errors on Easynews servers and they have credited me the
lost data.
i guess it's true that wouldn't matter if I went unlimited. It's also
true that the big providers do have support even if it's only email
and I could use this.
>:Hubchy
>
>Here is an Easynews review:
>
>http://www.newsgroupservers.com/easynews.html
>
>Compare this with an Astraweb plan:
>
>http://www.news.astraweb.com/plans.html
>
>Here are Slyck's recommendations:
>
>http://www.slyck.com/Newsgroups_Guide_PremiumNewsServers
A bit undercut by the Giganews ad on the home page. Surely being
rigorously independent is vital for a good review site? I came across
Newsadmin.com last week - they have a very comprehensive coverage of
many providers and no ads.
>You might consider just adding a non-expiring $10 or $25 Astraweb block (25 GBs
>or 180 GBs, respectively) so you can pick up what you can't get with Easynews.
>
>Isis
Any thoughts on Newsguy? I've just discovered that they have a good
deal on 50gbs a month and they have a web interface. Their key
limitation is fairly limited retention.
Hubchy
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