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Subject: Re: Astraweb vs. Giganews
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:10:22 -0600
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On 19 Jan 2010 08:29:33 GMT, kevinhell <kevin@hell.org> wrote:
:A question for the group. I'm interested in Atraweb & Giganews because their
:retention (520 days & 530 days) affords access to the oldest posts here.
:Giganews is considerably more expensive. I'm comparing Giganews "Platinum"
:to Astraweb "Unlimited DSL."
:
:Is there some reason that Giganews is worth the premium price, or should I
:go with Astraweb, who appears to offer a better bargain? TIA for input from
:people who have used the services. :)
:
:Kevin
Hi Kevin,
I see no one seems anxious to respond, so here is my input.
I have both services. Giganews is the best. Even Astraweb users will agree with
that assertion. They will contend, however, that it isn't twice as good, and so
it is not worth the additional expense.
If you are only planning to download, Astraweb should be fine most of the time.
You could start out with it, and if you have problems getting complete posts
then you could add Giganews Jade to pick up the missing remnants. It only allows
3 GB/month download, but that should be more than adequate for 'fills'. (It only
costs $2.99/mo US.)
Posting is an entirely different story. Astraweb has severe limitations in that
regard. Again, it should be fine for the occasional poster, but if you plan to
post in any quantity, then Giganews is almost a necessity. (Again, Jade would be
a fine solution for posting. I know of one poster who could benefit greatly by
doing that, but Giganews has banned him from using their service.)
Isis
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