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| Re: REQ:  San Francisco (1936)  mp4, xvid, mkv??? | fred-bloggs |  | fred-bloggs (fred-bloggs@hahahotmail.com) | 2015/09/09 23:26 |  | 
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 On Thu, 10 Sep 2015 02:28:25 GMT, "Hoot" <Hoot@theMoon.com> wrote
 
 >
 >> Giganews has terrible completion. You should get a block from another
 >> provider to fill the gaps. Prices start at $2 for 2gb.
 >> http://www.usenetforyou.com/en/newsgroup-block-account.html
 >
 > Ha, Ha...That sure has been true for some files.  Everyplace I've
 > looked (including the link above) says GigaNews has the best retention
 > and 99.99 percent completion. Guaranteed!  What are they smokin'?
 >
 > Anyway, the great majority of the files I have trouble with are old.
 > I've been told there's nothing to do about that.  Just good luck or
 > bad luck. If I try a block account, is there one you reccomend for old
 > files?
 >
 > Thank you for your help.
 >
 >
 
 I use Astraweb and Newsdemon (Highwinds), both have 2500+ days retention.
 They have US and European servers, you can use both.
 Get a small block to try them out.
 
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 fred
 
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