On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:22:03 -0400, Folk <Folk@folk.com> wrote:
>On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:45:34 GMT, john.dsl@verizon.net (John Lewis)
>wrote:
>
>>Verizon provides me a near fault-free service with no bandwidth caps
>>or erratic upload bandwidth, so I have no real inclination to change
>>ISP providers [...] So, I say farewell to a couple of my favorite alt. groups..
>
>I never understood people who based their ISP decisions on the quality
>of their Usenet service. Most folks long ago wised up and went with a
>third-party email service so that changing ISP's or crappy ISP related
>mail service wasn't a big issue, so why don't they do the same with
>Usenet? If all you're interested in is text based groups, then there
>are scores of independent Usenet providers who can hook you up for
>next to nothing. Even premium Usenet provider who offer all the
>groups and no download limits (or at least reasonable download limits)
>can be had for around $10/month.
I switched to Giganews years ago, but I also use it for binaries.
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