news groups

Now Wannadoo has dropped their ng service I'm thinking off switching (yes I
know there are various ng readers etc but was thinking about moving from
them anyway).
Which general purpose ISPs still provide news servers? Only use internet
access at home for email and general surfing.
Thanks

"Deni" <djhatukpcdotnet> wrote in message
news:4423abee$0$3634$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Now Wannadoo has dropped their ng service I'm thinking off switching (yes
> I know there are various ng readers etc but was thinking about moving from
> them anyway).
> Which general purpose ISPs still provide news servers? Only use internet
> access at home for email and general surfing.
> Thanks
>

BT Yahoo! have just vastly improved their news server with a feed from
Giganews

On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:37:54 -0000, "Nicola Redwood"
<nicolaexternal-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"Deni" <djhatukpcdotnet> wrote in message
>news:4423abee$0$3634$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Now Wannadoo has dropped their ng service I'm thinking off switching (yes
>> I know there are various ng readers etc but was thinking about moving from
>> them anyway).
>> Which general purpose ISPs still provide news servers? Only use internet
>> access at home for email and general surfing.
>> Thanks
>>
>
>BT Yahoo! have just vastly improved their news server with a feed from
>Giganews
>
Virgin do over 32000 newsgroups.

Deni wrote:
> Now Wannadoo has dropped their ng service I'm thinking off switching (yes I
> know there are various ng readers etc but was thinking about moving from
> them anyway).
> Which general purpose ISPs still provide news servers? Only use internet
> access at home for email and general surfing.
> Thanks
>
>
Hi there,

Are you referring to a Binary or Text Based service?

Metronet supply both, limited to two simultaneous threads @ 128kbps,
whereas Plusnet supply a text based news service.

Both would be able to offer you a service that would be suitable for
your needs.

--
Kind regards,

James Bailey / (E-Mail Removed)
PlusNet Communications Team Leader

Hello Deni,

Madasafish offer free access to Giganews as part of our services.

If you're interested in the MAX Broadband package, type the word 'cheaper'
into the promotion field during sign up and you'll get speeds up to 8Mb, 5GB
of usage for £10.99 a month for the first six months and then £16.99 a month
for the remaining six months.

This package also includes a free domian name and static IP address.

Cheers,
Samara
Madasafish Customer Care

"Deni" <djhatukpcdotnet> wrote in message
news:4423abee$0$3634$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Now Wannadoo has dropped their ng service I'm thinking off switching (yes
> I know there are various ng readers etc but was thinking about moving from
> them anyway).
> Which general purpose ISPs still provide news servers? Only use internet
> access at home for email and general surfing.
> Thanks
>

<samara> wrote

> Hello Deni,
>
> Madasafish offer free access to Giganews as part of our services.
>
> If you're interested in the MAX Broadband package, type the word 'cheaper'
> into the promotion field during sign up and you'll get speeds up to 8Mb, 5GB
> of usage for £10.99 a month for the first six months and then £16.99 a month
> for the remaining six months.

A sprat to catch a twat.
Companies are now offering DVD downloads
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03...vie_downloads/
5Gb ain't going to go far is it?


> This package also includes a free domian name and static IP address.
>
> Cheers,
> Samara
> Madasafish Customer Care

Nerk you wrote:

> A sprat to catch a twat.
> Companies are now offering DVD downloads
> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03...vie_downloads/
> 5Gb ain't going to go far is it?

If you took the time to read the original posting, which I quote:

"Which general purpose ISPs still provide news servers? Only use internet
access at home for email and general surfing."

5GB is more than enough for these purposes. If the original poster wanted an
unlimited service with Newsgroups, they would be paying substantially more
than the equivelent of £13.99 a month, which is what we're offering with the
£10.99 a month for six months/£16.99 a month for six months deal.

Additionally the other service providers that other posters have mentioned
in this topic regarding NEWSGROUPS have lower/the same usage allowances,
offer slower speeds and are generally more expensive.

Cheers,
Samara
Madasafish

<samara> wrote

> Nerk you wrote:
>
> > A sprat to catch a twat.
> > Companies are now offering DVD downloads
> > http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03...vie_downloads/
> > 5Gb ain't going to go far is it?
>
> If you took the time to read the original posting, which I quote:
>
> "Which general purpose ISPs still provide news servers? Only use internet
> access at home for email and general surfing."
>
> 5GB is more than enough for these purposes. If the original poster wanted an
> unlimited service with Newsgroups, they would be paying substantially more
> than the equivelent of £13.99 a month, which is what we're offering with the
> £10.99 a month for six months/£16.99 a month for six months deal.
>

£5 will get access to a proper text news server for at least a year.


> Additionally the other service providers that other posters have mentioned
> in this topic regarding NEWSGROUPS have lower/the same usage allowances,
> offer slower speeds and are generally more expensive.
>

Zen do 20gb pm for £25 on an 8Mb pipe. 5Gb a month is little better
than dialup.

The point is, if you know you aren't going to do more than 5GB in a given
month - save money.

The package that Nerk is looking at is: £5 (Newserver) + (£25*12months) =
£305.00 a year for 20GB/8Mb

The Madasafish package is: (£10.99*6) + (£16.99*6) = £167.88 a year for
5GB/8Mb

I think that the £137.12 savings would be worth it to someone who is only
using their broadband service for emails and general surfing - there is no
way that kind of activity is going to bring you anywhere near 2GB much less
20GB!


"Nerk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:442426e4$0$15674$(E-Mail Removed) reenews.net...
> <samara> wrote
>
>> Nerk you wrote:
>>
>> > A sprat to catch a twat.
>> > Companies are now offering DVD downloads
>> > http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03...vie_downloads/
>> > 5Gb ain't going to go far is it?
>>
>> If you took the time to read the original posting, which I quote:
>>
>> "Which general purpose ISPs still provide news servers? Only use internet
>> access at home for email and general surfing."
>>
>> 5GB is more than enough for these purposes. If the original poster wanted
>> an
>> unlimited service with Newsgroups, they would be paying substantially
>> more
>> than the equivelent of £13.99 a month, which is what we're offering with
>> the
>> £10.99 a month for six months/£16.99 a month for six months deal.
>>
>
> £5 will get access to a proper text news server for at least a year.
>
>
>> Additionally the other service providers that other posters have
>> mentioned
>> in this topic regarding NEWSGROUPS have lower/the same usage allowances,
>> offer slower speeds and are generally more expensive.
>>
>
> Zen do 20gb pm for £25 on an 8Mb pipe. 5Gb a month is little better
> than dialup.
>
>

<samara> wrote

> The point is, if you know you aren't going to do more than 5GB in a given
> month - save money.
>
> The package that Nerk is looking at is: £5 (Newserver) + (£25*12months) =
> £305.00 a year for 20GB/8Mb
>
> The Madasafish package is: (£10.99*6) + (£16.99*6) = £167.88 a year for
> 5GB/8Mb
>
> I think that the £137.12 savings would be worth it to someone who is only
> using their broadband service for emails and general surfing - there is no
> way that kind of activity is going to bring you anywhere near 2GB much less
> 20GB!

You can add £60+ for subsequent years.

How about 2Gb a day for £18 a month, including a news server?
http://www.zenbroadband.com/athome.aspx
Home 250 is plenty good enough for mail and browsing. Not that the
willy wavers will accept it.