Does anyone know of any free trials for usenet providers at the moment?

I usually just use the Virgin Media server, but it only allows you to download things posted within 7 days. The thing I want was posted just over 7 days ago, so isn't accessible.

There are plenty of providers offering a free t more...

can some one show me a newbie friendly guide to using usenet, including what i need and how much for the best service.

cheers

I know Astraweb block account is cheaper if you buy the $25 for 180GB, but for low users their $10 for 25GB is a bit steep.

I found this deal from NewsGroupDirect which is 50GB for £9.40 - using voucher code ngd59285859 gives 20% off making it £7.52 for 50GB. This includes SSL too.

I know my gratitude may not be worth very much but if anyone can spare a Newzbin invite, it would be really, really, reaaaaalllllyyy appreciated!

Thanks
John

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Astraweb Announces Retention Upgrade to 270 Days

Astraweb is pleased to announce that we have just completed an infrastructure upgrade to increase our retention and improve our network.

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Hi all, i'm starting to dabble in newsgroups after getting a bit sick of torrnt sites where my upload speed makes it impossible to keep a good ratio.

Can someone recommend a good value newsgroup? Currenly on a free trial from hitnews but astraweb seems good at $11 per month unlimited.

One questio more...

Like many of you on here I'm with Hitnews, I need to renew in a few weeks though and I'm taken to Xen News, a more expensive, cr@pier version of Hitnews. I don't reckon they allow account sharing like Hitnews did either.

So anyways now I'm in the hunt of a new usenet provider. I'd prefer someone wh more...

Hi. I've been using Hitnews and have been pleased with it. The 100 day retention and connections were fine for my use. I've just tried to renew my subscription, and apparently international users are too expensive. They link to another provider instead: http://www.xennews.com/index.php?id=14

I was more...

If your a hitnews customer I'm sure your aware that they've upped their prices, on top of the quoted price (12 euros I think) they have an extra charge for the use of SSL.

Just wanted to know who you've gone to (or planning on going to) if your a hitnews customer.

While I'm at it, perhaps someone more...

Yeah I should have gone with Newsbin I know, but I've already purchased this now. Anyways when its batch downloading I see the meter say something like '253kb/s' and then it goes down to 0kb/s and stays like that for a couple of minutes. These dips are occuring like once a minute. Anyone got any sug more...

I've not put this in deals as I'm looking more for feedback than offers...

I'm currently with Newdemon and getting a pretty good deal.
I pay $16 a month for 20 connections and unlimited downloads, but the retention is 110days.

A lot of the stuff I'm looking for has fallen off by the time I get to more...