Anyone Use AstraWeb?

[Spooner]

site isn't working, and neither is its news server

very frustrating. same out there?


EDIT: so i can easily get on it using proxytheweb.com

so i think i might be getting blocked by Comcast.... can they just do that?

 

[jfall]

newshosting ftw

 

[Special K]

I bought 80 GB from them with no expiry date last November, and still have about 25 of those gigs left because I quit using them and changed to Easynews. I got sick of Astraweb's erratic (usually slow) speeds. It's unfortuate they are so slow because they are the only newsgroup service I know of where you can buy a fixed number of gigs at a time with no expiry date, and with no montly fees. Easynews is close though, they give you 20 GB per month for $9.95, and unused gigs rollover from month to month. If you go over 20 GB in 30 days, they just charge you another $9.95 when you run out and give you 20 more.

Easynews FTW:thumbsup:

 

[Spooner]

um, yeah, that's not helping

 

[bleeb]

jigga wha?

 

[Special K]

Originally posted by: Spooner
um, yeah, that's not helping

Alright well I just logged in to my Astraweb account using newsleecher and started downloading some headers, so no problems here.

EDIT: I was also able to access my member profile on their website with no problems.

 

[Spooner]

do you use news.astraweb.com and port 119?

wtf? i can't even get to their website (news.astraweb.com)

 

[Special K]

Originally posted by: Spooner
do you use news.astraweb.com and port 119?

wtf? i can't even get to their website (news.astraweb.com)

Yup, those are my settings.

 

[Spooner]

okay, i just fired up my laptop and the site is working from that end

someone wanna tell me what gives here?

 

[Spooner]

now it's timing out over there too

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK

 

[Spooner]

so i can easily get on it using proxytheweb.com

so i think i might be getting blocked by Comcast.... can they just do that?

 

[effowe]

I just fired up Grabit and am able to download headers just fine. Why don't you give Comcast a call and see if they can tell you anything.