Comcast broadband - good newsgroup access?

[stultus]

I'm paying $15/mo for commercial usenet access, but am going to be switching to comcast cable. How is their usenet feed? I'd like to drop the usenet subscription if possible...

 

[cliftonite]

Head over to the Comcast forums on www.dslreports.com

 

[dabuddha]

1 gig/ month

 

[stultus]

Originally posted by: dabuddha
1 gig/ month

I just saw that. That sucks. Hrmmmm....

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: stultus

Originally posted by: dabuddha
1 gig/ month

I just saw that. That sucks. Hrmmmm....

Number of groups and speed is fine, but one gig per month sucks if you're downloading anything big. :frown:

 

[chin311]

1 gig is teh lame...i have comcast and ive never even used their newsgroups yet :Q

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: stultus

Originally posted by: dabuddha
1 gig/ month

I just saw that. That sucks. Hrmmmm....

Number of groups and speed is fine, but one gig per month sucks if you're downloading anything big. :frown:

But 1 gig is plenty of news

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: stultus

Originally posted by: dabuddha
1 gig/ month

I just saw that. That sucks. Hrmmmm....

Number of groups and speed is fine, but one gig per month sucks if you're downloading anything big. :frown:

But 1 gig is plenty of news

"News" = midget pr0n?



I beg to differ.

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: stultus

Originally posted by: dabuddha
1 gig/ month

I just saw that. That sucks. Hrmmmm....

Number of groups and speed is fine, but one gig per month sucks if you're downloading anything big. :frown:

But 1 gig is plenty of news

"News" = midget pr0n?



I beg to differ.

Hmm that's true. There can never be enough midget pr0n. Especially the kind with cats.

 

[cliftonite]

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: stultus

Originally posted by: dabuddha
1 gig/ month

I just saw that. That sucks. Hrmmmm....

Number of groups and speed is fine, but one gig per month sucks if you're downloading anything big. :frown:

But 1 gig is plenty of news

"News" = midget pr0n?



I beg to differ.

Hmm that's true. There can never be enough midget pr0n. Especially the kind with cats.

Midget bestiality?

 

[MaxDSP]

whats the newgroup server address for Comcast?

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: MaxDSP
whats the newgroup server address for Comcast?

netnews.comcast.net

 

[Maverick]

its good if you're an old ATTBI subscriber because they're keeping our news server. Otherwise your SOL.

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: MaxDSP
whats the newgroup server address for Comcast?

netnews.comcast.net

Thanks, but I just found the FAQ on newsgroups at Comcast's site for Giganews. Im currently using it to dl some mp3's with Outlook Express. Im pretty much a newbie, but is that all there is to it, select the series of messages, righ-click, and click on "Combine and Decode"?

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: MaxDSP

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: MaxDSP
whats the newgroup server address for Comcast?

netnews.comcast.net

Thanks, but I just found the FAQ on newsgroups at Comcast's site for Giganews. Im currently using it to dl some mp3's with Outlook Express. Im pretty much a newbie, but is that all there is to it, select the series of messages, righ-click, and click on "Combine and Decode"?

What newsreader are you using?

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: MaxDSP

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: MaxDSP
whats the newgroup server address for Comcast?

netnews.comcast.net

Thanks, but I just found the FAQ on newsgroups at Comcast's site for Giganews. Im currently using it to dl some mp3's with Outlook Express. Im pretty much a newbie, but is that all there is to it, select the series of messages, righ-click, and click on "Combine and Decode"?

What newsreader are you using?

Outlook Express...

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: MaxDSP

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: MaxDSP

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: MaxDSP
whats the newgroup server address for Comcast?

netnews.comcast.net

Thanks, but I just found the FAQ on newsgroups at Comcast's site for Giganews. Im currently using it to dl some mp3's with Outlook Express. Im pretty much a newbie, but is that all there is to it, select the series of messages, righ-click, and click on "Combine and Decode"?

What newsreader are you using?

Outlook Express...

Yecch. Download Forte' Agent....then we'll talk.

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: MaxDSP

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: MaxDSP

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: MaxDSP
whats the newgroup server address for Comcast?

netnews.comcast.net

Thanks, but I just found the FAQ on newsgroups at Comcast's site for Giganews. Im currently using it to dl some mp3's with Outlook Express. Im pretty much a newbie, but is that all there is to it, select the series of messages, righ-click, and click on "Combine and Decode"?

What newsreader are you using?

Outlook Express...

Yecch. Download Forte' Agent....then we'll talk.

oddly enough, I had it installed already during my previous attempts to use newsgroups. Ive gotten the software setup and have subscribed to one group so far. It looks different than in OE, as far as the message orders go. BTW, Ive got the Free Agent, if it makes any difference.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: MaxDSP

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: MaxDSP

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: MaxDSP

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: MaxDSP
whats the newgroup server address for Comcast?

netnews.comcast.net

Thanks, but I just found the FAQ on newsgroups at Comcast's site for Giganews. Im currently using it to dl some mp3's with Outlook Express. Im pretty much a newbie, but is that all there is to it, select the series of messages, righ-click, and click on "Combine and Decode"?

What newsreader are you using?

Outlook Express...

Yecch. Download Forte' Agent....then we'll talk.

oddly enough, I had it installed already during my previous attempts to use newsgroups. Ive gotten the software setup and have subscribed to one group so far. It looks different than in OE, as far as the message orders go. BTW, Ive got the Free Agent, if it makes any difference.

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It does. Use Agent (free for 30 days). It has a few features (being able to sort headers by subject being a big one) that the Free version doesn't have.

 

[Tiembo]

Originally posted by: Shiva112
its good if you're an old ATTBI subscriber because they're keeping our news server. Otherwise your SOL.

Are you sure? I haven't been able to use attbi's news server since early July. What news server address are you using?

 

[ZOXXO]

Try GrabIt. It's free and has great features for binary downloads.

 

[dakata24]

i dont know if it is true, but someone on dslreports said that attbi converts and anyone that subscribed on or after july 1st would use the old attbi newsgroup servers.

 

[MistaTastyCakes]

Depends on where you live, I guess. I'm in Dallas and I have no download limit. I usually download at around 150-200k/sec. I use Xnews.