Hi,

I am thinking of canning my current broadband provider (NTL) for BulldogDSL
which is x2 faster for the same price. The only problem is they don't
include news groups or email.

I get my email from another source anyway so I am not fussed about that but
I would like to continue using my newgroups in Outlook Express 6. Is there
any services that let you access news groups via Outlook for free or a small
fee?

I don't wanna use Google Groups, tried it before...I much prefer using it
via Outlook.

Cheers

http://news.individual.net/

http://news.individual.net/ is good but doesn't carry binaries.


"Gareth :-) voom" <vd@std.com> wrote in message
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Gareth :-) voom <vd@std.com> wrote:


Yes, use news.individual.net - it's free, and hosted by Berlin University.
You have to register at
http://news.individual.net , but it's fairly straightforward to set up.
[It's what I'm using, with OE, to access this NG and post this message]


I started using it when Freeserve's news server was playing Silly B's - but
stayed with it because it is independent of any ISP and makes it easier to
switch ISPs if you so wish.
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Here's a web site which reviews news servers.
http://www.newsgroupservers.net/ Most of these are in the US but there is
a European list too.

I'm currently using Clara.net
http://www.uk.clara.net/homeaccess/claranews.php which provides a range of
services depending on usage.

All of these news servers can be checked to see if they carry the newsgroups
you want before signing up.

jsp21c said the following:

For users with really low usage (but may need some binaries), Forte APN service is recommended. The measured plan is actually provided by Supernews and cheap enough.
http://www.forteinc.com/apn/index.php

I am using their 2GB plan which costs only 2.95 USD. The retention is great and the speed is acceptable while I connect it from HK.

But as the service is provided in US, the connection speed may not be as good as those usenet services provided inside UK.

Ricco.

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"Gareth :-) voom" <vd@std.com> wrote in message
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news.individual.net for text groups only & Astraweb for
binaries (they do a pay-as-you-go service, 25GB for £10)

P.

Thank you Ricco@X24 I have signed up to Forte APN. It's cheap enough and
seems to be working fine.

"Ricco@X24" <ricco@{spam_no_thx}riccoholic.com> wrote in message
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and cheap enough.

"Gareth :-) voom" <vd@std.com> wrote in message
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Bulldog do offer http://www.bulldogdsl.com/residential/mybulldog.asp as a
add-on but I don't know of many people on it and its probably cheaper to
"source" your own.

I use http://news.individual.net/ for text newsgroups and a ClaraNews
account (as described at http://www.uk.clara.net/btbroadband/)

As a sidenote, if you do order ADSL with Bulldog would you mind quoting my
referral code while ordering?

Its bdol 87431 - you can just quote it when ordering online or by telephone.

Regards
Sunil

"Gareth :-\) voom" <vd@std.com> wrote in message news:<NZp2c.307$I46.117@newsfep3-gui.server.ntli.net>...
get yourself a copy of Agent newsreader and a conection to news.cis.dfn.de
all free
outlook suz bad for news .

Outlook Express is fine. Around 90% of newsgroup users use it.

Bobby

"OrangeMan" <zixtoes@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Just because lots of people do something doesn`t make it the best way to
do things...

I would hazard a guess at saying close to that number also don`t use
Windows Update.

Does that make it right ?

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