Just spoken to O2 re: their broadband service - and it seems they have no
newsservers (or, at least the sales dept said they hadn't - but she didn't
seem all that sure).

Anyone know more?

D.
(desperate to leave the dial-up speeds on VM ThinBand.)

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googlegroups > /dev/nul

Virginner wrote:

Not a problem. A $10 single payment non-expiring 25GB subscription to astraweb
will probably last you a couple of years or so.

http://www.news.astraweb.com/

Graham

"Virginner" <theDOTbin@virginLOSEIT.net> wrote in message
news:fxg0j.16756$7k5.5567@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
Yes, that is correct. O2 and Be do not provide newsgroups

I use a freebie, nntp.aioe.org

"Virginner" <theDOTbin@virginLOSEIT.net> wrote in message
news:fxg0j.16756$7k5.5567@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
there are loads of free newsservers and some very good cheap ones like this
one:
http://usenet-news.net/index1.php?url=get

On Nov 19, 6:28 pm, "Nicola Redwood" <nicolaexternal-
newsgro...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Nor do $ky.

Regards,

Doug.

Thanks for the confirmation. It was just that the "sales" person was very
unsure (to begin with I was not convinced she knew what newsgroups were ;-).
As O2 they are offering an ADSL deal that's £10 cheaper than VM for what
seems to be the same offering (bar NGs), and an 0800 UK support number I
don't think there's any reason not be requesting my MAC...

Thanks to you and all.

D.

"Bryan" <bhendersonNOSPAM@freenet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:Tmm0j.161803$PQ6.42537@newsfet01.ams...
And this one
http://news.individual.net/
Only 10 euros a *year*
I've used it for years. Very fast and reliable.

George

"Virginner" <theDOTbin@virginLOSEIT.net> wrote in message
news:IZA0j.8901$Ew3.5779@newsfe7-gui.ntli.net...
idea what I was talking about.
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On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:27:36 -0000, "Hungerdunger"
<Hungerdunger@celynnen.MARXdemon.co.uk> wrote:
Usenet? What's that?

Oh, you mean Google Groups.
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Martin Jay

Virginner wrote:
Precisely what effect will all these O2 deals have on existing BeThere
subscribers?

(kim)

"kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote in message
news:B5CdnXSMkooUFN7anZ2dnUVZ8qaqnZ2d@giganews.com ...
Too early to say yet.
Seen evidence of congestion, but TBH it's not that bad and Be do sort things
fairly quickly - they claimed recently they are monitoring things more
actively, so we'll just have to wait and see on that one
I could benefit financially being a O2 contract customer, but I choose to
stay with Be certainly at the moment. They offer a more personalised
approach which I prefer with a good community on the official forums, static
IP's are now free on Be Unlimited (for 1 anyway) and I don't have to put up
with a locked down router (I actually am quite attached to the BeBox and
have grown more than accustomed to it's many foibles)