Bill Garber wrote:
"Rich" <nospam@saddam.net> wrote in message puWdnbDZDb7fokzVnZ2dnUVZ_jmdnZ2d@comcast.com">news:puWdnbDZDb7fokzVnZ2dnUVZ_jmdnZ2d@comcast.com...Greg Buchner wrote:Comcast (hereafter referred to as Com$haft) is dropping all newsgroup access as of 10/25/2008.New customers who sign up now will not be able to access it all. You can still do a 3rd party news server. http://www.comcast.net/newsgroups/Figured I'd post this being that I know there's some people who use Com$haft.GregWell, that is disappointing... I'm sure I won't get a price reduction for their reduced services, either.Next question...Who can recommend a free, or low cost news server? I'm below 2gig a month of text only... whatever Comcast provided for "free".() ()Rich ('-')I am experimenting with Google right now, to see what I'm able to make it do for me. Otherwise, I have no F'n idea. If anyone recalls, Comcast tried this a couple year ago, but, we all complained enough that it was averted. Could we all chime in now to see if they'll leave us keep it once more? Got news for everyone, including Com$haft, if they do this, they will be losing me altogether. FIOS is looking better everyday.Bill Garber from GS-Electronics http://www.garberstreet.com"If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered." (Edgar Allen Poe)
I say go to FIOS, I installed one of the Hub switches here in California, it makes cable look like it is going backwards. What makes me worry about that is Fiber does not carry current, so if the power goes down, the local Hub, not the Switch Hub only have about 2 hours of battery backup and then you not only lose Internet/television, but also phone service.
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