Cox outsources newsgroups to Highwinds and Midco outsources to Giganews.
Cox outsources newsgroups to Highwinds and Midco outsources to Giganews.
BT have also outsourced to giganews. So 200 days retention but your limited to 3 connections at 60k each.
So, I guess my experience is very unique. When I am only downloading content from usenet and not using any torrent client, I get a constant 8.0 Mbps (spiking to 10 Mbps at times) from my ISP provided usenet access. My speed decreases significantly when I am uploading at my max rate...it dips to about 2 Mbps. So, as a result I have been using usenet alot more than torrents. Completion is,so far, extremely good (I haven't had to use a par set yet), all binary groups as far as I can tell are accounted for, and retention is very good (~120 days, more for some groups). My ISP, as far as i can tell, is using Tweaknews.
I am loving my ISP atm, I hope it lasts.
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