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Usenet Speeds

fugz123
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Usenet Speeds

I've recently upgraded to fibre 38M/1.2M unlimited.
I use usenet.
Previously I would get a max of 600Kbytes download speeds but with fibre this starts at 3Mbytes and then slows to nothing over a few minutes.
The only H/W change is a new BT modem. The router is billion7800dxl
Is there a PN policy on usenet speeds?

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bobpullen
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Re: Usenet Speeds

Shouldn't be an issue, what Usenet provider?

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HairyMcbiker
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Re: Usenet Speeds

I have no issues with usenet on PN. can get the full 7-8MB/s down usually.
This is on newsgroupdirect.com
fugz123
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Re: Usenet Speeds

I've been using Astraweb for the last couple of years.They have 3 different servers.
bobpullen
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Re: Usenet Speeds

I've been hearing bad things about Astraweb of late. Poor completion and performance issues. If you head over to /r/usenet you'll see what I mean.

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fugz123
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Re: Usenet Speeds

Cheers guys. I'll give Frugal a go for a month and see how it goes.
Could just be a coincident with AW and going to fibre
I'll report back
HairyMcbiker
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Re: Usenet Speeds

I was with frugal on their unlimited overnight package, no issues then. I only moved to ngd as they had a $50/year unlimited offer (that is recurring ;-))
fugz123
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Re: Usenet Speeds

Cheers guys
All happy with Frugal
Had no issues, speed good, and excellent value