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"The Dundgeon Devil" <pmanny@magma.ca> wrote in message
> If you are thinking of using this name as your News Group provider be
> very leery. The operator uses the original "Bait & Switch" tactic to
> sucker you in.
> He'll start by offering a flat fee of $3.95. Within 90 or so days he'll
> tell you that the "Free" server has problems and you'll get poor
> service.

Bullshit. I've used the onetime $3.95 (cost me $2.95 at the time) membership
at Teranews as a backup newsgroup for more than two years. While it does go
down once in awhile, it's been quite reliable when needed and I've usually
been able to download more than my daily quota of 50 megs.

Maybe someone at Teranews doesn't like you. I wonder why that would be?

While his alleged practices leave much to be desired, $7.95 a month for a 
good nntp service is pretty reasonable.

Me, I'm not willing to subsidize my Rogers Internet with an additional 8-10 
dollars per month, just to get a service they should be providing me.  I've 
already set my cancellation up with them and I'm off to FCI as my new ISP.

Thanks for the heads up though, Devil


"The Dundgeon Devil" <pmanny@magma.ca> wrote in message 
news:1133268267.010953.280940@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> If you are thinking of using this name as your News Group provider be
> very leery. The operator uses the original "Bait & Switch" tactic to
> sucker you in.
> He'll start by offering a flat fee of $3.95. Within 90 or so days he'll
> tell you that the "Free" server has problems and you'll get poor
> service. While this is occurring he'll suggest you now should pay $7.95
> per month for his premium service. If you don't he'll set his server so
> that you will not get more than one (1) message download per day, All
> the while stating that its your software & your settings.
> He is nothing but a scurrilous knave, a charlatan. Be careful..
> 

"Paul" <paulywogg99@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:6yYif.27050$%
> already set my cancellation up with them and I'm off to FCI as my new ISP.

What is the full name of FCI?

"Paul" <paulywogg99@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:6yYif.27050$%
> dollars per month, just to get a service they should be providing me.
I've
> already set my cancellation up with them and I'm off to FCI as my new ISP.

I assume that FCI provides newsgroup access similar to what Rogers will be
discontinuing?

What I'm telling you is how this person has ripped me off and I don't
deserve it as I paid my money.
What you've said  in no uncertain terms is: "He's not ripped me off
yet," so
I wish you the best of luck.

"The Dundgeon Devil" <pmanny@magma.ca> wrote in message
> What I'm telling you is how this person has ripped me off and I don't
> deserve it as I paid my money.

So you paid your $3.95 and the service did not live up to what you hoped it
to be. Possibly aggravating, but it's only $3.95. You spend more than that
when you go out for a burger.

> What you've said  in no uncertain terms is: "He's not ripped me off
> yet," so I wish you the best of luck.

Exactly how ripped of will I be for the $2.95 I paid two years ago? If I
went around thinking all the time that eventually I'm going to be ripped
off, I'd be a meaner SOB than I already am.  :)

Check out 3Web as a possible ISP alternative to Rogers.  To be exact, 3Web 
resells Rogers in terms of internet traffic (i.e. access to the internet). 
The only things that will be different is that 3Web does the billing, you'll 
be using their e-mail sever, newsgroup server, and access to their almost 
non-existent technical support.

If you can support yourself, they are good alternative to a Rogers 
subscription.  Same Rogers reliability (in terms of internet access), but at 
a lower price.  If you can't solve your own tech problems and think that 
you'll need 3Web tech support, stay away from 3Web and find another 
provider.

I've been with them for almost a year and I am very pleased.

And, they have their own newsgroup server!!!

Their web address is: www.3web.com

There's a long thread about 3Web and Rogers at www.redflagdeals.om in which 
a lot of people are switching over (same service, but at a lower price).  So 
much so that if you are an existing Rogers customer and call "Customer 
Relations" and ask for the 3Web promo, they will match 3Web prices. 
However, you still will not get a newsgroup server.  You have to ask the 
customer service agent to transfer you to Customer Relations if you want to 
take advantage of the promo.  The sales people don't know about it - 
honestly!

Again, there's a long thread on this in the forum section of redflagdeals 
under Hot Deals - do a search using 3web or Rogers as the key search words.

"Paul" <paulywogg99@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:6yYif.27050$%I1.6260@fe15.lga...
> While his alleged practices leave much to be desired, $7.95 a month for a 
> good nntp service is pretty reasonable.
>
> Me, I'm not willing to subsidize my Rogers Internet with an additional 
> 8-10 dollars per month, just to get a service they should be providing me. 
> I've already set my cancellation up with them and I'm off to FCI as my new 
> ISP.
>
> Thanks for the heads up though, Devil
>
>
> "The Dundgeon Devil" <pmanny@magma.ca> wrote in message 
> news:1133268267.010953.280940@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>> If you are thinking of using this name as your News Group provider be
>> very leery. The operator uses the original "Bait & Switch" tactic to
>> sucker you in.
>> He'll start by offering a flat fee of $3.95. Within 90 or so days he'll
>> tell you that the "Free" server has problems and you'll get poor
>> service. While this is occurring he'll suggest you now should pay $7.95
>> per month for his premium service. If you don't he'll set his server so
>> that you will not get more than one (1) message download per day, All
>> the while stating that its your software & your settings.
>> He is nothing but a scurrilous knave, a charlatan. Be careful..
>>
>
>