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Count_Zero99uk · 26 Sep 2007 at 11:41

I currently pay for Giganews, however i have heard Eclipse, my isp, use Giganews as there newsserver, does anyone know if this is correct?

Thanks
Zero

Phil99 · 26 Sep 2007 at 12:26

They do, but it's heavily capped. Two 15KB/s per IP is the limit. Apparently there's a way to use an IP block (supplied by them for free) to get 5x30KB/s (150KB/s) with 10 connections in total, but I'm not sure exactly how. You're probably worth sticking with your subscription unless you only read text groups.

Count_Zero99uk · 26 Sep 2007 at 12:33

hmm only read text groups,

Of course i do

Stelly · 26 Sep 2007 at 13:33

Yes Eclipses mail servers are pants to say the least, heavily heavily capped

Stelly

norm · 26 Sep 2007 at 14:39

If you extend your subnet you could use all 8 static IPs, but this would require the use of a Linux machine and USB/PCI modem.

I currently get 14x16kb=224kB/sec, adequate enough, and while this used to work pretty much around the clock, Eclipse's throttling is so severe now it'll only get that speed from 00:00 to 10:00.

But it's still cheaper than going to another ISP and paying for a seperate Giganews subscription.