wrote:
> On Sun, 18 May 2008 19:51:16 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> > wrote:
>
>>Goomba wrote:
>>
>>> sf wrote:
>>>> Am I the only one who can't log into usenet via comcast at the
>>>> moment? I've gotten a "502 access denied" error message for about 20
>>>> minutes so far. Email is fine, I didn't get the web on first try -
>>>> but did on retry. Does anyone know what's going on? I hate to talk
>>>> to them because they act like it's my fault. They assume I've changed
>>>> settings or done something else just as bad.
>>>>
>>>> I wonder if GigaNews is fighting an onslaught of SPAM messages which
>>>> has put them offline? We fight them in our own way, but can you
>>>> imagine how much cr*p they have to filter out?
>>>>
>>>> TIA
>>>> sf
>>>
>>> I get so fed up with giganews and comcast sometimes! I couldn't get to
>>> usenet this morning either (still can't) so I took the cue from Blinky
>>> and just signed up for the usenet provider he uses.
>>
>>For the record, my primary is http://news.individual.net (10 euros (about
>>$14US) a *year*), and I presume you are referring to that. It's
>>excellent. I've been testing - and it seems solid - the free server shown
>>in my sig. I guess I'll change that line to reflect that it seems okay.
>>
>>Two other good freebies are http://news.motzarella.org and
>>http://news.datemas.de -- but the only GG-killer I know of is the one in
>>my sig. (For datemas, ignore the "temporarily suspended" note.)
>
> I'm back online with comcast now... honestly, I can't complain about
> the service. I was just wondering if I was the only one. I've been
> on comcast internet for about 4 years and they have been unusually
> reliable.
>
> I was with Earthlink though their growing period and experienced more
> than a couple problems, but one they upgraded their servers they were
> fine for me. DD came to live with us a couple of years after college
> graduation and found a job with google. They required high speed
> internet (cable type high speed) so we switched our internet provider
> over to comcast.
I've been with EL since...uh, I think 1998. Perfectly happy with them.
> Honestly, if you're not downloading big programs (or a gamer), I'm still
> not convinced that using a tabbed browser isn't the best way to surf the
> net economically and with no frustration. All you do is go to one
> (graphics rich) site, start downloading it and move on to another one.
> That strategy worked perfectly for me back in the day.
I couldn't live without tabbed browsing.
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