€ 0,00 3 days free unlimited access to all news groups
€ 1,50 2 days unlimited access to all news groups
€ 2,95 1 week unlimited access to all news groups
€ 3,95 2 weeks unlimited access to all news groups
€ 7,50 1 month unlimited access to all news groups
€18,50 3 months unlimited access to all news groups
€36,00 6 months unlimited access to all news groups
why r u guys not using the build-in xpat search? by puting in a space u get (nearly?) all posts of a specific newsgroup. ok you can only browse one group at the time and when u changed groups you have to do the search again, but if you limit ur search to the last 1000-10000 posts it's quick enough. by the way hitnews is one of the suposed rare providers supporting it.
Correct way would be to use wildcard and search for * . That way you'll get all posts. All providers I've used/am using have xpat... xlned, hitnews, easynews, newshosting. The only one I'm sure doesn't support xpat is giganews.
Looks like the guy who locked himself in for 2 years got a deal. I'm currently letting my time run out, and switching... They used to be the greatest bargain in usenet. However, if you are not local ... they just set up a new sister-service which will hopefully die a very quick death, and return to normal.
When you go to login, or sign up from the usa (maybe other countries), you will be redirected to xennews.com which is over 2x the cost. (monthly from 7.50 eu(10.65usd), now 12.50 eu(15.12), old quarterly was 18.50 eu(26.27usd), now is 35 eu(49.71usd). This means, even at the quarterly rate, they are charging 16.57/mo (oddly, more than their monthly rate). These new price, although more than TWICE as much, now include less service... you need to pay an ADDITIONAL 2.50eu for ssl per month!!!!
They have gone from bargain prices to as much, or more than competition, while only delivering marginally better service (in some cases worse). For 15 dollars you have your pick of a dozen us providers, most of them right on par with hitnews, retention within a few days, better speed, some with ssl... for instance, Astraweb is running a sale for 10/mo for life... I'm thinking of switching over given the new pricing.
Hitnews... you have lost at least a dozen customers I know of. I hope you are happy with your soon to be shrinking income... even AT double the price.
EDIT: I just noticed there was a page2... you guys already knew about xennews, but my rant is equally ranty none the less. :) ... and I have also sent a firmly written email to them letting them know I plan on leaving, and EXACTLY why i plan on leaving. I would strongly suggest EVERYBODY does, even if you havn't fully decided to leave them. If they receive enough emails, they JUST MIGHT turn things around... or at least put the prices a few bucks less. the us-> eur conversion sucks
been with hitnews for many many months and i challenge anyone to get unlimited usenet with ssl and speeds upto 30mbits with retention at about 100-120+ days for only 7.50 euros UNBEATABLE
been with hitnews for many many months and i challenge anyone to get unlimited usenet with ssl and speeds upto 30mbits with retention at about 100-120+ days for only 7.50 euros UNBEATABLE
I believe you missed out where the price has been nearly doubled recently. The new monthly price WAS 7.50eur ($10.84)... now it is 12.50eur ($18.07). For only 15 dollars you can get unlimited astraweb with 157days and ssl. So...before, yes, thats why I used to be with them; now... no.
been with hitnews for many many months and i challenge anyone to get unlimited usenet with ssl and speeds upto 30mbits with retention at about 100-120+ days for only 7.50 euros UNBEATABLEAlso, to the post immediately above you pointed out a sale on astraweb. The sale is for $11/mo for the lifetime of the account. I believe this sale used to be for 9.99 but was raised. This meets or beats the old price, and both obliterate the new one. All while giving higher retention, as well as dual servers (us, eu) which also helps for completion. (occasionally I pick up stuff on eu server that are missing on us server)
Dear dacaid,
It's been a while since we've sent an email but don't worry, we've really
been busy!
We want to be different from other providers and now we have this unique
and permanent offer!
Nighttime Accounts
These new, unique accounts are valid from 0:00 midnight until 12:00 in the
afternoon.
During these hours you get everything we offer with our standard
accounts:
- Speed up to 30Mbit/sec
- 8 connections
Outside these hours the accounts stay active but the speed will be
throttled to 1 Mbit/sec. This means you don't have to wait for your account
to become active, the speed will automatically increase at midnight.
We will offer the nighttime-accounts at these permanent low prices:
Nighttime Account - 1 Month - EUR 4,75
Nighttime Account - 1 Year - EUR 52,50
We hope you will enjoy these new hitnews-accounts.
If you have any questions, remarks or suggestions please email us at
support@support.hitnews.eu
Best regards,
Hitnews.EU
Before being able to extend my subscription, I asked a question to Astraweb and the response was professional and their €11 package (limited offer) per month seems interesting ... my 2c
| Snelheid Connecties Maand € Kwartaal € Half jaar € 1 jaar € 2 jaar € 2.5 mbit 2 2,95 8,45 15,95 26,95 49,95 5 mbit 4 4,95 13,95 26,95* 44,95 84,95 10 mbit 8 5,95 16,95 31,95 53,95 99,95 20 mbit 8 6,95 17,95 34,95 67,95 114,95 30 mbit 8 7,50* 18,50* 36,00 69,00 120,00 40 mbit 12 7,95 21,50 42,50 84,95* 169,95 60 mbit 12 9,95 28,95 55,95 105,95 200,00 120 mbit 12 16,95 48,95 96,95 189,95 379,95 |
| Snelheid Connecties 48 uur € 1 week € 2 weken € 30 mbit 8 1,50 2,95 3,95 |