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Re: astraweb's deteriorating service

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On 2015-08-02 00:18:11 +0000, Alan Browne 
<alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> said:

> On 2015-08-01 20:08, Michael Vilain wrote:
>> In article <55bca3a7$0$42942$c3e8da3$5e5e430d@news.astraweb.com>,
>>   Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> In article <vilain-D7E852.23093731072015@news.individual.net>,
>>>   Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> But on to Astraweb.  Much of the stuff I download is incomplete.  If I
>>>> wait to long, it's gone.  I pay $11/mo for unlimited downloads but I
>>>> think they're being throttled by my ISP.  I'm thinking of getting a VPN
>>>> and trying accessing stuff through that so my ISP can fuck off and die.
>>> 
>>> I use Astraweb but I don't download binaries, so it's fine. I paid them
>>> $10 a decade ago (or longer - I forget) for 25 gigs of download; I
>>> haven't even used a full gigabyte yet, so it will last me the rest of my
>>> life. The credit card I used has long since gone the way of the
>>> Concorde, so they can't charge anything new to it. Anyway, it works out
>>> to less than a dollar a year for a pretty decent text-based nntp
>>> provider.
>>> 
>>> I use a VPN and torrents for downloads.
>> 
>> Any recommendations on on a VPN provider?
> 
> HideMyAss.  Very good service and their recently improved Mac client is 
> very good.  Currently at the lowest price I've ever seen.
> https://www.hidemyass.com/pricing  (I get the 12 month pack).
> 
> But GigaNews have started blocking them as of a few months ago.  I 
> think this is because people weren't paying extra for GigaNews' own VPN 
> service (an add on $ervice).  No big deal - but I'm not paying for a 
> 2nd VPN.
> 
> I use HMA to access NetFlix in the US from Canada and download 
> occasional television shows that we've missed from network web sites. 
> Used it to watch the Superbowl this year too.

I haven't tried HMA, since Zenmate does all I want. It gets me to the 
BBC iPlayer and some of the European motorsport events which are 
blocked out of region.

I bought their 12 month package. I keep getting spam from Giganews 
regarding their VPN, but since Zenmate ain't broke I am not biting.
<https://zenmate.com>

-- 
Regards,

Savageduck

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