Comcast Axes Comcast Newsgroups and Discontinues Usenet Newsgroup Access for Subscribers 9/23/2008 - 1,834 views, 3 Comments
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Just two weeks ago, Comcast announced their updated terms of service, limiting bandwidth usage to 250G per customer per month. This week, Comcast cut off their users from Usenet newsgroups, that granddaddy of all Internet forums. (Usenet newsgroups are the foundation of Google’s Google Groups.) Users attempting to get to the Usenet newsgroups at Comcast are now greeted with this message: “The Comcast Newsgroups service has been discontinued. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have already signed up for Comcast Newsgroups, please be aware that this service will be discontinued on 10/25/2008″ To the Comcast FAQ question “Will I continue to be able to access newsgroups once Comcast discontinues Comcast Newsgroups?” Comcast helpfully answers: “Yes. While we are discontinuing the feature known as Comcast Newsgroups, powered by Giganews, you can continue to access third party newsgroups by subscribing directly with a newsgroups provider.” There are places where you can access the Usenet groups; some are even free. You can search for free Usenet groups and access here.
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Y do this to people we already pay for internet so y f with them some more?
Comment by unknown — 10/15/2008 @ 9:14 pm
COMCAST Newsgroups CANCELLED:
SWITCH IMMEDIATELY TO FIOS
Ya and sorry Craptastic but its still a “cable” , no fiber optics have magically appeared in that cable line. Excellent treatment of your customers ( not ).
Comment by COMCAST NEWSGROUPS - DONT BOTHER — 11/7/2008 @ 10:36 pm
I hope they lose all their customers to verizon and others and fall off the face of the internet.
Comment by Mad! — 12/1/2008 @ 6:07 am