Re: Rogers dropping usenet

["mikey" <loismustdie@xxxxxxxx>]

I think they're scoundrels. Remember Cableguard back in the 70s?
They didn't bother telling people they were using diallers like
everybody else because their shit didn't work.

"R.H.Campbell" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:VNudnfI9CaA8nQzenZ2dnUVZ_t2dnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Yeah, that's the final straw ! I had planned to switch to high speed
> Sympatico but hadn't made the move yet. If the newsgroup is not going to
be
> available through Rogers, I'm going to get rid of the high speed cable
> connection and go DSL.
>
> Rogers pulls some pretty stupid moves sometimes. Their marketing guys
ought
> to go back to school - you don't ever drop something that a customer has
had
> all along without reducing the rate....jessus.....
>
> I hope they lose a bucket load of business over this....
>
> RHC
>
> "mikey" <loismustdie@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:76qdnYXqt8QZbg3eRVn-hQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > rogers is dropping it here on the 15th... I have to find an alternative
> > and
> > yes, html sucks
> > for this kind of thing
> >
> > "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:P16kf.59$p96.2372@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> yah don't use the html viewer...newsreader is the way to go..quick and
> > easy.
> >>
> >>
> >> "mikey" <google@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:1133571084.089057.221110@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> | Yuck. I'm trying the google groups and it seems a step backwards.
> >> | I was using the Microsoft newsreader and it was straight-forward and
> >> | quick
> >> | whatthefuck?
> >> | are there any other alternatives out there similar to what I'm used
to?
> >> |
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
> I choose Polesoft Lockspam to fight spam, and you?
> http://www.polesoft.com/refer.html
>
>