Cox Drops Their Usenet Service
Dear Valued Customer:
Effective June 30, 2010, Cox Communications will discontinue Usenet service to our subscribers.
And they go into more detail here :
Declining newsgroup usage in recent years has highlighted the need to focus our resources on other priorities, such as increasing our Internet speeds and providing new services, including Cox Media Store and Share. We understand that our newsgroup subscribers may want to continue accessing Usenet. Therefore, we have worked with leading newsgroup service provider Giganews to offer special pricing for Cox subscribers.
This is a press release from the marketing department at Cox Communication and, in reality, hides the truth.
The real story is that Usenet newsgroup usage has been on the rise and combined with the increase in retention times, administering and overseeing a halfway decent Usenet service takes significant resources.
Their are other factors but most importantly, Cox Usenet service was never very good to begin with. I know, as I was a former user. Their retention times were only about 30 days – which made using Cox Usenet in conjunction with NZB sites effectively use
Giganews is offering a special for Cox subscribers. Also you can always check out our list of top rated usenet providers to see what is best.
Here is a nice comparison chart of what Cox offered versus Giganews offers.
Cox Vs Giganews Comparison Chart
| Cox | Giganews | |
|---|---|---|
| Download Limits | 650 MB per month | Unlimited |
| Download Speeds | 512 kbps Speed | Unlimited |
| Binary Retention | 30 Days | 760 days |
| Newsgroups | 55,000 | 100,000 plus |
Giganews Special Offer Details 
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