"Peter Duniho" wrote in
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"Skywise" wrote in message
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Anway, apologies again for this being so off topic. But I just feel
it's not good for those who actually pay for their NSP to have to put
up with crap like that.

Well, if I were paying Supernews directly, you can bet I'd switch in a
heartbeat. Their service is included in a broader contract for my
broadband service, which I'm otherwise satisfied with. I can only
pressure them so much, until I have to put up or shut up.

Yes, I'm in the same boat. I get SN through my ISP for "free".


I have a suspicion that if Supernews *did* comment on their block of
Newsfeeds, I'd find myself thinking it was reasonable. My main
complaint is not the block, so much as it is their unwillingness to talk
about it. So far, not enough to make me drop my whole Internet package.

My suspicion is that if they admited to blocking Newsfeeds,
it would give them bad press and cause them to loose some
customers. Most companies don't give a fluck about loosing a
few customers...there's always more suckers to replace them.
But perhaps they feel they might loose too many.

Or perhaps they'd get a bad rap amongst other NSP's.

Brian
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