Use Google to search for Glider Pilot Net. Sign up; it's free. Put an
icon on your desktop and it can be opened immediately. It is much faster
than Google and turn around time is quicker.


At 02:43 06 November 2008, Vaughn Simon wrote:

wrote in message
...

P.S. First time using Google for my news reader. Comcast stopped
providing Usenet service. Paying more and getting less. Sigh!

Ain't it great?

You have a few choices, a couple are free, another is nearly free. If
your
needs are more complicated, there are several subscription services. As
far as
I am concerned Google is not a choice at all, except for those few times
when I
need to use someone else's computer.

Assuming that your Usenet needs are modest, use http://news.aioe.org/
and/or
http://www.motzarella.org/ for free, and/or http://www.teranews.com/ for
a

one-time $3.95 setup fee. Newsguy, http://www.newsguy.com/ offers a
variety of
reasonably priced services. If you wish to experiment with real Usenet
access,
they will give you a free 2-day trial account.


Vaughn