For those who want something almost free without the disadvantages of a
free service, and aren't planning to download gigabytes of pictures and
movies every week, a lot of usenet providers sell blocks of gigabytes such
that you can pay for one block and use it till you use it up. If you only
do text, such as this message, it will probably take years to use a few
dollars worth. The minimum charge for a block of gigabytes that never
expires till you use it up ranges from $2 to $6 on the usenet provider
websites I've looked at.

Usenet-news, which I'm using right now, is one example.