Usenet: is a world-wide distributed discussion system. It consists of a set of "newsgroups" with names that are classified hierarchically by subject. Binary groups are intended for postings with file attachments. The attachments are usually; pictures, movie clips, sound files, or software programs
Usenet / Newsgroup Server Account Types:
- Unlimited account: The unlimited accounts have no set download limit in bytes. No bandwitch limited. 100% unlimited download, that means no limit at all. Ex: PowerUsenet
- Limited account: Metered accounts have a certain quota (daily or monthly), and when it's reached it's not possible to download any more until you pay again. But some usenet provider "rolls over" any part of the GigaBytes not used during a month/day and is available for use in the next month/day and following months/days. ex: Newsgroupdirect and Newsdemon newsgroups
- Block account (pay by the download): A block account is an account that you refresh as you use up your allocation (with no time limit). Blocks are purchased as you need them. ex: Newsgroupdirect
- Webnews interface: You can read, post, and decode newsgroup content with a web browser. ex: Easynews
Retention: means how long the news server keeps articles around before expiring them.. On each news server the administrator will determine the retention for each usenet newsgroup usually by allotting it a certain amount of hard drive space. An easy way to tell what the retention is for a newsgroup is to look through the list and see when the oldest messages are from.The best retention rates are provided by Giganews and Newsgroupdirect
Payment type:
- Credit card: All usenet providers
- Paypal: Newsdemon Newsgroups and Ngroups.net
- WorldPay: Newsgroupdirect and Newsdemon
- Moneybookers or E-Gold: Ngroups.net
Reseller: A reseller run there own usenet service without having dedicated servers.They buy gigs from a usenet provider and sell it on to customers like me or you.
SSH: Secure Shell or SSH is a set of standards and an associated network protocol that allows establishing a secure channel between a local and a remote computer. A ll your data was encrypted before it even left your computer ex: secure-tunnel.com
SSL: SSL Encryption is another layer of NNTP traffic security protection that Usenet providers offers. All data passed from Usenetprovider's servers to the customer's computer is encrypted.
NgProvider recommends of the newsgroups listed below.
Last Updated: May/08/2008
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My best Choice A premium usenet provider |
Unlimited account 1m: $14.99 (6 streams // 105 days) Unlimited account 1m: $19.99 (12 streams // 105 days with SSL Encryption) |
Retention: 105 days Hostname: news.powerusenet.com Ports: 119, 80, 23 SSL encrypted Usenet connections to Powerusenet on port 443 as well as port 563 |
My Best Choice A great Premium Newsgroups Servers. Unlimited account is perfect. Powerusenet resell Giganews servers. They have great speeds. Like giganews but with 105 days retention. And now they offers 256-Bit Encrypted Access (SSL) Note: |
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Longest NNTP newsgroup retention |
2gb per month: $7.99 25gb per month : $12.99 Unlimited account 1m: $24.99 Unlimited account with SSL Encryption with 10 Bonus Connections 1m: $29.99 |
Retention: 200 days Hostname: American clients: news.giganews.com Concurrent Connections: Ports: 119, 80, 23 SSL encrypted Usenet connections to Giganews on port 443 as well as port 563. |
A great Premium Newsgroups Servers. A bit more expensive than PowerUsenet , but it's the longest newsgroups retention. Although the price is high, Giganews is recommended. Exellent service. Completion + retention were both excellent.
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They offers all types of accounts !!! |
1 GB Per Day: 8.95$ 3 GB Per Day: 12.95$ 5 GB Per Day: 15.95$ 50 GB Block: 14.95$ 100 GB Block: 22.95$ 200 GB Block: 39.95$ 500 GB Block: 104.95$ 20 GB Per Month: $7.95 35 GB Per Month: $11.95 60 GB Per Month: $14.95 Unlimited account with SSL Encryption and 20 connections 1m: $19.95 |
Retention: 115 days Hostname: Ports: 119, 23, 8000, 1720, 3128, 443, 8080 news-ssl.newsgroupdirect.com only allows encrypted SSL connections on ports 563, 443 and 8080 |
The unlimited plan is an excellent value for money, especially the new 115 day retention with Free ssl encryption. They now allow 20 connections They provides all types of accounts (Best provider of non-expiring block accounts and unlimited account is an alternative to powerusenet) Daily accounts (1 go or 3go) are good (The gigs roll over until the next billing cycle, so if you waited ten days, you would have 10 or 30 gigs to download) Support (Live chat !!!) was very helpful and the service is very solid
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Payment via Paypal |
10gb 1m: $7.49 (metered account) 30gb 1m: $11.99 (metered account) 50gb 1m: $14.99 (metered account) Unlimited account 1m: $17.99 (80 days) Unlimited account Plus 1m: $20.99 (110 days) Unlimited account with SSL Encryption 1m: $22.99 (110 days) |
Retention: 80 or 110 days Hostname: news.newsdemon.com SSL: us-secure.newsdemon.com Concurrent Connections: Ports: 119, 23, 25, 80, 3128, 7000, 8000, 9000, 1720, 443 us-secure.newsdemon.com only allows encrypted SSL connections on ports 443, 563 and 8080 |
A good Premium Newsgroups Servers. A bit more expensive than Newsgroupdirect , but I have never had an outage and they accept Paypal. Very fast support too. Note: |
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10gb (NH Lite) 1m: $10.00 Unlimited account: 80 days (NH Unlimited) : 1m: $14.95 | 6m: $83.70 | Y: $155.40 110 days (NHXL) with SSL Encryption: 1m: $19.95 | 6m: $99.95 | Y: $189.95 |
Retention: 80 days or 110 days Hostname: NH Unlimited: unlimited.newshosting.com NH Lite: Concurrent Connections: 8 or 20 Ports: 119, 23, 25, 80, 3128, 7000, 8000, 9000 |
New unlimited plan and new retention, up to 110 days. Good service. They now allow 20 connections. Free SSL connections are also allowed and work great (Lightning Accelerator). Note: The limited account gives you access to their web based newsreader. The Note: |
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| USENETSERVER | Unlimited account 1m: $14.95 | 3m: $39.95 (Free SSL encryption) Unlimited account plus 1m: $17.95 with 10 Bonus Connections (Free SSL encryption) 3 day unlimited trial: $3.00 |
Retention: 101 days Hostname: secure.usenetserver.com (all groups, SSL) Ports: 119, 23, 25, 119, 3128, 8000, 1720 Secure.usenetserver.com only allows encrypted SSL connections on ports 443, 563 and 8080 |
101 Days retention.Great completion. Good customer service. Now with a SSL connection it's even better. But speed can be slow. The speeds aren't as good as PowerUsenet or Newsgroupdirect
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5gb per month: $ 5.99They also offer non-expiring block download accounts through their sister company Usenet-News.net Unlimited account 1m: $14.99 | 3m: $39.97 (Free SSL encryption) |
Retention: 101 days Hostname: news.us.Ngroups.NET Concurrent Connections: 12 news.ssl.ngroups.net only allows encrypted SSL connections on ports 443, 563 |
A reliable usenet service. The price is reasonable and the support is great. Good download speed. Retention at over 100 days now. Free SSL encryption included. They have dropped the speed capping levels. Note: |
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Best Webnews interface |
$9.98 for 20 Gigabytes or 30 days, which ever comes first. Any part of the 20 GB not used during a month "rolls over" and is available for use in the next month and following months. (metered account) | Retention: Retention on the web interface (HTTP) is approximately 35 days. Hostname: news.easynews.com Ports: 119, 22, 23, 53, 80, 110 and 443 |
EasyNews offers a completely unique newsgroup service unlike any other. It's web interface (no 'newsreader' software required) has been designed to make downloading binaries as easy as possible for new users. There are also many advantages that Easynews has over using standard NNTP 'newsreaders'. Users can also view media files as thumbnails, and also access an excellent search engine/NZB generator/header retrieval system. You can earn free downloads with surveys and using the grid program(cancer esearch). |
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Retention: 101 days Hostname: us.Usenet-News.net Concurrent Connections: 20 (But unless you have a serious speed issue we don't recommend using more than 5-8 connections) ssl.Usenet-News.net only allows encrypted SSL connections on ports 443, 563, 8080 |
Prices have just decreased on the block accounts. No other company offers such a large selection of sizes of never-expire blocks as Usenet-News (as little as 2GB per purchase). Usenet-News is a good value available today. Note: |
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10gb 1m: $2.95 (metered account) 20gb: 1m: $5.95 (metered account) 60gb 1m: $9.95 (metered account) Unlimited account 1m: $14.75 |
Retention: 40 days Hostname: Ports: 119, 443 |
Agent Premium Newsgroups is a reseller of SuperNews. A decent service. But just 40 days binary retention and Speed is average (4 streams). Note: |
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10gb 1m: $10.00 (metered account) |
Retention: 30 days Hostname: Metered Account: news.yottanews.com Concurrent Connections: Ports: 119 |
Problems with completion. Retention fluctuate. Just 30 days binary retention and no ssl Note: |
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15gb 1m: € 9.95 (metered account) 30gb: 1m: € 14.95 (metered account) 75gb 1m: € 24.95 (metered account) Every package includes unlimited Downloads with up to 1000 Kbps |
Retention: 120 days Hostname: news.usenext.com or news.usenext.de Ports: 119 , 443 |
The software thats included with your subscription is extremely good and easy to use but the packages are expensive. Anything they offer you can get twice as good for a cheaper price. Note: |
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10gb 1m: € 7.90 (metered account) 25gb: 1m: € 9.90 (metered account) 50gb 1m: € 19.90 (metered account) |
Retention: ? Hostname: ? Ports: 119 |
The packages are very very expensive. It looks like they are out of business. Note: |
