Moving to Usenet
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: josephs911
Well I finally decided to make the jump, but now I have a question what service would you recommend. Currently The two i have in mind are NewsDemon, and Giganews what does everyone else use, and are there any tips or anything I should know before starting the whole usenet thing. I have also looked at Newshosting & UseNetServer but neither of them seemed to meet my needs. So any help with this will be wonderful.
Thanks
Posted by: Tenth
I like Giga it provides encryption. I'm not sure if newsdemon does.
Posted by: josephs911
I like Giga it provides encryption. I'm not sure if newsdemon does.
I was a little unsure about the whole encryption thing, is that like the encryption in torrenting meaning it disguises your traffic, and is it slower?
Posted by: start
I just switched from UseNetServer to Giganews and I LOVE IT. Speeds are awesome and you can't beat the 200 day retention.
Posted by: Skizo
I like Giga it provides encryption. I'm not sure if newsdemon does.
I was a little unsure about the whole encryption thing, is that like the encryption in torrenting meaning it disguises your traffic, and is it slower?
Encryption disguises what you're downloading essentially.
Even IF someone were to look at what you're downloading, they wouldn't be able to tell whether you're downloading movies, to ebooks, or text files.
Also, I highly recommend Giganews.
make sure to use one the referral links (http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-newsgroups-79/t-giganews-promotion-newshosting-newsdemon-accepting-paypal-118271) from FST. :)
Posted by: Broken
I just switched from UseNetServer to Giganews and I LOVE IT. Speeds are awesome and you can't beat the 200 day retention.
I also switched from UseNetServer to Giganews. DO NOT go with UseNetServer, they are having issues with speed. They have too many users without the infrastructure to handle them. Also do not go with Thundernews, they are a sub-company of UseNetServer and are having the same problems.
I can not say enough good things about Giganews. Not a single issue, and 200 days retention really comes in handy. You don't really need encryption unless your ISP is doing some kind of traffic shaping.
Giganews is the most expensive Usenet provider, but they are worth it.
Posted by: ericab
giganews or Ngroups.net
hands down.
Posted by: Neoworld
Ngroups.Net
Posted by: psxcite
Giganews, if you can afford it, is the BEST usenet provider in the business. Noone can argue this point. It's a fact.
But, for $10 a month Ngroups.net is nice. :)
Posted by: Hellmonkeys
Yeah, Ngroups.net is great. I am paying $10/month for unlimited bandwidth and 12 connections. The speeds are actually really good, using 12 connections I would get 6MB+/sec on my 100Mbit box. However, I have noticed once in awhile the speeds were really slow... but that's rare. For the price, it's worth it... Screw $25/month :D It does only have 100 days retention, but still, that's good...
Posted by: lukaz
Another one for Ngroups.NET, also on the $10 unlimited price plan and had no problems.
Posted by: DiZzA
I use Newsdemon. Unlimited with 110 completion for 14 euro. I'm very pleased with speed, always capping my DSL.
Posted by: saulin
I think $25 /mo is too much as well. Then again 200 days of retention is a lot. I usually get the $39.95 for 3 months with Usenetserver. The speed is great for me. I max my 10Mbit connection. I was getting the too many connections BS but I splitted the connections between servers and adjusted my setttings in Newsleecher and is good now.
Ngroups sounds even cheaper but I have never been with them so I can't provide feedback.
Oh yeah there is also Easynews. I still use it. $9.99 for 20 gigs though and you can get free gigs doing a weekly survey too. Nothing beats it with their web interface and all the features it has. The speed is amazing too. I have over 350 gigs banked because I have been with them for like 4 years. I wish I could use all those gigs but lol I just can't.
I wish it had better retention though. Then I would not use Usenetserver at all. I just read that their new NNTP farms in US and Europe have 70 days retention.
Posted by: Skizo
I think $25 /mo is too much as well. Then again 200 days of retention is a lot. I usually get the $39.95 for 3 months with Usenetserver. The speed is great for me. I max my 10Mbit connection. I was getting the too many connections BS but I splitted the connections between servers and adjusted my setttings in Newsleecher and is good now.
Ngroups sounds even cheaper but I have never been with them so I can't provide feedback.
Oh yeah there is also Easynews. I still use it. $9.99 for 20 gigs though and you can get free gigs doing a weekly survey too. Nothing beats it with their web interface and all the features it has. The speed is amazing too. I have over 350 gigs banked because I have been with them for like 4 years. I wish I could use all those gigs but lol I just can't.
I wish it had better retention though. Then I would not use Usenetserver at all. I just read that their new NNTP farms in US and Europe have 70 days retention.
No need for the 24.99 one. The $19/month one is fine. :)
Posted by: r77
$19.99 for the 1st month and after this $29.99
2 months diamond unlimited=(19.99+29.99)/2=$24.99/month
1 month platinum unlimited=$24.99
this is too much for me, i use Ngroups $9.99 promo
Posted by: Skizo
Well I finally decided to make the jump, but now I have a question what service would you recommend. Currently The two i have in mind are NewsDemon, and Giganews what does everyone else use, and are there any tips or anything I should know before starting the whole usenet thing. I have also looked at Newshosting & UseNetServer but neither of them seemed to meet my needs. So any help with this will be wonderful.
Thanks
Sooo.... what did you go with?
Posted by: josephs911
Well I finally decided to make the jump, but now I have a question what service would you recommend. Currently The two i have in mind are NewsDemon, and Giganews what does everyone else use, and are there any tips or anything I should know before starting the whole usenet thing. I have also looked at Newshosting & UseNetServer but neither of them seemed to meet my needs. So any help with this will be wonderful.
Thanks
Sooo.... what did you go with?
I am still trying to decide I havent had time to look at all my options, so this weekend I will sit down and make a decision alot of good information here thanks guys
Posted by: josephs911
Well I did it, I signed up for Giganews today :)
Cant wait to dive right in...
Posted by: r77
bravo,the best choice for sure
Posted by: Skizo
Well I did it, I signed up for Giganews today :)
Cant wait to dive right in...
Welcome to the mountaintop. :smilie4:
Posted by: Broken
Wise move.
:thumbsup:
Posted by: lukaz
Yes wise move, hopefully you will never go back to torrents.