Best Provider

[Ps2mad2k2]

Im wanting to start using newsgroups im just wondering whats the best unlimited one to get.

[riceboi]

http://www.newsgroupservers.net/

*compare newsgroup servers by speed, retention, and completion

[Chewie]

http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=118271

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[UsenetGuy]

For unlimited you should pick newshosting or newsdemon. I think newsdemon is the best.

NewsHosting:
Takes a day to get a reply from support
They put all unlimited accounts on a different server that probably isnt as good as the one limited accounts have
PayPal is only for 6 + 12 month accounts and is not a listed option on their site
Only US Currency
Ugly control panel

NewsDemon:
Very fast speeds on port 119 even with one connection
Great support, get a reply in 20 minutes
US and UK Currency
They dont put limited/unlimited accounts on different servers
PayPal option for 1 + 3 + 6 + 12 month accounts
PayPal is listed on their site
Better retention than newshosting
Free newsreader software
Very nice control panel

[visionaryone]

Personally I'd say www.usenetserver.com I have never had a problem with em and there damn cheap. I max my adsl2 line constantly, and i have not come across a group they do not have yet. Just my 2c's.

[AllMusic]

NewsHosting:
Very slow speed on port 119, other ports are ok but still a bit slow

You must be kidding or have one seriously crap ISP. :no2:

When I was with Plusnet, Newshosting maxed out my 2Mb line, now on MaxADSL with Eclipse I get speeds up to 6.9Mbps, depending on available bandwidth. And considering 7.15Mbps is the maximum possible speed on MaxADSL, thats pretty good.


Only US CurrencySo? It doesn't matter what currency you use the price is the same.

Oh and Newshosting is $3 a month cheaper too.

[RealitY]

Think NewsHosting is the best deal for the price...

[artifact]

---- ^^^ agreed

[xadio]

I've used http://news.astraweb.com which has:


Plan Price Downloads Included Rate Limit Connections
Unlimited $10/Month Unlimited 1 Mbit/s 4
Unlimited DSL $15/Month Unlimited Unlimited 4
25 GB $10 Once-Off 25 Gigabytes Unlimited Unlimited
65 90 GB $25 Once-Off 90 Gigabytes Unlimited Unlimited
280 GB $100 Once-Off 280 Gigabytes Unlimited Unlimited

I used them because they offer Anonymity ( No logs are kept, Request for groups are anonymous, Anonymous Posting).

However, I have recently switched to thundernews.com because I no longer have a CC and needed something that accepted paypal. Plus they offer 8 connections and anonymity. I realize I don't download more than 60GB a month anyways.



UNLIMITED / MO
UNTHROTTLED SPEED! US $ 19.99 / UK £ 11.99

150 GB / MONTH
UNTHROTTLED SPEED!! 5 GB / DAY US $ 16.99 / UK £ 9.99

60 GB / MONTH
UNTHROTTLED SPEED! US $ 14.99 / UK £ 8.99

30 GB / MONTH
UNTHROTTLED SPEED! US $ 11.29 / UK £ 6.99

15 GB / MONTH
UNTHROTTLED SPEED! US $ 7.29 / UK £ 4.99

[foobar2000]

Can't complain about newshosting. Cheapest unlimited account around. Used to be with EasyNews for completion/searching. Now use http://www.binsearch.info/ for searching.

[gsorel]

NGProvider (http://www.ngprovider.com) offers reviews of usenet providers.

[easyone]

I too used to use Easynews, but I switched to newshosting. I get great speed with newshosting. I really like it.

[ypl]

giganews is the best IMO, very fast and maxes out my connection, great retention

[zyphaz]

Been a loyal EasyNews user forever now.

[teclis]

Giganews for me

[Schnitzel]

I'd have to vote for Power Usenet.

Cheaper than Giganews, unlimited, 50 days retention and great speeds. Only drawback is you can't post to Usenet through them.

[RealitY]

I'd have to vote for Power Usenet.

Cheaper than Giganews, unlimited, 50 days retention and great speeds. Only drawback is you can't post to Usenet through them.
PowerUsenet is a good also and for those that want to try thier service we a have refferal for them at...
http://www.powerusenet.com/?a=fst

[dorkyguy]

personally i think giganews is the best...great retention...and you just get what you pay for...fair deal

[gani12]

I'm with Newshosting and have an unlimited account $86.00 for every 6mnths
or $156.00 for 12 mnths

[phonebooks]

I've been with newshosting for over a year now. It really cheap compare to other providers

[duynghia]

For me, newshosting is the best forever ^_^
I saw yottanews.com offers a free UseNet services, it can access to any group (likes alt.binaries), but I limited 1GB per month, it resets after that.
Sign up yottanews free account here: http://www.yottanews.com/freeaccount.php