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Usenet Server Terms and Information - Newsgroup Server Glossary
Usenet or Newsgroup: 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.
Back-end Usenet Provider: Actually there is a lot of Usenet access( see our list of Newsgroup Server Company, more than 50). Usenet is growning but a few are back-end Usenet Provider => They own newsgroup servers, storage and NNTP architecture. They are a few: Giganews, Astraweb, Highwinds and News-service. Giganews, Astraweb ang highwinds are the "big three". Giganews is the best back-end Usenet provider, they provide usenet access since 10 years. Highwinds doesn't provide newsgroup access, they resell (see our list below) usenet service and own a lot of newsgroup server companies (UsenetServer - Newshosting - Easynews)
Usenet Resellers: A reseller run there own usenet service without having dedicated servers. They buy gigs from a Back-end Usenet Provider and sell it on to customers. Some are "real" sister company as Powerusenet with Giganews. Others are "real" resellers.
* Sister company of Giganews: PowerUsenet and Usenet.net. Note: Just Giganews !!! with less retention. You've got same reliabilty and support levels of Giganews
* Owned by Giganews: Supernews. Note: Recently Giganews bought Supernews corporate users but Supernews still use their own infrastructure.
* Owned by Highwinds: UsenetServer - NewsHosting - Easynews. Note: On the last years, Highwinds bought a lot of newsgroups companies. UsenetServer, Newshosting and Easynews are not resellers of Highwinds, they run different servers, different storage and different NNTP architecture software.
* Highwinds resellers - which are too numerous to list: Newsgroupdirect , Newsdemon , Ngroups.net , Thundernews , AnonyNews , Usenet.se , Usenet-News , altbinaries.com , Newsgroups-Download , Usenetnow , Blocknews , Newsgroup-binaries , usenet-access Note: Newsdemon is the best Highwinds resellers with excellent management and serious.
Usenet Provider Account Types:
- Unlimited usenet access: The unlimited usenet accounts have no set download limit in bytes. No bandwitch limited. 100% unlimited newsgroup download, that means no limit at all. Ex: Giganews => Best Newsgroup Server
- Block usenet access (pay by the download): A block account is an account that you refresh as you use up your allocation (with no time limit). Usenet Block accounts are non expiring, one time payment. Usenet Blocks are purchased when you need them. Ex: Newsdemon
- Speedcapped Account: A speedcapped account does not restrict the number of bytes you can download, but the speed at which you can do so. Ex: SimplyUsenet
- Limited usenet access: Metered usenet accounts have a certain quota (monthly), and when it's reached it's not possible to download any more until you pay again. But some usenet providers "roll over" any part of the GigaBytes not used during a month and available for use in the next month. Ex: Newsdemon and Newsgroupdirect
- Webnews usenet access: You can read, post, and decode newsgroup content with a webbrowser (as Firefox). ex: Easynews
Binary Retention: means the time the Usenet server keeps articles around before expiring them. On each Usenet server the administrator will determine the retention for each Usenet newsgroup usually by allotting it a certain amount of hard drive space. The best retention rates is provided by Giganews. Giganews offers an industry leading days of binary retention. Most other providers have problems with completion as you reach in to the last 50 days of their retention claims. Giganews have the highest retention rate of all the newsgroup servers !!!!!
Usenet Simultaneous Connections: Once you start using Usenet seriously, speed becomes an important issue, especially if you download a lot of files. Most commercial Usenet service providers allow multiple connections at the same time, which can make far much faster downloading. EX: NewsHosting is now offering 60 connections with their NHXL account. We do not recommend using more connections than what is needed to fill your max bandwidth. Using too many connections may even decrease performance for many users! 50 or 60 connections helps only those who have ultra fast connections as 100Mbps. Unless you have ultra fast connections as 100Mbps we don't recommend using more than 8-10 connections.
SSL: SSL Encryption is another layer of NNTP traffic security protection that Usenet providers offer. All data passed from Usenet provider's servers to the customer's computer is encrypted.
VPN: VPN service allows you to privately and securely browse the web, e-mail, instant message, browse newsgroups .... VPN works by replacing your IP address and encrypting all of your Internet traffic between your computer and the VPN. Giganews has partnered with GoldenFrog to offer a VPN service for all Diamond customers, this VPN is called VyprVPN. VyprVPN is guaranteed free for all Diamond members => Best VPN Reviews – Compare and find VPN account providers.
Mimo Usenet browser: Mimo is a Usenet client that was created to allow quick and easy access to the extremely wide range of content that exists. Mimo supports newsgroup browsing, Usenet searching, binary content downloading, PAR2 recovery, RAR unpacking, text posting and NZB import. Still under development, but it 'll be an excellent free special features from Giganews Diamond
Newsreader: A newsreader is an application program that reads articles on Usenet. There are several different types of newsreaders. We advice Sabnzbd, a NZB downloader, It tries to offer maximum automation in downloading and post processing. => SABnzbd guide
Payment type:
- Credit card: All usenet providers
- Paypal: Giganews, PowerUsenet, Newsdemon, Astraweb, Ngroups.net , Usenet.Net, Thundernews, NewsHosting, UsenetServer, Supernews
- Moneybookers or E-Gold: Ngroups.net
List of Usenet providers - Newsgroup Servers List
Newsgroup Servers Last Updated: September/02/2010
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Extra usenet features (included with Diamond Usenet account):
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Bronze 1m: $7.99 Silver 1m: $12.99 Platinum 1m: $24.99 Diamond 1m: $29.99 with SSL Encryption + 30 Bonus Connections + VyprVPN + Mimo Usenet Browser 50% off first month |
Binary Retention: Binary Retention Hostname: news.giganews.com news.giganews.com Concurrent Connections: 50 or 20 |
2010 Editors' Choice Winner A Premium Newsgroups Servers. A little more expensive than others Newsgroup Server Companies, but the Giganews Diamond Plan is the Best Usenet plan in the industry. Giganews offer the longest newsgroups retention (the current leader in the binary retention wars) , Completion is 99.99% guaranteed and Giganews offer 24/7 support. Giganews are innovating: On the Diamond Usenet plan they also provide a new VPN service (partnered with Golden Frog) for all Diamond customers. The service (called VyprVPN) helps you to ensure your privacy online. Two: Giganews is the first usenet provider offering its own newsreader. They launch mimo, an usenet browser, still in development. => Find detailed list and reviews of many VPN providers Note: |
All plans include SSL access Unlimited 1m: $10 (Rate Limit: 1 Mbit/s ) Unlimited DSL 1m: $11 Unlimited DSL 3m: $39 |
Binary Retention: 745 days Binary Retention Hostname: General Server: Concurrent Connections: 20 |
Best Unlimited Usenet Value A Premium Newsgroups Servers. They own newsgroup servers and don't resell their access. The service is solid, price is much better than Giganews with a little less retention. Astraweb is currently at 745 days binary retention and continuing to grow. Speed and reliability are excellent. Astraweb is perfect if you want a "pur" Usenet access with no features like VPN, search engine or usenet browser. I'm impressed by this unlimited usenet access !!! Note: |
Unlimited account with SSL Encryption and 30 connections 1m: $11.99 |
Binary Retention: 500 days Binary Retention Hostname: news.supernews.com news.supernews.com Concurrent Connections: 30 |
SUPERNEWS is Back !!! Supernews launched a new website (excellent site design) with a new offer: unlimited Usenet access for $11.99 a month. It's a good price. Supernews also offers 500 days binary retention, 30 connections and an excellent support The retention is much less than the other usenet providers... but do you need more ? History: Supernews launched their first service in 1995, and was one of the leaders in Usenet providers. Recently Giganews bought Supernews corporate users (Outsourcing Services for ISP's and Corporations ) Note: |
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High-Speed Plan 1m: $10 (600 days w/ 20 connections with SSL) => One year at only $95.40 (Comes to $7.95 a month!) |
Binary Retention: 600 days Binary Retention Hostname: news.usenetserver.com port(s): 23, 25, 119, 3128, 8000 and 9000 secure.usenetserver.com port(s): 563, 443 and 8080 (Encrypted Access) Concurrent Connections: 10 or 20 |
The real deal comes in the price Highwinds bought UsenetServer last year (note: Usenetserver and Easynews are both owned by Highwinds but EasyNews and UseNetServer are not resellers of Highwinds.), they realized some investments and now UsenetServer increases their service : good speed, excellent price. You can sign up for unlimited Usenetserver access for One month at only $10 and One year at only $95.40 (Comes to $7.95 a month!) Note: Newshosting and UseNetServer are not the same service. They run off two completely separate architectures: Different servers, different storage and different NNTP architecture software powering the services. Note: |
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NH Unlimited 1m: $12.95 ( 30 connections with SSL) NHXL Powerpack 1m: $15.95 (60 connections with SSL) 25 GB Block: $10
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Binary Retention: 650 days Binary Retention Hostname: NH Unlimited unlimited.newshosting.com news.ams.newshosting.com port(s): 119, 23, 25, 80, 3128 NHXL nhxl.newshosting.com port(s): 119, 23, 25, 80, 3128 SSL ports: 443, 563 Concurrent Connections: 30 or 60 |
Since 2009 Newshosting has improved their service (since they have merged with Highwinds) and now reliability, speed (up to 60 connections at the same time), and retention is growing. They increased connections up to 60 connections !!! => => It's easy to take advantage of 50 or 60 connections if you're living in Japan or South Korea. (Normal internet speeds in Japan goes as high as 100Mbps). They have the industry's best concurrent connections. Note: Newshosting is not a Highwinds reseller, but it is owned by Highwinds. Note: |
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$9.98 for 20 Gigabytes or 30 days, which ever comes first (150 Days Web Retention - 600+ Days NNTP Retention). You can Add-On Unlimited NNTP for $9.95 a month. $14.97 for 40 Gigabytes or 30 days, which ever comes first (200+ Days Web Retention - 600+ Days NNTP Retention). You can Add-On Unlimited NNTP for $9.95 a month. $29.94 for 150 Gigabytes or 30 days, which ever comes first (200+ Days Web Retention - 600+ Days NNTP Retention). Unlimited NNTP is Included! |
Binary Retention: up to 600 days Binary Retention Hostname:
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EasyNews offers a completely unique newsgroup service unlike any other. Its 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 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. Easynews is launching a new web acceleration feature called Easyboost. According to the images provided from their beta test results, speeds were increased up to 100%. Existing customers can now add unlimited NNTP access to Easynews account (Classic and Plus) for $9.95 a month. With Easynews BigGig, Unlimited NNTP is Included! We like the combination of the Easynews Classic account + unlimited NNTP access. For under $20 a month, you can use 20 GB of WebNews Usenet access and unlimited NNTP newsgroup access. |
Unlimited account 1m: $14.99 (15 streams // No SSL) Unlimited account SSL 1m: $19.99 (30 streams // 600 days with SSL Encryption) |
Binary Retention: 600 days Binary Retention Hostname: news.powerusenet.com port(s): 119, 23, 80 news.powerusenet.com port(s): 563 and 443 (Encrypted Access) Concurrent Connections: 15 or 30 |
Powerusenet is a sister company of Giganews. You get all the serious of Giganews, (and 30 connections) but with a little less retention. Owned by sister company Giganews, but cheaper because of less retention. PowerUsenet has increased retention to 600 days with no price increase. They have also increased connections on the secure plan (with SSL Encryption) to 30 and on the Power plan to 20. To mark these upgrades, new subscribers will receive 50% off the first month of service for a limited time. Note: Usenet.NET provides the same service as PowerUsenet. They are sister sites. Note: |
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Unlimited GB 1m: $17.99 (650 days w/ 10 connections) Unlimited GB Plus 1m: $22.99 (600 days w/ 50 connections) + 30 GB online Storage Block Accounts:
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Binary Retention: 600 days Binary Retention Hostname: news.newsdemon.com europe.newsdemon.com port(s): 119, 443 and 8080 us-secure.newsdemon.com port(s): 563, 80 and 81 (Encrypted Access) europe-ssl.newsdemon.com port(s): 563, 80 and 81 (Encrypted Access) Concurrent Connections: 10 or 50 |
Newsdemon is our favourite reseller of highwinds. Thay have launched a new website with new offers. They now provide block account, ranging from 10GB to 1000GB accounts all at excellent prices, NewsDemon can now provide more solutions to fit practically any budget or need. Newsdemon is the King of newsgroup BlockAccount NewsDemon is offering unlimited Usenet access for $22.95 a month as long as your subscription remains active (includes 30 GB of Online storage) Newsdemon now offers 30 GB of free online storage (via StorageNinja) with their Unlimited Plus account (a $20/mo value) Note: |
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50 GB Block: 15$ 20 GB Per Month: $8 40 GB Per Month: $12 60 GB Per Month: $15 Unlimited account with SSL Encryption and 50 connections 1m: $20 + 30 GB online Storage
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Binary Retention: 600 days Binary Retention Hostname: news.newsgroupdirect.com port(s): 119, 443 news-eu.newsgroupdirect.com port(s): 119, 443 and 8080 news-ssl.newsgroupdirect.com port(s): 563 and 80 (Encrypted Access) news-eu-ssl.newsgroupdirect.com port(s): 563 and 80 (Encrypted Access) Concurrent Connections: 20 or 50
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A good Newsgroups Server. Newsgroupdirect has been our favourite for a long time. I have never had an outage and they are increasing retention up to 600 days. Unlimited account with SSL at 20 $ is good but the price is higher than the average offered by its competitors. Support is great and Newsgroupdirect offers now offers 30 GB of free online storage (via StorageNinja) with their Unlimited Plus account (a $20/mo value) Note: |
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Unlimited account with SSL Encryption 1m: $21.99 (600 days w/ 50 connections) 10 GB Per Month: $ 6.99 25 GB Per Month: $9.99 50 GB Per Month: $13.99 75 GB Per Month: $16.99 |
Binary Retention: 600 days Binary Retention Hostname: news.thundernews.com us.thundernews.com Port(s): 119, 443 or 8080
secure.us.thundernews.com Port(s): 563, 80 or 81 (Encrypted Access) Concurrent Connections: 50 |
THUNDERNEWS provides a good service (highwinds's reseller). A little more expensive than Newsgroupdirect (other Highwinds's reseller), but I have never had an outage and they are increasing retention up to 600 days. Very fast answers too - Live Chat is very efficient . The unlimited offer (with Free ssl encryption) is a good value for money. Thundernews offers 600 days binary retention. They allow 50 connections too. Note: |
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Unlimited 1m: $8.99 (Rate Limit: 2 Mbit/s ) Unlimited 1m: $11.99 (Rate Limit: 8 Mbit/s ) Unlimited 1m: $14.99 (Rate Limit: 16 Mbit/s ) Unlimited 1m: $17.99 (Rate Limit: 24 Mbit/s ) Unlimited 1m: $21.99 (Rate Limit: 50 Mbit/s ) |
Binary Retention: 600 days Binary Retention Hostname: news.simplyusenet.co.uk port: 119 news.simplyusenet.co.uk port: 563 (Encrypted Access) Concurrent Connections: up to 32 |
SimplyUsenet provides only Speecapped Usenet account (A speedcapped account is an unlimited account in terms of # of bytes downloaded). They seem to be reseller of XSNews. All their offers include Unlimited Downloads, Free SSL Encryption and 600 days binary retention. Simply Usenet has 5 offers with rate limits. The best speedcapped account offering around right now, the speeds to the UK are excellent. Note: |
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5gb per month: $ 5.99 Unlimited account eco 1m: $14.99 | 3m: $39.97 (Free SSL encryption and 20 connections) Unlimited account extra 1m: $19.99 | 3m: $54.97 (Free SSL encryption and 50 connections) |
Binary Retention: 600 days Binary Retention Hostname: news.us.Ngroups.NET port(s): 119, 443 news.eu.Ngroups.NET port(s): 119, 443 news.ssl.ngroups.net port(s): 563, 80 and 81 (Encrypted Access) Concurrent Connections: 20 or 50 |
A reliable Usenet service. The price is reasonable and the support is great. Good download speed. Retention over 600 days now. Free SSL encryption included. The manually paid accounts can be paid via PayPal, Moneybookers or E-Gold Note: |
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Retention: 600 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 |
Usenet-News offers such a large selection of sizes of never-expire blocks as Usenet-News (as little as 2GB per purchase). Newsdemon also provides Usenet Block Accounts at best prices !!!. Prefer Newsdemon, the king of Newsgroup block accounts Note: |
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Unlimited WebInterface: $3.95 Web + 10 gb: 1m: $7.95 Web + 25 gb 1m: $10.95 Web + 60 gb 1m: $14.95 |
Binary Retention:90 days Hostname: Ports: 119, 80, 8080 |
UsenetBinaries provides both web and NNTP access. UsenetBinaries offers less features than Easynews. You can only preview video and thumbnails and you can download it up to 90 days. But you don't have a NZB generator. UsenetBinaries is more a web-based interface for Usenet pictures Prefer Easynews if you want a "real" webinterface Note: |
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3 gb 3 Day: $3.95 (metered account) 10gb: 1m: $7.95 (metered account) 60gb (Express) 1m: $10.95 (metered account) Unlimited account 1m: $14.95 |
Binary Retention: 365 days Hostname: Ports: 119, 443 |
NEWSGUY provides nntp access and web Usenet access. NNTP: Newsguy provides unlimited and limited account (SSL included). They provide more than Usenet service with many options included: e-mail and web hosting !!! HTTP: Web interface isn't good. Reliability and speed are average. Prefer Easynews if you want newsgroup webinterface Note: |
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15 gb 1m: $5 30 gb: 1m: $10 45 gb 1m: $12 Unlimited account 1m: $14.75 |
Retention: 200 days Hostname: Ports: 119, 443 |
Same company as Usenet-access, they resells Newshosting.com. Just 200 days binary retention. Prefer NewsHosting Note: |
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10gb 1m: $10.00 (metered account) |
Binary Retention: 30 days or 90 days ? Hostname: Concurrent Connections: Ports: 119 |
Problems with completion. Retention fluctuates. Just 30 days binary retention and no ssl. Note: |