Usenet Reviews - 10 Best Usenet Services 2012

Rank Provider Features Reviews Price
1 Giganews
rating
  • • 1271 days retention
  • • 14 Days / 10 GBs Free Trial
  • • VPN Service & Newsreader w/ Search
$20
USD
2 UsenetServer
rating
  • • 1261 days retention
  • • 10 Days /14 GBs Free Trial
  • • Tier One Provider w/ Usenet Search
$10
USD
3 Astraweb
rating
  • • 1260 days retention
  • • 24 Hour Money Back
  • • Non Expiring Block Accounts Also
$11
USD
4 Easynews
rating
  • • 1200 days retention
  • • 10 Days / 30 GBs Free Trial
  • • Best Web Based Newsreader
$9.99
USD
5 Newshosting
rating
  • • 1261 days retention
  • • 14 Day / 30 GB Free Trial
  • • Tier One Provider @ $9.99 Month
$9.99
USD
6 Supernews
rating
  • • 1261 days retention
  • • No Free Trial
  • • Unlimited Speeds & Accepts Ideal
$9.99
USD
7 NewsDemon
rating
  • • 1241 days retention
  • • 7 Day & 10 GB free trial
  • • Free Newsreader & Filestorage
$10
USD
8 ThunderNews
rating
  • • 900 days retention
  • • 10 Days / 10 GB Free Trial
  • • Long Term Signup Discount
$15
USD
9 NewsgroupDirect
rating
  • • 800 days retention
  • • No Free Trial
  • • Good Reputation
$12
USD
10 PowerUsenet
rating
  • • 1261 days retention
  • • 5 Days / 10 GB Free Trial
  • • Good Quality Service
$15
USD

2011 Best Bang For The Buck Award: UsenetServer

2011 Best Bang For The Buck Award: UsenetServer

Last Updated: January 19, 2012

UsenetServer wins our Best Bang For The Buck award for their quality service offered at the most reasonable prices. And, if you consider all the factors, their quality, features, and price tiers, you would have to agree. Every one of their accounts, (except the 3 day accounts and the 14 day free trial,) have unlimited [...]

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The 2011 Prime Cut Of Usenet Providers Award: Giganews

The 2011 Prime Cut Of Usenet Providers Award: Giganews

Last Updated: January 23, 2012

For the last year the partnership between Golden Frog and Giganews has not only been paying off for the Giganews and Golden Frog teams well, but their members have been reaping the rewards as well. They started out on 1994 by providing quality Usenet services and have continued to concentrate all their efforts there ever [...]

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2011 Most Improvement For A Usenet Provider: Newshosting

2011 Most Improvement For A Usenet Provider: Newshosting

Last Updated: January 19, 2012

Newshosting has been in business for more than 10 years and for every one of them they have dedicated themselves to the reliability of their network and the needs of their customers. We took a close look at the last 12 months and found that their hard work has been above and beyond the ordinary. [...]

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First Annual UsenetReviews Awards For 2011 To Be Announced Soon

First Annual UsenetReviews Awards For 2011 To Be Announced Soon

Last Updated: January 20, 2012

Well, 2011 has came and went…and now that you have had a chance to sit back and catch your breath, it’s time to get back into the mix. Now that the dust has settled, it’s time for our First Annual UsenetReviews 2012 Award presentations. We do these every year to help you make an informed [...]

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SOPA And PIPA Lost Major Support – But Still No Guarantees

SOPA And PIPA Lost Major Support – But Still No Guarantees

Last Updated: January 16, 2012

The latest on the internet censorship bills, SOPA and PIPA, has been saying that the two measures are fast losing steam due to their vague interpretations, and strict measures to protect the public from copyright infringement. But, the truth of the matter is that in spite of the lost support, Rep. Lamar Smith has said [...]

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Stopping The Piracy Needs To Start With Our Legislators

Stopping The Piracy Needs To Start With Our Legislators

Last Updated: January 5, 2012

Even though SOPA and PROTECT IP have been put on the back burner to die due to the support that has been withdrawn, there are other laws being considered. But before you should be able to govern the masses, shouldn’t you be able to take control of your own house? That doesn’t seem to be [...]

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Android App NZB Leech Now Available In App Store – As A Free Download

Android App NZB Leech Now Available In App Store – As A Free Download

Last Updated: December 30, 2011

If you’ve been using Newzdroid or some other app for downloading to your Android mobile device, and putting up with intermittent crashes, or terminations, the new Android app NZB Leech may be of interest to you. Newly released right before Christmas day, we have only had a few hours to check out this highly useful [...]

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Usenet Credibility Rating Is Higher Than Internet Info Sources

Usenet Credibility Rating Is Higher Than Internet Info Sources

Last Updated: December 30, 2011

The University of Southern California has been conducting a study of internet users and the technologies that surround it. And what they have found may surprise you. According to Professor Jeffrey Cole, credibility has decreased for the internet based information sources, and social networks. While another study over the same period of time shows that [...]

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Giganews Unleashes WebDAV For All OSes And Many Applications

Giganews Unleashes WebDAV For All OSes And Many Applications

Last Updated: December 27, 2011

In the last few weeks a lot of Usenet providers have been rolling out new innovations and improvements for their services, and Giganews has been no different. They first announced a couple of weeks ago that they are giving access to the new Dump Truck storage to all of their members. In that announcement they [...]

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Binsearch.info Goes Down Due To Hardware Failure – But They’re Back Now

Binsearch.info Goes Down Due To Hardware Failure – But They’re Back Now

Last Updated: December 30, 2011

A lot of people got a small surprise on the 28th of December…binsearch.info had a small malfunction and dropped offline for a few hours. According to their website, they had not just one, but two solid state hard disk drives go down on them. But don’t worry, they also had their proverbial backsides covered with [...]

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Dump Truck Storage Review

Dump Truck Storage Review

Last Updated: December 27, 2011

What is Dump Truck Storage Dump Truck Online storage is another great offering from the guys at Giganews and Golden Frog. In the last 18 months they have been working hard and bringing their customers updates, upgrades, and improvement after improvement. This latest offering, is an online storage solution that Giganews is giving to every [...]

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Newzbin Is Keeping The Christmas Spirit Alive Into The New Year

Newzbin Is Keeping The Christmas Spirit Alive Into The New Year

Last Updated: December 28, 2011

When they officially kicked off their Christmas promotions, lots of Usenet providers arranged for their specials to end just after Christmas, but not Newzbin. Their announcement claimed that they are continuing the holiday special through until January 4th…that’s a full 14 days, and time’s running out quick if you want to get in on the [...]

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Easynews Increases Retention, And Adds Paypal Just In Time For The Holidays

Easynews Increases Retention, And Adds Paypal Just In Time For The Holidays

Last Updated: December 27, 2011

As the end of the year draws near, everyone is scrambling to rush out and get their last minute gifts. For some this shouldn’t be too hard, we can just shop the internet, and pay using our Paypal account, but until recently it wasn’t possible to do this for your Easynews account gifting, they couldn’t [...]

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Happy Holidays, And Merry Christmas – Usenet Holiday Specials

Happy Holidays, And Merry Christmas – Usenet Holiday Specials

Last Updated: December 27, 2011

Did you know that there are literally hundreds of ways to say Merry Christmas. We found more than 60 of them in less than 0.65 seconds…according to Google! But, however you say it, it’s the season of giving, and since our providers aren’t going to risk getting shot sliding down a chimney somewhere in Chicago, [...]

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Newshosting Newsreader Client Released – No More Beta Versions

Newshosting Newsreader Client Released – No More Beta Versions

Last Updated: December 27, 2011

One of our top Usenet providers, Newshosting, has been playing around with their newsreader client for the last few months, and finally they have taken it out of the beta version. The new version, 1.2.1 of the browser has a lot of great features that their customers have had input into, so it’s likely to [...]

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A Look Into The Future – Internet Blacklisting, Censorship, And Monitoring

A Look Into The Future – Internet Blacklisting, Censorship, And Monitoring

Last Updated: December 10, 2011

No one in their right mind likes a thief…except another thief. At one point or another in life, virtually everyone on the planet has been a victim of theft, whether it’s a simple ink pen, a book, or copyrighted material. The first time this author was infringed on, I took it as a huge compliment. [...]

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NewsLeecher Lets It Snow – And Adds In SuperSearch It

NewsLeecher Lets It Snow – And Adds In SuperSearch It

Last Updated: December 10, 2011

It’s been rather hectic around the Usenet grinding mill lately, and the improvements over at NewsLeecher haven’t gone unnoticed, but we have sadly been a little busy…so haven’t updated you on some of the new releases. Well, we’re going to make up for that now, because some of the improvements warrant a special article all [...]

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A New VyprVPN App Is Now Available For Giganews Customers

A New VyprVPN App Is Now Available For Giganews Customers

Last Updated: December 10, 2011

During the last year and a half Giganews customers have benefited massively from the partnership between Giganews and Golden Frog. There have been many updates, add-ons, and improvements that have made the Giganews experience much better, and they aren’t going to stop there…or with this big bonus, the VyprVPN App for Giganews. The Details Of [...]

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