Alt.Binaries Review
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Alt.binaries- 180+ days binary retention |
Pricing Plans
- 80 GB: $12.95 a month
- 40 GB: $8.95 a month
- 10 GB: $4.25 a month
Retention
- 180+ Days of Binary Retention
- 180+ Days of Text Retention
Plan Types
- Monthly Plans: Yes
- Block Plans: No
- Metered Plans: Yes
Misc
- Completion: 99%+
- Newsgroups: 85,000 (6,300+ alt.binaries groups)
- Connections: Up to 20 connections
- SSL: Yes
- Payment Options: : Credit card, Google Checkout
- Support Info: 24/7 online support and email support
- Support Email: Support@AltBinaries.com
News Server Addresses
- East.AltBinaries.com (East Coast US)
- West.AltBinaries.com (West Coast US)
- Europe.AltBinaries.com (European)
- SSL.AltBinaries.com (US SSL- ports 443, 563 and 8080)
- EuropeSSL.AltBinaries.com (European SSL - ports 563 and 80)
Review Of Alt.binaries
This provider is one of the most experienced one that can be found on usenet service market. First time when someone could subscribe for their services was back in the 1997. Today, they are always offering uncensored access and they don’t filter anything. In other words, the subscriber will decide what he or she wants or don’t want to see.
Servers
They have servers located both in the North America and in Europe. In the United States, they have servers located in the East Coast and West Coast as well. Additionally, they have secure servers available, so let’s check the addresses of all of these servers:
- east.altbinaries.com
- west.altbinaries.com
- europe.altbinaries.com
- SSL.altbinaries.com (ports 443, 563 and 8080)
- EuropeSSL.altbinaries.com (ports 563 and 80)
It is very likely that we don’t have to mention where each of these servers are located, since their addresses speak for themselves. The SSL encryption that is provided is 256-bit and up to 20 connections are available.
Retention and completion
Currently, the retention rate is over 170 days and the completion rate is over 99.9%.
Pricing
They have 3 plans available, all of them offering only metered bandwidth, 20 streams, SSL encryption and unlimited picture interface. The prices for 10, 40 and 80GB packages are $4.25, $8.95 and $12.95 respectively.
Access
They offer something that is called „Alt.Binaries Pictures“, which is actually a web-based interface for usenet pictures. As we have mentioned, it is included for free with all the packages. Posting is enabled.
Newsreader
They provide the user with free copy of News Rover, which is one of the most popular newsgroup readers available. This is a very nice gesture from them since this software usually costs $29.95.
Downloads
Headers are not counted towards the user’s bandwidth.
Speed
There are no limits on download speeds, meaning, the user will get the maximum speed that is provided by Internet service provider.
Privacy
They keep no logs of what their users download or which groups they access. The IP address and username are not shown in the posts as well. This ensures the end-user that his or her privacy will be secured completely.
Recommendation
The retention is only average and there are number of providers offering unlimited bandwidth for the money they ask for their most expensive package.
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