FlashNewsgroups Review
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Flashnewsgroups- 90 days binary retention |
Pricing Plans
- unlimited: $14.95/mo.
- 30 GB/mo.: 9.95/mo. or $99.95/yr.
- text only: $4.95/mo. or $44.95/yr.
- 100 GB block - $39.95
- 50 GB block - $21.95
Retention
- 90 Days of Binary Retention
- 180 Days of Text Retention
Plan Types
- Monthly Plans: Yes
- Block Plans: Yes
- Metered Plans: Yes
Misc
- Completion: 99%
- Newsgroups: 84,000+
- Connections: Up to 8 connections
- SSL: Yes
- Payment Options: : Visa, Mastercard, Amex, JCB, Discover, money order, check
- Support Info: Online support form and FAQ section
News Server Addresses
- news.flashnewsgroups.com
Review Of Flashnewsgroups
This homepage of this provider’s website will hardly tell you that you are dealing with usenet provider. You will not see the information about pricing or other information each potential usenet user would like to see in the first place. You will only find the information about retention and completion, but again, very small font is used. Certainly, the website requires redesign. The number of available newsgroups is more than 84,000.
Retention and completion
The retention equals 90 days for binary groups and 180 days for text groups. The completion time is more than 99%.
Servers
News server for personal account holders is news.flashnewsgroups.com, located at a data center at 56 Marietta in Atlanta, Georgia. Up to eight simultaneous connections are available. If the user is experiencing slow connection or if there is no connection at all, the user should check the announcement / status of the server. If the server is up, then the traceback should be run.
Pricing
The following pricing options are available:
- unlimited: $14.95/mo.
- 30 GB/mo.: 9.95/mo. or $99.95/yr.
- text only: $4.95/mo. or $44.95/yr.
- 100 GB block – $39.95
- 50 GB block – $21.95
They don’t offer a trial account, but there is money back guarantee where the user can cancel the subscription during the first 30 days. The refund will be credited into the user’s credit card but they will keep $1.00 in order to cover the credit card processing costs.
Misc
If the user is receiving 502 authorization error, it can mean either that the account has expired or the the account itself has been disabled due to excessive downloads. Any account can be upgraded just by logging into the user area.
Security
The SSL is available for free and there is listing provided of the news readers that support SSL. They also give advice to install the SSL enabler that allows to connect any program that does not support SSL to a server that requires encryption.
Recommendation
Certainly, it appears that they offer a decent level of service, but the retention times are rather low, especially for the binary groups.
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