Newshosting Review
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Newshosting- 650 days binary retention |
Pricing Plans
- NHXL, unlimited, 580 days, 60 connections - $15.95/mo.
- NH Unlimited, 450 days, 30 connections - $13.95/mo.
- NHXL Powerpack, unlimited, 60 connections - $19.95/mo.
- NH Titan, unlimited 1.5 Mbps, 6 connections - $12.95/mo.
- NH BigBlock, 125 GB/mo., 30 connections - $14.95/mo.
- NH Lite, 20 GB/mo., 30 connections - $10.00/mo.
Retention
- 650 Days of Binary Retention
- 580 Days of Text Retention
Plan Types
- Monthly Plans: Yes
- Block Plans: No
- Metered Plans: Yes
Misc
- Completion: 99%+
- Newsgroups: 100000
- Connections: Up to up to 60 connections
- SSL: Yes
- Payment Options: : Visa, Mastervard, American Express, Discover
- Support Info: Email support: - Tutorials: Newshosting video tutorials - FAQ section
- Support Email: support@newshosting.com
News Server Addresses
- nhxl.newshosting.com (NHXL)
- unlimited.newshosting.com (NH Unlimited)
- news.ams.newshosting.com (Europe NH Unlimited)
- news2.newshosting.com (NH Lite)
Review Of Newshosting
Newshosting is usenet provider, offering the access to more than 100,000 uncensored newsgroups. The complete list of these news groups is available for download and search on their website. Before we skip into the thorough description of their service, let’s also mention that they have effective child pornography policy. The rules of this policy are very clear; they do not tolerate child pornography and once they become aware that this type of content is uploaded to their servers, it will be removed immediately and such images will be reported to National center for missing and exploited children. They also reserve the right to take any other actions, including cooperation with relevant law enforcement agencies and similar. Finally, they encourage all the users to report any child pornography that can be found on usenet by sending the message ID to their official e-mail.
Servers
The server is available on the following address:
news.newshosting.com; standard ports: 119, 23, 25, 80, 3128, SSL ports: 443, 563
On the XL package, maximum of 60 connections are available in comparison with Unlimited and Lite , where maximum of 30 connections are available. Free 256-bit encryption is provided with all pricing options.
Retention and completion
Binary retention is 600 days, text retention is 1000 days and the completion rate is over 99%.
Pricing
3 pricing options are available, two of them offering unlimited download volume and the one offering metered access. Let’s check the features of these packages:
- Unlimited: $12.95/monthly, 30 connections
- XL powerpack (unlimited downloads): $15.83/monthly, 60 connections
- Lite: $12.95/monthly, 25GB/month (with rollover), 30 connections
Let’s also mention that all the options have free trial period that lasts 14 days.
Security
Besides the fact that SSL encryption is provided, they will never share information about subscribers to outside parties or will track the subscriber’s usage, unless required by law.
Posting
By default, all new accounts have posting disabled, but it can be enabled through the account control panel. Newshosting does not currently count posts.
Account sharing
Their accounts are limited to a single IP at a time.
Downloads
Headers are counted and displayed in subscriber’s statistics. However, they are not charged against download limit.
Recommendation
They offer great speeds, very good retention rates and the pricing is competitive, especially for unlimited option.
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