Unison Usenet Service Review

Unison Usenet Service offers a low price alternative for usenet and while their service offers nothing truly exceptional in the way of features, and they bring nothing new to the game in the way they run the service, they have done a very good job to pricing. Good pricing combined with their custom software make them interesting. Continue reading»

Alibis Review

Alibis is a fresh new Usenet provider, offering exceptionally good value for money, as well as an entirely fully featured service. If they can pull off their claims, they are going to become a serious threat to the big boys such as GigaNews. One nice feature, is the fact they also offer an easy to navigate browser based client, with thumbnail previews and direct downloads. Read on, Alibis are the new kid on the block. Continue reading»

Good Manners on USENET

Just because the Usenet is anonymous, it does not mean you should throw good manners out the window! Some would say not to bother as no one knows it’s you, but it can get you in trouble! Continue reading»

Usenetbinaries Review

Usenetbinaries are something of an odd fish when it comes to Usenet providers. They break from tradition in many ways, although the most significant difference is in the fact that the entire Usenetbinaries experience is web based. That’s right, no need for a special Usenet client, no need to use Parchecker, no need to extract anything, simply browse thumbnails, select and download. They also offer full Usenet client support over NNTP for some paid accounts. Continue reading»

Nzbuse Review

Nzbuse is a somewhat different type of Usenet software. Instead of promoting themselves around their news server services, they attempt to come in the back door, by offering a free desktop client, and then charging a subscription to use it. Nzbuse title their site the “Home of Usenet Automation” and in many ways this is entirely true.

Using their client software, it’s as simple as selecting a download and waiting for it to finish. No PAR checking, no extraction, simple click, download and go. In fact, most people will not even use the Nzbuse news servers, they will simply use the software and pay the small monthly subscription. Continue reading»

Common USENET Terms

There are all different elements and terms used within the Usenet and it can be easy to become confused about them all, so here is a basic glossary of the most common terms you need to know. Continue reading»

Xsnews Review

Xsnews are based in the Netherlands, and offer a full range of premium Usenet services. Prices are in Euros, but a quick currency conversion shows them to be entirely competitive. They may be of most interest to people living in the Netherlands, but if you want english based service we are recommend one of their resellers Simply Usenet. No awards for innovation, but hats off to keen pricing and great localised service. Continue reading»

2010 NANOG Meeting

February the 21st sees the 48th NANOG (North American Network Operators Group) meeting. This event is going to be hosted by Giganews, who are arguably the world’s leading Usenet provider, and Data Foundry, who have been a global provider of outsourced data recovery for many years. The focus of NANOG is to monitor, highlight and solve problems which arise from the operation and expansion of the internet. Continue reading»

Difference between a Newsreader and a News Server on Usenet

Once you have discovered the Usenet it will quickly become an important part of your online life. In fact you will soon wonder how you ever got by without it. The Usenet has been around for much longer than the internet and is still a really well kept secret. Continue reading»

Newzbin Under Fire

Newzbin has been around a long time, it was one of the very first Usenet indexing services to spring into existence. It also designed and developed the popular .NZB file format, which has made Usenet so much easier to use for a wide range of people. Continue reading»