Best Usenet Service Provider List
Listed first are our top 12 best usenet providers and below we have some advice about choosing a Usenet service provider and then a Usenet service comparison chart which includes all providers.
Giganews Astraweb UseNetServer Binverse Best Overall
50% Off & Free VPN
- $3-29
Review of Giganews
Retention:580 days
Free Trial:
Yes
Best Block Acounts
$11 Month / $96 Year Unlimited
- $8-15
Review of Astraweb
Retention:571 days
Free Trial: Yes
Best Deal
$10 Month Unlimited Intro
- $3-17
Review of UseNetServer
Retention:552 days
Free Trial: Yes
Easiest to Use
160 GB & 14 Day Free Trial
- $8-27
Review of Binverse
Retention:500 days
Free Trial: Yes
Supernews Newshosting Usenet.net Thundernews Best Newcomer
$12 Month Unlimited
- $12
Review of Supernews
Retention:350 days
Free Trial:
No
Best 2 Yr Deal
$8 Month 2 Yrs Unlimited
- $7-20
Review of Newshosting
Retention:553 days
Free Trial: Yes
Best Simple Service
5-day 10GB trial today!
- $7-19
Review of Usenet.net
Retention:401 days
Free Trial: Yes
Best Coupon
50% Off 2Mnths Or 25% Perm.
- $9-19
Review of Thundernews
Retention:515 days
Free Trial: Yes
NewsgroupDirect PowerUsenet Simply Usenet UseNext Block Accounts & More
$20 Month Unlimited
- $9-19
Review of NewsgroupDirect
Retention:510 days
Free Trial: Yes
Good Backbone
$20 Month Unlimited
- $14-19
Review of PowerUsenet
Retention:401 days
Free Trial: Yes
Fastest UK Provider
Unlimited UK Plans
- $5-20
Review of Simply Usenet
Retention:520 days
Free Trial: No
Best European Client
200 GB Free Trial
- $14-21
Review of UseNext
Retention:475 days
Free Trial: Yes
50% Off & Free VPN
- $3-29 Review of Giganews
Retention:580 days
Free Trial:
Yes $11 Month / $96 Year Unlimited
- $8-15 Review of Astraweb
Retention:571 days
Free Trial:
Yes $10 Month Unlimited Intro
- $3-17 Review of UseNetServer
Retention:552 days
Free Trial:
Yes 160 GB & 14 Day Free Trial
- $8-27 Review of Binverse
Retention:500 days
Free Trial:
Yes $12 Month Unlimited
- $12 Review of Supernews
Retention:350 days
Free Trial:
No $8 Month 2 Yrs Unlimited
- $7-20 Review of Newshosting
Retention:553 days
Free Trial:
Yes 5-day 10GB trial today!
- $7-19 Review of Usenet.net
Retention:401 days
Free Trial:
Yes 50% Off 2Mnths Or 25% Perm.
- $9-19 Review of Thundernews
Retention:515 days
Free Trial:
Yes $20 Month Unlimited
- $9-19 Review of NewsgroupDirect
Retention:510 days
Free Trial:
Yes $20 Month Unlimited
- $14-19 Review of PowerUsenet
Retention:401 days
Free Trial:
Yes Unlimited UK Plans
- $5-20 Review of Simply Usenet
Retention:520 days
Free Trial:
No 200 GB Free Trial
- $14-21 Review of UseNext
Retention:475 days
Free Trial:
Yes Best Usenet Provider 2010 – Top 12 List
Listed above are the top usenet service providers for 2010. This is our premium usenet provider list and we only mention the best of the best here so definitely choose one of the twelve listed.
Usenet Provider Comparison
Please note, we only list the best in the industry and we don’t bother with any Usenet services that we don’t feel are at least a decent quality. There are many Usenet service providers and in some cases there can be Usenet for free but we only bother with the top premium Usenet service providers.
Factors when Choosing a Premium Usenet Provider
- Price - This should be obvious but $10 has different meanings for different people. Expect to pay around $10 minimum for good Usenet service. Example: Giganews top plan – the diamond one – is also one of the most expensive but I personally use it as it is the best out there and if you are heavy Usenet user concerned about privacy Giganews Usenet should be on your short list.
- Retention - You want a provider with a good amount of retention. The top providers when it comes to retention are Giganews , Astraweb Usenet, Usenetserver Usenet. Giganews is the leader but Astraweb are only 9 and 20 days behind respectively so the difference there is very little.
- Free Trial - Free Usenet trial accounts allow you to check out Usenet service and see if they are right for you. Most of our top providers have free usenet trial plans so you can confirm if the service is good or not. We help you make your decision also by reviewing the facts and offering video reviews for our top 8 Usenet providers.
- Connections - Connections are important but not that important. Your download speeds will increase a bit when you jump from 8 to 30 connections but not that much. However, you probably want at a minimum 8 connections so you can download news headers and download binary files at the same time.
- Groups - Important but not that important. Most of the action with regards to Usenet binary downloads is concentrated in a handful of groups that change from time to time so you needn’t be too concerned with this number.
- SSL - protects your anonymity and privacy. You want this option especially if you live in the USA or in Europe where surveillance is unfortunately more common.
- Server Location – You ideally will want a server in the same geographical location as you. Most servers are located in the USA, Europe or in the case of Giganews – Hong Kong.
