FastUsenet.org Review
FastUsenet.org is a Usenet service provider that provides fast and secure Usenet services to customers around the world. They offer an excellent retention rates, free trial, iPhone friendly newsreader, web newsreader as part of their core package. FastUsenet is a Usenet newcomer, having started in 2010 and they seem to be positioning themselves well with competitive offers.
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Retention
FastUsenet.org recently upgraded their storage and currently they offer over 817 days of binary retention and over 3 years of text retention. They are working on new upgrades and promise to reach 850 days of retention rate in the following months.
Pricing
FastUsenet.org has a few  pricing options, offering an unlimited package, a few metered packages and 14 day free trial (explained below). Unlimited option costs $9.95/month, while 6, 15 and 35GB packages cost $2.95, $3.95 and $5.95 per month respectively.
Free trial
FastUsenet.org has a generous 14 day / 15 GB free trial, which is one of the best within industry.
Coupons
Currently, there are no coupons available.
Contests
A new user that signs up for Usenet service anytime between now and March 1st will automatically enter into contest where the main prize is a brand new 16GB Wi-Fi Edition Apple iPad.
Speed
FastUsenet.org does not restrict download speed. In other words, subscribers will get the maximum speed provided by their Internet service provider. Furthermore, up to 50 simultaneous connections are available and they have secure and reliable servers.
Security/Anonymity
50 SSL connections are included on all accounts by default.
Other Nice Features
FastUsenet.org offers customized web newsreader, which is fast, secure, and easy to use. Within that newsreader, subscribers can view pictures, watch videos and read text newsgroups directly from an Internet browser (all major browsers are supported).
Furthermore, they also offer a mobile newsreader. Besides popular Apple iPhone and iPad devices, any mobile phone that can run Java is supported.
Finally, they also offer a customized version of NewsBin Pro newsreader (10 days of free trial), which is already configured to work with their Usenet system. They offer this application at discounted rate of $25.
Conclusion
Good pricing and good retention, FastUsenet.org is one of out best newcomers for 2011.
Recommendation
Good retention rate (both binary and text), Â great additional features and very competitive prices. You might want them compare with our top Usenet providers from our best Usenet providers list but either way we think they are good choice.
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I’m very disappointed with the service. Connection is intermittant at best – the SSL connection rarely works correctly but at the moment the entire service is down and theres no news of when it will be back up. They state on their service status page that there will be intermittant problems due to “server upgrade” between certain hours but this is way outside those hours.
They are cheap, but I’m finding out you get exactly what you pay for. I will be looking to switch suppliers when this months subscription is up.
A follow up. Since they had a server upgrade it’s reliable 95% of the time so I decided to stick with it. Secure access is still only limited to one or two simultaneous connections and thats when it works at all, which isn’t very often. But then what usenet provider does have a reliable secure port? Giganews possibly, but then look at their prices.
They state on their service status page that there will be intermittant problems due to “server upgrade†between certain hours but this is way outside those hours
Service was adequate for the one month I was able to use it. After the first month the automatic renewal kicked in and I was unable to connect to their servers. I would get access denied. I opened a ticket and never heard back. I disputed it with paypal and fastusnet has not responded and it has been over 10 days. I elevated at paypal and they have yet to respond to them either. Bottom line is their customer service is abysmal.
Well this my final report. Unfortunately the service has deteriorated to point of being almost useless, constant disconnects and server errors. My guess is they’ve run out of bandwidth and their hosts are throttling their bandwidth. I’ve decided to unsubscribe. I guess we’ll see whether they keep taking money from my account or not.
Not recommended.