Simonews Review

Last Updated: Mar 01, 2022

Rating
Price	€18.95 / Month
Retention	900 Days
Free Trial	None
Features	Low Retention
	Subscription and Flatrate Accounts
	SSL Encryption Available

Simonews is a Usenet service provider that offers subscription/ flatrate accounts and long-term accounts. Their long-term accounts are similar to current block accounts however there is an automatic expiration of 5 years.

At first glance, Simonews seems like a decent Usenet provider. However, when going into details, the service and their website is outdated. This provider has a low retention rate and only one of their servers has SSL encryption available.

Binary Retention

Simonews has a very low retention rate compared to the best Usenet service providers. Currently, their website states that they have 900 days of retention.

Pricing

Simonews has 2 types of accounts: Subscription and Long-term accounts.

Subscription accounts either give you monthly data transfer or flatrate speed of x mbit/sec. Long-term accounts are similar to block accounts but automatically expires after 5 years.

Free Trial Info

Simonews has a free demo account of 0.5 Gigabyte good for 7 days.

Special Offers/ Coupons

Simonews currently has no special offers or coupons. Make sure to check back with us for future promotions of this Usenet provider.

Speed Test

Simonews performs decently well in terms of speed like any other Usenet provider. They may not be as fast as our current top Usenet services but their speed is decent enough for Usenet activity. Please note, however, that the speed of your activity also greatly relies on how fast your own internet connection is.

Connections

Simonews offers 8 connections for their users.

News Servers/ Ports/ Configuration

Simonews recommends Sabnzbd as their newsreader of choice. To configure select “Config” and go to servers. From there, enter the following data

• Server/Host: news.simonews.com
• Port: 119
• Username: see confirmation email from provider
• Password: see confirmation email from provider
• Timeout: empty
• Connections: 8
• Enable: check

Please note that the above mentioned server does not have SSL encryption available. To make your downloads safer use the following settings:

• Server/Host: ssl.news3.simonews.com
• Port: 563 or 80

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What does “Flatrate” mean?
A: Prices for flatrate accounts depend on the maximum speed. Monthly data transfer is unlimited. To use full bandwidth with flatrate accounts, your client software has to be configured to use 8 concurrent connections.

Q: What kind of software do I need?
A: To download from our Newsgroups, you may use any News Client you wish. For example: SABnzbd, Grabit, NewsbinPro

Q: What are Newsgroups?
A: Due to acknowledged standards, newsgroups today are the international discussion-platforms. In over 100,000 thematic structured and publicly available forums not only text-news are transmitted, but binary data is also exchanged.

It doesn’t matter whether they’re computer problems, child education or lifestyle topics – the interested user will certainly find “his” newsgroup and they can engage in a vivid discussion or to receive a swift answer to his question in regards to the millions of different participants. More information regarding this issue you may find on our link-page.

Q: What does high download-speed mean?
A: On each of our two News servers, up to 8 ports at 1 MB/sec for download are at your disposal. Therefore you can download up to 16 MB/sec. (The speed of flatrate accounts depends on the selected tariff).

Q: I lost my password
A: You can visit Simonews’ customer area and link on “password lost”

Q: I want to upgrade my account
A: Simply go to their customer area. Should you have any questions, they are at your disposal via telephone or email.

Q: I want to cancel my account
A: You can cancel online via the customer area, email or telephone. Subscriptions can be canceled up to one day before expiry date.

Support

You can reach Simonews through their customer area and click on the ideal link for you (technical help, password lost, support, etc.). They are also available via email or phone.

You can also check out the information link on their website for FAQs, order support, methods of payment, etc.

Contact Information

Company details are as follows:

Simonews is a service of
Simon consulting gmbh
Schießstattgass 53/13
A-8010 Graz
Phone: +43 699 11622029
E-Mail: office@simonews.com - for support: support_en@simonews.com

Member of the Chamber of Commerce of Styria
Commercial register: FN 220639w beim LG f. ZRS Graz
VAT: ATU53833400

Security/ Company Privacy Policy

Simonews does not retain any user data on their system except for those needed for account processing. User activity is not monitored based on their privacy policy.

Payment Options

Payment options include Visa, Mastercard or Diners Card, PaySafeCard, upon invoice, Direct Debit, “pay before you buy” and PayPal.

Our Opinion

With their outdated service, low retention rate, low number of connections and other features that may be decent but not spectacular, we cannot recommend Simonews as a good option as far as Usenet services. You would be better off, of course, going for our current best Usenet service providers.

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