XSUsenet Review
Last Updated: November 9, 2026
- Rating
- Status
- Closed
- Retention
1100 Days
- Closed to New Orders
- Accounts Moved to EasyUsenet
- Old Plans Are Historical
XSUsenet has closed. Its official farewell notice says that ordering has ended and existing accounts have moved to EasyUsenet. The old free-account offer and paid XSUsenet packages are no longer options for new customers.
What happened to existing accounts?
The closure notice tells customers to change their newsreader server to reader.easyusenet.com and keep their existing username and password. It says migrated access continues until the account’s current expiration date, with EasyUsenet handling renewals, upgrades and cancellations afterward.
This is the provider’s migration guidance, not a test of an individual account. Check your own account details before renewing. The notice does not provide an exact closure date, so this update should not be read as an announcement that XSUsenet closed in November 2026.
What about the free plan and VPN?
Our earlier review described a 25 GB free plan at 2 Mbit/s, paid unlimited access and a VPN add-on. Those descriptions are historical and should not be used as signup instructions or current EasyUsenet terms.
The farewell notice also announced the end of the XSUsenet VPN product and offered refunds for unused subscription time. It does not establish a current claim deadline or the terms of a replacement VPN. Existing customers should check their migration correspondence rather than assume the old bundle continues.
Historical review
XSUsenet was previously reviewed as a Netherlands-based Usenet provider. The rating, retention figure and old plan metadata retained here describe that earlier service, not a fresh assessment of EasyUsenet.
The image below is retained from our old review. It is not a current speed test and does not establish the performance of the replacement service.
Our verdict
New customers should choose an active provider instead of trying to obtain an XSUsenet free account. Existing customers should first confirm the access and expiry details carried over to EasyUsenet. Our Usenet provider comparison provides other options; this migration alone is not a recommendation to buy a particular replacement.
Alternatives To XSUsenet
| Name | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Newshosting | $5.99 | Best Overall / Fastest Speeds |
| Eweka | €6,99 | Leading EU Provider / Exceptional Retention |
| UsenetServer | $7.95 | Unlimited Access / NZB Search |
| Easynews | $9.98 | Comprehensive Solution / Usenet Search Capabilities |
| TweakNews | €7,50 | Exceptional Retention / High Completion Rates |
| PureUSENET | €5.97 | Exceptional EU Provider / Complimentary SSL Encryption |
| XLned | €7.49 | EU-Based Provider With Simple Tiered Plans / 4,100 Days Retention and 110,000+ Groups |
