Z51 Review

Last Updated: Jan 19, 2022

Rating
Price	€11.99 / Month
Retention	1250 Days
Free Trial	None
Features	Newsreader Builtin
	SSL Included
	EU Servers Only

Z51 is a partner of Unliminews that offers some advantages for European users, primarily the payment methods accepted. The pricing designs are similar and they offer a no contract, non-auto renewing service. Like Unliminews, this Usenet service provider has the PureNZB Newsreader client offering for their customers.

Quick Facts:

• Unlimited Traffic
• Multiple Plans
• 1250 days of binary retention
• Up to 50 connections
• SSL Encryption
• 24/7 Email Support
• PureNZB newsreader included

Retention and completion

Z51 is well over 1250 days of retention at this point. The current figure is published on their site. Their retention rate is lower compared to the best Usenet service providers.

Pricing

The pricing for Z51 services is as follows. Except the free trial, all come with unlimited downloads and for 30 days of service. They do not renew automatically:

• Trial offer for €0.99 1GB download, 25 slots
• 256 KB/s for €5.99, 4 Slots
• 640 KB/s for €7.99, 12 Slots
• 1280 KB/s for €11.99, 20 Slots
• 2560 KB/s for €13.99, 30 Slots
• 5120 KB/s for €15.99, 40 Slots
• 10240 KB/s for €19.99, 50 Slots

Z51 takes PayPal payments and credit card payments through the PayPal service.

Z51 Free Trial

The free trial is detailed above, with 1GB of service for €0 99.

Z51 Coupons

None on offer at present.

Speed

Speed depends upon the package that you choose, but based on our testing, Z51 performs well in terms of the speed they provide.

Security/Anonymity

This company doesn’t log your activity. It uses 256-bit SSL encryption for privacy.

PureNZB

The PureNZB USENET client is offered along with the service, completely free of charge. This is an advanced newsreader with plenty of multimedia features built into it.

The newsreader comes set up to work with the Z51 service, so you’ll be able to get to work checking your favorite USENET groups right away. It’s easy enough to bookmark groups, search and download binaries. Binary downloads are automatically decompressed and repaired by the newsreader.

There’s also an advanced version of the newsreader called the Black Edition. This allows you to access the more advanced multimedia features. They include streaming video while you’re downloading. You can also get more information on your downloads from a variety of popular sites and take advantage of plenty of other features.

Conclusion

Z51 is solid. It allows you to choose a package that you’ll get the most out of and the non-renewing feature is nice, particularly for those who might not use the USENET service that much, but who want to make sure they have a good point of access to it when they need it. This service is very similar in many regards to UnlimiNews and, if you use the PureNZB newsreader, you’ll be able to keep on using the software if you switch from one to the other.

The free trial is a great offer and allows users a chance to try out PureNZB and the Z51 service.

Recommendation

Check out our page containing a list of best Usenet service providers or check out the Z51 free trial.

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