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Wednesday, April 2, 2008
I’ve been using Giganews as my usenet provider for almost a year now. With 20 SSL-Encrypted connections that max out my bandwidth, 200+ days binary retention, and unlimited downloads; it’s pretty hard to find a good alternative. The only downside is $30 a month.
Newsdemon.com is offering a one-month free account if you write about their service. Their “Unlimited Plus” plan that I’m interested in is only $23 a month. $7 cheaper than what I’ve been paying. The main difference is 110days binary retention. I don’t think the extra 90 days are too important to me.
The Unlimited Plus plan offers
- 20 SSL-Encrypted connections
- US and Euro high-speed servers
- 110+ days binary retention with 99.9% completion rate
- Free NewsRover newsreader software (I’ve never heard of it, but am willing to try it)
- Uncensored, Unmonitored downloads
- 24/7 tech support
PayPal is even an accepted form of payment if you’re a little weary about giving out credit card information.
I plan to try this for one month (free, if they let me) and then possibly,if I like it, get the 6month unlimited plan that offers a 15% discount when you pay in advance.
Until then, I can’t comment much on their service since I haven’t given it a try yet. Once I do, I’ll definitely post a review on the experience.
Tags: downloading, giganews, newsdemon, newsgroups, newsrover, usenet
That’s helpful.
I’ve tried NewsDemon’s News Rover and it’s pretty good. Their support is very useful.
BTW, search doesn’t work on this blog?
Comment by Brian Andy — April 2, 2008 @ 10:13 pm
What’d you try searching for? I just tried it out and it works fine for me so far.
Comment by johntash — April 3, 2008 @ 1:15 pm