Thanksgiving Usenet Specials – $5 Unlimited Access
Comments OffUpdate – here are the links to each special. The links will be active beginning at 5:00 AM EST Thursday morning. Until then you will see retail pricing.
Newshosting – $5 unlimited Usenet access
- unlimited downloads
- 450 days retention
- 60 connections
- free SSL
UseNetServer – $5 unlimited Usenet access
- unlimited downloads
- 450 days retention
- 20 connections
- global [...]
Usenet Black Friday Deals – Newsgroup Reviews (NGR)
Comments OffIt’s time to launch the Usenet Black Friday deals. Enjoy some of the best deals of 2009 courtesy of several top Usenet providers. We’ve got some great holiday specials along with a few NGR exclusives.
We will start from the top and cover the top 10 Black Friday Usenet deals of 2009. Click on any provider [...]
Newsguy Doubles Retention and Offers a Free Month
Comments OffNewsguy recently upgraded binary retention from 140 days up to 300. The increase brings Newsguy close to a year of retention.
Along with the increased retention, Newsguy is offering a free month of Usenet access. Anyone who signs up for a Basic or Extra account will receive their 2nd month free. The BOGO Usenet deal.
Here is [...]
NewsDemon Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of Usenet
Comments OffNewsDemon helped celebrate the 30th anniversary of Usenet on November 10th, 2009. The celebration included an interview with Brad Templeton and Tom Truscott. They also managed to find the original memo announcing Usenet written at Duke University in November 1979.
The original idea for Usenet was to allow communication between University Unix systems. The estimated cost [...]
Forte Agent 6.0 Newsreader Released
Comments OffForte has released version 6.0 of their popular Agent newsgroup reader. The Usenet client has been around since 1995 and provides a number of premium features. The latest iteration of Agent (6.0) supports the 32 and 64-bit versions of Windows 7.
Here are some of the enhancement in Agent version 6.0:
- Automatic server failover when downloading [...]
Giganews Customers Beta Testing VyprVPN Service
Comments OffYou may have seen discussions in Usenet forums and Twitter lately regarding a new VPN service from Giganews. The VPN offering is called VyprVPN and is currently in beta.
According to the Giganews VyprVPN beta page the service offers the same privacy, security and speed you enjoy from Giganews Usenet access to the rest of your [...]
Newshosting Offers NGR Visitors a Special Discount
Comments OffWe would like to thank Newshosting for offering NGR visitors a 25% discount off the first two months of unlimited Usenet access.
Save 25% off your first two months of Newshosting NHXL Powerpack access. The account includes unlimited Usenet downloads, over 425 days of binary retention, 60 connections and free SSL. Instead of paying full price [...]
Slyck Video Tutorials
Comments OffSlyck has been a trusted source for Usenet information for a long time. We have enjoyed their featured articles and forum discussions. Earlier this year Slyck released a series of video guides to help those new to Usenet learn the ropes. They are still in the process of adding new content and we will [...]
Newshosting Launches New Site with Video Tutorials
Comments OffEarlier today Newshosting.com launched a new web site design and video tutorials.
The new design does a good job of highlighting the Newshosting service:
Free two week Usenet trial
426 days of binary retention
Over two years of text retention
Access to 107,000+ newsgroups
Unlimited downloads (NHXL and NH accounts)
Up to 60 connections
Free SSL encryption
Here are the details for each of [...]
Giganews Crosses 450 Days of Binary Retention
Comments OffCongratulations to Giganews for achieving 450 days of binary retention across all groups. The service now boasts over 450 days based on both message id (nzb) and header retention.
Giganews reached 400 days retention on September 11th and their press release included the following statement:
“It was fantastic to meet our goal of providing a full year [...]
