Giganews Crosses 600 Days of Binary Retention
Comments OffGiganews just set a new record for binary retention by crossing the 600 day mark with no end in sight. The service continues to innovate. Late last year Giganews added a VPN service (VyprVPN) and has since made it free to Diamond customers. How far will retention go and will Giganews start to pull away [...]
Usenet Providers Reach for 600 Days Binary Retention
Comments OffSeveral Usenet providers are about to hit the 600 day mark for binary retention. Here is a list of where each provider stands today: – Giganews – 598 days – Astraweb – 587 days – NewsDemon – 571 days – Newshosting – 571 days – UseNetServer – 571 days We’ve covered retention increases in several [...]
Why Pay More than $10 a Month for Usenet Access?
Comments OffThe question “Why should I pay more than $10 a month for Usenet access?” comes up quite often now a days. We’ve joined in on the discussion in forums like DSL Reports and field lots of emails on the topic. The person posing the question is typically new to Usenet or a customer of a [...]
Supernews Increases Binary Retention to 400 Days
Comments OffThe Supernews “Newspaper Man” has an extra jump in his step as the service increases binary retention to 400 days. The Supernews retention update is immediate. Boosting from 350 days up to 400 and surpassing a year of binary retention! Here are some high points of Supernews Usenet access: – 400 days binary retention – [...]
Giganews Members Get Free VyprVPN Access for Life!
Comments OffIf you’ve read our VyprVPN review then you know Giganews has been testing Golden Frog’s VyprVPN service. Over the last few months Giganews Diamond customers had the opportunity to test drive the new VPN access as part of their normal monthly subscription. Originally free access to the VyprVPN service was set to expire on June [...]
UseNetServer : 550 Days Binary Retention for $10/mo.
Comments OffThis time last year we were reading retention announcements. UseNetServer, Giganews, Astraweb, Newshosting and NewsDemon reaching for a year of binary retention. Oh what a difference a year makes! Now we see UseNetServer offering 550 days of binary retention for $10 a month. That’s over a year and a half of retention for $10! Quite [...]
Cake Repairing PAR2 Files
Comments OffLast weekend we had a couple occasions to celebrate. How better to celebrate than with pizza, beer, cookie cakes and a few other goodies. The pizza, beer and goodies worked out just fine. The cookies….could have used some help. Can we get some cake repairing PAR 2 files please. Cake #1 – Welcome Home Granted [...]
NewsgroupDirect NGR Special : $12 Unlimited Usenet
Comments OffWe would like to thank NewsgroupDirect for offering NewsgroupReviews.com visitors a great deal on unlimited Usenet access. NGR visitors who sign up for Newsgroup Direct can enjoy $12 unlimited Usenet access for life! That works out to 40% off the normal $20 a month price. Which means you save $8 a month (40%) for the [...]
