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 an [...]
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 [...]
NewsDemon NGR Special – 30 Day, 300 GB Free Trial
Comments OffA big thanks to NewsDemon for offering NewsgroupReviews.com visitors a great special offer. NGR visitors who sign up for NewsDemon enjoy a 300 GB, 30 day free trial! The normal trial is 15 GB over 7 days. That means you get an extra three weeks plus an extra 285+ GB of downloads to test their [...]
Cheapnews.eu Twitter Promotion
Comments OffCheapnews.eu is offering a special Twitter promotion for the first 10 users who sign up using the promo code prwk24. Enjoy 100 GB block (Cheapnews medium block account) for € 5,95. The normal price is € 29,95.
We have not had the chance to test Cheapnews Usenet service. According to the site they offer 350 days [...]
Giganews to Host NANOG 48 in Austin
Comments OffGiganews will be hosting the 48th meeting of the North American Network Operators’ Group later this month. The meeting will be held on February 21-24 at the Hilton in Austin, Texas. This will mark the 48th meeting for NANOG and will be focused on Internet advancements and trends.
You may not be familiar with NANOG but [...]
NewsDemon Wins 2009 Spirit of Usenet Award
Comments OffIt is an honor to present the 2009 NGR Spirit of Usenet Award to NewsDemon. The award is presented in recognition of the many enhancements made to NewsDemon’s newsgroup services along with their continued efforts to promote the growth of Usenet in 2009.
First let’s take a look at some of the enhancements NewsDemon made [...]
NewsGroupDirect Friday Twitter Giveaway
Comments OffWhether you’re hooked on Twitter or just looking for free Usenet access this could be your lucky day. NewsgroupDirect is offering Twitter followers two free 1 year unlimited Usenet accounts.
According to the NGD blog post one free account will go to a random existing Twitter follower. The other will be awarded to a new follower.
All [...]
Teranews Outage – Temporary or Down for Good?
Comments OffJanuary 22nd update: Teranews news servers and site are back online. The issue was related to a problem with DNS servers. According to the site all paying customers will receive a 3 day credit. Here are the full details from their system status page:
All our paying accounts have been given a 3 day credit because [...]
Giganews Earns Top Honors : 2010 Editors Choice
Comments OffCongratulations to Giganews who recently took top honors in our 2010 Editors Choice Awards. This is the third year Giganews has earned the #1 ranking on NGR. As an industry leader, Giganews continues to innovate and push the boundaries of Usenet forward. They lead the way in retention and recently added a new service called vyprVPN to help customers protect their privacy online.
As mentioned in previous [...]
Binverse – 2010 NGR Editors Choice Award
Comments OffToday we would like to honor Binverse with Editors Choice recognition. As mentioned in previous posts the awards are given in recognition of the best Usenet providers based on factors including service level, performance, and value. The providers bearing this title are thoroughly tested and evaluated by the NGR editors. Binverse joins Giganews, Astraweb, NewsDemon [...]



