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…And Even More — Newshosting and UseNetServer Offer A $5 Black Friday Deal

John K — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:24:26 +0000

Two more of our favorite providers have come through with a great Black Friday offer. Both Newshosting (currently #1 and rated our Best Overall Usenet Provider) and UseNetServer (#2) have decided to offer new users their first month of service for only $5.00. This deal runs from 5 AM EST on Thursday 11/26 (Thanksgiving) through 7 AM EST on Saturday 11/28, and is only valid for certain account types. The details for each provider are below — just click on their names to be taken to the signup page, or click the link for more info:

Both deals revert to the normal pricing after a month, but this is a screaming deal for the first month.

Awesome New Usenet Video Tutorials from Newshosting!

John K — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:47:35 +0000

Navigating the world of Usenet has definitely become easier in the past few years – the introduction of better newsgroup search capabilities, more capable newsreaders, and NZB files – all these things have helped. Still, navigating newsgroups can be a trial by fire for newer users. But at least one forward-thinking Usenet service provider (and one of our favorites) is taking steps to lower the learning curve and bring the advantages of Usenet to a larger audience. Today – Monday Nov 2, 2009 – Newshosting is launching a cool new website with an intuitive video series that will definitely be of great help to beginning Usenet users. These videos demonstrate how to configure and use a newsreader to surf your favorite newsgroups, what you need to do to download your favorite content, and how to post information to the Usenet community. The improved website also has an enhanced support page that goes into additional details on newsreader set-up and how to measure data traffic flow using a traceroute tool.

Newshosting is clearly one of our favorite Usenet providers. This website redesign and video tutorial series really sets this provider apart from the rest in terms of offering new users the training and support they need to access the wealth of content on Usenet newsgroups.

For more information on Newshosting click here. If you are convinced and want to purchase now, click here.

Usenet Service Providers Offering 400+ Days of Binary Retention

Marcy De La Usenet — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:05:25 +0000

The race to stay at the top of the pack for Usenet/Newsgroup binary retention rates continues as Newshosting, Astraweb, UsenetServer, Ngroups.net, NewsDemon and others all hit the 400 day mark. Giganews remains in the lead followed closely by Astraweb. These companies are all competing aggressively in this area. Stay tuned for more info from UsenetAdvantage.net!

Here are the leaders in Binary Retention as of October 14, 2009:

• Giganews / — Now over 750 days (updated 1 Sep 2010)
• Astraweb / 424 days
• Newshosting / — Now 650 days (updated 1 Sep 2010)
• UsenetServer / — Now 650 days (updated 1 Sep 2010)
• Ngroups.net / 407 days
• NewsDemon / 400 days

To compare other features of each provider make sure to check out our Usenet/Newgroup Provider & Plan Comparison tables on UsenetAdvantage.net.

Newshosting offers NXHL Usenet Service to former Verizon Customers for $13/month

Marcy De La Usenet — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:17:25 +0000

On September 30th, Verizon will discontinue Usenet access as part of its service offering. In response to this change Newshosting is offering former Verizon customers a great deal on the NXHL plan for $13/month for a full year. This plan includes unlimited downloads, 60 connections, Free SSL encryption, Lightning Accelerator and Binary Retention that is building towards 400 days. To read more about the deal, and to sign up if you’re interested, see the “Newshosting Verizon Deal” section on their profile page.

About Newshosting:
Newshosting is one of the premier providers of Usenet newsgroup access offering competitive reliability, speed, and retention rates. Newshosting is committed to providing outstanding Usenet access to over 100,000 newsgroups from its servers in the United States and Europe. More information on Newshosting

Giganews Hits 400 Days of Binary Retention

John K — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:49:50 +0000

It’s official — Giganews has hit the 400 day mark and is still going. This is good news for the industry as a whole, because it drives other providers in the same direction. And even better, Newshosting, UseNetServer, and NewsDemon are right on their heels, providing enough competition that Giganews can’t rest. Who benefits? We do! Here is the official press release:

Giganews Inc., the world’s foremost premium Usenet provider, beat its previous record of 365 days of binary retention. The company now provides customers with 400 days of binary retention in all 100,000 plus newsgroups. Giganews now stores more Usenet data for a longer period of time than any other Usenet provider.

"It was fantastic to meet our goal of providing a full year of binary retention, and today’s announcement is even more rewarding," said Philip Molter, CTO at Giganews. "Providing 400 days of binary retention across all newsgroups really shows that Giganews won’t ever stop pushing to exceed our customers’ expectations."

Giganews continues to lead the Usenet industry and plans to further upgrade data storage around the world. The Giganews homepage is updated daily to reflect ever-increasing Usenet retention levels.

Giganews® Usenet is a global, public social networking community that enables its members to share discussions and user generated content on an unlimited number of topics. Today, Giganews Usenet represents over 100K (and growing rapidly) multimedia Internet channels and interactive discussions which is accessed by tens of millions of people from over 180 countries. Giganews is a trademark of Giganews, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners

Newshosting Announces More Groundbreaking Service Enhancements

Marcy De La Usenet — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:27:00 +0000

July 16, 2009 – Newshosting today confirmed its position as the world’s premier provider of premium Usenet access with the announcement of even more service upgrades. Newshosting’s top-tier plan – NHXL – will now include 60 concurrent connections. Furthermore, the NH Unlimited plan will now offer 30 connections as well as 256-bit SSL Encryption. Once again, these service feature enhancements come at no added cost to subscribers.

This announcement immediately follows comprehensive service upgrades implemented at the beginning of the month. On July 7, 2009, NHXL connections were increased from 20 to 30. Now with a full 60 simultaneous SSL-encrypted connections, Lightning Accelerator, and unlimited transfers, NHXL is truly the foremost premium Usenet access package on the planet.

As part of the July 7 announcement, connections available for NH Unlimited and NH Lite were upgraded. The number of concurrent connections supported for NH Unlimited was increased from 12 to 20, while the connections available with NH Lite were increased from 20 to 30. These upgrades were made to ensure that Newshosting subscribers receive industry-best connectivity across all plans.

Newshosting recently became the first Usenet access provider to have the infrastructure to support an unprecedented 400 days of binary retention. Current binary retention is a full 322 days across all plans and continues to build to 400 days. Newshosting supports over 2 years of retention across text newsgroups.

Sign up today and experience Newshosting’s world-class Usenet access with a free, no commitment 2 week trial at Freetrial Signup.

~~Until July 24 only, Newshosting is also offering new subscribers a 2 Year NHXL Account for only $189.60. Go to 2 year Signup for more information on this limited-time offer.~~