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What is everyone using for a newserver? Are there free ones out there?
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I am sure there are free ones, but they are most likely not as good as the paid ones. Take a look at Newshosting, and you can get a good unlimited deal if you google for it.
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Check out Astraweb too. Their packages are about the same prices as Newshosting, but, unlimited per month download. Or, they have the one time payment packages of 1 TB for $50, then you download till you run out of bandwidth but don't pay any more. Since I can go months without downloading anything I don't really want a monthly payment plan that will cost me regardless of what I use.
However if you download a lot constantly then a monthly plan will be a better idea.
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2012-09-12, 14:16
(This post was last modified: 2012-09-12, 14:17 by KraziJoe.)
Money is tight so I was looking for free ones though if it's a good service I may just do it.
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Supernews with a special link is also a good value.
Also because they use the same servers as giganews.
The free ones have mostly low retentions and speed.
And allot of incomplete.
Depending on your needs a block account if you don't download much.
If you download much then a monthly or yearly term.
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I am using Supernews with a special yearly deal thing. I download quite a bit, so this was the best approach for me.
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2012-09-12, 17:45
(This post was last modified: 2012-09-12, 17:48 by Arkitket.)
A partner link. Some websites will provide a partner link to some usenet service providers where you can get a good deal on membership. Newshostings partner link has $9.99/month or $99.99/year for unlimited with 30 connections. You will also want a good usenet search provider, I recommend NZBMatrix, works with SAB and their VIP upgrade is only $10 fee that lasts for 10 years.
Remember, Usenet provides secure (read not ISP monitored) fast downloads, this doesn't come free. You might be able to find a free provider and use the free membership with NZBMatrix (limited to 10 dl's a day I believe), But as others have said, you will have bad retention and incomplete files and in the end you will have a bad experience with usenet.
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Your own ISP should already offer 30 days retention.