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Astraweb Review - Astraweb Vs Giganews Vs UsenetServer

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Is Astraweb Any Good ?

If you are not familiar with Astraweb they are a well known and popular Usenet Service Provider. Here are the basic details.

  • Retention - comparable to Giganews
  • Corporate Structure - In Singapore have different laws than the USA
  • Speeds - You will have to do your own speed tests comparable. Servers in the USA, Europe and Netherlands
  • Free Trial - only for 24 hours

Read about Astraweb and save with a coupon- $8/month for Usenet


A few of the advertised statistics.
A few of the advertised statistics.
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Astraweb Stats

Astraweb has over 1200 days of Binary Retention now and this makes them one of the Best Usenet Providers currently available.

Astraweb download speeds are very good the servers are situated in Silicon Valley. And although you really have to do your own speed tests. If you are near Silicon Valley or the Washington DC connection speeds will be extremely fast.

Below we compare the various Usenet Services here are two links with general background information



Source: Astraweb Binreader

Astraweb Vs Giganews

Let's quick compare Astraweb with Giganews - another well known Usenet Service Provider

Binary Retention

  1. Astraweb - 1194 days of Binary Retention
  2. Giganews - 1184 Days of Binary Retention

Message Completion

  1. Astraweb - 99%
  2. Giganews - 99%+

Usenet Download Speeds

  1. Astraweb - High Speed
  2. Giganews - High Speed

Comparable. No Clear winner - you have to do your own speed tests


Service Pricing

  1. Astraweb - $11 / month. Cheap as $8/month if you signup yearly
  2. Giganews - $19 /month for unlimited service.

Astraweb is better in pricing. Conclusion if you are super user of Usenet and speed , retention, completion are important you may want to consider Giganews.





Astraweb Vs UsenetServer

Let's quick compare Astraweb with UsenetServer- another well known Usenet Service Provider

Binary Retention

  1. Astraweb - 1194 days of Binary Retention
  2. UsenetServer - 1195 Days of Binary Retention

Message Completion

  1. Astraweb - 99%
  2. UsenetServer- 99%

Pretty similiar here in message completion

Usenet Download Speeds

  1. Astraweb - High Speed
  2. UsenetServer- High Speed

Comparable. No Clear winner - you have to do your own speed tests

Service Pricing

  1. Astraweb - $11 / month. Cheap as $8/month if you signup yearly
  2. UsenetServer- $10 /month for unlimited service. Less than $7.90 / month if you use Yearly plan

UsenetServer is better in pricing and the services are similar. Do your own speed tests and give them a shot.



Usenet Providers Compared

 
Astraweb
Giganews
UsenetServer
Price
Low - $8/month
High - $20/month
Low - $ 7.95 /month
Retention
Very Good
Best
Very Good
Country of Incorporation
SIngapore
USA
USA

Your Favorite News Provider

What is your favorite Usenet News provider ? (Pick Only One)

  • Astraweb
  • Giganews
  • UsenetServer
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Comments

Ryan 10 days ago

My credit card information was stolen from a provider. Be warned that if you decide to go with UsenetServer your information may be stolen as well. They also would not provide me with a refund when I cancelled mid month after finding out about my credit card. I would suggest staying away, as they may have been a top provider at one point but obviously don't upgrade their security policies.

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