UsenetServer Review - UsenetServer Vs. Giganews Vs. Astraweb

They are a premier Usenet provider that has accounts allowing unlimited downloading, super fast speeds, SSL for free, and many other perks. Due to their popularity, I will be comparing UsenetServer to only the best and most popular of the Usenet providers, Giganews, and Astraweb. Both great services in and of themselves, so lets take a look.

• Retention – UsenetServer offers 1,214 days of binary and text retention.

• Corporate Structure – UsenetServer's corporate headquarters is located in Atlanta Georgia.

• Speeds – With servers in both Europe and the U.S. a fast connection can be found easily.

• Free Trial – 14 day trial that also has a 10 GB limit.

UsenetServer offers encryption, multiple connections, unlimited accounts, and 24/7 support. Their retention is up to 1,214 days for binaries, and they even have a referral credits program.

They have servers located in Europe and in the U.S. so finding a connection to give you the fastest downloading speed is easy, and their completion rate average is at 99%. With such good statistics, you need to know how they compare against the very best of the Usenet providers, so here we go.

Binary Retention

• UsenetServer – 1,214 days for binaries, and a lot more for text. retention.

• Giganews - 1,224 days of binary retention, and years of text retention.

Message Completion

• UsenetServer – An advertised 99% completion rate.

• Giganews – Advertises and guarantees a 100% completion rate average.

Usenet Downloading Speeds

• UsenetServer – Depends on your location and connection speed.

• Giganews – Same. Depends on your location and connection speed.

Service Prices

• UsenetServer – Their High Speed Plus plan is only $15.98 monthly.

• Giganews – Their Diamond account is just $34.99 per month.

Versus Conclusion – With all the Giganews extras, (Mimo, VyprVPN, etc.,) they are hard to beat. But if you don't need the newsreader, or VPN service then UsenetServer is the best bet here.

Binary Retention

• UsenetServer - Again 1,214 days for binaries, and a lot more for text.

• Astraweb – 1,213 days of retention for binaries.

Message Completion

• UsenetServer – At 99% advertised retention averages it's pretty high.

• Astraweb – Also an advertised 99% completion rate average.

Usenet Downloading Speeds

• UsenetServer – Plenty of servers available to keep download speeds fast.

• Astraweb – Silicon Valley based servers will keep all U.S. based customers downloads fast.

  
  

Service Prices

• UsenetServer - $29.94 monthly for their unlimited Big Gig account.

• Astraweb – Unlimited DSL connection and downloads for $15 p/month.

Versus Conclusion – These two providers have a lot of common ground where Usenet is concerned. Many features and offerings are the same or competitively balanced, so the best bet is to try each providers free trials and you be the judge

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