The more expensive variant, however, includes access to both Easynews and the all-new Newshosting VPN. You can argue that both plans are practically identical in regards to raw Usenet access. The key difference between both plans is the bundling of extra services that come with the “Powerpack”, and it is up to you to decide whether you need them or not.įirst of all, both plans give you the same access to the same servers with the same qualities, with the only difference being the amount of simultaneous connections allowed (“Unlimited” has 30, “XL Powerpack” 60), a rather unimportant technical detail which, in theory, might alter your downloading speed but is completely irrelevant for anyone with a regular Internet connection. The main options are the “Unlimited” and “XL Powerpack”, starting at $12.95 and $15.83 per month respectively. While this is still much cheaper than some other “premium” services, we can’t recommend this option… you’ll see why in a moment. Going the nowadays very popular way of offering only unlimited plans, Newshosting essentially gives you two options, an exception being the 50 GB volume restricted plan for $10.00 with rollover, which means unused volume gets passed over to the next month. After that, you select the payment method and off you go: It just takes a few seconds before you can access the members area and either download the Newshosting client or get access to the server info to enter into a third-party program such as SabNZBD+ or Alt.Binz. Upon choosing the plan of your choice (more information on these below), you enter your desired username and password, along with your email, and hit continue. The signing up process is pretty straightforward: Credit card and Paypal are offered, although it is encouraged to choose Paypal. You can save a few bucks by ditching these if you decide against them. ![]() However, there is a catch: The pricing is a bit higher on the front page than it needs to be, as we’ll discuss in the next section of this review, and one or two extra services you might not really need are offered. Nothing much to say about the website: It is easy to navigate and provides you with all important features and technical details about their service you need, such as technical details, additional options such as their VPN service, and how to reach their support: Overall we like the layout. With pricing even under the very moderate industry standards, very high downloading speeds and a considerably updated newsreader, they have become our favorite, allround Usenet service, with only little issues spoiling the picture a bit. Especially the search feature impressed us as it very much resembles the ones from big commercial providers such as UseNeXt and Firstload which cost considerably more.įast forward to 2015, and the picture has changed once again. In 2012, they announced their own newsreader, boldly named “Newshosting Newsreader” (available free of charge for members) which performed very well in our tests. Over the years however they drastically upgraded their server farms to keep up with the emerging high-speed Internet connections, and kept up with the latest developments in the market. The Usenet access they offered was always good, but so where the prices – Nice but somewhat standard. Newshosting can be considered a “senior” provider they have been around for over a decade. This provider is currently one of our favorites, and can be safely recommended for almost anybody. With unlimited plans starting at just over $8 per month, it is also one of the cheapest around. The build-in search engine is as-good-as or even better than many web based indexers, although we would have liked some more features to filter out fakes. ![]() Newshosting offers a high file retention and is able to max out even very fast Internet connections.Īlso included is a Usenet client that is easy to understand and use even for total beginners, so this service is particularly suited for you if you’re just getting your feet wet.
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