PowerUsenet Review
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PowerUsenet offers unlimited downloads at a very good price. The servers offer high retention rates along with broadband speeds starting under $10 a month.
Retention - when it comes to binary retention PowerUsenet is among the top providers offering over 100 days days. They offer 200 days of binary retention and 1,000 days of text retention. The newsgroup selection is good with over 110,000 uncensored newsgroups.
Completion - completion is excellent. PowerUsenet offers over 99% completion rate.
Speed - PowerUsenet has multiple gigabit connections. You can expect broadband speeds at all hours. We suggest trying their SSL account which offers 12 concurrent connections. The standard account supports 6 concurrent connections.
Encryption - PowerUsenet offers 256 bit SSL encryption to all of their newsgroups. SSL encryption is optional and costs $5 a month.
Free trial - PowerUsenet offers a 5 day, 10 GB free trial including SSL access. (free trial details).
Pricing plans - PowerUsenet offers two unlimited plans. The first includes SSL excryption and up to 12 concurrent connections for $19.99 a month. The second plan is without SSL and supports up to 6 simultaneous connections for $14.95 a month.
PowerUsenet special - Powerusenet is currently offering your first two months of unlimited Usenet access with SSL for only $12.99 or without SSL for only $9.99 a month (special details)
Support - PowerUsenet offers 24/7 support.
Bottom line- PowerUsenet offers unlimited downloads, 200 days binary retention in over 110,000 uncensored newsgroups, and 256 bit SSL encryption. PowerUsenet is a very reliable Usenet provider as well with completion well over 99%. Take advantage of their 5 day free trial to test the service. If you need more than 12 connections take a look at Giganews or NewsgroupDirect.
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