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Free Usenet Trials and Specials
Provider	Binary Retention (Days)	Text Retention (Days)	Free Trial	Special
Giganews	580	2,430	10 GB	50% off
Binverse	500	1,000	329 GB	40% off
UseNetServer	550	740	10 GB	$10 unl
Supernews	350	1,000	---	$9.99 unl
NewsDemon	550	1,265	300 GB	$10.95 unl
NewsgroupDirect	550	1,400	1 GB	$10.95 unl
Astraweb	570	1,095	---	$11 unl
Newshosting	550	1,000	10 GB	25% off
ThunderNews	515	1,265	---	50% off
Easynews	400	400	10 GB	---

Top 10 Usenet Providers
Provider	Binary Retention (Days)	Text Retention (Days)	Streams	Monthly Price ($)
Giganews	580	2,430	50	3-30
Binverse	500	1,000	12	8-22
Astraweb	570	1,095	20	10-15
NewsDemon	550	1,265	50	9-23
UseNetServer	550	740	20	10
Supernews	350	1,000	30	9.99
Newshosting	550	1,000	60	10-20
NewsgroupDirect	550	1,400	50	8-20
ThunderNews	515	1,265	20	9-15
Easynews	400	400	20	10-30

Legend for table below:
SSL = secure (SSL or SSH encryption)
Conn = simultaneous connections
U = unlimited accounts, M - metered accounts, B = block accounts
* = top 10 Usenet providers

Active Newsgroup Services (in alphabetical order)
Provider	Binary Retention (Days)	Text Retention (Days)	SSL	Conn	U	M	B	Monthly Price ($)
100ProofNews	170	170	✔	20		✔		4-13
AccessUsenet	170	170	✔	20		✔		4-13
Alibis	365	720	✔	30	✔			9-15
AllTheNewsgroups	180	180		10		✔		6-40
Alt.Binaries	170	170	✔	20		✔		4-13
Altopia	8-52	220	✔	2-20	✔			6-18
AnarQy	120	120		---		✔		9
Anonymous Newsfeeds	300	500	✔	50	✔	✔		10-35
APN	100	200		4	✔	✔		3-15
Astraweb *	570	1,095	✔	20	✔		✔	10-25
BargainNewsfeeds	120	1,000		20		✔		9-17
Billy News	300	500	✔	50	✔	✔		10-35
Binary Boy Usenet	64	160		10		✔		10-24
BinTube	410	1,095	✔	20	✔			11
Binverse *	500	1,000	✔	12	✔	✔		8-22
BlockNews	425	1,095	✔	50			✔	3-25
BuzzardNews	120	360		8	✔	✔	✔	7-40
Cheapnews	350	350	✔	12	✔		✔	5-15
Cheap USE.NET	400	400		10	✔			8
Download 2 Day	300	300	✔	6	✔			8-18
Easynews *	400	400	✔	20	✔	✔		10-30
ENSnews	300	500	✔	50		✔		10-35
Eurofeeds	160	720		8-10	✔	✔		10-40
Flash Newsgroups	90	180	✔	8	✔	✔	✔	5-13
Giganews *	580	2,430	✔	50	✔	✔		3-30
iUsenet	170	170	✔	20		✔		4-13
Maximum Usenet	350	1,825	✔	8-20	✔	✔		7-19
Megabitz	380	400	✔	5-20	✔	✔	✔	5-24
Meganetnews	170	1,300	✔	20	✔	✔	✔	4-25
Netfeeds	360	1,000		50	✔	✔		10-25
Newsburg	90	1,095		10		✔		7-25
NewsDemon *	550	1,265	✔	10-50	✔	✔		3-23
NewsFusion	400	1,000	✔	20			✔	6-59
Newsgroup Binaries	200	200		4-8	✔	✔		3-15
Newsgroup Direct *	550	1,400	✔	50	✔	✔		8-20
Newsgroups Download	200	200		4-8	✔	✔		3-15
Newsguy	300	1,275	✔	32	✔	✔		9-20
Provider	Binary Retention (Days)	Text Retention (Days)	SSL	Conn	U	M	B	Monthly Price ($)
Newshosting *	550	1,000	✔	60	✔	✔		10-20
NewsRazor	345	345		10	✔	✔		5-15
News Service	160	1,095	✔	10		✔		10-100
Ngroups	515	1,095	✔	12-24	✔	✔	✔	6-20
NNTPjunkie	140	140	✔	32	✔	✔		10-15
PayLessUsenet	330	330	✔	30	✔			15
PlanetNewsgroup	150	360		8	✔	✔		8-18
Power Usenet	401	1,000	✔	30	✔			10-20
Randori	90	180	✔	8	✔	✔	✔	5-13
Readnews	150	480	✔	4	✔			13
RGInews	140	140	✔	32		✔		6-11
Rhino News	200	1,000		6-8	✔	✔		10-19
RUSH Network	200	200	✔	8	✔	✔		2-20
Simply Usenet	540	260	✔	2-32	✔			5-18
SMSUseNET	108	108	✔	2		✔		6-14
Sonic News	120	90		---		✔		4-29
Supernews *	350	1,000	✔	30	✔			10
Supernewsfeed	95	360		---	✔	✔		10-25
Teranews	90-180	90-180	✔	---		✔	✔	8-30
ThunderNews *	515	1,265	✔	20	✔	✔		5-22
TigerUsenet	200	1,500	✔	20	✔	✔		7-23
TitanNews	400	400		8	✔	✔	✔	10-40
Uncensored Newsfeed	400	1,000	✔	20-50	✔	✔		10-40
Unison Usenet	300	30	✔	8	✔			9
Usenet.net	400	1,000	✔	30	✔			10-20
Usenet.nl	500	1,000	✔	12	✔	✔		12-18
Usenet.se	180	900		8	✔			14-22
UsenetBinaries	90	90		---	✔			15
Usenet Monster	450	700	✔	30	✔	✔		3-13
Usenet-News	440	1,095	✔	20	✔		✔	19
Usenet NewsServer	90	365		8	✔	✔		6-25
UseNetNow	425	800	✔	20	✔			8-12
Usenet Rocket	370	370		30	✔	✔	✔	7-25
UseNetServer *	550	740		10-20	✔			10-18
UseNeXT	500	1,000	✔	12	✔	✔		10-24
Xennews	200	200	✔	20	✔	✔		12
XLned	220	220	✔	2-12	✔			4-12
XS News	280	280	✔	4-12	✔	✔	✔	6-18
Yotta News	90	365		8	✔	✔		10-15
Provider	Binary Retention (Days)	Text Retention (Days)	SSL	Conn	U	M	B	Monthly Price ($)

This list shows active providers. We also keep a list of archived providers.

2010 Editors Choice Winners:
- Giganews
- Binverse
- Astraweb
- NewsDemon
- Newshosting

2009 Spirit of Usenet Award:
- NewsDemon

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