Newsguy Review
 |
- 300 days binary retention |
Newsguy home page: http://www.newsguy.com
Retention - Newsguy offers 300 days binary retention and 1,275 days text retention across 70,000+ newsgroups.
Completion - Newsguy has always boasted one of the best completion rates in the industry with 99%+ article completion rate.
Speed -
You can expect broadband speeds with 32 connections allowed. This is the most connections allowed from any Usenet services.
Encryption - Newsguy offers free SSL with all of their accounts. This includes both NNTP and HTTP connections.
Now that we have covered all of the normal Usenet features lets take a look at what makes Newsguy stand out from the crowd. They have been around for several years and provide more than just Usenet access. A number of their subscriptions come with secure email and 50 Mb of web space. So in essence you get encrypted usenet access, email and web hosting all in one service.
Free Trial - Newsguy offers new customers a 2 day, 20 GB free trial.
Pricing Plans - Newsguy offers both unlimited and metered Usenet accounts. If all you need is Usenet then you could try their new 60 GB "Express" account for only $10.95 a month. If you want to add the email and web hosting the price for 50 GB is $14.95 a month. Unlimited Usenet access along with email and web hosting is only $19.95 a month. Newsguy also offers a mini plan consisting of 3 GB a month for $2.00.
Special - Newsguy is currently offering term subscriptions at a deeply discounted rate. You can enjoy a year of unlimited Usenet access with email and web hosting for around $15 a month (more info).
Bottom line - If higher retention isn't a must then take a look at Newsguy. With their feature packed services, deeply discounted pricing plans and free trial, Newsguy is a company you can trust to provide quality Usenet services.
