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 105 days of binary retention and 180 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 greater than 5 Mbps. 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.

Free trial - its always nice to have the option to try before you buy. PowerUsenet offers a 5 day, 10 GB free trial including SSL access.

Support - PowerUsenet offers 24/7 support.

Bottom line - PowerUsenet offers unlimited downloads, 105 days binary retention in over 110,000 uncensored newsgroups, and 256 bit SSL encryption. With monthly plans starting under $10 a month PowerUsenet has earned our Editors' Choice "Best Value" designation.