Newsgroup Service Reviews
Usenet Providers, Coupon Codes, Free Usenet Trials

Unlimited Usenet + Extras:
1. UseNetServer - $10.00
2. Newshosting - $9.99
3. NewsDemon - $9.99


Unlimited Usenet-Only:
1. Easynews - $9.95
2. Astraweb - $11.00
3. ThunderNews - $10.49


Unlimited Annual Offers:
1. UseNetServer - $95
2. Newshosting - $99
3. Astraweb - $96

1. Easynews - 10 GB
2. Newshosting - 30 GB
3. Binverse - 60 GB

- UseNetServer : 1,268
- Newshosting : 1,268
- NewsDemon : 1,267
- Astraweb : 1,267
- Easynews : 1,200
- ThunderNews : 1,268
- Binverse : 1,014
- NewsgroupDirect : 1,242
- Giganews : 1,278
- Ngroups : 1,200

SABnzbd+ 0.4.11 Setup Guide

This guide will walk you through setting up SABnzbd+ to work with Giganews servers. If you haven't already signed up for Usenet access then definitely give Giganews a try. They offer 960 days binary retention, SSL encryption and servers in the US, Europe and Hong Kong. Sign up for the Giganews 14 day free trial and start downloading in minutes.

Step 1 - Install SABnzbd+

If you haven't already installed SABnzbd then visit the download site and grab the latest distribution. In our case we downloaded SABnzbd-0.4.11-win32-setup.exe and installed the software within a few clicks.

Step 2 - Configure SABnzbd+

Figure 1 - SABnzbd+ home screen
SABnzbd home screen

The first time you visit the home page:
http://localhost:8080/sabnzbd/
a warning will appear stating "No Usenet server defined".
Click on Config-->Servers to setup your Usenet provider

Figure 2 - SABnzbd+ Config --> Servers
SABnzbd server configuration

The Add Server box includes everything you need to get up and running. Simply enter the information as follows:
- Host: enter in news.giganews.com
- Port: use port 563 or 443 for secure connections or port 563, 80 or 23 for standard connections.
- Username and Password: provided in email
- Check SSL if applicable
- Click Add Server

It's that simple to configure SABnzbd+ for Giganews. Enjoy!

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