ThunderNews Review
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- 515 days binary retention |
Web site: http://www.thundernews.com
Special - 50% discount on all monthly plans (more details).
ThunderNews may not have the name recognition of Giganews but their services stand toe to toe with other top Usenet providers. With binary retention over 515 days, 1,265 days text retention, 256 bit SSL available in the US and Europe, payment options including WordPay and PayPal, and free News Rover newsreader you might think Thundernews would price themselves out of the market. Instead they concentrate on service rather than advertising and the results show.
Retention - Thundernews offers between 425 and 515 days of binary retention depending on which account you choose and 1,265 days text retention with all plans
Completion - like other top Usenet services you can expect completion rates over 99%.
Newsgroups - Thundernews covers all the popular binary and text newsgroups and thousands more with over 107,000 groups available.
Speed - Thundernews has 3 server farms in the US (1 SSL, 2 non SSL) and 2 European server farms (SSL and non SSL). They offer up to 20 concurrent connections. For those who don't need 20 connections can opt for the US standard server plans with 8 simultaneous connections and save some money. If speed is your goal then take advantage of the 20 connection plans.
Newsreader - Thundernews gives all subscribers a free registered copy of NewsRover with updates released regularly.
Support - Thundernews offers live online help as well as an online ticketing system.
Pricing plans - Thundernews offers 10 Usenet plans plus quarterly and annual discount options. The accounts range from 10 GB a month to unlimited downloads. Payment options are very flexible and include credit card, PayPal and WorldPay.
Here is an outline of ThunderNews monthly account options. Prices vary based on whether you want to connect via SSL and number of simultaneous connections allowed:
ThunderNews special - save 50% off all monthly plans with our ngr50for2 coupon code. The discount is good for 50% off your first 2 months of Usenet access.
Unlimited accounts:
- 20 connections, SSL - $21.99, $10.99
- 8 connections, no SSL, US only - $19.99, $9.99
Metered accounts:
- 60 GB/mo. - $16.99, $8.49
- 30 GB/mo. - $13.29, $6.64
- 5 GB/day - $18.99, $4.99
Bottom Line - With 515 days binary retention, 1,265 days text retention, 256 bit SSL available in both US and European server farms, free NewsRover newsreader and 20 connections its easy to see that ThunderNews has a lot to offer. Not to mention unlimited accounts start at $9.99 a month after our 50% ThunderNews coupon code.
