The Best Usenet Services According to Reddit

Fast speeds, low prices and security

One of the most important aspects when opting for a subscription is the quality of the service, but how much users will pay for it undoubtedly comes into consideration as well. When using this quality/price ratio, the most recommended providers by Redditors are Newsgroup Ninja and UsenetFarm. However, many people searching for Usenet help in Reddit don’t mind speed caps and would rather opt for an affordable provider. In this case, few can compete with UsenetBucket ‘s attractive prices – something we also highlighted in our UsenetBucket review – which explains why this is one of the most common recommendations. But there’s yet another aspect worth mentioning when picking a provider: security.

Given that most Usenet companies already feature SSL connections on secure ports there’s not much to say in this regard, but there are still some users looking for a bigger emphasis on this feature. To those placing more importance on security, Redditors recommended mainly UsenetServer, a provider that allows the option to add a custom-made built-in VPN to Usenet subscriptions for an extra fee and even has a VPN-only plan. Likewise, Giganews‘s name also showed up when looking for improved security features, which is not hard to understand given that it provides a subscription to VyprVPN – one of the top VPN providers – though this only comes with the higher tier plans, which can be quite costly for many.

Tricks and curiosities

Quite often Usenet providers remove different parts of the content you download, either full episodes of your favorite series or a significant chunk of a movie. Using multiple providers and setting your block account as a secondary server increases the chances of the download completing. This way your indexer will try to get everything from the primary provider first, and then it moves on to the other smaller block account for the missing content only.

In here there are multiple combinations you can use, depending on each provider’s retention, speed, price and so on. Newsgroup Ninja as primary and UsenetFarm as secondary seems to be the most common setup, but Astraweb and UsenetBucket are highly recommended for secondary block accounts too, while UsenetServer is great as a primary account. A combination of any of these does seem to be the best option.