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1. Introduction :- 2. Internet Based:- Altopia Claim to fame is being "uncensored," meaning no cancels, no spam filtering, and no newsgroups removed no matter how bogus. Tiered pricing according to the download speed you want. Bilateral peering available through the Seattle Internet Exchange interconnection. Starts at $6/month for a no-binaries account, and $12/month for full access at 32k speed. Deja.com Discussions Usenet search engine. Also offers access to Usenet via the Web. Easynews Offers NNTP access as well as a web-based interface with pre-decoded files from binary groups. $9.98 for one month or 6 gigs of downloads, whichever comes first. Website includes interesting status reports about the service, including pictures of their equipment. Not to be confused with easynews.de, easynews.net, or EasyUsenet, none of which are related to this service. Easynews.de This service is in Germany, and the website is in German. This is not the same as easynews.com, but, confusingly enough, is the same as easynews.net.9 DM per month. EasyUsenet Offers both web-based and NNTP access to the news system at NNTPServer, http://www.nntpserver.com/ which does not sell its own individual accounts.You can also read news from other news servers on which you have accounts, using their web-based interface. $9.95/month. Eskimo North Eskimo North sells remote-access shell accounts that also include NNTP access to their full-feed news server. Their shell services are among the more extensive still available these days, including email, webspace, ftp space, and mailing lists. $9/month. Giganews Owned by TexasNet, a large Texas Internet service provider. Pricing is tiered according to download speed. Be careful; speed limits are quoted as double the actual limits on the basis that you are allowed to use two connections at once, doubling your download speed. Pricing starts at $12/month for "128k" access, meaning a 64k speed limit with two simultaneous connections allowed. Mailgate Access to a small number of newsgroup hierarchies. Hosted in Italy. International emphasis. MailandNews.com Provides web based access to over 30,000 newsgroups, including binaries. Requires a free subscription. Articles can be sent to newsgroups from this e-mail account. news2mail.com Have the news from Usenet newsgroups delivered to your mail-inbox. Newscene Has servers on the US east and west coasts. $6/month for non-binary access, $12/month for full access. Download limits are apparently in the works; for now, you "may" hear from them if your downloading is very excessive (more than 20 gigs in a month). Speed is currently throttled to 48 kilobytes per second (384k). Newscene's service is resold by Premium News, with web pages and pricing in German. Newsfeeds Advertises uncensored access and anonymous posting ability. Has several different servers including "specialized" servers for such things as binaries, mp3s, etc. $9.95/month for basic access; $19.95/month for "premium" access including all the various specialized servers. Note that the same level of "anonymity" is offered by many of the other premium providers. No refunds for any reason. Users report a 1.2 gig per day download limit. You can get access to Newsfeeds cheaper through one of their resellers, but many of the resellers don't admit they are reselling Newsfeeds service. Newsfeeds resellers include: Alibis.com, BigClan (very cheap), Budgetnews, CEGI, CIT-News, Hotgroups. Meganetnews.com, NapaSoftware, Newsgroup.co.uk, Privacy.to, Sonic News, Sucknews.com, Usenet.com, Usenet-access.com, UsenetNewsServer.Com, Usenet Planet, Worldnet News, XXXNetnews.com, and XXX-News (aka Adult-usenet.com). News-Service Located in Amsterdam. $10/month. This service is also resold by Cyberdream and HornyRob, though both seem to be more expensive than going direct. NewsOne.Net Web access to Usenet, including reading, posting and subscriptions. Newsgate Web Server Mailgate is a gateway service that allows to read messages of the UK.* newsgroups hierarchy within a web browser. NuthinButNews $9.95/month. Also has a free, non-binary web-based interface. A DNewsWeb interface including binary groups is also provided for subscribers. Nyx Nyx offers free Unix shell accounts which include newsreading access. They don't provide NNTP access to their news server, but if you are a shell user this could be an option. Also includes email and web space. Requires identification to get an account. Privacy dot To For individual use. Unrestricted and unmonitored access to uncensored newsgroups via four NNTP usenet newsgroup servers. Providing anonymity. Randori Filters with SpamHippo. $15/month, with a 3 gigabyte per month traffic limit. Also offers "phone card" style accounts - $69 gets you 20 gigs of downloads, with no time limit on using it up. Sonic News Offers instant access to 18 uncensored servers including anonymous option. Supernews Spam filtering. Tiered pricing starts at $13.95/month with a 2.5 gigabyte per month download limit. Also has a server in the UK with different pricing. Recently bought out by Critical Path. Supernews service is resold by VIP-News, with the web page and signup forms in German and Italian, with pricing available in German DM. Uncensored-News As the name suggests, the selling point here is uncensored, unlogged access. $9.95/month, 250 meg per day download limit. UsenetServer Tiered pricing starts at $9.95/month with a 3.25 gigabyte per month download limit (a "text plan" is also offered). Servers on the US east and west coasts. Also has a web-based service at WebUseNet.com. Not to be confused with usenetnewsserver.com, which is a newsfeeds.com reseller with a similar name. Usenet-X Uncensored, spam-filtered newsservers with anonymous posting server available. Monthly subscription fee. For individual use. 3. Satellite Based:- Cidera, Inc. Usenet feeds and cache turbocharging service at 4 Mbps covering North America and Europe. Isp-sat.com 2Mbps News + 2Mbps cache on GE-3 Satellite covering USA. Contains links to underlying technology and links to services provided by other service providers. Planet Connect Several different plans, including256Kbps feeds on GE-1 covering USA+. Also plans which cover Europe and other news networks such as FidoNet, FileBone, and UPI. Internet Skyway GmbH German based provider working with Eutelsat 2mbps Cache solution. Providing News feeds +2Mbps in Europe. Providing trans atlantic Satellite bandwidth (Assymetrical solutions). 4. Feed Services:- The Barditch News Server Individual user accounts. No news feeds or news hosting. Claims to be one of the most spam-free servers today, with about 90% spam removed. Privately owned and operated. Extra Newsguy Serves web-based spam-filtered picture newsgroups. ISP and corporate outsourcing. Giga·news - Large commercial news provider, including ISP outsourcing and personal news access. Gonus.com Uncensored Usenet news service. ISP outsourcing. Newsfeeds.com Offering corporate and individual newsfeeds. Uncensored access. Separate newsserver for binary groups and adult groups. Free e-mail with account, and e-mail to news gateway. NewsReaders.com A large list of companies offering subscription-based newsfeeds for individuals, ISPs, and businesses. Newsville.Com Access over 35000 newsgroups with your newsreader. For individual, corporate and ISP outsourcing use. News Service Usenet Access Newsgroup access from our array of 17 usenet newsgroup servers carrying over 80,000 newsgroups. Outsourcing or individual accounts. NuthinButNews Commercial usenet accounts for ISPs or individuals. HTTP or NNTP access. 7 day trial available. Randori News Uncensored Usenet discussion group access. Instant Usenet newsgroup access for individuals and Usenet outsourcing for businesses and Internet Service Providers. SkyServ Satellite-based newsfeeds for ISPs and corporations worldwide. Supernews ISP Services A division of Remarq.com providing Usenet and NNTP products for ISP's and corporations. 1 Usenet Dotcom - Uncensored Usenet/NNTP access to 80,000+ newsgroups. More than 1 Gigabyte daily download limit per server. Geographically dispersed servers. Usenet - Uncensored and Anonymous Newsfeed - Access to over 80,000 uncensored Usenet newsgroups with an anonymous server. Usenet-se.net Peering Page Find suitable news peers. Put up a peering request and supply data about your system as well as what you would desire from a peer. Uncensored-News.Com Worlds uncensored usenet news source. Services for both individuals and ISPs. Usenet-Access.com Usenet access for individuals, ISPs or outsourced corporate accounts. Several servers, including anonymous servers and separate servers for binary files. Usenet.com - Uncensored access to newsgroups. 15 different newsgroup servers with dedicated mp3, binaries, multimedia, and adult servers. Corporate and individual accounts. UseNetServer A gigabit UseNet Server for the professional, cable, webtv and novice user. Free trial. Resources:- Premium Usenet Providers Jeremy Nixon, administrator of the nj.* hierarchy of New Jersey newsgroups, offers an extensive tutor |
