Started in 1994, Giganews is a Tier 1 Usenet service provider headquartered out of Austin, Texas. They have servers in North America and the Netherlands.
Giganews has fast download speeds and offers 50 simultaneous connections. But it also quite expensive — Giganews chargers $21.99 per month for their Diamond plan. Other providers with similar service charge about $12 per month for access (such as Newshosting).
Giganews partnered with Golden Frog to offer VPN access via VyprVPN. It is included with Diamond and Platinum accounts. The VPN uses the “Chameleon protocol” which helps users get around firewalls in more restrictive countries like China. The Diamond plan also includes 30 GB of online storage.
Giganews offers a free trial for 14 days. Here are the details:
All new Giganews personal Usenet access accounts come with 14 days of free service (up to 10GB total Usenet transfer). If you cancel before 14 days pass, you will be charged nothing. If you do not cancel, the service level you select will automatically start and you will be charged for that service. Giganews trial accounts are limited to Usenet only.
Overall, this service is a good choice if you have very fast internet connections, and want to max out your bandwidth.
Usenet Service Summary
- Link: Giganews
- Headquarters: USA
- Server locations: USA, Netherlands
- Backbone: Giganews
- Retention: 3000 days
- Connections: 50
- SSL connections: Yes
- Download limit: unlimited
- Max. Speed: listed as “unlimited”
- Price: $21.99 per month (for a yearly subscription)
- Payment types: Credit Cards, Paypal
- Trial: 14 days
- Block accounts: No
- Account sharing: No
