Usenetbinaries Review

Usenetbinaries are something of an odd fish when it comes to Usenet providers. They break from tradition in many ways, although the most significant difference is in the fact that the entire Usenetbinaries experience is web based. That’s right, no need for a special Usenet client, no need to use Parchecker, no need to extract anything, simply browse thumbnails, select and download. They also offer full Usenet client support over NNTP for some paid accounts.

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Binary Retention

One downside of Usenetbinaries is their fairly short retention rate, which is just 90 days. However, we must consider that they are targeting a whole different audience with their service, more of a casual downloader than a hardcore Usenet addict. For casual users, 90 days could be OK.

Pricing

Usenetbinaries offer 4 basic accounts, all of which come with unlimited browser access to supported newsgroups. However there are restrictions on NNTP access thus: Web Only Unlimited ($14.95 per month no NNTP), Starter ($19.90 per month 10GB NNTP limit), Standard ($24.90 per month 25GB NNTP limit), Pro ($34.90 per month 60GB NNTP limit).

Usenetbinaries Free Trial

There is a free trial offered, but unfortunately it does not allow any downloads. It simply lets the trial user try out the web based interface and see how everything works once they subscribe.

Usenetbinaries Coupons

None at present

Speed

Because the primary Usenetbinaries interface is web based, it should be fairly fast. Download are pushed over HTTP, and should only be limited by the speed of the user’s internet connection, as Usenetbinaries state they have massive network resources.

Security/Anonymity

This is where Usenetbinaries fall down a little. Unless you are using an SSL connection over the NNTP protocol, then security and anonymity cannot be provided. The standard web based interface is insecure in the respect.

Other Nice Features

Very cool binary navigation, thumbnails and previews, no more downloading the wrong thing.

Conclusion

If you are new to Usenet or do not need a heavy duty account, then Usenetbunaries may be for you. Easy to navigate and understand.

Recommendation

Go with the Web Only account, which allows unlimited downloads over the web based interface, if you are looking for a full blown NNTP service go elsewhere.

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