New NGD Member Reward: Discounted VPN Access from Ghost Path VPN

October 31, 2012 | by

 

Ghost Path VPN

We’ve got a really cool new reward for the best customers in usenet. Today we’re announcing that NewsgroupDirect has partnered with Ghost Path to offer discounted VPN access to NGD customers. NGD customers can get a monthly account from Ghost Path for just $6/month (the regular rate is $15/month). We believe that VPN is an important service for usenet customers, and all internet users in general.

What is VPN?

VPN stands for virtual private network. It’s a method of protecting your internet data by encrypting all of the data that you send and receive. When you connect to Ghost Path all of your traffic goes through one of their VPN services, which masks your actual IP address and hides your data. VPN is the best way to stay anonymous online.

It’s also particularly helpful when you’re using free wifi at a hotspot and are worried that someone may be trying to eavesdrop on your data. Identity theft continues to grow, and theft from data gathered at wifi hotspots is increasing.

VPN works well on any computer, many wifi routers, and your mobile devices. One account will protect everything you own.

How To Purchase

There’s a special page for NewsgroupDirect customers at Ghost Path. Just visit https://ghostpath.com/partnersignup and signup. You’ll need to use the email address that you use for NewsgroupDirect as well as enter your username.

 

NGD’s Blocktoberfest Usenet Sale is Back!

October 17, 2012 | by

The Blocktoberfest Usenet Sale

We’ve scared up something awesome for our 2nd annual Blocktoberfest here at NewsgroupDirect. All of our block accounts are on sale, with prices similar to what we’ve done for Terabyte Tuesday in the past. The sale lasts until October 26th, 2012 at 11:59 PM EST.

Here are the sale prices that we’ve cooked up:

50 GB Blocks are $5 (normally $12)
100 GB Blocks are $9 (normally $20)
250 GB Blocks are $15 (normally $32)
500 GB Blocks are $20 (normally $60)
1 TB Blocks are $40 (normally $100)
2 TB Blocks are $75 (normally $200)  

How To Purchase

Sale prices are available to everyone. New customers can simply visit our Pricing page. Existing block customers can login to our website and click Add Block.

Get Notified

Want to be the first in line to find out about Terabyte Tuesday and our other sales? Join our Terabyte Tuesday mailing list. We respect your privacy, so you’ll only receive notifications about Terabyte Tuesday.

The Fine Print

The sale runs from 12 AM EST on October 17 until 11:59 PM EST on October 26. No sale prices will be honored after the sale expires. The sale prices are available to both new and existing customers. You are free to purchase multiple blocks, at the discounted rate, if you choose. Coupons (new or existing) cannot be used in conjunction with sale prices.  All blocks receive a 10% allowance for headers, so a 1 TB purchase will actually give you 1.1 TB, or 1,100 GB.

NewsgroupDirect Fall Usenet Block Sale

September 27, 2012 | by

NewsgroupDirect Fall Block Sale

Fall is in the air at NewsgroupDirect. There’s football to be played, pumpkin pie to be eaten, and usenet to be used. To celebrate the arrival of our favorite season we’re having a block sale. We’re discounting our 500 GB blocks to just $20, a savings of $40 over the regular price.

How To Purchase

Sale prices are available to everyone. New customers can simply visit our Pricing page. Existing block customers can login to our website and click Add Block.

Get Notified

Want to be the first in line to find out about Terabyte Tuesday and our other promotions? Join our Terabyte Tuesday mailing list. We respect your privacy, so you’ll only receive notifications about Terabyte Tuesday and our similar usenet sales.

The Fine Print

The sale runs from 12 AM EST on September 27 until 11:59 PM on October 2. No sale prices will be honored after the sale expires. The sale prices are available to both new and existing customers. You are free to purchase multiple blocks, at the discounted rate, if you choose. Coupons (new or existing) do not apply to special rates on Terabyte Tuesday.  All blocks receive a 10% allowance for headers, so a 500 GB purchase will actually give you 550 GB.

September Terabyte Tuesday – 1.1 TB of Usenet for $40

September 18, 2012 | by

Terabyte Tuesday means 1.1 Terabyte usenet accounts for $40 (60% off the normal rate)! Our 1 TB block account includes a 10% header allowance, bringing the total to 1.1 TB. The sale runs from 12 AM EST on September 18 until 12 AM EST on September 19. Our 1 Terabyte usenet block has access to our world-class retention (currently over 1,490 days), speed, completion, and our industry-leading customer service. NewsgroupDirect blocks never expire, so you can buy as many blocks as you want and never worry about losing them.

#TBTuesday

This time we want to start something new… Let’s get #TBTuesday trending on Twitter! Simply add #TBTuesday to your tweets on Tuesday to participate. You can also follow @NewsgroupDirect for #TBTuesday updates.

Terabyte Tuesday

How To Purchase

New customers can simply visit our Terabyte Tuesday page. Existing block customers can login to our website and click Add Block.

Want To Know About Future Promotions?

Want to be the first in line to find out about Terabyte Tuesday? Join our Terabyte Tuesday mailing list. We respect your privacy, so you’ll only receive notifications about Terabyte Tuesday.

The Fine Print

The sale runs from 12 AM EST on September 18 until 12 AM EST on September 19. No sale prices will be honored after the sale expires. The sale price is available to both new and existing customers. Sale only applies to 1 Terabyte (1000 Gigabyte) accounts. You are free to purchase multiple 1 TB blocks if you choose. Coupons (new or existing) do not apply to special rates on Terabyte Tuesday. All blocks receive a 10% allowance for headers, so a 1 TB purchase will actually give you 1.1 TB, or 1,100 GB.

Features In Depth: Header Compression

August 28, 2012 | by

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We’re continuing our Features In Depth series of posts with an overview of usenet header compression. We’ve long offered header compression capabilities but we’ve never really advertised it or talked much about it.

Understanding the Basics

Header compression is a method for vastly improving the download time for usenet headers. The are hundreds of thousands of newsgroups available on usenet, and some of those groups have millions of articles – which means millions of headers. To be able to access those articles you’ll have to download the millions of headers, which may end up being several gigabytes of data. It takes a long time to download and consumes a lot of your available bandwidth.

How It Works

So how exactly does header compression work? The are several data fields, such as poster and subject that are common to all or many headers. When redundant content is detected, it is removed and only unique data is needed by the newsreader. This means much less header data is needed to represent the entirety of the articles available.

The Results of Header Compression

Using header compression can bring benefits of 6X – 10X speed improvements. For example, if you are downloading headers for a group that has 10 gigabytes of headers you can expect header compression to reduce that to anywhere from 1 gigabyte to 1.6 gigabytes. That’s quite a lot of bandwidth saved, and download time as well.

One Last Thing

Usenet header compression will only work in newsreaders that support the feature. Also, you can’t compress articles, only headers.

NewsgroupDirect Back To School Block Sale

August 24, 2012 | by

NewsgroupDirect Back To School Usenet Sale

 

Summer is drawing to a close and school is getting ready to start back up. We’re having a sale to give you a chance to save on the true back-to-school essential, usenet blocks! We’re discounting our 500 GB blocks to just $20, a savings of $40 over the regular price.

How To Purchase

Sale prices are available to everyone. New customers can simply visit our Pricing page. Existing block customers can login to our website and click Add Block.

Get Notified

Want to be the first in line to find out about Terabyte Tuesday and our other sales? Join our Terabyte Tuesday mailing list. We respect your privacy, so you’ll only receive notifications about Terabyte Tuesday and our similar usenet sales.

The Fine Print

The sale runs from 12 PM EST on August 24 until 12 PM EST on September 4. No sale prices will be honored after the sale expires. The sale prices are available to both new and existing customers. You are free to purchase multiple blocks, at the discounted rate, if you choose. Coupons (new or existing) do not apply to special rates on Terabyte Tuesday.  All blocks receive a 10% allowance for headers, so a 1 TB purchase will actually give you 1.1 TB, or 1,100 GB.

Usenet Retention Reaches 4 Years

August 17, 2012 | by

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Break out the champagne! NewsgroupDirect is proud to announce that our usenet retention just reached another milestone. We have no surpassed 4 YEARS of retention. Maybe we should start advertising retention in terms of years instead of days? We’re not stopping at 4 years, we’ll continue increasing retention every single day.

As always, we would like to thank the Best customers in the usenet industry for your continued support.

August Terabyte Tuesday – 1.1 TB of Usenet for $40

August 14, 2012 | by

Terabyte Tuesday means 1.1 Terabyte usenet accounts for $40 (60% off the normal rate)! Our 1 TB block account includes a 10% header allowance, bringing the total to 1.1 TB. The sale runs from 12 AM EST on August 14 until 12 AM EST on August 15. Our 1 Terabyte usenet block has access to our world-class retention (currently over 1,460 days), speed, completion, and our industry-leading customer service. NewsgroupDirect blocks never expire, so you can buy as many blocks as you want and never worry about losing them.

Terabyte Tuesday

How To Purchase

New customers can simply visit our Terabyte Tuesday page. Existing block customers can login to our website and click Add Block.

Get Notified

Want to be the first in line to find out about Terabyte Tuesday? Join our Terabyte Tuesday mailing list. We respect your privacy, so you’ll only receive notifications about Terabyte Tuesday.

The Fine Print

The sale runs from 12 AM EST on August 14 until 12 AM EST on August 15. No sale prices will be honored after the sale expires. The sale price is available to both new and existing customers. Sale only applies to 1 Terabyte (1000 Gigabyte) accounts. You are free to purchase multiple 1 TB blocks if you choose. Coupons (new or existing) do not apply to special rates on Terabyte Tuesday. All blocks receive a 10% allowance for headers, so a 1 TB purchase will actually give you 1.1 TB, or 1,100 GB.