Visit our All About Usenet section to learn more about what newsgroups and usenet are and how they work.
Reading and downloading information from newsgroups requires both access to news servers and software to read the messages posted on those servers. You use the software to connect to the news server and then you search through the messages for the files that you are looking for. You can visit our Support pages for more information on how to get started using newsgroups and news reader software. Also, visit our All About Usenet section to learn more about what newsgroups and usenet are and how they work.
NewsgroupDirect is the best usenet service provider in the world. We make it our goal every day to provide superior service, support, and affordability that other providers can't offer. Click the following for more reasons why you should make us your provider or choice.
NewsgroupDirect provides the best usenet experience possible. From our top-notch customer service to our affordable, reliably, high-quality plans. Click the following for more reasons why you should make us your provider or choice.
NewsgroupDirect offers a variety of plans large enough to suit the needs of just about any customer, all while being affordable. Whether you are a power user who needs the flexibility of unlimited downloads or a new user just looking to get started, we have a plan that's right for you. Remember, it's easy to change between any of our plans at any time, so you're never stuck in a plan that doesn't fit your needs. View our current pricing here.
We currently offer a 30 Day, 15 GB money-back guarantee. If you signup for one of our subscription accounts and decide that our service isn't a good fit for you then you can cancel and request a refund if it's been less than 7 days and you've used less than 15 GB of data. Does not apply to block accounts.
NewsgroupDirect's current binary retention is up to 5,784+ days on every unlimited subscription plan and every block account. Retention is the number of days a Usenet article stays available on the servers, and longer retention means older posts are more likely to be intact. We update the published number as we extend retention.
The number of connections allowed changes with each of the pricing plans that we offer. To upgrade to a higher plan you can simply login to our website.
SSL-Encryption is a method for protecting your information as you use your usenet account. It encrypts (scrambles) your information so that what you download cannot be deciphered. Learn more about SSL here.
If your plans do not include SSL access, you can upgrade to a higher plan simply by logging into the website.
We accept all major US credit cards, PayPal, cryptocurrency, and European card payments through WorldPay.
Block accounts are an easy, no-commitment way to use our service. Block accounts essentially let you pay-as-you-go, buying blocks of bandwidth whenever you run out. A block account means no subscription, so you're free to control how often and how much you pay.
Block accounts will never expire. So if you buy a large block you can expect to have that bandwidth available until you've completely used it.
Simply login to our website and follow the links to Add a Block.
NewsgroupDirect's unlimited and block plans offers access to our own independent usenet backbone. Multi-backbone plans offer bundled access to additional backbones such as Supernews, ViperNews, and Usenet.Farm.
By bundling up to four independent backbones (NewsgroupDirect, Supernews, ViperNews, and Usenet.Farm) into one subscription, we give our users the best possible coverage and completion.
You can connect to any of our servers below. We recommend connecting over SSL (TLS) whenever possible for the best security.
United States — news.newsgroupdirect.com · TLS ports (recommended): 563, 80, 81 · Standard ports: 119, 23, 3128, 7000, 8000, 9000 · up to 100 connections
Europe — eu-tst.newsgroupdirect.com · TLS ports (recommended): 563, 80, 81 · Standard ports: 119, 23, 3128, 7000, 8000, 9000 · up to 100 connections
Supernews backbone — super.newsgroupdirect.com · SSL port: 563 · Standard ports: 119, 23, 80 · up to 20 connections
Usenet.farm backbone — farm.newsgroupdirect.com · SSL ports: 443, 563 · Standard ports: 119, 80 · up to 20 connections
ViperNews backbone — viper.newsgroupdirect.com · SSL ports: 443, 563 · Standard ports: 119, 80 · up to 10 connections
Your username and password are the ones you created when you signed up. You can always find the latest server list on our Server Addresses page.
We do not and cannot log what you download. All we can see is the volume of information that you download, not the content.
We do not censor or filter any of the information you may see in newsgroups. Please be aware of this fact as you use our service.
Unused bandwidth does not rollover. At the beginning of each billing cycle you will get the same amount of bandwidth, regardless of how much bandwidth you used the previous cycle.
Headers do not count toward your usage purchases.
If you go over your bandwidth you will be locked out of the server until your cycle resets and you have more bandwidth applied.
You can expect your bandwidth to reset between 12 AM and 1 AM EST on your cycle date.
Simply login to our website and follow the links to change your plan.
Just login to our website and follow the links to cancel your account.
You can see how much bandwidth you have remaining on your account dashboard.
Simply login to our website and follow the links to update your billing information.
If you need support then you can simply visit our Support Center. If you need to contact us about anything else then you can simply Contact Us.