Paid Usenet Providers

Usenet Services Map

• Note:* This page was originally taken from r/usenet on Reddit. All credit goes to them.

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Below is a list of usenet service providers. This list makes it easy to see which backbones are located in which geographic locations. The list also provides you with information on who runs the backbone, if the backbone provider sells direct to individuals through its own subsidiary providers and if they resell services through a third party. This allows you to see if your primary usenet account is in on the same backbone as your secondary account. See the promotions wiki for current service provider deals on unlimited and block accounts. For more information on usenet, please see the FAQ

• Inclusion on this list does not indicate endorsement by reddit, the mods of /r/usenet or any of its membership.
• The listings/map below is visualized here (another older visual tree in need of updates exists here).

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Abavia

Abavia is a Netherlands based hybrid Tier 1 usenet service provider headquartered out of Chiesanuova, San Marino that was started in 2006. As a hybrid provider Abavia has some local article storage and articles outside of their own retention are pulled from a third party backbone - this operation is transparent to the user. Abavia currently has connection points in the Netherlands only.

Backbone	ASN	Retention	Servers	Takedowns
Abavia / HW Media	AS48345	? / 1500+(via HW Media)	NL	DMCA / DMCA(via HW Media)

Provider Map

Providers	Retention	Connections	Servers
Cheapnews	? / 1300+	10-48	news.cheapnews.eu (NL)
EasyUsenet	? / 1500+	8-40	news.easyusenet.nl (NL)
Usenet.nl ^[AB1/AB2]	3800+	16	power2.usenet.nl (NL), news1.usenet.nl (DE), power.usenet.nl (NL)
Usenet.org	1500+	?	news.usenet.org (NL)
Usenext ^[AB3/AB4/AB5]	3800+	30	usenext.iad.newshosting.com (US), usenext.am4.newshosting.com (NL), usenext.fr7.newshosting.com (DE), news.usenext.com (NL)
XS News/Xenna	?	10	test.xsnews.com (NL)
XS News	? / 1500+	8-30	reader.xsnews.nl (NL)

Reseller Map

Resellers	Retention	Connections	Servers
aEton	1100+	8	news.aeton.nl (NL)
Bulknews	1200+	8-40	news.bulknews.eu (NL)
Dreamload	900+	12	dream.hostredirects.com (NL)
Gebruikhet	1200+	4-20	news.gebruikhet.net (NL)
I-Telligent	1200+	20-40	news.i-telligent.com (NL)
NewsGrabber	1100+	20-50	news.newsgrabber.nl (NL)
NewsXS	1400+	20-50	news.newsxs.nl (NL)
SMS Usenet	900+	4	news.smsusenet.nl (NL)
Stingy Usenet	1500+	50	news.stingyusenet.com (NL)
Usenet.today	1500+	?	news.usenet.today (NL)
UsenetAgency	1500+	25-50	reader.usenet.agency (NL)
UsenetDiscount	1100+	50	news.usenetdiscount.com (NL)
UsenetDiscounter.com	1200+	5-70	reader.usenetdiscounter.com (NL)
Usenet-Server	900+	50	news.usenet-server.de (NL)
XS Usenet	1100+	5-50	reader.xsusenet.com (NL)
Z51	1250+	?	news.z51.biz (NL)

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Altopia

Altopia is a US based Tier 1 usenet service provider headquartered out of Seattle, Washington that was started in 1995. Altopia currently has connection points in the United States only.

Backbone	ASN	Retention	Servers	Takedowns
Altopia	AS6456	17+	US	DMCA

Provider Map

Providers	Retention	Connections	Servers
Altopia	17+	2-20	news.altopia.com (US)

Reseller Map

Resellers	Retention	Connections	Servers
* There are currently no known resellers for Altopia.

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Giganews

Giganews is a US based Tier 1 usenet service provider headquartered out of Austin, Texas that was started in 1994. Giganews currently has connection points in the United States and the Netherlands.

Backbone	ASN	Retention	Servers	Takedowns
Giganews	AS30094	600+	US, NL	DMCA
Supernews	AS22363	600+	US, NL	DMCA

Provider Map

Providers	Retention	Connections	Servers
Giganews	600+	20-50	news.giganews.com (US), news-europe.giganews.com (NL)
Supernews	600+	30	news.us.supernews.com (US), news.eu.supernews.com (NL)
####Reseller Map

Resellers	Retention	Connections	Servers
PowerUsenet	600+	15-30	news.powerusenet.com (US)
RhinoNewsgroups	200+	6-8	news.rhinonewsgroups.com (US)
Usenet.net	600+	30	news.usenet.net (US)

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Newscene

Newscene is a US based hybrid Tier 1 usenet service provider headquartered out of Omaha, Nebraska that was started in 1994. Newscene currently has connection points in the United States only.

Backbone	ASN	Retention	Servers	Takedowns
Novia / HW Media	AS4306	? / 4000+(via HW Media)	US	DMCA / DMCA(via HW Media)

Provider Map

Providers	Retention	Connections	Servers
Newscene	? / 4000+	9	news.newscene.com (US)

Reseller Map

Resellers	Retention	Connections	Servers
Premium News ^[NS1]	600+	8-28	news.premium-news.de (US), news-ssl2.premium-news.net (DE)

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NewsGuy

NewsGuy is a US based hybrid Tier 1 usenet service provider headquartered out of Windham, Maine that was started in 1995. NewsGuy currently has connection points in the United States only.

Backbone	ASN	Retention	Servers	Takedowns
NewsGuy Inc / HW Media	AS33438	? / 1300+(via HW Media)	US	DMCA / DMCA(via HW Media)

Provider Map

Providers	Retention	Connections	Servers
NewsGuy	? / 1300+	32	news.newsguy.com (US)
nntpjunkie.com	? / 900+	32	news.nntpjunkie.com (US)

Reseller Map

Resellers	Retention	Connections	Servers
* There are currently no known resellers for NewsGuy.

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Omicron Media

Omicron Media is a multinational company headquartered out of Winter Park, Florida that was started in 2002. Omicron Media is comprised of Eweka Internet Services, HW Media, TweakNews and XLned, and manages several Tier 1 Usenet service providers. Omicron provides connection points in the United States, Netherlands and Germany.

Eweka Internet Services

Eweka Internet Services is a Omicron owned company headquartered out of Haarlem, Netherlands.

Backbone	ASN	Retention	Servers	Takedowns
Eweka Internet Services	AS12989	4000+	NL, DE	NTD

Provider Map

Providers	Retention	Connections	Servers
Eweka	4000+	8-20	sslreader.eweka.nl (NL), news-fr7.eweka.nl (DE)

Reseller Map

Resellers	Retention	Connections	Servers
* There are currently no known resellers for Eweka Internet Services.

HW Media

HW Media is an Omicron owned company headquartered out of Winter Park, Florida.

Backbone	ASN	Retention	Servers	Takedowns
HW Media	AS33438	4000+	US, NL, DE	DMCA

Provider Map

Providers	Retention	Connections	Servers
Astraweb	3000+	20	ssl-us.astraweb.com (US), ssl-eu.astraweb.com (NL), news.astraweb.com (DE)
Easynews	4000+	60	secure-us.news.easynews.com (US), secure-eu.news.easynews.com (NL), news.easynews.com (DE)
Newsgroup Ninja	4000+	50	news-us.newsgroup.ninja (US), news-nl.newsgroup.ninja (NL), news-de.newsgroup.ninja (DE)
NewsHosting	4000+	30-60	news-us.newshosting.com (US), news-nl.newshosting.com (NL), news-de.newshosting.com (DE)
UsenetServer	4000+	60	news.iad.usenetserver.com (US), news.ams.usenetserver.com (NL), news.fr7.usenetserver.com (DE)

Reseller Map

Resellers	Retention	Connections	Servers
Alibis	1600	30	news.alibis.com (US)
AnonyNews	3000+	50	news-us.anonynews.com (US), news-eu.anonynews.com (DE/NL)
AtlantisNews	?	8	news.atlantisnews.com (US)
Binary Boy	?	10	news.binaryboy.com (US), ams.binaryboy.com (NL)
BinTube	3800+	30	us.bintube.com (US), eu.bintube.com (NL), world.bintube.com (DE)
BlockNews	4275+	50	usnews.blocknews.net (US), eunews2.blocknews.net (NL), eunews.blocknews.net (DE)
BudgetNews	40	10	news.budgetnews.net (DE)
Fast-Usenet	4000+	50	secure.fastusenet.org (US), euro.fastusenet.org (DE)
Firstload	1200	?	newsfarm.firstload.de (NL), news.firstload.com (DE)
Forte Agent	4000+	30	news.forteinc.com (US)
Frugal Usenet (See below for addt'l. backbone)	3000+	50	news.frugalusenet.com (US), eunews2.frugalusenet.com (NL), eunews.frugalusenet.com (DE) (See below for addt'l. server)
HitNews	1600	2-30	ssl.hitnews.com (DE)
iLoad	4000+	20	news.iload-usenet.com (NL)
MaximumUsenet	4000+	50	us-secure.maximumusenet.com (US),europe-ssl.maximumusenet.com (DE)
NewsDemon	4000+	50	us.newsdemon.com (US), nl.newsdemon.com (NL), eu.newsdemon.com (DE)
NewsFusion	1200	30	ssl.us.newsfusion.net (US), ssl.eu.newsfusion.net (NL/DE)
NewsGroup-Binaries	200	4-8	news.newsgroup-binaries.com (US)
NewsGroupDownload	200	4-8	phoenix.newsgroups-download.com (US), amsterdam.newsgroups-download.com (NL)
NewsLeecher	4000+	30	us.newsleecher.com (US), eu.newsleecher.com (NL/DE)
Ngroups	3000+	30-60	us.ngroups.net (US), eu.ngroups.net (NL/DE)
Prepaid-Usenet	800	10	news.nl.prepaid-usenet.de (NL)
Shemes	?	50	newsfarm.atl.shemes.com (US) newsfarm.ams2.shemes.com (NL)
SimonNews	900	8	ssl.news2.simonews.com (US), ssl.news3.simonews.com (NL)
SnelNL	1500	3-12	news2.snelnl.com (US), news.snelnl.com (NL), news3.snelnl.com (DE)
TheCubeNet	4000+	50	secure.news.thecubenet.com (US), secure.europe.thecubenet.com (NL), secure.de.thecubenet.com (DE)
ThunderNews	4000+	50	secure.us.thundernews.com (US), secure.nl.thundernews.com (NL), secure.eu.thundernews.com (DE)
Uncensored Newsfeed	650	50	usa.uncensorednewsfeed.com (US), eur.uncensorednewsfeed.com (NL)
Usenet-News	2000	60	news.us.usenet-news.net (US), news.eu.usenet-news.net (NL)
Usenet.nl ^[HM1]	3800+	16	power2.usenet.nl (NL) news1.usenet.nl (DE), power.usenet.nl (NL)
Usenet.se	3600+	60	news.usenet.se (NL/DE)
Usenet4u	1900	18	news4.usenet4u.nl (NL)
UsenetAccess	200	?	news.usenet-access.com (US), europe.usenet-access.com (NL)
UseNetNow	4275+	50	usnews.usenetnow.net (US), eunews2.usenetnow.net (NL) eunews.usenetnow.net (DE)
UsenetStorm	1600+	50	ssl.usenetstorm.com (US), europessl.usenetstorm.com (NL)
Usenext ^[HM2]	3800+	30	usenext.iad.newshosting.com (US), usenext.am4.newshosting.com (NL), usenext.fr7.newshosting.com (DE), news.usenext.com (NL)
XenNews	1400	20	ssl.xennews.com (DE)

TweakNews

TweakNews is a Omicron owned hybrid Tier 1 usenet service provider headquartered out of Haarlem, Netherlands.As a hybrid provider TweakNews has some local article storage and articles outside of their own retention are pulled from a third party backbone.

Backbone	ASN	Retention	Servers	Takedowns
Base IP / HW Media	AS34305	? / 3400+	NL	NTD / DMCA(via HW Media)

Provider Map

Providers	Retention	Connections	Servers
TweakNews	? / 3400+	30-40	news.tweaknews.eu (NL)

Reseller Map

Resellers	Retention	Connections	Servers
* There are currently no known resellers for TweakNews.

XLned

XLned is a Omicron owned hybrid Tier 1 usenet service provider headquartered out of Reykjavik, Iceland. As a hybrid provider XLned has some local article storage and articles outside of their own retention are pulled from a third party backbone.

Backbone	ASN	Retention	Servers	Takedowns
Base IP / HW Media	AS34305 / AS12989	? / 3100+(via HW Media)	NL, NL	DMCA / DMCA(via HW Media)

Provider Map

Providers	Retention	Connections	Servers
PureUsenet	? / 3100+	4-12	news.pureusenet.nl (NL) / news.pureusenet.nl (NL)
SunnyUsenet	? / 3100+	5-20	news.sunnyusenet.com (NL) / news.sunnyusenet.com (NL)
XLned	? / 2000+	2-12	news.xlned.com (NL) / news.xlned.com (NL)

Reseller Map

Resellers	Retention	Connections	Servers
ExtremeUsenet	1500	4-30	news.extremeusenet.nl / news.extremeusenet.nl (NL)
UsenetBucket	1600	10-25	reader.usenetbucket.com / reader.usenetbucket.com (NL)

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United Newsserver

United Newsserver is a Germany based Tier 1 usenet service provider headquartered out of Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany that was started in 2005. United Newsserver currently has connection points in Germany only.

Backbone	ASN	Retention	Servers	Takedowns
Elbracht	AS29404	600+	DE	?

Provider Map

Providers	Retention	Connections	Servers
United Newsserver	600+	12	ssl2.united-newsserver.de (DE)
Premium News ^[EL1]	600+	8-28	news.premium-news.de (US), news-ssl2.premium-news.net (DE)

Reseller Map

Resellers	Retention	Connections	Servers
* There are currently no known resellers for Elbracht.

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Usenet.Farm

Usenet.Farm is a Netherlands based Tier 1 usenet service provider headquartered out of Hoorn, Netherlands that was started in 2015.Usenet.Farm currently has connection points in the Netherlands only.

Backbone	ASN	Retention	Servers	Takedowns
Its Hosted	AS50655	? / 3000+	NL	NTD

Provider Map

Providers	Retention	Connections	Servers
Usenet.Farm	? / 3000+	40-50	news.usenet.farm (NL)

Reseller Map

Resellers	Retention	Connections	Servers
UsenetNews	? / 3000+	50	blue.usenetnews.net (NL)
Frugal Usenet (See above for addt'l. backbone)	? / 3000+	50	bonus.frugalusenet.com (NL) (See above for addt'l. server)

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UsenetExpress

UsenetExpress is a US based hybrid Tier 1 usenet service provider headquartered out of Green Cove Springs, Florida that was started in 2016. As a hybrid provider UsenetExpress has some local article storage and articles outside of their own retention are pulled from a third party backbone - this operation is transparent to the user. UsenetExpress currently has connection points in the United States only.

Backbone	ASN	Retention	Servers	Takedowns
UsenetExpress / HW Media	AS62296	? / 1100+	US	DMCA / DMCA(via HW Media)

Provider Map

| Providers | Retention | Connections | Servers | |:---|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| | UsenetExpress | ? / 1100+ | 50-150 | news.usenetexpress.com (US) | | NewsGroupDirect | ? / 1100+ | 100 | news.newsgroupdirect.com (US) |

Reseller Map

Resellers	Retention	Connections	Servers
UsenetNews	? / 1100+	50	green.usenetnews.net (US)
UsenetPrime	? / 1100+	50	news.usenetprime.com (US)

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Uzo Reto

Uzo Reto is a NL based Tier 1 usenet service provider headquartered out of Willemstad, Curaçao that was started in 2018. Uzo Reto currently has connection points in the Netherlands only.

Backbone	ASN	Retention	Servers	Takedowns
Uzo Reto	AS16265	100	NL	NTD

Provider Map

Providers	Retention	Connections	Servers
ViperNews	100	5-40	news.vipernews.com (NL)
NovaUsenet	100	5-40	news.novausenet.com (NL)

Reseller Map

Resellers	Retention	Connections	Servers
UsenetNews	100	50	gold.usenetnews.net (NL)

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Notes

[AB1] power2.usenet.nl is provided by HW Media.

[AB2] news1.usenet.nl is provided by HW Media.

[AB3] usenext.iad.newshosting.com is provided by HW Media.

[AB4] usenext.am4.newshosting.com is provided by HW Media.

[AB5] usenext.fr7.newshosting.com is provided by HW Media.

[EL1] news.premium-news.de is provided by Novia.

[HM1] power.usenet.nl is provided by Abavia.

[HM2] news.usenext.com is provided by Abavia.

[NS1] news-ssl2.premium-news.net is provided by United Newsserver.

[UN1] east.anarqy.com is provided by HW Media.

[UN2] euro.anarqy.com is provided by HW Media.