Usenet veteran put to the test
Newshosting - great offer fails due to price
Newshosting is an established and widely used Usenet service provider from the USA since the 1990s, which is known for its high quality, reliability and extensive functions. It offers comprehensive access to Usenet for both beginners and advanced users.
Test result Newshosting
Positive
- Great speeds
- 100 simultaneous connections
- Strong encryption
Negative
- Comparatively expensive
- VPN too expensive as an add-on
Speed
9.6
Newshosting delivers an excellent result in the speed comparison. The test downloads from SBZnzbd can almost continuously utilize the 1,000 Mbit line used up to the theoretical maximum.
This means that Newshosting easily manages over 100 MB/s at all times in the test series, which is a great value in comparison.
Services
9.2
Newshosting offers unlimited speed, 6,000 days retention, 100 simultaneous connections, strong 256-bit SSL encryption and all this in a flat-rate offer. An optional VPN is offered for 4.99$.
Unfortunately, there is no free trial period or money-back guarantee as with other providers, although it is possible to register for monthly billing, which is correspondingly expensive.
Only credit card and PayPal are offered as payment methods, and cryptocurrencies for anonymous payment are also missing here. Newshosting offers help for newcomers in a large support area.
Customer satisfaction & reviews
8.0
Overall, the ratings for Newshosting are very positive, with over 1,700 customer reviews. Customers praise the Usenet experience, many have been with the provider for over 10 years.
Frequent feedback:
- Newshosting is a Usenet provider with a large selection of newsgroups.
- Users report good download speeds.
- Some users had problems with unexpected charges.
- Some users had difficulties contacting support.
Customer support
8.1
Newshosting’s customer service can only be reached via e-mail or a ticket system. Our test inquiries were answered within a few hours, which is a satisfactory result.
Price-performance ratio
5.9
Newshosting offers a solid feature set that should be perfectly adequate for most Usenet users.
In terms of price, however, you can’t play in the top league: You can only get all the functions with an annual subscription for $12.95, which is clearly below the market average, especially as the advertised VPN costs extra.
The VPN, which costs $4.99 per month, is also a relatively unknown provider from Switzerland. At this point we would like to draw your attention to our partner offer from NordVPN, where you can get the best VPN from the market leader from just €2.99(link to offer).
Conclusion on newshosting
Newshosting offers a solid feature set that should be perfectly adequate for most Usenet users. Smaller points are deducted for the price: The flat rate with all features is available for 12.95$, unfortunately the VPN costs an additional 4.99$.
So the great offer fails because of the price and unfortunately it is not enough for a top rating.

Alexander Dam
Usenet Expert since 2015
Technology evangelist and always on the lookout for the latest trends on the web
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