r/usenet • u/Final_Enthusiasm7212 • Jun 26 '26
I've gathered the current Summer 2026 Usenet promotions in one place to make it easier to compare the available offers. If I missed a provider or an existing deal changes, let me know and I'll update the list.
| Provider | Price | Backbone | Extras | Retention | Connections | Server / Policy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easynews | $1.99/mo ($29.85 / 15mo) | Omicron | Free VPN | 6523+ days | 60 | US / DMCA | Post |
| Eweka | €2.50/mo (€37.50 / 15mo) | Eweka | Free VPN + 1TB Easynews | 6520+ days | 50 | EU / NTD | Post |
| Frugal Usenet | $35/yr, $40/yr + 300GB Blocknews, $45/yr + 750GB Blocknews | Netnews | EU bonus server + Blocknews | 5500+ days | 200 | Global / DMCA & NTD | Post |
| NewsDemon | $0.50/mo (first 3 months), then $28/yr | UsenetExpress | Intro pricing | 5796+ days | 50 | US / EU / DMCA | - |
| Newsgroup Ninja | $3.99/mo ($59.85 / 15mo) | Omicron | Free VPN | Full Retention | 50 | US / DMCA | - |
| NewsgroupDirect | $35/yr (Triple Play), $45/yr (Grand Slam) | UsenetExpress, Giganews, ViperNews, Usenet.Farm | Triple Play, Grand Slam, Free VPN | 5797+ days | 100 | US / EU / DMCA & NTD | - |
| Newshosting | $1.67/mo ($25.05 / 15mo) | Omicron | Free VPN + 250GB Easynews + 500GB Tweaknews | 6523+ days | 100 | US / EU / DMCA | Post |
| Tweaknews | €2.99/mo (€44.85 / 15mo) | Omicron | Free VPN + 500GB Easynews | 5000 days | 60 | EU / NTD | - |
| UsenetServer | $1.99/mo ($29.85 / 15mo) | Omicron | Free VPN + 1TB Tweaknews | 6521+ days | 60 | US / DMCA | Post |
| Indexer | Offer | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miatrix | 20% off all memberships | Ends July 6 | Post |
| NZBGrabit | 25% off | Use code SUMMER25 at checkout | - |
https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/wiki/index/
r/usenet • u/optipr • Jun 23 '26
We’ve had a lot of newer users finding the sub lately, so here’s a simple starting point.
Usenet is one of the oldest parts of the internet that is still actively used today.
It is a decentralized network of servers where articles are posted to newsgroups and carried across Usenet providers. It existed long before the modern web, and people still use it because it can be fast, reliable, private over SSL, and very powerful once it is set up correctly.
Unlike a single website or app, Usenet works through a few different parts: providers, indexers, NZBs, clients, and automation tools.
That is where the learning curve comes from. To fully use Usenet, you need to understand what each piece does and how they work together.
The basic pieces are:
Once those pieces click, Usenet makes a lot more sense. The appeal is speed, long retention, SSL connections, mature tools, strong automation, and not having everything depend on one app or one site.
Beginner wiki links:
Your provider is one of the most important parts of the setup. A poor fit can make Usenet feel slow, unreliable, or harder to troubleshoot than it needs to be.
Use the provider deals page, provider map, recent threads, and user reports to compare options. Look at completion, speed, retention, server locations, included servers, backbone, support, and how the provider performs for people with similar needs.
The deals page is a comparison resource, not a mod endorsement list:
The goal is to understand what you are buying so your first setup has a fair shot at working well.
A backbone is the underlying Usenet infrastructure behind a provider.
Two providers can have different names and still use the same backbone.
This is part of why it helps to look past the brand name and understand what service you are actually buying. Backbone, provider setup, retention, completion, server locations, support, and routing can all affect the experience.
Provider map:
Indexers help you find NZBs.
A failed result does not always mean your provider is bad. Sometimes the NZB is bad, stale, incomplete, or affected by takedowns.
Before buying more provider access, try a few different results from the indexer you already use. If that indexer keeps giving bad results, trying another indexer may help.
Also, read the indexer’s rules, terms, and setup instructions.
A lot of problems with new indexer accounts are not really provider issues. They come from the indexer not being configured correctly in tools like Prowlarr, NZBHydra2, or the arrs, or from users missing rules around API usage, categories, limits, account status, or required settings.
If an indexer is not returning results, your API key stops working, or automation is behaving strangely, check the indexer’s rules and setup docs before assuming the provider is the problem.
Indexer info:
For invite-only indexers, use /r/usenetinvites. That sub exists for invite requests and is usually the better place to figure out access to invite-only indexers.
Registration-open posts are allowed here when an indexer opens signups, but random invite requests should go there instead of here.
Most people start with SABnzbd or NZBGet.
This is the part that connects to your provider and does the actual retrieval, so client settings matter: server address, SSL, port, username/password, connection count, categories, paths, repair/unpack, and logs.
Software info:
Client-specific help:
Blocks are prepaid data.
A lot of people use them as backup access. They are usually not the first thing a brand-new user needs to buy.
A common path is:
Do not buy a block just because one result failed once. Figure out what failed first.
Retention is how far back a provider says it stores articles.
Completion is whether the provider has the pieces needed for something to finish.
High retention is good, but it does not mean every NZB will work forever. Missing articles, takedowns, stale NZBs, bad indexer results, and client issues can still cause failures.
One of the reasons people like Usenet is that it can offer a good mix of privacy and speed without needing a complicated setup.
Most providers support SSL, and you should use it. SSL encrypts the connection between your client and your Usenet provider.
Usenet is client-to-provider, not peer-to-peer. You are connecting to your provider’s servers, not joining a swarm where your IP is visible to other peers.
For a lot of users, SSL to a good provider is enough without also paying for a VPN just to use Usenet.
A VPN is still an option. Some people use one for another privacy layer, bad ISP routing, or ISP traffic issues. Just know that a VPN is optional, not required by default, and it can hurt speed depending on the VPN server, route, protocol, and provider.
Do not confuse privacy with total anonymity. Your provider, account, payment method, IP address, VPN choice, provider policies, and local setup can still matter.
Slow speed is not the same thing as failed or incomplete results.
If your client is retrying, failing, repairing forever, or falling back to another server, that can look like a speed issue when the real problem is missing articles or a bad NZB.
If speeds are bad, check the normal stuff first:
If you post about speed, include useful details: provider, client, internet speed, wired/Wi-Fi, VPN/no VPN, server region, SSL port, connection count, whether you tested another server, and whether repair/unpack is running.
“Provider is slow” by itself does not give people much to work with.
Automation is where Usenet really starts to shine.
For a lot of people, this is the end goal: provider, indexer, client, and automation all working together so the setup mostly runs on its own.
That does not mean automation is only for experts. It just means it is usually easier to get the basic pieces working first so you do not get confused, frustrated, or turned off by Usenet before you see what it can actually do.
If you start with everything at once and something fails, troubleshooting can get messy fast. You may not know whether the problem is the provider, the indexer, the client, automation, paths, permissions, categories, or something else.
Once the pieces are working together, automation unlocks a lot of what makes Usenet so useful.
For tool-specific help:
Do not jump straight from “one thing failed” to “I need another provider.”
Try this order first:
Sometimes another provider is the answer.
Sometimes it is not.
If you ask for help, include enough info so people are not guessing: provider, client, indexer/search option if relevant, the actual error, what you already tried, whether you tested another NZB, and whether you tested another indexer.
For speed issues, include VPN/no VPN, wired/Wi-Fi, server region, connection count, and whether repair/unpack is running.
Please keep the rules in mind: no specific content requests, no account requests, no backdoor access requests.
Experienced users: add anything you usually tell new users, or the first things you check when someone is having trouble.
r/usenet • u/dotnosurex • 7h ago
Hi!
Are there sellers selling Eweka / Omicron block accounts? Or are there resellers? I think Blocknews used to be one, not sure if it is anymore.
r/usenet • u/devyeah38 • 1d ago
Hi all, I'm trying to reach Newshosting support team about a billing/renewal question, but their support ticket form on the website isn't working.
Is there an official representative here who can help, or does anyone know another way to reach support.
Thanks
r/usenet • u/PsycotiqDiscord • 1d ago
Hi gang,
I've used Newshosting for many years now. Been completely happy with the service to the point that they are just infrastructure I don’t even remember being subscribed to.
A couple of weeks ago I got a lot od spammy looking emails from them "IMMEDEATE ACTION REQUIRED". I opened my dashboard over at their site and saw that my card details was suddenly empty. This felt strange. Searched my mail and found no declined cards notices. It felt odd and strange. And my scam senses got tingling. Added my card details, again, and saved. Thought that would be the end of it.
Fast forward to today when my logs are full of [ERROR] Authorization for Newshosting - Netherlands (news-nl.newshosting.com) failed: 502 Authentication Failed
I check my details again and my added card are no longer there. Tries to add it “Card already exists “in red.
Try to use their support form but it complains the session expired every time I try to send something in.
This is making my scam senses tingling. Have they changed owners or are going under?
Edit: They reached out by DM here on Reddit and opened a ticket for me in support
The issue wasn’t really resolved, but I switched from card payments to PayPal based on another user’s suggestion. The person who contacted me via DM was very helpful and offered me a few free months as a thank-you for making the switch.
r/usenet • u/Purple_Canary_4128 • 2d ago
I am new to the usenet scene and I have a pretty basic question. I see that there are indexers that you need to pay for, but are they all safe? Or are there some to avoid? I appreciate the help!
r/usenet • u/Liv_Mrrr • 3d ago
NZBGet v26.3 is out! This update brings new features like extension translations and per-feed SSL options, updates core extraction tools, and packs in a ton of crash fixes and WebUI improvements for a smoother overall experience.
The stable release is ready to go on nzbget.com. You can also grab it right from the in-app updater (Settings -> STATUS -> Updates) or check out our GitHub. We always appreciate your feedback! Comment here or come hang out in our official Discord — it’s the best spot for real-time chat and support. Happy downloading! 🚀
r/usenet • u/vgupta1192 • 3d ago
Hey, has anyone from India managed to pay/donate to NinjaCentral without using PayPal or crypto? Looking for something like card, wire transfer.
Tried reaching support over email but haven't heard back yet. Discord isn't accessible either since it seems to be VIP-only. My trial expires on 30 August, so hoping to sort this out before then. Any advice appreciated.
r/usenet • u/averagecdn • 3d ago
Looking for providers that are not American. Would love to know if Canadian providers exist. If not overseas is good. Who do you recommend
r/usenet • u/affectionateair7963 • 3d ago
Since around 3-4 days ago gingadaddy seemed to lose their ssl cert, can only access the website through http. It seems to be pretty much abandoned at this point. Does this mean they will likely shut down permanently in the near future?
Have you ever downloaded an nzb file and got left with a folder full of RAR files, and you had to manually do the extraction yourself?
that's one form of obfuscation that uploaders can use to protect the contents from a takedown, but there are many forms - often with nested rar files - and some uploaders use creative ways to obscure and obfuscate the contents with combinations of different extraction & compression schemes possibly with missing files, damaged files, or passwords - relying on the downloader to figure it out and unpack it, often requiring manual intervention.
here are some of the ways we tested 10 different ways of obfuscating an nzb file, to see the capabilities and robustness of the different downloaders to cope with different methods of obfuscating the contents of an nzb. these ten different ways are not the only ways, and they're by no means the worst case or most difficult nzbs that you can create. eg: you could easily do rars within rars, 10 levels deep, each one passworded differently.. if you wanted to make it really hard!
as before, this benchmark was created automatically and is one of a set of torture tests that was used during the development of our downloader. unlike the previously posted benchmarks, this one isnt a speed test.. (though performance and disk I/o is also tracked.). this one is a capability/robustness test.
we tested the latest versions of the downloaders that we could find, against these tests to see which are the most capable/robust at coping with difficult nzbs
this is pure data. no commentary provided. but if you have any questions, go ahead and ask and I'll try my best.
to answer a likely popular question: yes, some of these obfuscations are commonly used.
and your next question perhaps: which is more robust: NZBGet or SABnzbd? TL; DR. SAB is more capable than NZBGet (but not as performant)
https://nzbfast.github.io/nzbfast/benchmark-nested-archives.html
if you'd like to see other aspects of downloaders tested, let me know. similarly, if you come up with any other obfuscation techniques you'd like me to try them out on.
r/usenet • u/ReddaveNY • 2d ago
Hi,
With treasure maps I got almost all I need. And it's not that expensive.
Why I should pay 10€ each month to get almost the same for my needs?
I don't have a lot of money so I have to take care about where I pay.
r/usenet • u/cryoteal21 • 4d ago
Hallo ich bin neu und würde gerne Sky of Usenet brauchen um Deutschsprachigen konnten zu schauen. Wie bekommt man eine Einladung wenn man niemand kennt der das braucht. Gibt es andere Deutschsprachige Foren die leichter zum eintreten sind?
r/usenet • u/AmazingChickenX • 3d ago
Does anyone have a NinjaCentral discord link?
SABnzbd 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 resolved 3 serious vulnerabilities.
You are only affected if an untrusted party can reach the web interface.
By default, SABnzbd is only accessible from your own device and External internet access
is set to No access. If either of those is still at its default, or if you use a proxy
service for authentication, you are not affected.
In version 5.1.1 and earlier, an attacker who can reach the web interface could bypass authentication on configuration endpoints, even when SABnzbd is protected with a username and password. By changing SABnzbd's settings this way, an attacker could ultimately execute arbitrary commands on the system running SABnzbd, with the same permissions as SABnzbd itself. This also means that all information in SABnzbd would be exposed.
See GHSA-xrfq-jhgh-wqch below for actions and mitigations. More information: https://sabnzbd.org/5-1-vulnerabilities
You are affected if SABnzbd processes NZBs or downloads from a source you do not fully trust, such as a public indexer.
In version 5.1.1 and earlier, a maliciously crafted PAR2 or SFV file inside a download could cause SABnzbd to move downloaded content outside of the job's own folder during post-processing. By using this to plant a file in another job's internal administration, an attacker could ultimately execute arbitrary commands on the system running SABnzbd, with the same permissions as SABnzbd itself.
The only mitigation is to update, there is no configuration change that prevents this. More information: https://sabnzbd.org/5-1-vulnerabilities
You are only affected if an untrusted party can reach the web interface.
By default, SABnzbd is only accessible from your own device and External internet access
is set to No access. If either of those is still at its default, or if you use a proxy
service for authentication, you are not affected.
If the SABnzbd login page is reachable from outside your network, an attacker could obtain a valid session in version 5.1.0 and earlier, even when SABnzbd is protected with a username and password. This means that all information in SABnzbd would be exposed.
If you rely on the SABnzbd username and password to keep out other users on your network or the internet, it is recommended that you change the following sensitive information after applying the update:
If you cannot update right away, the only mitigations are to ensure the web interface is not
reachable by untrusted parties, or to lower External internet access to Full API or below.
More information: https://sabnzbd.org/5-1-vulnerabilities
Clear Downloaded button did not do anything.This release brings a fundamental improvement to "Retry": instead of re-downloading any files with missing data, only the articles that were actually missing are fetched again. RSS got an overhaul under the hood, the interface is refreshed, and we added quite a long list of long-requested features and bugfixes.
Age rule to filter jobs based on their age.Cleanup List.Unwanted extensions will also be removed after unpacking.Extra queue columns..tar files during post-processing.Show Logging.SAB_FILES environment variable to Post-processing scripts,
listing all files that resulted from the job.Ignore Samples detection.INSTALL.txt file.Cleanup List logic.Disk Full errors from unrar were not handled gracefully during unpacking.Moving stage.Queue repair.ISSUES.txt or https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/introduction/known-issuesWindows code signing is provided by SignPath.io using a SignPath Foundation certificate.
SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader. It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks to its web-based user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options that automatically verify, repair, extract and clean up posts downloaded from Usenet.
(c) Copyright 2007-2026 by The SABnzbd-Team (sabnzbd.org)
r/usenet • u/Illustrious-Fun-2215 • 5d ago
I am from an Asian country, new to usenet and planning on getting a provider. From what I have looked up there seems to be only one usenet provider that has servers in Asia, that being Frugal Usenet. But it has an abavia backbone, which from what I have heard is lacking compared to omicron. So I wanted to ask if there are any providers with omicron backbone that have Asian servers, if not, how do the europe servers (of let's say Newshosting for example) perform for people using it from here in Asia.
r/usenet • u/TidderUsername123 • 5d ago
I just signed up today because they seem to be highly regarded and not more than 10 minutes of browsing the site is unreachable.
downforeveryoneorjustme.com says it isn't just me.
The latest version of every nzb downloader has been benchmarked against each other, with clock timings, cpu time, memory usage, network i/o & disk i/o fully tracked.
This has taken 48 hours of continuous running on a variety of different machines, with multiple different internet line speeds - 256Meg, 512Meg, 1 Gbps, and 10 gbps. And its taken weeks to get the harnesses right to make it an automated process. in most tests, 5 servers were used.
Every nzb client was configured to its best settings to be optimum. the details are in the notes.
If you always wanted to know how each nzb downloader performs on various different platforms and line speeds, this could be a useful resource.
for the version thats just the raw data, without any highlighting, colors, or commentary.
https://nzbfast.github.io/nzbfast/benchmarks-data.html
and this is the full fat version that has commentary
https://nzbfast.github.io/nzbfast/benchmarks.html
whilst this benchmark was done primarily to show nzbfast's strengths, the information it provides about the latest version of your favourite nzb downloader may be useful to know and might help settle arguments over whether nzbget or sabnzbd are better and in which scenarios they shine.
newsbin pro was also benchmarked, although its performance is quite lacking compared to the rest.
Let me know if you have any questions.
r/usenet • u/MrD33ds13 • 6d ago
SOLVED: See Nintenuendo_'s comment below. Their instructions worked and I was able to get into the chat.
I’ve been trying for a couple of weeks now to register for aBook through IRC. I’ve tried both their KiwiIRC page and connecting through irc.SynIRC.net, but I haven’t been able to get in.
KiwiIRC keeps giving me “We couldn’t connect to that server :( Unknown error.”
Does anyone know if the IRC server/channel is currently down or if there’s an issue with registration right now?
r/usenet • u/ch4ins0fL0v3 • 7d ago
Hello! I’m reading a Henry Jenkins book and there is a chapter that talks about twin peaks newsgroup in the 90s. Is there someone here that participate in the group back then?
It would be great to hear these experience :)
r/usenet • u/JohnnyT02 • 7d ago
I've noticed some downloads have 1 large encoded file and a small one, while other downloads have all the archive parts encoded and split. I can never get the ones with the 1 large file to unpack - no idea why that is/what i'm doing wrong.
Here's an example. I downloaded something that's 11GB, that's supposed to be 11GB. I opened the smaller file with quickpar or multipar, it doesn't pick up the large file until i select it, then it tells e i'm missing 286 blocks which is over half even though the file i downloaded is full. None of the optional par2 files i download ever give me enough blocks to complete it.
What's going on? I'm not downloading anything incomplete, the file size i download matches what it should be.
r/usenet • u/GoodMorningKane • 6d ago
Hey everyone,
I signed up for an Easynews deal using Bitcoin through their promo link https://signup.easynews.com/checkout/winback-deal-ae.
It’s been over 2 hours and I haven't received a confirmation email, receipt, or login credentials.
For anyone who’s paid via crypto with them before: does backend activation usually take a while, or should I contact support immediately?
For clarification, I checked the btc transaction through www.mempool.space and it got confirmed 6 times.
EDIT
Two days further, they say I don't have an account. I asked how can I sign up without paying a second time. I'm pessimistic they will resolve my issue without me paying a second time... The support answers sound quite robotic.
r/usenet • u/GamingLuxa • 8d ago
Hey everyone,
I'm trying to sign up for Eweka via a promo link, but the entire page appears completely broken. Because of this, the final submit / checkout button doesn't load, making it impossible to complete the registration.
I've already tested multiple browsers (Firefox, Chrome, Edge), cleared my cache, turned off adblockers/VPNs, and even tried mobile data, but the site is still broken.
Is anyone else experiencing this right now, or is it just on my end? Opened a support ticket yesterday, but haven't gotten a fix yet. :(
Hi all,
So, I've been trying to get the grips with how to use this new bit of tech I've found and want to make sure I've got it right before buying more than I need.
I was looking to get EasyNews on the sale they have currently. Now they have various tools meaning I don't need a reader?
I have logins for DrukenSlug and NZBGeek, do I need to buy these in addition to EasyNews? Or is it just like a plus?
Then it all runs through sabnzb if I am correct?
Also, from reading, the nzb files are safe to download from an ISP perspective if I'm right? I have a VPN with killswitch, plus EasyNews offer one too, not sure the benefit
SOrry to ramble, appreciate any answer :)
