Usenet combo

Best combination of Usenet providers

  • Why to use multiple Usenet providers?

Completion rates can vary for a number of reasons so today many people find it necessary to have a backup block account to supplement their unlimited account in order to improve completion. Many hardcore Usenetters pay for more than one provider, to improve their coverage so they don't miss out on anything. The idea is to get access to as many Usenet files as possible.

  • How to combine multiple Usenet providers?

Sometimes it happens that your main Usenet provider is missing some parts of your download, maybe due to a technical problem (Hardware failure) or propagation (mirroring between providers) or retention age or a DMCA request. If you are planning to download binaries at all, having multiple Usenet providers increases the chances of you being able to find all the files you need.

  • My recommended combinations of Usenet providers:

We always advise using an unlimited account as a primary server with High retention then use Block accounts that let you fill in the gaps at cheap rates. And I suggest using multiple Usenet providers from different Usenet backbones.

  1. Newshosting (USA + Europe, UNS Holdings backbone) + Vipernews (European provider, Vipernews backbone). Newshosting is an excellent choice if you want a reliable Usenet service (High retention and impressive completion rates). Perfect Usenet combo of file availability and affordable price.

  2. Eweka (Europe, UNS Holdings backbone) + Vipernews (European provider, Vipernews backbone).

Don't forget, if you decide to go that route, you should make sure that the two companies you pick have different backbones, to make sure you're not paying double for the same content.

combinations usenet providers

My recommended combinations of Usenet providers

Usenet Unlimited account

NewsHosting us $9.99/mo. or $99/yr. (UNS Holdings backbone)

Newshosting yearly plan ($99) includes a free VPN, so that appears to be a great deal if you're happy with their performance, ie completion rates, file retention, VPN quality.

Suggested Usenet Block Providers

I recommend Vipernews nl (Vipernews backbone)

Tweaknews is a particularly good choice since Vipernews is a Dutch Usenet provider - EU NNTP servers only. Vipernews offers a number of block accounts ranging from 10 GB up to 500 GB in size.

I have had always good completion rates with a Vipernews backup, but have several other fill servers just in case:

Tweaknews nl - 15 € / 500GB: Very affordable prices, at just 13.99 €

UsenetExpress us - I like their 500GB block account for $20

You can also get a 1000GB block from Astraweb for $50. 


Usenet Unlimited account

Eweka nl - 6,99 € Unlimited Plan (Eweka backbone)

Eweka is our top choice for those seeking a Usenet service in Europe. Retention on Eweka is truly great 5,400 Days retention!. This is very handy when finding older stuff from various forums or Usenet indexers. Completion rates is excellent.

Suggested Usenet Block Providers

To fill missing content I would suggest:

Vipernews nl (Vipernews backbone) - 15 € / 500GB

Tweaknews nl

UsenetExpress us (Usenetexpress backbone) - $20 / 500GB


Usenet Unlimited account

Vipernews nl (Vipernews backbone) - 3,99 € Unlimited

Vipernews is a Dutch Usenet service provider based in the Netherlands. ViperNews offers you Usenet access for a reasonable price.

Blocknews offers more retention than Vipernews. I'm using a Blocknews block for longer retention

Suggested Usenet Block Providers

Blocknews us (UNS Holdings backbone) - $10.49 / 100GB

UsenetExpress us (Usenetexpress backbone) - $20 / 500GB


Usenet Unlimited account

Tweaknews nl - 7.50 € Unlimited (Tweaknews backbone)

Tweaknews is one of our most popular Usenet providers for many good reasons: 

Price - 7,50 €/Month for NGProvider.Com visitors

Tweaknews comes with Newsreader (UsenetWire) and a free VPN account

Speed is another quality for the service. At my current place I am on a 1 Gbit/s connection and achieve download speeds of 70 MB/sec regularly with Tweaknews.

Suggested Usenet Block Providers

Vipernews nl (Vipernews backbone) - 15 € / 500GB

UsenetExpress us (Usenetexpress backbone) - $20 / 500GB


Usenet Unlimited account

UsenetExpress us - $10 Unlimited (UsenetExpress backbone)

UsenetExpress provides Unlimited Usenet (and VPN access) for $10 a month.

Suggested Usenet Block Providers

Vipernews nl (Vipernews backbone) - 15 € / 500GB

Tweaknews nl (Tweaknews backbone) - 13 € / 100GB

Usenet.Farm nl  (Usenetfarm backbone) - 15 € / 500GB

Newsdemon us (UNS Holdings backbone) - $49 / 500GB