Founded in 2004, UseNeXT is a German newsgroup service which claims to be ‘one of the best Usenet providers worldwide’, but its website struggles to back that up.
A claimed 3,400 days retention sounds good, for instance, but how does that break down between binary files and text? The company doesn’t say.
UseNeXT’s six data centers in Europe and the US is a more obvious plus point. Support for 30 simultaneous connections is also worth having – budget Giganews plans have only 20, although you can get 50 with the Diamond plan – and UseNeXT’s claimed top speed of 800 Mb/s should be more than enough for most users.
UseNeXT offers six plans. It’s SMART+ option is highlighted as the Best Deal, and offers 30GB a month of data at a maximum download speed of 800Mb/s. There’s also a ‘flatrate’ server where you can download what you like, without using up your data allowance, but speeds are limited to 2,000Kbps. It’s priced at 7.95 Euros (£6.99, $9.20), which is better value than some, but can’t compete with the budget providers. NewsDemon gives you 50GB for £3.60 (4.12 Euro, $4.76) or …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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