Free Hierarchy

Usenet is home to all sorts of newsgroups, some which are open to just about anything, like the free hierarchy. No matter what you want from Usenet, Giganews is the best provider you could choose.

  • With over 110,000 newsgroups to choose from, you'll be able to find every newsgroup in the free hierarchy and any other Usenet newsgroup.
  • Our newsgroup search utility lets you quickly see what groups are popular, even in the busy free hierarchy.
  • Giganews newsgroups are completely uncensored, so even in the free hierarchy where anything goes, you won't have to worry about missing or censored articles.
  • Retention on our servers is over 240 days for binaries and 1937 days for text. Even the busiest groups will have articles from well into the past.
  • All newsgroups carried by Giganews have 99% completion or better. Don't be frustrated by articles that are damaged or completely missing.

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Features & Metrics

  • Binary Retention: 240 days
  • Text Retention: 1937 days
  • Completion: 99%+
  • Newsgroups: 107,000+
  • Allowed Streams: 10
  • Servers: North America, Europe
  • Free Headers: YES
  • Unlimited Account: YES
  • Referral Rewards: YES
  • 24x7 E-mail Support: YES
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