History of Usenet

Usenet has a long history, but unlike most technology its age, Usenet is continually growing in popularity. Giganews has always been dedicated to offering the best Usenet experience available, and this is how we reach that goal:

  • Over 110,000 newsgroups to choose from. With Giganews, every group in the history of Usenet is available for you.
  • 200+ days of binary retention and 1901 days of text retention might not be enough for every article in the history of Usenet, but it's more than any of the competition!
  • Superior transfer speeds. Giganews is connected to the largest internet backbone providers on earth, so our users see consistently high download speeds.
  • Spam filters automatically catch most newsgroup spam before anyone can read it.
  • Professional 24/7 technical support that takes every issue seriously, no matter how small.

Giganews is popular with users worldwide, from seasoned veterans who have witnessed the history of Usenet to brand new users. Take a three day free trial and see the Giganews difference.


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Members Say

My ISP has that "other" newsgroups service. Their newsgroups retention time is 2 days at best, and headers are often not complete. Your prices are fair, speed is right on the money, and I always STAY connected, something my ISP's news server has big problems doing.
J. Tashjian

Features & Metrics

  • Binary Retention: 200 days
  • Text Retention: 1901 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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