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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've been a subscriber to Easynews for 26 years! That's right. The service has been continuously expanding over the years with long retentions and occasional updates to their interface which requires... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really awesome service which has been more useful then my other reputable indexers. The web search previews make this a must-have for usenet. Also great customer support, helped me resolve an accou... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have tried many Usenet servers & I've finally ended up with Easynews provider. Upon purchase, you'll receive just one NNTP server & it was blazing fast. So, no more multiple servers are needed a... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I saw someone on Reddit point out Easynews does not tell us what they log when we use their web search. This concerns me greatly. It also bothers me that every time someone commented about needing hel... See more

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  1. Internet Service Provider
  2. Computer Service
  3. Internet Provider
  4. Search Engine Company

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Established in 1996, Easynews provides secure, stable, and direct access to the world’s largest Usenet directory of binary and text newsgroups. Through their proprietary search capabilities, Easynews offers the easiest search experience with the most accurate results, which is why they have been recommended by leading technology sources like Techradar and ITproportal.


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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

little issues but overall good for the money

im using easynews only via browser - so ill focus on this. theres lots of little issues with the beta ui although being the most usable of the 3 interfaces. searching videos by fps doesn't work, it defaults to video on a second search although audio was selected, im still puzzled how to get the advanced search dialog up reliably from results and im never sure if i am in a certain group context with my search, but most importantly theres no cyrilic or other latin characters supported for search terms - everything but ascii is filtered out.

Also quite some new entries are giving 404 - i suspect this could be due to the regional mirrors not being up2speed. regarding speed there's nothing to complain - it's never below 100mbits. ipv4 traffic speed seems to be limited though.
that for free included privado vpn is good enough as well, although the end points are often being detected in netherland.

February 28, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I signed up for a one month trial…

I signed up for a one month trial period but was charged for a year. They do not take phone calls and do not respond to a tickets created on their website. Also, they do not respond to cancellation of the trial period.

February 8, 2025
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Hi Brian,

Thank you for reaching out and bringing this matter to our attention. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience you have experienced.

To proceed with the cancellation of your account, kindly visit the following link: https://account.easynews.com/editbilling.php.

For any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us directly at support@easynews.com.

Please rest assured that we are taking your feedback seriously and will address your concerns promptly.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Consistent and reliable

I have been using EasyNews continuously for almost twenty years now. Never failed to deliver. Retention time is phenomenal. (I am not affiliated with them in any way. Just a happy customer). If you need NNTP, this is the place to go to.

February 28, 2025
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Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate you. Let us know if you have questions. We are always happy to support you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Service

Great service. Reliable

February 28, 2025
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Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate you. Let us know if you have questions. We are always happy to support you.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Gets the job done quick and easy.

The speed, indexing etc. is super. The website is not the fanciest. Some may call it outdated, but it gets the job done fast and easy - especially the 2.0 version - I like it. :-)

The VPN client is not the best. Last time I tested, it crashed multiple times when large files is transfered. So I don't use it.

Due to the increased price I had to cancel my unlimited account. It was beeing too expensive for what I used it for.

Update: I have been in contact with support(very fast answering) and we made a deal that is acceptable for me, so I am happy again.

January 26, 2025
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We are sorry to hear that you cancelled your account. We request that you create a support ticket through https://help.easynews.com/new so we can assist you.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Our search servers are under heavy load. Please try again later.

you are going to pay 72 bucks to see "Our search servers are under heavy load. Please try again later." for as long as you are on thier site

January 20, 2025
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We are sorry to hear that you are unable to use the service. We want to help you troubleshoot the issue. Please create a support ticket through https://help.easynews.com/new.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If you signed up for Easynews

If you signed up for Easynews, you should cancel your billing agreement before they steal your money.
This company signed me up to a lifetime price and then sent me a notice that my "lifetime" price was being increased because they "must make critical updates to our infrastructure. Amid these rising costs and other growing energy and network expenses" and as a result they are nearly doubling the price of my account.

Thankfully I had a limit set on that account and the increased charge failed. A few weeks later they sent me a email with an offer for service that cost less than the amount they were trying to increase my previous account. I suppose they didn't really need to increase prices after all?

I need my money. When you try to steal from me like this, it actually hurts my family.

December 1, 2024
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We are sorry for the inconvenience this has caused. Please create a support ticket through https://help.easynews.com/new so we can help you further.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Great service, fast servers.

January 10, 2025
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Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate you. Let us know if you have questions. We are always happy to support you.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

A lot of the content I am looking for…

A lot of the content I am looking for is not there. Almost everything from 2021 is gone and I have to use all my other block accounts to get that content. The web browser is not bad, but it is pretty dated and needs updating. Some of the content I am looking for actually shows up as trans adult material instead of what it it supposed to be.

December 6, 2024
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We are sorry to hear that you are experiencing some issues. We want to help you and we kindly ask that you create a support ticket through https://help.easynews.com/new.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

There are better much options

There are better options. I signed up at a lifetime discount but after only a year they tried to raise my price by "only $2 per month" but that is $24 increase, which was more than 160% increase. They claimed it was "necessary" because of the increase in costs, but now they are offering me an account at "$1.99/month" but the fine print is that its $24/year (not $1.99) and then it INCREASES to over $70!! They sent me an email that ended up in my spam folder barely two weeks before they tried to raise my price. Not enough notice imo.

This company is shady.

November 12, 2024
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We are able to help you with the price increase and set your account back to the previous rate. Please create a support ticket through https://help.easynews.com/new.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

BEWARE

BEWARE! Scammed me out of my money. Raised my rates without asking. Then my card declined because they raised my rates and I was smart enough to set a max charge amount on it. So I tried to sign up again using one of their special prices I found online, but it would not let me sign up at that price, it said that I was not allowed to do that. Instead it allowed me to sign back up at my old higher price.

I will not use them after this account expires. They are scamming people out of their money

December 14, 2024
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Thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear about the issues you've encountered. We'd be happy to help resolve any specific problems. Please open a ticket with our support team at https://help.easynews.com/new.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They turned off my account for no…

They turned off my account for no reason, did not refund me, tried to get me to submit a support ticket to Eweka instead of Easynews, their support ticket system is broken and the button wont click, their web interface is old and almost unusable, the service goes down on a regular basis, what else do you want to know?

Oh, and they tried to raise my rates without notice as well.

December 6, 2024
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Thank you for reviewing our service, sorry to hear about the trouble. We will be happy to work with you to address any specific issues you may have, please open a ticket with our support team at https://help.easynews.com/new

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

since month's easynews.com dident work…

since month's easynews.com dident work good.
newest issue since 2 days: performance is slow as in the early ninties (250kb/min download)

December 1, 2024
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Thank you for reviewing our service, sorry to hear about the trouble. We will be happy to work with you to address any specific issues you may have, please open a ticket with our support team at https://help.easynews.com/new

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Used to love Easynews

Used to love Easynews, but now they are blocking newsgroups I grabbed from. Won't allow me access to them

I would love to submit a reply. I have tried many times and it doens't actually submit.

February 29, 2024
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Thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry to hear about the trouble you’ve experienced. We’re here to help! Please open a ticket with our support team at https://help.easynews.com/new, and we’ll work to resolve any specific issues you may have.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I have been with easynews for 20 plus…

I have been with easynews for 20 plus years and have rated them highly. But since they have updated their search engines to the new format all searches seem to be limited to 200 days retention, not the 5000plus as advertised. No matter how you change the preferences the search index are limited to 100 items per page. Lost alot of its quick usability. Sort it out quickly please.

October 5, 2024
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Hello, we're sorry to hear you are experiencing issues with our service. We would love to further assist you, please create a ticket through our support page https://help.easynews.com/new

You can also email us directly at support@easynews.com if you'd rather

We look forward to hearing back from you soon.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easynews is an easy to use and reliable…

Easynews is an easy to use and reliable high-speed usenet provider, plain and simple!

While learning how to use the usenet and handling files has somewhat a learning curve, I mastered that over nearly a decade of use. I used another usenet provider with a limited per monthly high-speed download amount.

I found usenet randomly (somewhere), looked up the service, and found a simple service with unlimited high speed downloads, at a fantastic subscription price. And super reliable!

Thanks guys!

September 20, 2024
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Thank you for being a member and for taking the time to leave a review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast downloads

Fast downloads, and great features for search. Everything you want in an nntp service.

September 11, 2024
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Thank you for being a member and for taking the time to leave a review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Boombastic

Easynews is easy going and boom bastic.

August 31, 2024
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Thank you for being a member and for taking the time to leave a review!

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