Commonly Asked Questions
News Server Information
It is quite easy to get started with Usenetnow. You need only several things to do so.
1) An active account with us
2) A newsreader
There are many newsreaders out there. Finding the best one to use can seem difficult, luckily there are many free ones that you can try, to find one that suits your needs. Below is a list of some of the more common newsreaders. Please note that this list is not by any means comprehensive, but can be used to point you in the right direction. Usenetnow does not recomend any of these newsreaders over the other.
- GrabIt
- Alt.Binz
- SabNZBd
- Newsbin
- Newsleecher
There are many Usenet and Newsgroup related guides and forums on the web that have a wealth of information (way more than we could put in our FAQ pages!) that will assist you further with setting up your chosen newsreader and getting the most out of your account with us.
The short answer is no. Our accounts are designed, and priced, for personal use only, from one IP address at any given time. We believe we offer a great value and in order to do this, we need to enforce this policy. We hope our customers can understand this decision.
We have two servers in the USA, this includes one on the West Coast.
We have one server in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
We also have one server in Sydney Australia.
We have the most locations bringing Usenet closer to you where ever you may be in the world!
Once you login to the dashboard you can click “Newsreader Setup Guide” to have all connection info available to you.
You are allowed to use up to 100 connections to connect to our servers, however most users should not need to use this many.
You have the following port options to connect to our servers:
Standard Non-SSL Connections: Ports 23,119, 2000,8080,9000
SSL Connections: Ports 443, 563, 5563
The addresses for the news server are as follows:
US Server: usnews.usenetnow.net
US West Server: usnewswest.usenetnow.net
EU Server: eunews.usenetnow.net
Australia Server: aunews.usenetnow.net
IPv6 Access (Your ISP and Newsreader must support this option):
US Server: usnews-v6.usenetnow.net
US West Server: usnewswest-v6.usenetnow.net
EU Server: eunews-v6.usenetnow.net
Australia Server: aunews-v6.usenetnow.net
You can also login to the dashboard with your login info and click the “Newsreader Setup Guide” link to be given all of the connection info.
Payment
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If for some reason you need to cancel your account with us, you must do one of two things.
If you paid by Paypal, log into your paypal account and cancel there. These options will be located under your active subscriptions.
If you paid by credit card directly, you can login to our website and cancel the subscription there.
Yes! We accept paypal, payment by mail and also various crypto payments. Simply select the appropriate option at checkout.