XSNews Review

XSNews or XS News is based in the Netherlands (Amsterdam) and is a well-known Usenet provider for over a decade, locally and internationally.

With the emphasis on quality, simplicity, and customer satisfaction, they promise an excellent Usenet experience. In this Usenet provider review, we tested the ELITE package.

Packages / Price & Coupon Code

XSNews has three different flat rate subscriptions with unlimited downloading. With the ELITE subscription, you’ll have unlimited speed. Besides that, you can choose the “Super” subscription with a 50Mbit/mo—cap, 20 connections, and a speed of 6.25 MB/s. Don’t just look at any Eweka reviews. In our review, you’ll see that it is a bit cheaper with the Eweka coupon discount (yearly payment).

On top of that, they have three different block accounts with unlimited speed and 20 connections. You’ll pay per downloaded gigabyte and can choose between 100, 250, 500, and 1000GB. If you don’t want a subscription, this might be something for you.

See how this plays out against others in our news servers comparison chart.

ELITE package

• Unlimited downloads
• Unlimited speed
• 30 connections
• 2000+ days retention
• 99.8% completeness
• 200,000+ newsgroups
• SSL encryption
• No DMCA takedowns

As you can see in Tweaknews reviews, this is much cheaper than Tweaknews with a slightly reduced package (fewer connections, less retention, and no VPN).

Payment options

There are several payment options available, even Bitcoin.

Connectivity and Configuration

• Address: reader.xsnews.nl
• Ports: 119, 80, 443 (SSL) or 563 (SSL)
• Connections: 30
• Retention: 2000+ days

You can use these settings to download with a newsreader of your choice like SABnzbd.

Speed

We only used 7 connections to max out the 300 Mbps cable connection in The Hague, Netherlands. All files from different binary groups were downloaded at a stable maximum speed without “missing articles” or delays.

The XS News servers are located in the Netherlands, and unless you have a high-speed connection (800+ Mbps), you will still max out your internet connection. This speed is similar to the speed we measured in the USENEXT user reviews.

To avoid disappointment and wasting money, test it yourself during a two-week period of free Usenet downloads.

Retention

The retention of more than five and a half years is sufficient for most downloaders. If you prefer downloading with much higher retention, check out EasyNews, Newshosting, and UsenetServer. In addition, we negotiated a UsenetServer special offer discount.

Download completion

We also reached the promised completion with each download and had a very consistent experience, similar to our Newshosting vs UsenetServer comparison.

Support

You can call Tech Support by phone. They list the phone number on their website which is available from Monday till Friday between 10:00 AM and 8:00 PM (CET/Amsterdam). Support is closed on national holidays.

You can also write Tech Support from My XS News, from the XS News website, or by email. They have an FAQ section on their help page for regular questions. If you want the best 24/7 customer support, check out our EasyNews search review.

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