BinTube proudly claims that they are here to take the Usenet experience to a whole new level. The claim is quite brave given the fact that they will be competing against some of the very best in the industry. But, they have already been pretty successful in creating a niche out for themselves in the Usenet market & they will continue to do so given the quality of their services remain what it is today. The biggest plus point of BinTube’s service is that it can stream videos while you download. With this feature BinTube has been able to attract a whole lot of Usenet users to itself. Let’s now take a detailed look at the offerings of BinTube.
Retention: BinTube offers an incredible 1048 days of binary retention, which means a retention rate of almost 3 years. They also provide text retention of 1095 days. The retention rate provided by BinTube is at par with the best in the Usenet industry & even better than some of them.
Speed: As per customer feedbacks speed is never an issue with BinTube. They have server farms in both US & Europe & with up to 20 simultaneous connections you are sure to get a pretty high speed with BinTube. BinTube also offers alternate plans in case your ISP reduces your bandwidth. Network of BinTube is multi-tiered & fully redundant, which offers maximum bandwidth allocation at all times.
Completion rates: BinTube has a completion rate of more than 99% which is again, at par, with the best in the industry.
Newsgroups: BinTube covers more than 85,000 newsgroups. Although, the number of newsgroups covered is good, it can still be better.
Pricing: Pricing plan of BinTube can be a downer for the smaller Usenet users. BinTube only has a single pricing plan of $10.99/month. But it offers unlimited access to both the US & European servers & also includes the free custom client & Usenet search system. For big & medium Usenet users this plan is perfect. The users will also get SSL encryption & 20 simultaneous connections with this plan.
Free trial: Unfortunately, BinTube does not provide for any free trial of their services. But one can have a free trial of their Usenet client.
Security/anonymity: Security & anonymity is guaranteed with all BinTube connections. You can expect to be secure if you are using the BinTube client. But if you are using your own newsreader then BinTube offers free SSL encryptions via ports 443 & 563.
Customer support: Customer support is pretty quick since they have an online help desk. But customer support is also provided through email.
Payment options: You can pay BinTube through credit cards or through your PayPal accounts.
Other cool features: Unlike popular perceptions the combined Usenet Client & the Usenet Search works well in BinTube. But the coolest feature of BinTube is undoubtedly the ability to stream videos even when it is downloading.
Conclusion: Unlimited usage, 1000+ days of binary retention, 99% completion rate, 20 simultaneous connections & free SSL encryption at just $10.99, BinTube is highly recommended from our side.
