Agent Premium news is also refereed to as, “Forte”. This Usenet provider is not the lowest on the food chain, but we do have better providers featured on our home page. They offer a retention rate just below 1000 and an uncapped connection speed. They also have a secure server available for all account types. Some great promotions and a 1 month free trial top it off. I broke them down to see what exactly they do offer and what exactly they do not offer.
Retention: Agent Premium news offers a 600 day retention for all binary information and a 700 day retention for all text. I have seen some providers offer a 90 day retention rate, so this rate is definitely not as bad as it could be. Some of the competition, like those featured on the front page of this website, offer a little bit more but some of them do not offer features such as free trials.
Anonymity: This Usenet provider offers SSL for all user account types for uploading and downloading.
Pricing: They offer unlimited accounts as well as monthly metered accounts. The four account types available are:
– 15GB for $2.95 a month
– 30GB for $5.95 a month
– 75GB for $9.95 a month
– Unlimited amount of Gigabytes for only $14.75 a month
All of the plans, except for the unlimited account plan, come with the first month free as a trial. This is a great way to really test the connection and amount of newsgroups available to you. Another great feature is that they offer the same amount of retention and speed for every account. As well, no matter which plan you choose, you get the same amount of connections. I know with some providers, you need to pay for more connections.
Speed: You can take full advantage of you internet connection and max it out when you use Agent Premium News. They offer an uncapped connection with a speed of 1000 Megabytes per second; that is insanely fast.They also claim to have a header download speed that is 10 times faster than much of the competition due to the fact that they have special compression technology. Most defiantly if you are looking for speed, Agent Premium News has it.
Features:
– Free trials available for most account types
– Uncapped connection with a secure server
– A 600 to 700 day retention
– Up to 1000Mbps Speeds
– Up to 4 connections simultaneously
– 94 % Completion rate (see below)
– Header compression for faster downloading
Recommendation:
The face that they offer a free trial is great, but they do not offer it for the unlimited account. As well, they only have online support through e-mail. They do claim to get back to you within 1 business day however. Live Chat is always a plus when you are starting with a new company. They also did not seem to offer any block plans. Four simultaneous connections is good for speed but a 94% completion (according to the FAQ. Or is it 99%, like their homepage claims?) rate is a little lower than some of the other providers we have reviewed. I would recommend them for their speed and free 1 month trial. No harm in giving them a try if it’s free!
