It wasn’t too long ago when we announced that Giganews was going to try to hit 240 days. We had a feeling that they were going to try to do something drastic- something that hadn’t been done with Usenet before, when we asked you how much retention was too much.
Giganews: 365 days retention! They just publically released that they have committed to achieving this, and they’re growing daily towards it.
What! I had to save this post for a few days, so you wouldn’t think this was an April Fool’s Day Prank- it’s just that insane. Compared to other top usenet providers like NewsHosting, Giganews just seems to be too good a value to pass up.
Have you switched Usenet providers or are you planning to? Who are you with? Let us know in the comments at NZBTrader.org
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One of the leading usenet service providers, Giganews, is expecting to announce a retention of 240 days by the end of this month. Coupled with its new acceptance of the popular online payment gateway PayPal, more and more users are finding it difficult to say no to the NNTP giant. But does more retention really deliver more value?
Having greater usenet retention can debated as having greater freedom. More freedom to download what you want, and when you want it. As Giganews strives to increase its retention for users, other providers are either struggling to keep up, or have given up altogether, left to hover around the 100 day mark. I can only guess that Giganews is aiming to hit a retention of 365 days (one full year), but is that giving us more value by having an account? Would we even use it, or do we tend to grab things as they are released?
Is it too much? Tell us in the blog comments at The NZB Blog at NZBTrader.org
Giganews, the world’s largest premium Usenet service provider, is now offering support for custom usernames for their new and existing members. Support for this new feature is an attempt by Giganews to improve their members’ user experience.
New Giganews members will now have the option to create their own custom username when they sign up for a Giganews account. For existing members, the process is just as easy.
Existing Giganews members need only sign into their Giganews control panel and select the “Change Username” link on the panel’s homepage. There the current member will enter their desired username and click “Change Username“. An existing member’s newly changed username will be in effect about 15 minutes after they have submitted it for change.
Giganews is currently the leading usenet provider with 200 days retention!
To find out more about Giganews, check them out their site:
http://www.giganews.com/
