# StingyUsenet

> Awesome Usenet, super-duper prices — the best for less.

StingyUsenet is a no-nonsense, budget Usenet provider. We keep it deliberately simple — one product family, no upsells, no VPN, no free tryout — and pass the savings straight on to you. Good speeds, huge retention, an awesome control panel, low prices.

StingyUsenet (https://stingyusenet.com) is a Usenet access provider operated by NectoFarm B.V. (Arnhem, the Netherlands). This file describes the site for large language models and AI agents; a longer version with the full blog posts is at https://stingyusenet.com/llms-full.txt. The site is available in English and Dutch; all page URLs are language-prefixed (for example /en/order/ or /nl/order/).

Last updated: 2026-10-11.

## Quick facts

- **Provider:** StingyUsenet, operated by NectoFarm B.V. (Dutch company, KVK 72232854)
- **News server:** news.stingyusenet.com (SSL on ports 563 and 443, plain on 119 and 80)
- **Plans:** STINGY
- **Price:** from € 4,95 for 30 days (STINGY)
- **Best value:** € 54,95 for 365 days (STINGY)
- **Billing:** no automatic or recurring billing, no stored card details; you renew when you want
- **Customer rating:** 5 out of 5 from 47 reviews (https://stingyusenet.com/en/reviews/)
- **Languages:** English, Nederlands
- **Support:** support@stingyusenet.com

## What is Usenet

Usenet is a worldwide distributed discussion and file-exchange system, originally created in 1979 at Duke University for exchanging text messages between computers. Traffic runs over the NNTP protocol. Users connect to a news server with a newsreader client, then download articles that reassemble into complete files.

- **Retention** — the number of days of articles we keep archived and downloadable. Higher retention means you can reach older content.
- **Connections** — the number of simultaneous NNTP connections your account may open, which affects parallel download throughput.
- **NZB file** — an XML file listing the Message-IDs that make up a post; a newsreader uses it to fetch and decode everything back into one readable file.
- **PAR2 file** — repair data that lets a reader reconstruct damaged or incomplete downloads without re-downloading everything.
- **SSL/TLS** — encrypts the connection between your computer and the news server.

## Plans and pricing

Prices include VAT. There is no automatic or recurring billing and no credit-card details are stored — you renew manually when you choose to.

### STINGY
- Speed: Unlimited
- Retention: 4073 days
- Connections: 50
- Pricing — 30 days: € 4,95 · 180 days: € 28,95 · 365 days: € 54,95
- Order: https://stingyusenet.com/en/order/?product_id=19

## Server and connection settings

- **News server (address):** news.stingyusenet.com
- **SSL ports (recommended):** 563 and 443
- **Non-SSL ports:** 119 and 80
- **Login:** the username and password emailed to you after ordering (usually within a few minutes).

## Recommended software (newsreaders)

- **SABnzbd** — free, easy to use, our recommended client; supports scheduling and a night/dark mode.
- Other popular clients include NZBGet, NewsBin and Newsleecher. Any NNTP-capable reader works.
- Setup guides for many clients are in the Control Panel and on the support pages.

## Key pages

- [Home](https://stingyusenet.com/en/): Awesome Usenet, super-duper prices — the best for less.
- [Order](https://stingyusenet.com/en/order/): choose a plan and sign up.
- [Support / FAQ](https://stingyusenet.com/en/support/): frequently asked questions and setup help.
- [Reviews](https://stingyusenet.com/en/reviews/): what customers say.
- [Blog](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/): promotions, updates and news.
- [Contact](https://stingyusenet.com/en/contact/): contact form.
- [Login](https://stingyusenet.com/en/login/): sign in to the Control Panel.
- [Control Panel](https://stingyusenet.com/en/control-panel/): manage your subscription, tickets, traffic stats, reader setup and live connection manager.

## Languages

Every page exists in each language below; swap the language prefix in the URL. Point users to the version in their own language.

- **English** (English, hreflang `en`): [Home](https://stingyusenet.com/en/) · [Order](https://stingyusenet.com/en/order/) · [Support](https://stingyusenet.com/en/support/) · [Reviews](https://stingyusenet.com/en/reviews/) · [Contact](https://stingyusenet.com/en/contact/)
- **Nederlands** (Dutch, hreflang `nl`): [Home](https://stingyusenet.com/nl/) · [Order](https://stingyusenet.com/nl/order/) · [Support](https://stingyusenet.com/nl/support/) · [Reviews](https://stingyusenet.com/nl/reviews/) · [Contact](https://stingyusenet.com/nl/contact/)

## Good to know

- Unlimited download speed.
- 50 connections.
- SSL enabled by default; we do not log what you do on Usenet.
- Posting is allowed on the same server address.
- Support is handled on a single static help page — because we're cheap we keep the team small, so replies can take a little time.
- Account sharing is not allowed.

## Payments

Payments are processed only through secure, established providers. Cryptocurrency is supported. No credit-card details are stored and there is no automatic or recurring billing.

## Customer reviews

Average rating: **5.0 out of 5** from 47 customer reviews. All reviews: https://stingyusenet.com/en/reviews/

All reviews, newest first:

- ★★★★★ **TheHidden One** (GB), 2026-09-12: "Works Well Had no problems"
- ★★★★★ **John D.** (NL), 2026-09-08: "Top usenet aanbieder. Nooit geen problemen mee."
- ★★★★★ **T L.** (US), 2026-07-09: "They're great, I haven't had any issues."
- ★★★★★ **Armando Moran** (US), 2026-07-01: "Reliable and fast. Can't go with anything better!"
- ★★★★★ **Kyle M.** (CA), 2026-05-21: "Nothing stingy about this provider at all. Have been using them for several years and am very happy with the service"
- ★★★★★ **Bart Filippo** (NL), 2026-05-15: "no-nonsense provder, met zeer scherpe prijs en goede kwaliteit, ga zo door!"
- ★★★★★ **Ronald Ansberg** (NL), 2026-02-01: "Top ik vind een van de beste"
- ★★★★★ **Mikael A.** (AU), 2025-12-16: "Excellent service, fast speeds, great support."
- ★★★★★ **Vladimir N.** (DE), 2025-11-21: "Great service! Very responsive."
- ★★★★★ **gareth o.** (GB), 2025-10-13: "great avalibility of articles, price is always good, especially as the avalibility of articles is always above 90%"
- ★★★★★ **Mike Iversen** (US), 2025-08-02: "A pretty reliable provider. Importantly they are backboned by someone other than Omicron"
- ★★★★★ **Greg L.** (US), 2025-05-19: "Good content, good retention."
- ★★★★★ **Clint B.** (US), 2025-05-15: "I'm new to usenet, StingyUsenet has been an absolute delight to use."
- ★★★★★ **Cornelis Bove** (NL), 2025-03-07: "prima verbinding, geen storingen enzovoort."
- ★★★★★ **carl geugten** (NL), 2025-02-11: "werkt altijd goed. bedankt"
- ★★★★★ **Bram L.** (NL), 2025-01-26: "Works excellent and I get a discount for writing this!"
- ★★★★★ **Esther R.** (NL), 2024-12-14: "heerlijk snel en betaalbaar ook voor even een korte periode"
- ★★★★★ **Oscar F.** (US), 2024-12-14: "Si señor, very good, Si señor,"
- ★★★★★ **Colin B.** (DE), 2024-09-26: "I've got quite the tale to tell! After a 15-year hiatus, I've made a grand return to newsgroups—better late than never, right? I've sampled all the usual Usenet providers, but then I decided to scout for alternatives. That's when I stumbled upon StingyUsenet. My initial reaction was, "What the...?" The name alone is shockingly unique. So, off I went to their homepage, and boy, was I in for a surprise! The StingyUsenet homepage is a breath of fresh air—clean, user-friendly, with a nice pastel green color scheme that offers a "calming experience." And the prices? They're so good you'll have to see for yourself. The StingyUsenet blog is brimming with tempting discounts! Server details and login info are crystal clear in the site's control panel. They've got a smorgasbord of payment options too. I'm using Newbin Pro, and setup was a breeze. Plus, StingyUsenet hooks me up with excellent connection speeds."
- ★★★★★ **Evan C.** (CA), 2024-03-23: "Excellent speeds and price"
- ★★★★★ **Bert Strijker** (NL), 2024-02-02: "Het meeste is er wel. soms iets niet, kan gebeuren :-)"
- ★★★★★ **D D.** (US), 2024-01-08: "Thank you! Stingy is a great service to use."
- ★★★★★ **Rick J.** (NL), 2024-01-02: "Great service and no issues with fast usenet services"
- ★★★★★ **klaas v.** (NL), 2023-11-10: "Werkt perfect ,in een jaar tijd geen downtime !!"
- ★★★★★ **Willem E** (NL), 2023-10-03: "Snel en correct duidelijk en een goede site."
- ★★★★★ **Danny B.** (AT), 2023-09-11: "Perfect usenet provider! IGN 10/10"
- ★★★★★ **Suho M.** (CH), 2023-05-14: "Stable and reliable service!"
- ★★★★★ **simon w.** (NL), 2023-04-24: "prima service, werkt goed!"
- ★★★★☆ **Joshua C.** (US), 2023-01-23: "Overall reliable. Comparable to the $5/m I pay Newsdemon."
- ★★★★★ **trey b.** (NL), 2022-11-15: "Good service and always uptime and stable never had a failure."
- ★★★★★ **Wilma van der Graaf** (NL), 2022-11-10: "Jullie zijn erg goed en snel!"
- ★★★★★ **Sander v.** (NL), 2022-06-30: "Top!"
- ★★★★★ **Tony W.** (NL), 2022-05-03: "gebruik StingyUsenet nu bijna een jaar en alles loopt probleemloos en soepel."
- ★★★★★ **Vlad Zaharia** (US), 2022-03-18: "Worked fantastically ever since I started using them!"
- ★★★★★ **Peter B.** (NL), 2021-10-18: "super usenet en zeer goedkoop"
- ★★★★☆ **peter c.** (GB), 2021-09-07: "Its okay, catches some downloads that might not be picked up by others."
- ★★★★★ **Bauke Midd** (NL), 2021-05-27: "Prima usenet voor weinig geld niks mis mee"
- ★★★★★ **Dave B.** (GB), 2021-04-20: "Fantastic and Quick customer care. Servers are fast and trouble free! Very pleased with services offered."
- ★★★★★ **Ro M.** (US), 2021-03-30: "Seems to be good, retention is spot on"
- ★★★★★ **Peter B.** (DE), 2021-03-21: "The Best Provider in the Internet!!!"
- ★★★★★ **Timo Antoni** (DE), 2021-01-16: "Fast, Reliable and Cheap - exactly how i like it!"
- ★★★★★ **bert WOLSINK** (NL), 2020-11-29: "is heel goed en snel"
- ★★★★★ **Patrik S.** (DE), 2020-10-20: "This is perfect. I am lovin it"
- ★★★★★ **Nasser A.** (QA), 2020-06-22: "I wasn't happy with the speed but I am happy that a refund is in the process... Excellent Costumer Service, will try again if they fix the speed issue."
- ★★★★★ **Charlie B.** (NL), 2020-04-30: "Ik heb Stingy nu 1 maand gebruikt en ben er uitermate tevreden over. Aanmelden is easy en je kunt daarna gelijk ermee aan de slag. Aanrader voor iedereen die van goed usenet houdt en niet teveel wil betalen!"
- ★★★★★ **atje Klap** (NL), 2020-04-24: "stabiele server en goede retentie"
- ★★★★★ **Shea E.** (GB), 2020-03-22: "Used for a year and it’s always good service"

## Blog posts

- [Start of Autumn promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/start-of-autumn-2026/)
- [Curacao scored once! Discount to 35%](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/curacao-scored-once-discount-to-35/)
- [Smallest Country on the World Cup promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/smallest-country-on-the-world-cup-2026/)
- [Kingsday promotion: 40% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/kingsday-2026/)
- [Popcorn Lover's Day promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/popcorn-lovers-day-2026/)
- [We have no valentine promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/we-have-no-valentine-2026/)
- [January sucks, we don't: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/january-sucks-we-dont-2026/)
- [Another BF e-mail: Stingy 40% off](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/another-bf-e-mail-stingy-40-off/)
- [Black Friday promotion: 40% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/black-friday-2025/)
- [Early Bird Access: 40% Off at StingyUsenet](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/early-bird-access-40-off-at-stingyusenet/)
- [National Toilet Paper Day promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/national-toilet-paper-day-2025/)
- [Bring Your Manners to Work Day promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/bring-your-manners-to-work-day-2025/)
- [National Tell A Joke Day promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/national-tell-a-joke-day-2025/)
- [National Stay Out of the Sun Day promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/national-stay-out-of-the-sun-day-2025/)
- [End of the world day promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/end-of-the-world-day-2025/)
- [Stingy & Proud promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/stingy-proud-2025/)
- [Pinch Pennies, Hoard Data promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/pinch-pennies-hoard-data-2025/)
- [Christmas promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/christmas-2024/)
- [Black Friday 2024 promotion: 40% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/black-friday-2024/)
- [National Face Your Fears Day promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/national-face-your-fears-day-2024/)
- [Bring Your Manners to Work Day promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/bring-your-manners-to-work-day-2024/)
- [National Tell A Joke Day promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/national-tell-a-joke-day-2024/)
- [National Stay Out of the Sun Day promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/national-stay-out-of-the-sun-day-2024/)
- [Burger & Brisket Day promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/burger-brisket-day-2024/)
- [Christmas is always a Claus for celebration: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/christmas-2023/)
- [Black Friday promotion: 40% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/black-friday-2023/)
- [Halloween promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/halloween-2023/)
- [International Bacon Day promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/international-bacon-day-2023/)
- [Cucumber Time promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/cucumber-time-2023/)
- [5 year anniversary promotion: 40% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/5-year-anniversary-2023/)
- [World Biking Day promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/world-biking-day-2023/)
- [Kingsday promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/kingsday-2023/)
- [Potato Chip Day promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/potato-chip-day-2023/)
- [Not a valentines day promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/not-a-valentines-day-2023/)
- [Friday the 13th promotion: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/friday-the-13th-2023/)
- [Christmas is always a Claus for celebration: 35% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/christmas-2022/)
- [Black Friday promotion: 40% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/black-friday-2022/)
- [Halloween promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/halloween-2022/)
- [Burger day promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/burger-day-2022/)
- [Towel Day promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/towel-day-2022/)
- [Kingsday promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/kingsday-2022/)
- [Not a valentines day promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/not-a-valentines-day-2022/)
- [Pastrami Sandwich Day promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/pastrami-sandwich-day-2022/)
- [Christmas promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/christmas-2021/)
- [Black Friday promotion: 40% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/black-friday-2021/)
- [Halloween promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/halloween-2021/)
- [Friday the 13th promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/friday-the-13th-2021/)
- [National Doughnut Week promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/national-doughnut-week-2021/)
- [Picnic Day promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/picnic-day-2021/)
- [Burger & Brisket Day promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/burger-brisket-day-2021/)
- [Kingsday promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/kingsday-2021/)
- [Cheesesteak Day promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/cheesesteak-day-2021/)
- [Mother Language Day promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/mother-language-day-2021/)
- [Belly Laugh Day promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/belly-laugh-day-2021/)
- [Christmas promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/christmas-2020/)
- [Extended: Black Friday promotion: 40% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/black-friday-2020/)
- [Croquette day promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/croquette-day-2020/)
- [Peanut Day promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/peanut-day-2020/)
- [Cucumber Time promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/cucumber-time-2020/)
- [World Biking Day promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/world-biking-day-2020/)
- [International Nurses Day promotion: 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/international-nurses-day-2020/)
- [STAY-INSIDE-AND-USE-OUR-DISCOUNT promotion](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/stay-inside-and-use-our-discount-promotion/)
- [Friday the 13th promotion: 25% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/friday-the-13th-2020/)
- [Finally Valentines day is over!](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/valentines-day-is-finally-over-2020/)
- [StingyUsenet Blue Monday Sale](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/stingyusenet-blue-monday-sale/)
- [A very merry Christmas SALE at StingyUsenet](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/a-very-merry-christmas-sale-at-stingyusenet/)
- [Wicked Black Friday WHOPPING 30% discount](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/black-friday-2019/)
- [Welkom! StingyUsenet now available in Dutch! (25% discount)](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/stingyusenet-available-in-dutch/)
- [Introducing Bitcoin payments](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/introducing-bitcoin-payments/)
- [StingyUsenet and AffiliateFarm combine powers!](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/stingyusenet-and-affiliatefarm-combine-powers/)
- [Our only product: STINGY](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/stingyusenet-product/)
- [StingyUsenet is online!](https://stingyusenet.com/en/blog/stingyusenet-is-online/)

## Legal

- [Terms and conditions](https://stingyusenet.com/en/legal/terms-and-conditions/)
- [Privacy policy](https://stingyusenet.com/en/legal/privacy-policy/)
- [Acceptable use policy](https://stingyusenet.com/en/legal/acceptable-use-policy/)
- [Notice and takedown](https://stingyusenet.com/en/legal/notice-and-takedown/)

## Company

- **Operator:** NectoFarm B.V. (Dutch private limited company)
- **Address:** Nieuwstad 70-2, 6811 BM Arnhem, The Netherlands
- **Chamber of Commerce (KVK):** 72232854
- **VAT:** NL859039341B01
- **Support:** support@stingyusenet.com
- **Abuse / takedown:** misuse@stingyusenet.com

## Related Usenet providers (same operator)

| Provider | Focus | From | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| [**stingyusenet.com** (this site)](https://stingyusenet.com) | Budget / no-nonsense Usenet — lowest prices. | € 4,95 / 30 days | no |
| [turbousenet.com](https://turbousenet.com) | Speed-focused Usenet with the Wesley gnome mascot. | € 4,95 / 30 days | no |
| [usenet.agency](https://usenet.agency) | Full-service, professional Usenet with a free trial. | € 2,95 / 30 days | yes |
| [usenight.com](https://usenight.com) | Off-peak Usenet — cheapest, full speed at night. | € 1,99 / 30 days | no |