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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was having trouble enabling my new account and was able to reach someone in Astraweb support in less than an hour. The problem was solved in a few emails and I am up and running now. A big thanks

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I renewed automatically at a higher rate than the currently advertised rate and they were happy to update my pricing.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I previously had an Astraweb account from 2015-2023. They recently sent me an email offering me a 12 month subscription with 3 extra free months at a cost of $2.99 a month. I took them u... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

have been with AstraWeb for many years and have never had any issues with connection or retention period. I would highly recommend to anyone looking to start with NewsGroups

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  1. Internet Service Provider
  2. Computer Service

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At Astraweb, our commitment has always been to provide reliable access to Usenet in the US and Europe. We have proudly supported our users since 1997 with unlimited speeds, top-rated performance, and comprehensive binary and text retention across a full range of newsgroups.


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4.3

Excellent

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

29 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was having trouble enabling my new…

I was having trouble enabling my new account and was able to reach someone in Astraweb support in less than an hour. The problem was solved in a few emails and I am up and running now. A big thanks

5 April 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have been a customer for 10+ years

I have been a customer for 10+ years. Two years ago they decided to increase the yearly cost from $96 to $120, but still offering $96 to everyone else and without warning. This year they were going to add another $24 to the price.
I cancelled and they immediately offered the old price, $120 plus tree free months. I ignored it, as $95 is a better deal.
They did not give up, and offered $48 plus 3 months free, which I tried to except, but they just ignore me. So bye bye Astraweb

20 November 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good Usenet provider

Despite some of the bad reviews on some of the "Usenet review" websites (which look kinda shady to me), I've pretty well never had a problem with Astraweb. I've been with them as a yearly subscriber since 2020, and had a block account with them prior to that dating back to 2011. They do appear to honor takedown requests, but who doesn't?

26 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Basically scammed with terrible support

I previously had an Astraweb account from 2015-2023. They recently sent me an email offering me a 12 month subscription with 3 extra free months at a cost of $2.99 a month.

I took them up on the offer, but they then billed me 44.85 - the cost of the full 15 months.

I emailed support expecting it to be easily rectified. I sent them the original email which clearly states that there are 3 free months. I also sent them a screenshot of my account page showing that I bought a 12 month subscription.

After going back and forth with them over the course of a few days they respond with this: "Thanks for being patient. We reviewed your plan and we see that the charge is correct.

To clarify, the offer is $2.99/month billed for the first 15 months in full which is why it is showing $44.85 then it will renew at $71.99/year."

Well, thanks, but I didn't need anything 'clarified' - I have an email here that states "You won’t find a deal like this anywhere else. All this for only $2.99/mo — but only if you act fast! Oh, and did we mention you also get 3 months of Astraweb access for free?"

There are many USENET providers who offer an equal or better service and they won't mess you around like this - choose one of those instead.

8 November 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect service

have been with AstraWeb for many years and have never had any issues with connection or retention period. I would highly recommend to anyone looking to start with NewsGroups

19 March 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best of the lot IMHO

Been with astraweb for years. They have much better speeds than most providers. I use 3 providers in total and astraweb out performs the other 2.

17 March 2024
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