Frequently Asked Questions

A premium Usenet service, Maximum Usenet offers users high-speed connections to newsgroup servers that offer a high completion and retention rate. Make sure you check out a complete list of our benefits for more information.

Maximum Usenet provides high-speed access to Usenet to users across the globe for exceptional service.

No, your download speed will depend on internet traffic, connection speed and route to servers. Maximum Usenet does not rate limit its users.

Simply go to the members area. There you'll find an overview of how to use the members area and check bandwidth.

A monthly account will be automatically renewed at the end of each billing cycle until the user cancels his or her account. Keep in mind that the billing cycle may not coincide with the calendar month. The cycle will begin when the user signs up for service and renews after 30 days.

We will refund payment within 30 days if you are unhappy with the service.

If you'd like to change your password and/or your username, log into the members area and click the change information button.

You may cancel your account within the members area. Should you run into any problems canceling your account, contact the billing department.

Members are allowed 50 simultaneous.

All of Maximum Usenet's plans include 256-bit SSL security encryption.

There are currently in the vicinity of 107,000 newsgroups available on Maximum Usenet. We are able to offer access to over 100,000 groups, although some groups are considered 'dead' and do not have content or have very little content, so we try to exclude these. We are willing to take suggestions from our users regarding newsgroups they'd like to see.

Download speed depends on various factors such as internet traffic, connection speed, etc. Maximum Usenet will not rate limit or throttle speeds for any user. Access is available from the US and EU servers to help ensure users may take advantage of the fastest speeds available.

Usenet uses SSL, which stands for Secure Socket Layer, to encrypt information. This technology has been used for years to make sure internet service providers did not limit connection speed. Port 563 is used when using an SSL connection with Usenet; this is not throttled by many ISPs, which allows for full-speed connections.

Yes. Downloading from a secured connection means that the information being downloaded is scrambled on both ends and reassembled using an encryption key only accessed by the two ends of the 'transaction'. SSL helps secure login and password information, as well as other private information being sent. What's more, in some cases when an ISP is traffic shaping ports used for Usenet, the user may witness an increase in speed since the SSL ports are not being traffic shaped by the ISP.

It's easy! We will accept payment in American dollars using Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover or PayPal, or we'll accept payment in GBP through WolrdPay. Simply navigate to and follow the instructions.

We'll accept US Dollars and UK Pounds using many credit and debit cards, and we'll also accept payments through PayPal if the user is paying in US Dollars. You'll be informed of the accepted methods of payments again when signing up.

Once you sign up for a Maximum Usenet membership, you'll receive a membership email and a receipt email. In the membership email you'll find your username and password. Make sure that you retain both emails for your records.

Yes! If you do not give a valid email address, you won't receive either the membership email or the receipt email, and you need to have both of these to complete the sign up process. We will not sell your information and we will not send you spam. You'll only receive emails from Maximum Usenet regarding issues with your account.

Check your spam folder and make sure that you adjust your filter to accept emails from Maximum Usenet. If you need the welcome email to be resent, just contact us using the valid email you provided during sign up and we'll provide assistance. We strive for ultra-fast email response and our help desk is open 24/7!

Visit the ports page for information regarding which ports to use. You may use ports 119, 443 and 8080 for Non-SSL and 563, 80, 81 for SSL. Those who are experiencing poor routing may use ports 7,000, 8,000 or 9,000.

Maximum Usenet counts every byte of information going from our server to our users' computer including files that come from binaries groups and text groups. Transfer amounts for posts our users make to groups are not counted, however.

Go to the members area and find the page that details the amount of transfer you've used for the period. Statistic sections are updated every hour for your convenience.

You may use a credit/debit card or a PayPal account. Membership plans renew every month until canceled by the user. In the members area you'll find a cancellation form that must be filled out when the user wishes to cancel. For those who signed up using their PayPal or WorldPay account, they'll have to sign in to their PayPal or WorldPay account and cancel the subscription there in addition to filling out the cancellation form with Maximum Usenet.

Autorecycling allows Maximum Usenet to automatically renew a user's account once they've reached their download limit for the month. Otherwise, once a user reaches his or her download limit for the month, they will no longer be able to download content from newsgroups until the next billing cycle. This will also move future billing dates. For instance, if you sign up for a 2GB/month plan on the 5th of the month and use all of the 2GB on the 27th of the same month, autorecycling will allow Maximum Usenet to automatically re-bill you for the price of the 2GB plan on that day. Future re-bill dates will be moved to the 27th of the month as well—unless you again use all of the 2GB before the re-bill date, in which case the re-bill date will be moved again.

Yes. All you need to do is login to the members area and click the appropriate link to turn on/off autorecycling. Be aware, however, that turning off autorecycling does not cancel auto renewal of your account on the next re-bill date.

It's easy. You can cancel your account using the control panel after logging into the members area. After you cancel, your account will still be active until the end of the current billing cycle. You may reactivate your account at any time. If you signed up for a free trial, be sure to cancel the account before the trial period is over. If you used PayPal or WorldPay to sign up, be sure to cancel your subscription or FuturePay Agreement as well to avoid complications.

Simple. Just follow this link: http://www.maximumusenet.com/members/payhistory.php

No. If Maximum Usenet determines that multiple IP addresses are being used to access a particular account, we reserve the right to cancel that account. Refer to the Terms Page for further information.

Yes. Just go to the members area and utilize the change form provided.