Block account finder
Pick your current Usenet provider and get block accounts on a different backbone — so a missing article on one backbone is filled from another.
Select your provider to see block accounts on a different backbone.
Your backbone:
0 block accounts on other backbones
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5,500
days retention
Block pricing: Ranges $8-$15 depending on commitment length
- EU · USA
- SSL
Operating since 1997; block accounts available; no newsreader or VPN included
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4,380
days retention
Block pricing: One-time block purchases only ($1.99-$99.99)
- EU · USA
- SSL
Pure block account model with no expiry; global server locations; operates UsenetNow and Frugal Usenet
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2,800
days retention
Block pricing: Ranges $3.43-$19.49 depending on plan; block packages available
- EU
- SSL
EU-based; hybrid flat-rate and block model; 100,000+ newsgroups; GDPR compliant
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3,000
days retention
Block pricing: Ranges €3.50-€9.75/month; block plans €2.95-€41.95
- EU
- SSL
Operating since 2009; 135,000+ newsgroups; 100+ payment methods
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5,600
days retention
Block pricing: $4.99/month or $50/year (~$4.17/month)
- EU · USA
- SSL
Global server locations; annual plan includes 300 GB BlockNews bonus; 85,000+ newsgroups
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1,100
days retention
Block pricing: Ranges $5.89-$29.52 depending on speed tier
- EU
- SSL
Dutch provider; eight flat-rate speed-tiered plans; block accounts available; 150,000 newsgroups
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2,100
days retention
Block pricing: €2.95-€9.95; block plans €13.99-€42.99
- EU
- SSL
Seven speed tiers; specialized nighttime account (€4.75); 85,000 newsgroups
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5,700
days retention
Block pricing: Ranges $3-$6/month for subscriptions; block plans $10-$60
- EU · USA
- SSL
Operating since 2001; includes SlickVPN; post-quantum encryption support
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1,800
days retention
Block pricing: Prepaid blocks only: $5.90-$29.50 depending on data volume
- EU · USA
- SSL
German provider; prepaid blocks never expire; can be combined; 100,000+ newsgroups
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5,000
days retention
Block pricing: Ranges $5.99-$10.99 for subscriptions; block plans $1.99-$59.99
- EU · USA
- SSL
Includes News Rover newsreader; optional VPN available; multiple payment methods
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5,700
days retention
Block pricing: Ranges $2.91-$8/month for subscriptions; block plans $3.50-$33.50
- EU · USA
- SSL
Operating 12+ years; includes SlickVPN; free Unlimited newsreader; no-log policy
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3,000
days retention
Block pricing: €4.95 or €7.95 monthly; €15 one-time for 500GB block
- EU · USA
- SSL
Dutch provider; no activity logging; compatible with SABnzbd, NZBGet, Sonarr, Radarr
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3,000
days retention
Block pricing: Ranges $1.99-$5.89 depending on plan and billing cycle
- EU · USA
- SSL
Dutch provider; multiple speed tiers (20-1000 Mbps); block accounts available
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5,000
days retention
Block pricing: Monthly plans at $10/month; block accounts available
- EU · USA
- SSL
Block accounts available; XSNews bonus server access with 500GB option
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1,825
days retention
Block pricing: Ranges €1.79-€3.59/month; block plans available
- EU
- SSL
Budget-friendly EU provider; account sharing permitted; no activity logging
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4,000
days retention
Block pricing: Ranges $3.75-$5.98/month for subscriptions
- EU · USA
- SSL
Multiple payment methods including crypto; 134,000+ newsgroups; block plans available
A block account only adds reliability when it sits on a backbone your main provider does not use. Add it to SABnzbd or NZBGet as a lower-priority backup server: your main account is tried first, and only missing parts fall through to the block, so it lasts for years.