Usenet News Server - Frequently Asked Questions ................................................................................................................................................................................ FAQ > Pricing Plans > Unlimited Plans Why do you only offer 20 connections? Most news reader software require only 2 connections to function. We believe that you will not get higher throughput or bandwidth utilization by using more than 20 connections. The main limitations of bandwidth or speed to the news server is the actual physical limitation of your bandwidth to our servers. If you are a dial-up user, this means that your modem can only achieve a maximum of 56k. Our plans cater well for all users and provides the full download speeds that your connection is capable of. More connections will not increase the download speeds from our servers. Using too many connections can actually slow down your overall download speeds. Back

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