CHARACTER SELECT · PROVIDER FILE #01 · TESTED 28 JUL – 02 AUG 2026

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NEWSDEMON

Three fully replicated regions on its own NVMe spools, post-quantum hybrid encryption, SlickVPN on every recurring plan and a crypto lineup nobody else matches. Blocks never expire.

UNLIMITEDFREE VPNBLOCKS

RETENTION

5,700+ D

CONN

50

SERVERS

US·EU·NL

FROM

$2.33/M

TOTAL SCORE

9.6

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K&L TECHNOLOGIES, INC. — GREENVILLE, SC (UK PRESENCE)

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01SPEEDWEIGHT 20%9.6▲

Line-saturating. Three fully replicated regions on its own NVMe spools, post-quantum hybrid encryption, SlickVPN on every recurring plan and a crypto lineup nobody else matches. Blocks never expire.

SCORE

9.6

WEIGHT

20%

DETAIL

Line-saturating

02RETENTIONWEIGHT 18%9.7▼

03BACKBONEWEIGHT 15%9.0▼

04COMPLETIONWEIGHT 15%9.8▼

05SERVERSWEIGHT 8%9.6▼

06LOCATIONSWEIGHT 8%9.4▼

07SECURITYWEIGHT 8%9.9▼

08VPNWEIGHT 5%9.7▼

09PAYMENTSWEIGHT 3%9.9▼

VS MODE

SPEC

NEWSDEMON

USENETEXPRESS

SPEED

9.6

9.8

RETENTION

9.7

8.8

BACKBONE

9.0

9.9

COMPLETION

9.8

9.4

SERVERS

9.6

9.7

LOCATIONS

9.4

9.2

SECURITY

9.9

9.2

VPN

9.7

8.3

PAYMENTS

9.9

9.5

+ WINS

▸Post-quantum hybrid encryption (X25519MLKEM768) — a genuinely distinctive claim in this market.

▸Three claimed server-farm regions with full article replication.

▸SlickVPN free on all recurring plans; blocks are non-expiring.

▸Widest crypto lineup of the twelve, plus SEPA and iDEAL.

− LOSSES

▸Backbone independence is contested — industry maps still link its deep archive to UsenetExpress.

▸Its own pages quote six different retention figures.

▸US jurisdiction, so DMCA automation applies.

FINAL VERDICT_

Newshosting is the benchmark the rest of the roster gets measured against: the Omicron group's flagship network, the deepest advertised retention pool anywhere, 100 connections, and the best bundled newsreader in the business. The caveats are real but small — US DMCA jurisdiction, cards-and-PayPal-only payments, and renewal prices that jump after the promo year. Take the annual promo, skip month-to-month, and verify the price at checkout — retention figures are advertised, not independently measured.

9.6

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LAST BENCHED 02 AUG 2026