Prepaid-Usenet
- Free allowance
- A free 10 GB test account: 'einen kostenlosen 10GB-Testaccount' after email confirmation and an SMS activation code; no cost and no cancellation needed.
- Verdict
- caveatusable, with a named limit or an unprobed read path
- Cost
- free tier
- Identity
- any-phoneno card, phone required
- Binding limit
- volume-quota10 GB test account; paid blocks from 5 GB to 500 GB (third-party index)
- Evidence
- documented6 sources; a first-party page was read and the sentence quoted
- Freshness
- stale on 2026-12-04checked 2026-11-03 (live); stale on 2026-12-04
| Free tier | A free 10 GB test account: 'einen kostenlosen 10GB-Testaccount' after email confirmation and an SMS activation code; no cost and no cancellation needed. unit GB; metered on downloaded-bytes; The test needs an email address and a phone able to receive an SMS code. |
|---|---|
| Price | none stated |
| Limits |
The vendor pages read show no block price; the 5 GB to 500 GB range and 10 connections are from a third-party index. |
| Binding | volume-quota Every product is a fixed number of GB, 10 GB in the free test. |
| Identity | any-phone Registration sends a confirmation email and then an SMS code that unlocks the test ('erhalten Sie per SMS einen Freischaltcode'); no card is asked for the test and the vendor says it needs no bank or card data for prepaid purchases. |
| Egress | Prepaid volume blocks; the volume does not lapse at month end free allowance: 10 GB test account |
| Retention | Retention of up to over 1800 days (1800 days) |
| Interface | nntp NNTP with 256-bit SSL (third-party index) |
| Composes with | The 10 GB test can be topped up in the customer center at any time; an unused account just rests, so the free 10 GB is a standing test of the service. |
| Reliability | Backbone is not stated on the vendor pages read. |
| Notes | The free 10 GB is a one-off test, not a recurring allowance; the caveat is the SMS step and that the cheapest paid block price is third-party. |
| Evidence note | documented The test, retention and identity are from the vendor pages read on 2026-11-03; block prices are third-party. |
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Evidence 6
| date | source | what it proved |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | www.prepaid-usenet.de/registration/1 | the test account carries 10 GB at no cost |
| 2026-11-03 | www.prepaid-usenet.de/registration/1 | the test needs an email confirmation and then an SMS activation code |
| 2026-11-03 | www.prepaid-usenet.de/ | retention is stated as up to over 1800 days |
| 2026-11-03 | www.prepaid-usenet.de/ | the test is free with no subscription behind it |
| 2026-11-03 | www.prepaid-usenet.de/ | prepaid purchases need no bank, direct-debit or card data |
| 2026-11-03 | www.usenet.org/providers/prepaidusenet | a third-party index gives the block range 5 GB to 500 GB and 10 connections |