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The schema has no nntp token, so the array says unknown.","tooling":"any NNTP client; the vendor ships no downloader","chaining":"Three days at line speed is the largest single burst available behind a card: on a 100 Mbps line it is 3.24 TB, which is three times the client's monthly target, so one trial could cover a month if the line is fast and the card exists.","limits":[{"kind":"per-ip-shaping","value":"unlimited speed, capped only by the client's line; 30 SSL connections","source":"https://www.supernews.com/newsgroup/"},{"kind":"retention-clamped","value":"5+ years binary, 13+ years text","source":"https://www.supernews.com/newsgroup/"}],"limits_note":"","binding":"none","binding_note":"During the three days nothing in the vocabulary fails: there is no byte counter and no speed throttle. After the trial the $11.99/month plan is still unlimited, so the binding constraint at 1 TiB/month is the client's own line, not the provider.","identity_cost":{"kind":"card","detail":"The signup page at /signup/ renders the validation text of a card form: \"Please provide valid card number\", \"Please provide valid card expiration\", \"Please provide valid card cvv\", plus name, address, city, state and ZIP, and the footer says \"Payments by GoCardless\". A payment method is therefore captured before the trial starts.","country":null},"reliability_note":"The trial converts to $11.99/month unless cancelled; no suspension or throttle report was read.","confidence":"documented","confidence_note":"Trial length and the unlimited terms are quoted from the vendor's own page today; the card gate is quoted from the vendor's signup form validation strings. No trial was executed.","evidence":[{"url":"https://www.supernews.com/newsgroup/","date":"2026-10-23","proved":"Page title \"3 Day Free Trial, Sign up today!\"; body \"Try Our 3 Day Trial\"; \"We do not limit how much Usenet you can access. Unlimited means Unlimited.\""},{"url":"https://www.supernews.com/signup/?account=SUPER-UNL-SSL-B","date":"2026-10-23","proved":"\"Please provide valid card number\", \"Please provide valid card expiration\", \"Please provide valid card cvv\" and \"Payments by GoCardless\" - a card is required at signup"},{"url":"https://www.supernews.com/","date":"2026-10-23","proved":"Regular price \"$11.99/MO\", \"Unlimited Speed & Access\", \"30 SSL Connections\""}],"verdict":"trial-only","verified_at":"2026-10-23T02:20:22.000Z","price_per_tb_month":null,"notes":"Repeatability: no vendor sentence on trial repetition was found; /terms/ answered 404. 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