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Block accounts can get expensive if you’re doing a lot of traffic.
The setup I recommend is one unlimited account and a block account on a different backbone. That way you can download as much as you like and the block account gives you extra coverage.
It depends on your usage. If you are downloading hundreds of GB per month or more, a block account does not make sense.
Personally I get almost everything off torrents, so I also have some Block accounts which last me many years for the occassional use.
What are block accounts?
I also wanted too know so I looked it up:
Usenet “Block Accounts” are accounts where Usenet access is purchased by the gigabyte (GB). For example, a 100 GB block account will allow you to download up to 100 GB of data from a Usenet feed. Most block accounts have no expiration date so you can use them for years. Many people use block accounts as backup accounts to fill in files missing from their main Usenet feed.
If blocks work for your traffic patterns, then stick with it. im sure most download so much that blocks dont make sense to use when an unlimited acocunt is pretty cheap.
But then don't you end up having to subscribe two or more different providers? Or is there a particular monthly provider that has incredible availability? I have block accounts with three different providers.
I use a subscription to get as much as I can and then a block as backup.
Really depends on your usage. I have a few Terrabytes of Usenet traffic every month so I'm glad I don't have to use block accounts for that