Rapidshare news!

**FirtY** · 08-06-11 at 07:51 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by truelies7

how did you get it to max out your connection? I use JD downloader & can't seem to get it to ever max out my connection. I think it is because I have AT&T. THey may throttle it down or something. I would love to find out.....

Check out diffprobe or shaperprobe, there is another on but I can't recall the name, something undescriptive :)

**janner66** · 08-06-11 at 09:56 PM

Rapidshare is still too complicated. I like to know that if I pay a monthly fee I can download as much as I want for a month. I don't want to be worrying about whether I have enough points etc...

**Vrexcl** · 08-06-11 at 11:01 PM

Thanks for the news. I've been a Premium member of theirs for a good number of years now.

**alaskanthunder** · 08-07-11 at 02:20 AM

I still won't switch back to them. The stupid points system ruined it, I was a prem member for 2+ years.

cold1121 · 08-07-11 at 02:21 AM

Sounds good. I might switch back to RS Premium if files on their servers are not deleted as fast.

**Hashybot** · 08-07-11 at 02:30 AM

The many changes in a short period of time plus the various confusing policies they have implemented over that short amount of time has made them 'non purchase' material for me.
However I guess any improvement is good, although in the past they have given with one hand while taking with the other so time will tell.

pootle50 · 08-07-11 at 02:53 AM

I've been a Rapidshare account holder for at least 10 years, but 2 months ago I gave up on them.
They spent the last year pi**ing about too much changing their system with regards how you pay for your account and what you get. What the hell was wrong with paying out £60 for a years free access? That was easier than blinkin rapid points.
The final straw for me was I'm now unemployed and have to be very careful what I spend and their current (unless they've changed it AGAIN in the last month) payment options were more expensive than most others.
So. I'm with Filesonic now. Paid £30 for 6 months access and better still, most people here seem to use Filesonic more than any other anyway.

Rapidshare only have themselves to blame if they've lost customers.

**purehatred** · 08-07-11 at 06:23 AM

Not going to switch back to the company that changes policies so much! I am tired of companies that do that to their loyal customers. Whatever the reason it was, moving from year fees to rapids was a stupid move and the files get deleted very fast so NOOO

WackRual · 08-07-11 at 06:29 AM

They're probably in search of uploaders or something. With 100 MB connection I get almost the maximum download speed without premium.

farnsworth · 09-07-11 at 08:17 AM

Didn't renew my account either because of the weird policies/systems they introduced.

But right now, Rapidshare is definitely the fastest file hoster for me. Netload and Megaupload (Premium) don't exceed 25MBit, while Rapidshare (free) serves with 180MBit/s right from the beginning. Yep, that's 20MByte/s.

Single stream that is; no concurrent connections.

They might get a customer back, if they keep it up for few months. :)

**OldHippieRick** · 09-07-11 at 12:51 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by janner66

Rapidshare is still too complicated. I like to know that if I pay a monthly fee I can download as much as I want for a month.

I've been a RS premium member for 6-7 yrs?....it was right when they opened and they were the only game in town.....that's awhile. :)

AAR, it's very confusing to me but all of my shares are 'parked' there and it's be a hassle to move especially since I've been a premium member of 6-7 other services and they've been no better.

Seems they all change policies to fit a fluid market place.

I've had no problem maxing out my RR 15Mb connection when doing multiple downloads.

Nax5 · 09-11-11 at 05:37 PM

RS is so slow..(Free member). MU is the only reasonable uploading/downloading service I have found. Fast downloads, and no captchas.

frankie068 · 12-04-11 at 08:11 PM

Great news, thanks for the update

08-06-11 at 07:51 PM	#15
FirtY Elder Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eire Posts: 2,955	Quote: Originally Posted by truelies7 how did you get it to max out your connection? I use JD downloader & can't seem to get it to ever max out my connection. I think it is because I have AT&T. THey may throttle it down or something. I would love to find out..... Check out diffprobe or shaperprobe, there is another on but I can't recall the name, something undescriptive :)

08-06-11 at 09:56 PM	#16
janner66 Expert Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 924	Rapidshare is still too complicated. I like to know that if I pay a monthly fee I can download as much as I want for a month. I don't want to be worrying about whether I have enough points etc...

08-06-11 at 11:01 PM	#17
Vrexcl Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Waynesboro, GA. USA Posts: 2,215	Thanks for the news. I've been a Premium member of theirs for a good number of years now.

08-07-11 at 02:20 AM	#18
alaskanthunder DLP Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 371	I still won't switch back to them. The stupid points system ruined it, I was a prem member for 2+ years.

08-07-11 at 02:21 AM	#19
cold1121 Newcomer Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 99	Sounds good. I might switch back to RS Premium if files on their servers are not deleted as fast.

08-07-11 at 02:30 AM	#20
Hashybot Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 494	The many changes in a short period of time plus the various confusing policies they have implemented over that short amount of time has made them 'non purchase' material for me. However I guess any improvement is good, although in the past they have given with one hand while taking with the other so time will tell.

08-07-11 at 02:53 AM	#21
pootle50 Novice Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 105	I've been a Rapidshare account holder for at least 10 years, but 2 months ago I gave up on them. They spent the last year pi**ing about too much changing their system with regards how you pay for your account and what you get. What the hell was wrong with paying out £60 for a years free access? That was easier than blinkin rapid points. The final straw for me was I'm now unemployed and have to be very careful what I spend and their current (unless they've changed it AGAIN in the last month) payment options were more expensive than most others. So. I'm with Filesonic now. Paid £30 for 6 months access and better still, most people here seem to use Filesonic more than any other anyway. Rapidshare only have themselves to blame if they've lost customers.

08-07-11 at 06:23 AM	#22
purehatred Best Remuxer Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,479	Not going to switch back to the company that changes policies so much! I am tired of companies that do that to their loyal customers. Whatever the reason it was, moving from year fees to rapids was a stupid move and the files get deleted very fast so NOOO

08-07-11 at 06:29 AM	#23
WackRual Newcomer Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 61	They're probably in search of uploaders or something. With 100 MB connection I get almost the maximum download speed without premium.

09-07-11 at 12:51 PM	#25
OldHippieRick Expert Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 710	Quote: Originally Posted by janner66 Rapidshare is still too complicated. I like to know that if I pay a monthly fee I can download as much as I want for a month. I've been a RS premium member for 6-7 yrs?....it was right when they opened and they were the only game in town.....that's awhile. :) AAR, it's very confusing to me but all of my shares are 'parked' there and it's be a hassle to move especially since I've been a premium member of 6-7 other services and they've been no better. Seems they all change policies to fit a fluid market place. I've had no problem maxing out my RR 15Mb connection when doing multiple downloads.

09-11-11 at 05:37 PM	#26
Nax5 Newcomer Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 24	RS is so slow..(Free member). MU is the only reasonable uploading/downloading service I have found. Fast downloads, and no captchas.

12-04-11 at 08:11 PM	#27
frankie068 Novice Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 156	Great news, thanks for the update