Temporary hosting solution: FilePlanet

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Temporary hosting solution: FilePlanet

Postby BishounenStalker » Fri Nov 22, 2002 2:04 pm

I'm not sure how familiar all of you are with it, but for people who can't afford hosting at the present time (yours truly included), this is possibly the best solution you'll find.

Priuscomet mentioned in an earlier thread an E-mail they received regarding it. Well, that E-mail was me ^_^

Here's a quick run-down of the system....

FilePlanet Advantages:

FREE! You don't pay for disk space, bandwidth, OR traffic
File size limits are 200MB I think. I have yet to see a vid that big
Unlimited files
Easy upload form
User voting

FilePlanet disadvantages:

Membership -- This really is a minor disadvantage. You need basic membership in order to upload or download files. It's free, though, and it takes maybe five minutes to set up

Approval time -- After filling out the form and uploading your file, it can take 10-14 days for your file to be approved and posted. Patience is a virtue.

Line-based FTP dwnload -- This is where it gets sticky. The Public FTP servers at FilePlanet are designed (like most FTP) to only serve so many at once. The way FP runs theirs is that when the servers are full, any newcomers need to wait in line to downoad their file (Unless you pay for a subscription to their magazine. Then you can use the private servers and there's no wait). It sounds like a pain in the ass, but estimated wait time is typically under an hour. And after that, the download itself is REALLY quick.


But if you're in desperate need of hosting, this is a good temporary solution until you can save up for that domain name. I already have one video up there that I have yet to get an opinion on ( link if you're interested http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=11855 )

Anyways, give FilePlanet a chance if you really need reliable hosting

http://www.fileplanet.com
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Postby priuscomet » Fri Nov 22, 2002 3:36 pm

i'm glad someone was paying attention when i mentioned this....

however....this does put a restrain on the number of downloads cuz sometimes you'll get ppl who are uber lazy (like myself) and don'thave an account with file planet (but i do) and so they can't download the vid unless they sign up. :? hopefully there aren't many ppl like that!


but yesh, thisis a good offer... :D
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Postby Nappy » Fri Nov 22, 2002 5:57 pm

well signing up isn't the problem, its waiting 1-2 hours for the download >_< Not many vids are worth that >:P
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Postby HellBlazer » Fri Nov 22, 2002 8:18 pm

Wow..this is some good info..should this be a sticky thread? :roll:
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Postby priuscomet » Fri Nov 22, 2002 11:12 pm

or you can just add a link to the hosting thread that's already a sticky...
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Postby Garylisk » Sat Nov 23, 2002 12:52 am

Um... Well...


Fileplanet sucks. Yeah. That's what I wanna say.


Ok I'm done.
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Postby Red Wolf » Sat Nov 23, 2002 9:39 am

*cough AMV Distribution Center cough*

*runs*
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Postby priuscomet » Sat Nov 23, 2002 12:00 pm

Garylisk wrote:Um... Well...


Fileplanet sucks. Yeah. That's what I wanna say.


Ok I'm done.


a warning to those who do choose fileplanet....you'll run into many of these..... :?


there is the option of the bandwith test that Gottaname is running a couple threads down. :P
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Patience is a virtue

Postby BishounenStalker » Sat Nov 23, 2002 5:48 pm

Garylisk wrote:Um... Well...


Fileplanet sucks. Yeah. That's what I wanna say.


Ok I'm done.



Well pardon some of us for not being rich enough to afford paid hosting. I'm a chronically broke college girl with enough trouble living from paycheck to paycheck. I can't afford to be shelling out $60+ a year to host a video.

And I have yet to find a free host that can support disk space larger that 50MB (a typical AMV is near 60) AND allow multimedia files. Not to mention a free host without filesize limitations. If you know of one, fling the URL my way.

Heck, you're missing out on some really good videos simply because you don't have the patience to wait.

Let me put it this way. If I can download stuff off FilePlanet with a 56K dialup ON TOP of the waiting-in-line time, then YOU have no excuse.
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Re: Patience is a virtue

Postby Garylisk » Sat Nov 23, 2002 8:41 pm

BishounenStalker wrote:Well pardon some of us for not being rich enough to afford paid hosting.


*raises hand* WOW! Look! That's just like me! It doesn't make fileplanet NOT SUCK!

BishounenStalker wrote: I'm a chronically broke college girl with enough trouble living from paycheck to paycheck. I can't afford to be shelling out $60+ a year to host a video.

And I have yet to find a free host that can support disk space larger that 50MB (a typical AMV is near 60) AND allow multimedia files. Not to mention a free host without filesize limitations. If you know of one, fling the URL my way.

Heck, you're missing out on some really good videos simply because you don't have the patience to wait.


Ooooooo... Scolded!

Oh wait, I don't care! Fileplanet are corporate whores! THe waiting in line bullshit is just a sales tactic to entice people into buying their personal server service and to view their ad banners!

By the way, I have access to a personal server account that a bunch of my friends all chipped in and paid for because they download a lot of game related files.. so no, I'm not missing out, nor do I have to wait in line.

BishounenStalker wrote:Let me put it this way. If I can download stuff off FilePlanet with a 56K dialup ON TOP of the waiting-in-line time, then YOU have no excuse.


My excuse is that I had to sit on 28.8 dialup for years and years. Guess who downloaded raw episodes of Tenchi GXP, AMVs, mp3s, other assorted anime, games, and a lot more - all on a connection that isn't even half the speed of yours? Oh, it's me.

Shut up.
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Postby Garylisk » Sat Nov 23, 2002 9:07 pm

Look, I think I went a bit too far in that last post.

So BishounenStalker, before you reply to my totally idiotic commentary up there, I wanna apologise for snapping at you.

Just... try to not make so many assumptions.. it really pissed me off.
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Re: Patience is a virtue

Postby BishounenStalker » Sat Nov 23, 2002 10:03 pm

Ooooooo... Scolded!

Oh wait, I don't care! Fileplanet are corporate whores! THe waiting in line bullshit is just a sales tactic to entice people into buying their personal server service and to view their ad banners!


Corporate whores or not, they're better than nothing, which was what most FWH (free web hosts) are today. The ads are a necessity. Sponsors aren't going to pay through the <insert preferred orifice> for all the bandwidth and disk space you're using and not get anything out of it. It's the way free hosting works.

By the way, I have access to a personal server account that a bunch of my friends all chipped in and paid for because they download a lot of game related files.. so no, I'm not missing out, nor do I have to wait in line.


Then what in the world are you complaining about? If that's the case and you do have access to the paid high-speed servers, then why when I submitted the video I have on FP to you for that "first 10 opinions" thread, you dismissed it due to waiting in line?

My excuse is that I had to sit on 28.8 dialup for years and years. Guess who downloaded raw episodes of Tenchi GXP, AMVs, mp3s, other assorted anime, games, and a lot more - all on a connection that isn't even half the speed of yours? Oh, it's me.

Shut up.


I've done the same thing, boy. And while the connection is indeed a 56K, I seldom ever connect at full speed because I have to use the university's dialup service. And because the internet access is shared by every single lab on campus save one, my connection is oftentimes SLOWER than a 28.8. But it's free, so for that I'm not complaining too much. You get what you pay for. The point is, you talk like you don't have to put up with dialup anymore. I still do, because I have no other choice.

You don't have to apologize for snapping. It happens.

But I'll apologize anyway, too. Sorry for being bitchy today.
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Re: Patience is a virtue

Postby Garylisk » Sat Nov 23, 2002 10:11 pm

BishounenStalker wrote:
Then what in the world are you complaining about? If that's the case and you do have access to the paid high-speed servers, then why when I submitted the video I have on FP to you for that "first 10 opinions" thread, you dismissed it due to waiting in line?


Heh, I didn't have access to the account at the time.
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Postby BishounenStalker » Sat Nov 23, 2002 10:25 pm

Heh, I didn't have access to the account at the time.


Ok, now it makes sense. Terribly sorry for going off like that, but it just sounded bad.
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Postby tamashii » Mon Nov 25, 2002 4:34 pm

I get both sides of the argument. Personally I'm not lazy and I have broadband, but I had dialup 14k, so I'm not a prick, I had it as bad as it gets, I use to think 12 megs were pretty big amvs. But patience pays off and I have broadband, acually In a month or 2 I'll even get faster connection, yea. Back to using free servers, well its better than nothin, yes it sucks, i'm in the same situation, luckly I have a host, but only for a month, so I have to find a good cheap host ( don't reply with there's no such thing, I've heard it already ). When I get a job I might get better hosting, but for now I can't. Remmember everyone starts from something.
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