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Hotfile Premium Speeds

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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,556 ✭✭✭Slunk


    Still happening today, very suspect goings on. It will download certain parts at good speeds then the last part which i need a 1kbps or less.Its just pissing me off at this stage, waiting on about six files to unrar six different things and they are going at 1kbps or less. WTF


  • Registered Users Posts: 82 ✭✭Hoser


    Slunk wrote: »
    Still happening today, very suspect goings on. It will download certain parts at good speeds then the last part which i need a 1kbps or less.Its just pissing me off at this stage, waiting on about six files to unrar six different things and they are going at 1kbps or less. WTF

    exact same here. hope it gets fixed soon.


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,979 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    whiteman19 wrote: »
    Link to original thread about changes in Rapidshare
    They changed their pricing structure and introduced "Rapids" as a currency for downloading, and stopped rewarding people for uploading. That pissed off the uploaders who could sustain their storage by uploading material with Collector's accounts, so all the uploaders left RS and most moved to Hotfile afaik. They changed the pricing structure 2 or 3 times since then, and though some people thought it was good value with the initial change, somehow they bollixed that up by changing it again, making it dearer for users.

    so now most uploaders have gone to HF or FileServe for premium accounts. people seem to be having speed troubles with HF recently (as low as a few kilobytes/second) but users here seem to be faster with FileServe.
    i don't have enough money for premium accounts but i personally find MegaUpload to have top-notch speeds as a free user (2-3MB[s most times) but i can't have multiple connections or multiple files downloading at the same time. I have noticed a rise in FS links recently but i haven't had any bother finding links for any file host though RS links have declined but they're still around if you know where to look.

    Keeping in Mind that most went to Hotfile. So its somewhat understandable that their servers have been put under a large amount of strain. Its also possible that due to location and the amount of traffic that has suddenly appeared that the ISP peering links between continents are the ones throttling the connection. If people decide to do a mass exodus from Hotfile, your going to have the same problem.


  • Posts: 0 Enoch Stocky Dean


    And thats why massively distributed file sharing was the answer and still is the answer. Private torrent sites?


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,979 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    And thats why massively distributed file sharing was the answer and still is the answer. Private torrent sites?

    Massively distributed file sharing has its own pro's and con's. Private hoster's are better in my view after weighing up the options.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭Olaf


    I tried to buy a hotfile and fileserve premium account with paypal, but it says I need to have a credit or debit card linked to my account. Is there any way to buy with paypal without having a credit/debit card?


  • Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭satchman


    I should have actually read this post earlier. My RS account was up today so decided to change to HF as the majority of movies etc. seem to be using HF links. And for only €25 for 6 months of unlimited downloading this seemed too good to pass up.

    Getting crappy speeds as everyone else has mentioned. So annoyed!! Only good thing is that if I download 5-6 files simultaneously (through Chrome) i'm getting an overall dl speed that macthes my 8Mbit connection.

    Hope they sort this out soon though coz I really don't want to go back to RS, I hate their new Rapids system, absolute rip-off


  • Registered Users Posts: 17,848 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Is UPC throttling Hotfile do you think? Ive been stuck on about 50kb/s per file for the past few days, downloaded Winzip a while ago and it came down at 1.5 Mb/s, how would you know if it was Hotfile or UPC? Im in Galway City.


  • Registered Users Posts: 119 ✭✭RaoulDukeHST


    Major slowdown on hotfile for me through UPC. Was fast up to 2 days ago (though never as fast as RS). Getting 50-120k. RS still as fast as ever 1.5MB. Perhaps throttling going on?


  • Registered Users Posts: 362 ✭✭riddik


    yeah its absolute BS. i just purchased a few days ago. can anyone tell me if online subscriptions, such as hotfile, can be returned within one week of purchase, like goods bought online? or indeed does anyone that isnt on upc wish to swap/purchase my hotfile a/c, mite switch to fs


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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,892 ✭✭✭madrab


    Same here, very slow on hotfile and upc...suspicous


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 10,985 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Major slowdown on hotfile for me through UPC. Was fast up to 2 days ago (though never as fast as RS). Getting 50-120k. RS still as fast as ever 1.5MB. Perhaps throttling going on?

    On another forum I frequent many people are having problems with Hotfile, and their from the UK, other countrys etc so it is more than likely a hotfile problem, UPC told me over the phone they do not throttle, and I spoke to two different reps different times and was told this, fileserve seems to work fine...

    Nick


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,431 ✭✭✭forzacalcio


    Same here, UPC and Hotfile, rarely getting over 100 kb/s!
    Rapidshare flying through


  • Registered Users Posts: 119 ✭✭RaoulDukeHST


    Just checked, and it seems a little faster today. max about 250kbps. Seem to get similar bandwidth with 3 parallel downloads running. Could be back to normal maybe..


  • Registered Users Posts: 119 ✭✭RaoulDukeHST


    slowed down again. back to 130k per file. If it continues will stop my subscription....


  • Registered Users Posts: 8 morow


    Same problem with Hotfile, Fileserve or Megaupload on UPC. I just recently switch from Eircom to UPC and im getting on single file approx 100 kb/s from HF , FS or MU. RS is going 1.5 MB/s. On Eircom i never had problem with HF,FS or MU. Very disappointed , i thought on UPC i will fly 1.5 MB/s.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,814 ✭✭✭jeffk


    Id love to get a refund and go with fileserve, but then the same might happen with their speeds.

    I would love to know how come there wasn't speed issues on rapdishare premium, was it as simple as they reinvested in bandwidth etc?


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,488 ✭✭✭AdrianII


    Same here, UPC and Hotfile, rarely getting over 100 kb/s!
    Rapidshare flying through

    same as


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,102 ✭✭✭Stinicker


    Have Rapidshare and Hotfile on Eircom and both will always max out the connection no slowness at all.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3 murph57


    I have a 30Meg UPC broadband connection and have been experiencing slow speeds from Hotfile avg 50k per file, Rapidshare is fine 2.5MB avg. I wanted to find out if it was UPC or Hotfile, so I did a download test from my work connection and found (using the same file) it came down really quickly and the speed was not throttled from Hotfile. The evidence definitely points to UPC, why, is another question.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,975 ✭✭✭iMuse


    Whenever i download from Hotfile it normally maxes out my connection ( im with Smart) It was the same with Rapidshare. Good chance that it is something to do with UPC


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,102 ✭✭✭Stinicker


    murph57 wrote: »
    I have a 30Meg UPC broadband connection and have been experiencing slow speeds from Hotfile avg 50k per file, Rapidshare is fine 2.5MB avg. I wanted to find out if it was UPC or Hotfile, so I did a download test from my work connection and found (using the same file) it came down really quickly and the speed was not throttled from Hotfile. The evidence definitely points to UPC, why, is another question.

    Do UPC have download limits? If not then a person with a UPC connection and a hotfile account could download 24/7-365 as Hotfile is unlimited leading to congestion on their network, a sliding scale throttling system by them would be more appropriate where if a user downloads eg. 50GB from Hotfile in a month then their Hotfile speed gets throttled.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,814 ✭✭✭jeffk


    Im on Eircom and unless I download three or more files @ once im on slow speeds also.


  • Registered Users Posts: 104 ✭✭hohojojo


    i have 15 mb upc and my neighbour has 8 mb when i download with upc i can't get over maybe 100kb per file but when i download of my neighbours i get full wack with hotfile


  • Registered Users Posts: 8 karmazyn


    seems to be fine now. got 2-2.5 mbytes/s. it's early in the morning though. we'll see how it is around 6-7pm


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,814 ✭✭✭jeffk


    Is there anyway to cancel and get a paypal refund??
    Ive tried contacting them on the speed issue to no reply and am sick of getting speeds similar to free users.

    Just tried the general question and asked what do I have to do to get a refund. Getting 5-6mb on filserve, whereas the same file on hotfile was less than 1mb.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,431 ✭✭✭forzacalcio


    Worked great again last night for me! Strange one


  • Registered Users Posts: 119 ✭✭RaoulDukeHST


    back to normal now..


  • Registered Users Posts: 17,848 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Yep, tearing along now, I was worried there for a while.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 5,814 ✭✭✭jeffk


    Lets hope their speeds continue, because their customer care is using the ignore and they will go away approach.


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