Comments on: Rapidshare’s Freaking Policy Change! http://ramesh.ws/rapidshares-freaking-policy-change/ somethings are just too extreme Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: yosh http://ramesh.ws/rapidshares-freaking-policy-change/#comment-2014 yosh Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:17:27 +0000 http://ramesh.ws/blog/?p=137#comment-2014 and they have gone and changed it again! - have researched the latest adjustments to their policies and have come to the conclusion that the bureaucratic web they have created is cynical in the extreme - for example once a certain level of traffic is breached, even by a single byte, the nature of your account is automatically changed to a more expensive version - with a higher daily rate - and this conversion does not reset back - you literally have to log in to your account on a daily basis and reset it unless you want your credit drained at twice the rate - when i first got rapidshare a few years ago it was a no-brainer, it seemed that there where loads of uploaders using it - now following these constant changes i have noticed a gradual proliferation of other providers appearing so either rapidshare have managed the craziest business suicide in recent memory or (more likely) they actually own many of these other new companies and are simply dividing the market to gain more profit which would make sense from a greed point of view. think about it - how do you know that these files aren't all just on one server and it makes no difference which company you use? and they have gone and changed it again! – have researched the latest adjustments to their policies and have come to the conclusion that the bureaucratic web they have created is cynical in the extreme – for example once a certain level of traffic is breached, even by a single byte, the nature of your account is automatically changed to a more expensive version – with a higher daily rate – and this conversion does not reset back – you literally have to log in to your account on a daily basis and reset it unless you want your credit drained at twice the rate – when i first got rapidshare a few years ago it was a no-brainer, it seemed that there where loads of uploaders using it – now following these constant changes i have noticed a gradual proliferation of other providers appearing so either rapidshare have managed the craziest business suicide in recent memory or (more likely) they actually own many of these other new companies and are simply dividing the market to gain more profit which would make sense from a greed point of view. think about it – how do you know that these files aren’t all just on one server and it makes no difference which company you use?

]]> By: Rapidsearch http://ramesh.ws/rapidshares-freaking-policy-change/#comment-1048 Rapidsearch Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:26:27 +0000 http://ramesh.ws/blog/?p=137#comment-1048 Really great post, well written, concise and comprehensive. Thank you. Really great post, well written, concise and comprehensive. Thank you.

]]> By: ramesh http://ramesh.ws/rapidshares-freaking-policy-change/#comment-1019 ramesh Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:08:28 +0000 http://ramesh.ws/blog/?p=137#comment-1019 Wish some kind of alternative walks in soon. Wish some kind of alternative walks in soon.

]]> By: no_cannabis http://ramesh.ws/rapidshares-freaking-policy-change/#comment-1005 no_cannabis Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:03:49 +0000 http://ramesh.ws/blog/?p=137#comment-1005 I truly wish RS will go down to the drain. It was exactly 2 days before this change when I extended my account for another 3 months. I fought back the RS and got 2 months money back. But I am not spending a dime on them anymore. Deutche Dicks, they are! I truly wish RS will go down to the drain. It was exactly 2 days before this change when I extended my account for another 3 months. I fought back the RS and got 2 months money back. But I am not spending a dime on them anymore. Deutche Dicks, they are!

]]> By: ramesh http://ramesh.ws/rapidshares-freaking-policy-change/#comment-971 ramesh Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:37:15 +0000 http://ramesh.ws/blog/?p=137#comment-971 <b>Alessandro:</b> I think they changed their policy again. Now they are giving 5GB traffic per day and total accumulated Traffic of 12GB (if not used). Alessandro: I think they changed their policy again. Now they are giving 5GB traffic per day and total accumulated Traffic of 12GB (if not used).

]]> By: Alessandro http://ramesh.ws/rapidshares-freaking-policy-change/#comment-963 Alessandro Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:23:44 +0000 http://ramesh.ws/blog/?p=137#comment-963 I agree absolutely, I am not wasting my money for their new "policy" of 2.66 GB per day, I'm sure they have a new management at rapidshare with new ideas such as this idiotic policy, idiotic because is going to translate in huge customer loses for them, on the phone the customer representative tried to appear optimistic about the "loyalty" of their millions of existing account holders, well, at least myself, they've lost as a customer. It was only 6.99 euros, but they will never get that or any other amount from me, not even if they revert this worthless policy, which as you've said, they did not even bother to notify by email, as if they knew that what they were about to do was simply degrade their service. 2.66 GB per day is NOTHING nowadays considering the new HDD capacities and internet speed, I have a Verizon FiOS connection of 3.5 mbps and 2 terabytes HDD on my main computer, this is why I consider the new rapidshare policy a total degrade. I agree absolutely, I am not wasting my money for their new “policy” of 2.66 GB per day, I’m sure they have a new management at rapidshare with new ideas such as this idiotic policy, idiotic because is going to translate in huge customer loses for them, on the phone the customer representative tried to appear optimistic about the “loyalty” of their millions of existing account holders, well, at least myself, they’ve lost as a customer. It was only 6.99 euros, but they will never get that or any other amount from me, not even if they revert this worthless policy, which as you’ve said, they did not even bother to notify by email, as if they knew that what they were about to do was simply degrade their service.

2.66 GB per day is NOTHING nowadays considering the new HDD capacities and internet speed, I have a Verizon FiOS connection of 3.5 mbps and 2 terabytes HDD on my main computer, this is why I consider the new rapidshare policy a total degrade.

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