Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

Hi.

I have a wav file of a dj mix that I did that I would like to send to a friend.

I thought about using a yousendit type site but I think that has a file size limit for free use.

The person is not tech savvy at all so the simpler the better if possible.

Can anyone help please?

Thanks a lot.

Re: Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

Convert wav to mp3 would be the best way to start with, then rar it down into sizable chunks, then send anyway you want.

Re: Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

Burn to CD and stick the CD in the post.

Sometimes, Low Tech is easiest :)

Re: Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

you could try google docs...
I use it to share my larger files nowadays.

https://docs.google.com

Re: Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

Dropbox?

Re: Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

Thanks guys, trying megaupload at this second but will definitely try your suggestions.

I realise the CD way is the best as I can index tracks etc. but I'd like them to have it tonight.

Re: Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

MP3 is your only real choice then...MP3 @256kbps and then post a CD for higher quality.

Re: Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

Compressing a compressed file of this size rarely gives you anything. That's the whole point of compression.

Re: Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

another one for Dropbox if the file needs to stay uncompressed, or indeed if it doesn't.

otherwise, as mentioned, convert to MP3 (or preferably something a little newer and better like M4a/AAC or WMA).

Re: Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

file sharing software like winmx.

Re: Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

If you can mp3 it and get it down to 200mb or less you can upload it to http://www.mediafire.com/

It is free and simple to use.

Re: Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

ill add another vote for dropbox, it can play the track direct via its flash interface (it does same with photos) if thats not sufficient then move it into your public folder and send them the url.. plus you get to see how good dropbox is, hell you could even up in its current wav format if you wanted, depending on its quality mp3 or ogg wouldnt halm it much and you might be able to improve it with filters/replaygain

megabannerupload.net ? in archives ? or posting a cd ?
heck of alot excess effort imo, no need

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Re: Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

Jeez, why not just send it via IM (MSN, Skype, Yahoo, etc.)? No size limit, and direct transfer.

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Re: Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

are you away of the VERY slow transfer speeds over IM??? 600Mb would take hours and hours

Re: Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

Only if your setup is broken, peer to peer IM transfers usually go at the full upstream speed of your line.

Re: Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

no they don't - trust me. WLM is pants, Skype is just horendous.

Re: Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

AIM sends files P2P; sendfiles to my friends at 620 KB/s :)

Re: Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

never used AIM, so couldn't vouch for it. of those apps originally listed, you won't get great speeds though.

Re: Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

Give live messenger a try, Ive transferred some very large files and it easily maxes my upload(3meg) but there's no resuming so both ends need stable connections, failing that there's Opera Unite(google it) or dropbox mentioned previously, the last two are free and don't require anything other than a browser on the receivers end.

Re: Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

If you have virgin you could use their free webspace, zip it in to small parts upload the files their, then make a temp page up with all the links to the parts then he can download them when he wants

Re: Best way to send a 600ish mb file to someone?
 

WLM and Skype both work fine for me too.