V Stuff - what is the point? - Page 2

gtfc1984 · 27-10-2009, 15:01

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Originally Posted by damian78

So far in a week I've managed to upload 1.06gb at 1k/sec. On a 20mb line. Ok, I know you don't get fast uploads, but 1kb/sec is pushing it ever so slightly.

I started using v-stuff this week on a 20mb line, i stopped using it straight away. 10gb was not enough storage, slow uploads as virgin cap users speeds to upload to v-stuff. The v-stuff software isn't great. The whole v-stuff thing is pointless if you can't upload at full speed.

Dump v-stuff and start using windows live skydrive, i did. On there you get 25gb free storage + your max upload speed that is possable. They only thing with skydrive is it wont let you upload a file bigger than 50mb, thats not a problem just winrar to compress and split the files to 45mb parts.

Your files are easy to access anywhere and download with no 3rd party software.

Hope this helps you.

damian78 · 27-10-2009, 15:06

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Originally Posted by gtfc1984

I started using v-stuff this week on a 20mb line, i stopped using it straight away. 10gb was not enough storage, slow uploads as virgin cap users speeds to upload to v-stuff. The v-stuff software isn't great. The whole v-stuff thing is pointless if you can't upload at full speed.

Dump v-stuff and start using windows live skydrive, i did. On there you get 25gb free storage + your max upload speed that is possable. They only thing with skydrive is it wont let you upload a file bigger than 50mb, thats not a problem just winrar to compress and split the files to 45mb parts.

Your files are easy to access anywhere and download with no 3rd party software.

Hope this helps you.

Thanks, will take a look at that one. Though there is another I'm considering called "idrive", 150gb for about Â£3 per month. Not had a proper look at speed yet though, obviously I'll need to consider that (www.idrive.com)

gtfc1984 · 27-10-2009, 16:21

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Originally Posted by damian78

Thanks, will take a look at that one. Though there is another I'm considering called "idrive", 150gb for about Â£3 per month. Not had a proper look at speed yet though, obviously I'll need to consider that (www.idrive.com)

Or have 6 windows live accounts and you have 150gb

Sephiroth · 27-10-2009, 19:34

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Originally Posted by gtfc1984

I started using v-stuff this week on a 20mb line, i stopped using it straight away. 10gb was not enough storage, slow uploads as virgin cap users speeds to upload to v-stuff. The v-stuff software isn't great. The whole v-stuff thing is pointless if you can't upload at full speed.

Dump v-stuff and start using windows live skydrive, i did. On there you get 25gb free storage + your max upload speed that is possable. They only thing with skydrive is it wont let you upload a file bigger than 50mb, thats not a problem just winrar to compress and split the files to 45mb parts.

Your files are easy to access anywhere and download with no 3rd party software.

Hope this helps you.

Online storage is pointless with SMT and line contention etc being what it is and big brother always at it.

A local network drive is the answer.

gtfc1984 · 27-10-2009, 20:00

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth

Online storage is pointless with SMT and line contention etc being what it is and big brother always at it.

Not been capped today yet, uploaded nearly 3.5gb today on a 20meg connection.

I am only using skydrive as a copy of my backup drive, but more for my precious files as i nearly lost all my data the other week. Just dont want to risk losing files.

I don't agree with SMT, i feel i should be able to download and upload as much as i want when i want. Whats the point in fast broadband if its capped.

Sephiroth · 27-10-2009, 21:52

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Originally Posted by gtfc1984

Not been capped today yet, uploaded nearly 3.5gb today on a 20meg connection.

....I don't agree with SMT, i feel i should be able to download and upload as much as i want when i want. Whats the point in fast broadband if its capped.

If you and others in the area are not capped then I (if I lived next door doing normal things) would get naff all speed.

Network capacity isnowehere near ready yet for all that kids/students and likewise behaviours want to throw at the web.

Long live STM. And while it's not on the 50 Mbps service, I'm staying on 20.

gtfc1984 · 27-10-2009, 22:11

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth

If you and others in the area are not capped then I (if I lived next door doing normal things) would get naff all speed.

If you are doing normal things then why pay for a 20meg service that you wont use to the full.

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth

Network capacity isnowehere near ready yet for all that kids/students and likewise behaviours want to throw at the web.

Long live STM. And while it's not on the 50 Mbps service, I'm staying on 20.

Kids/students????? Am none of those, happily married wanting to upload about 10gb of precious data over a few days.

Sephiroth · 27-10-2009, 22:39

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Originally Posted by gtfc1984

If you are doing normal things then why pay for a 20meg service that you wont use to the full.

Kids/students????? Am none of those, happily married wanting to upload about 10gb of precious data over a few days.

I said "Kids/students and similar behaviours". 10 GB (or did you mean 10 Gb) is "similar" enough behaviour for me.

If your data's that precious stream it off to a networked drive.

Of course, the other side of your aregument is perfectly valid. You want to use your service to the full. But you sort of can't because kids/students are oversubscribing the available bandwidth.

So round the argument goes.

Long live STM.