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frankienyc123   12-16-2006 at 08:56:03 PM

Can anyone tell me what the best and fastest way to send larger files(1gb) over the internet to my gf who is away at school?? Is there a way to connect directly?
Thanks
Frank

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blue68f100   12-16-2006 at 11:20:37 PM
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This is one service http://www.sendthisfile.com/

another is http://rapidshare.de/

Both offer free service.

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frankienyc123   12-17-2006 at 01:36:45 AM
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THanks, I treid them but they leave alot to be desired in the speed department. My uploads start at aroun 1500kbps but slow down to around 175kbps after a few minutes. Is there anyway to get like a direct connection between my computer and hers? We both have fast broadband cable connections, and we have plenty of bandwith but cant figure out how to send directly to each other.

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blue68f100   12-17-2006 at 02:09:44 AM
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What you are seeing is caching of the file. The limiting factor is your uplink speed. Most Broadband have 5+mbps down, BUT your uplink speed will be 512kbps or less depending on your ISP. I have FIOS service which gives me 5/2mbps. I had a friend test my Snap4500 FTP setup last night, my uplink was close to 2.5mbps. I have seen some DSL with 3/3mbps.

I think your ISP uplink is your problem.

Most email system can handle ~8meg files. So that is another option for you.

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frankienyc123   12-17-2006 at 04:18:17 AM
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I dont think my internet connction is the problem. I have a 30down 5up cable connection. I think the problem is that sendthisfile.com throttles the upload speeds of large files when u use the free version. Its got little blue and yellow bars on the bottom of the screen that shows how much they are throttling your upload speeds, at the begining it gives you the full speed but as time goes by they gradually throttle back the upload speed more and more. With a smal file of a few mb it works fine and I get speeds of almost 2mbps but on large 1gig files it throttles me down to around 200kbps.

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blue68f100   12-17-2006 at 04:32:49 AM
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With that bandwidth setup your own ftp server. That is what I do with my NAS boxes.

That or pay for the premium service.

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Taylor_87   02-27-2009 at 04:33:48 AM
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Try http://www.swapitencryptit.com !
It's a great way to send large files fast, and Swap it! Encrypt it! doesn't require a membership to use they're service.

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Lee-m   02-27-2009 at 11:28:33 PM
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FTP or a simple VPN would be the best solution in my opinion, then u can send each other files back and forth all you like.

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Taylor_87   02-27-2009 at 11:45:17 PM
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An FTP maybe be simple for guys like you, but FTP's are not simple and require a lot of know how to use.
http://www.swapitencryptit.com is stupid easy to use, takes no time at all, doesn't require installing or learning to use an FTP client. Etc...


* It's a very inexpensive way to file share, as well Swap it! Encrypt it! doesn't rape me financially like You Send It does!

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paddington   03-03-2009 at 03:33:32 PM
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Hi,

I normally use yousendit.com for the large files, and it works just fine.

------------------------------ Paddington James
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paddington   03-03-2009 at 03:36:39 PM
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Hi All,

Please help, my inbound email are being delayed every time i send them out.Please help how i can speed this up.Your help will be highly appreciated guys.

Thanks,

------------------------------ Paddington James
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Taylor_87   03-03-2009 at 07:27:14 PM
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Yup, I use to use yousendit.com. There services were okay for a while, but then I realized how much I was paying to send files.

Example

Lets say you want to send a 2 gig file transfer and you don't have a membership with yousendit.com.
To send that 2 gig file you're going to pay $8.99 through yousendit where as through www.swapitencryptit.com
you'd only pay $5.99.

Disadvantages to yousendit.com's services are: It's requires a membership to use their service
Their service isn't as fast as Swap it! Encrypt it!
Encryption does not come standard with yousendit's services
yousendit.com does not work from mobile devices.


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Taylor87   10-28-2009 at 06:45:34 AM
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That site I use to send large files, www.swapitencryptit.com is really great. They improved that site a lot! I have been using there Lite (free) service for a while now, cuz they are allowing unlimited uploads and downloads of files up to 25 MB in size, and it was weird cuz they were upgrading the site all around me.

Anyway, yesterday I found a coupon code I tried it. The coupon code lets me save 30% on whatever size file transfer I need to send.
Coupon Code: savenow www.swapitencryptit.com

Feel free to share it with whoever.

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