Is rapidshare any good ?

[MetalheadGautham]

We have all been well aquinted with www.rapishare.com (http://www.rapishare.com), a popular site for offering file hosting. I started this thread to see what people think of rapidshare - is it any good ?

Lets debate on how rapishare fares compared to others in the game.

Edit: This thread is NOT rapidshare vs torrents, or rapidshare vs megaupload. Its just a debate on the good in rapidshare.

[gary4gar]

It sucks!
Bit torrent is much better

[MetalheadGautham]

It sucks!
Bit torrent is much better
forgot ed2k ?

[Dipen01]

RS Hands down :D

I have tried all the best Pvt Sites ever heard of and i can surely claim that RS is better any day ;)

P.S :- Ofcourse if you cant tolerate delay of say 5-10 minutes, then id suggest stick to torrents :p

[MetalheadGautham]

RS Hands down :D

I have tried all the best Pvt Sites ever heard of and i can surely claim that RS is better any day ;)

P.S :- Ofcourse if you cant tolerate delay of say 5-10 minutes, then id suggest stick to torrents :p
in what way does rapidshare beat www.mediafire.com or www.zshare.com ?

[praka123]

rapidshare=pirates paradise!stay away from this,if you are sane :rolleyes:

[legolas]

why is there another topic apart from the one
Rapidshare Vs torrents

However, IMO, just to download 1 file or something at times its ok. (but now even that is bad with all the cat counting cr*p). Otherwise it sucks!!

[Dipen01]

I do have Premium acc ;) (Although i am sharing it with a friend)

So no captchas and other hassles..

[krazzy]

P.S :- Ofcourse if you cant tolerate delay of say 5-10 minutes, then id suggest stick to torrents :p
That delay depends upon the file size that you downloaded. For example, if you downloaded a 100mb file then you'll have to wait 90min before you can download another file on RS.

[MetalheadGautham]

I do have Premium acc ;) (Although i am sharing it with a friend)

So no captchas and other hassles..
whats the point of paying for some bad service to make it better when there are already better free services ?
That delay depends upon the file size that you downloaded. For example, if you downloaded a 100mb file then you'll have to wait 90min before you can download another file on RS.
which is why I use zShare and mediafire.

Rapidshare is like windows and Mediafire is like linux if you decide to compare their services.

wow, lots have voted rapidshare sucks. And I thought thinkdigit was the biggest RS fanboy home around. Guess I was wrong.

[Dipen01]

Aree its not about what we like.. majority of files are uploaded on RS so can't help na..

@krazzy :- If the files is 100MB in its a movie or tv series then i can bet on some of so called good sources you can get it under 5-10 min ;) If its a game or something then 20-25min max... ;)

I kinda have lot to argue about why RS is much much better.. But very tired to type lol.. Have participated in same debate in over 5-6 forums :p

[axxo]

wow, lots have voted rapidshare sucks. And I thought thinkdigit was the biggest RS fanboy home around. Guess I was wrong.

yup..ppl who says RS rocks were either a RS Premium member or a RS Premium account seller.

[abh1shek]

It's irritating, annoying and a pain in the u-know-what!! Only those who want to gain RS points or who already have premium accounts prefer to use it. I only use it if it's the only/last option. And God bless u if u r downloading a large file using a free account.

[Dipen01]

yup..ppl who says RS rocks were either a RS Premium member or a RS Premium account seller.

I am not a seller :o

But yeah i am a member.. But i havent paid is single paisa for it ;)

i havent got it illegally either..

Frankly theres not enough of old content on Torrents.. RS helps a lot in these case..

[MetalheadGautham]

I am not a seller :o

But yeah i am a member.. But i havent paid is single paisa for it ;)

i havent got it illegally either..

Frankly theres not enough of old content on Torrents.. RS helps a lot in these case..
as I said before, try downloading the DVD versions of Knoppix 5.3, Fedora 9 and Ubuntu 8.04, all of which are distros, in a single day, first by torrent and second by RS. Then you will realise the pain in the A$$ which rapidshare is.

Tell me, forget all illegal stuff. Is there anything legal in Rapidshare which is better obtained from RS than from other sources ? And this is not about torrents vs RS. There is another thread for that. Torrents and RS are not the end of the world. I mean the other services and technologies out there. Just see if for a legal freak RS is any good.

[prasad_den]

RS can't do anything if there are more illegal contents uploaded in it... that doesn't make RS good or bad.. Leave out the contents, if you want a more sane and unbiased discussion..
Let's say there's a 200MB legal file that I would like to download. In RS' favour, it is very much likely that the file would be uploaded in it than any other site due to its popularity.. and once you wait and fill the PITA captcha correctly, you can d/l the file with fairly decent speed.. Disadv..: No d/l resume, no d/l maanagers, long wait until the next file d/l. (We are talking only about RS free here)
Alternative free sites have lesser waiting time, d/l manager support, simpler captchas, and ability to d/l files one after another without any restrictions. But the major disadv is that speed is sometimes less in these sites (not all).

Conclusion: Depends on what you need.. if you can tolerate waiting periods, and have a fast connection so you need not rely on d/l managers - RS is for you..
If what you need is more freedom... d/l resuming and the likes - try out alternative sites.
Ultimately, the foremost deciding factor would be if you really have a choice .. 'coz more often than not, the file you want is uploaded in RS only....!! :(
My choice: not RS..! there are other sites which suit my requirements.. :D

[Dipen01]

Is there anything legal in Rapidshare which is better obtained from RS than from other sources ?

In that case all the sources are equal be RS/Torrents/ed2k/P2P :D and RS has no advantage infact it can be disadvantage for those who dont have premium ;)

[MetalheadGautham]

In that case all the sources are equal be RS/Torrents/ed2k/P2P :D and RS has no advantage infact it can be disadvantage for those who dont have premium ;)
my point exactly. rs = bad for the general public.

but bt is awssome for making an alt to http links, as the same server experiences slightly lesser load.

[Biplav]

Points for Rapidshare:
1.All files,e books, tv shows,softwares(everything legally downloadable) are available on Rapidshare, which makes it one of the top sites to search in case you don't get a file anywhere else.
2.Very Fast speeds for Premium Users.Fast and consistent too.Although I cannot say that for free users .

Points against Rapidshare:
1.5GB download limit/per day for Premium Users.First u pay for it and yet u have a download limit.That's just not right.
2.The waiting time for free user between downloads is a bit unfair.

My personal experience:
I used to be on Bsnl Unltd Scheme(Rs 900/month) and I wud download around 2 GB per day.
Now I shifted my scheme to BSNL Home 500(Rs 500/month)and got a Rapidshare premium ac for Rs 430(approx) and download 4 - 4.2GB per day.
{total now(430+500)=Rs 930}
I have tried torrents but torrents fluctuate on seeders which is something we cant decide.Plus I ve never downloaded 4 GB in a day with torrents.
For free users , it sucks.period. There are better sites offering better alternatives.
But how many sites can actually match upto Rapidshare when it comes to the data available on it?

[MetalheadGautham]

Points for Rapidshare:
1.All files,e books, tv shows,softwares(everything legally downloadable) are available on Rapidshare, which makes it one of the top sites to search in case you don't get a file anywhere else.
2.Very Fast speeds for Premium Users.Fast and consistent too.Although I cannot say that for free users .

Points against Rapidshare:
1.5GB download limit/per day for Premium Users.First u pay for it and yet u have a download limit.That's just not right.
2.The waiting time for free user between downloads is a bit unfair.

My personal experience:
I used to be on Bsnl Unltd Scheme(Rs 900/month) and I wud download around 2 GB per day.
Now I shifted my scheme to BSNL Home 500(Rs 500/month)and got a Rapidshare premium ac for Rs 430(approx) and download 4 - 4.2GB per day.
{total now(430+500)=Rs 930}
I have tried torrents but torrents fluctuate on seeders which is something we cant decide.Plus I ve never downloaded 4 GB in a day with torrents.
For free users , it sucks.period. There are better sites offering better alternatives.
But how many sites can actually match upto Rapidshare when it comes to the data available on it?
ever tried megaupload ?

though its toolbar is a sucky spyware, you can always install windows xp/2000 in a virtual machine, strip it naked ecept for IE and Megaupload toolbar, and load away.

For content on torrents, go to dedicated private trackers

In many, you can discuss about files and decide what you want to download. If many agree, you can get a pooled download. There are known trackers for everything.

And if you need hosting, then look nowhere other than mediafire

It has an excellent interface to organise files, you get to password protect files, you can auto email them, and you can offer full speed download which does not fluctuate, to anyone. It is TOTALLY FREE.

GNUtella is Good

another good source of content is GNUtella, the network bear share, limewire, frostwire, etc connect to. I got lots of maal there. Its an excellent place to find things.

eDonkey - Ghadha nahi hai yeh

the ed2k protocol, for which you need the eMule, aMule, FlashGet, or Orbit client popularly, is the world's most widely used P2P network. You can find rare sh!t there, and the search options are rather entertaining. But beware, lots of links contain pr*n.

[xbonez]

rapidshare is gud, but

1. it is easier to find rare stuff on torrents than on RS (pls don't give me the cr@p that i don't know where to search)
2. u have very centralised and well-maintained sites that index tons of torrent sites such as torrentz etc. such sites, though exist for RS, have never been as satisfactory
3. limited download of 100mb file size
4. time limit is a pain...so is download ticket
5. no resumes on RS
6. captcha image is a royal pain in the a&&
7. i have a 256kbps connection, so i don't have the problem of torrents not giving full speeds. most reasonably healthy torrents comfortably max my speeds on my 256kbps connection

so, in short, RS more or less sucks

PS - i have not taken premium features of RS into consideration, since paying for an RS account is out of the question when i get everything for free on torrents

[MetalheadGautham]

rapidshare is gud, but

1. it is easier to find rare stuff on torrents than on RS (pls don't give me the cr@p that i don't know where to search)
2. u have very centralised and well-maintained sites that index tons of torrent sites such as torrentz etc. such sites, though exist for RS, have never been as satisfactory
3. limited download of 100mb file size
4. time limit is a pain...so is download ticket
5. no resumes on RS
6. captcha image is a royal pain in the a&&
7. i have a 256kbps connection, so i don't have the problem of torrents not giving full speeds. most reasonably healthy torrents comfortably max my speeds on my 256kbps connection

so, in short, RS more or less sucks

PS - i have not taken premium features of RS into consideration, since paying for an RS account is out of the question when i get everything for free on torrents
you dealt with pretty much every point, ecept the existance of megaupload for RS like contents, and GNUtella, ED2K and other P2P networks with better speeds (if you know where to look) than BitTorrent.

And please don't include capcha in arguement, as its just a security feature. Period. Infact, I appreciate them for implementing such effective capchas, that even humans can't read them :p

[T159]

one thing that sucks is that even when u dload an iso from RS or friggin anything that involves ftp or http, u have to check md5sum

while there is no need to check iso checksum while dloaded via torrents :D

Though there are many other things pointed out before, am in no mood of typing all those

[Dipen01]

Oh Megaupload sucks big time atleast for free users... It always , literally 10/10 times shows me that all the slots in your country are full... Besides speeds are slower compared to RS..

[xbonez]

you dealt with pretty much every point, ecept the existance of megaupload for RS like contents, and GNUtella, ED2K and other P2P networks with better speeds (if you know where to look) than BitTorrent.

And please don't include capcha in arguement, as its just a security feature. Period. Infact, I appreciate them for implementing such effective capchas, that even humans can't read them :p

i didn't include megaupload, 4shared etc. because this topic is about RS and not about http transfers v/s torrent transfers...we're dealing exclusively with RS

captcha is a royal pain in the a&&...so much so that since the captha images with the cats have started, i can now download only during happy hrs...

[nitish_mythology]

@Dipen01 I Agree..
The slots of megaupload are mostly full whnever I visit! :(


yup..ppl who says RS rocks were either a RS Premium member or a RS Premium account seller.
I am not a seller

But yeah i am a member.. But i havent paid is single paisa for it

i havent got it illegally either..


how did u get it then??

[xbonez]

@Dipen01 I Agree..
The slots of megaupload are mostly full whnever I visit! :(

how did u get it then??

he probably collected 8000 points as a free member and then got a 30 day premium account free

as for megaupload slots being full, its most convenient to just dl and install the megaupload toolbar...it contains no spyware or trojans or anything and is very unobstrusive..with it installed u'll never have problems with dl slots

[axxo]

8000 points is still huge imo.
Last time i earned 10$ for 10000 downloads @ ziddu.com.
and considering the fact that RS account per month is 5$ i could have got 2 month account than one for earning 8000 in RS.

[Dipen01]

I kinda had the invite for high level Private Tracker so i got 6 months RS in exchange for that..

[desiibond]

I love Rapidshare due to it's sheer amount of speed.

[MetalheadGautham]

Oh Megaupload sucks big time atleast for free users... It always , literally 10/10 times shows me that all the slots in your country are full... Besides speeds are slower compared to RS..
just get the toolbar as I said before. But install it in a closed environment, as its a suspecius object.
i didn't include megaupload, 4shared etc. because this topic is about RS and not about http transfers v/s torrent transfers...we're dealing exclusively with RS

captcha is a royal pain in the a&&...so much so that since the captha images with the cats have started, i can now download only during happy hrs...
yup this topic is about RS. Its about how good RS is, compared to everything else, so we pit everything against rapidshare and see if it really is worth its sh!t.

[xbonez]

^^ok..in that case my answer is NO..RS isn't worth anything in front of torrents and the loads of other filehosting websites

[ax3]

am also sharing my rs : premium account with my frd .... & hell, v r njoying this .... </br> whereas torrents r concerned u have 2 wait 2 long 2 get the file ...... </br> so yes 2 rs & no 2 torrents 4 me .......

[xbonez]

^^ how do u have to wait too long? torrents take around 2-3 min to start download...is that the time lag u're talking about?

[MetalheadGautham]

am also sharing my rs : premium account with my frd .... & hell, v r njoying this .... </br> whereas torrents r concerned u have 2 wait 2 long 2 get the file ...... </br> so yes 2 rs & no 2 torrents 4 me .......
this thread is not RS vs Torrents. It is RS vs other services/sources.

[techtronic]

As my Avatar says, 1080p means RS all the way.:)
By the way I am a Premium Account User.

[Vyasram]

I hate RS for their ca(p)tchas

What kind of super-duper-bot would succeed in scanning an ordinary captcha on a regular basis to make them go for these cats? Is there a real need to use those cats there? They are just irritating potential users by this.

[legolas]

^ ^ agreed. I don't think premium users have to face that?

[xbonez]

^^no, premium users don't get the image...the captcha image is so troublesome, i now dl only during happy hrs

[axxo]

Ok..this will be a continuation of another thread(RS vs tortent) because the old one got deleted by some mod/admin....its quite obvious that 99% of vaibhavtek thread gets deleted these days :D

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/5601/20080520134444kv5.jpg

first @filledvoid I appreciate ur efforts in finding a legal stuff uploaded on RS, hats off dude. But even then do u think anyone will care to download from that source apart frm premium RS users??

[MetalheadGautham]

dear axxo,

the previous thread got deleted mainly because it discussed illegal content(it was me who gave reason for that thread's deletion. sorry). So as the starter of this thread, I request you and other members to restrict yourselves to the download of legal files only.

So that means no justification of RS saying that it has more movies in it.

This thread discusses the usefulness of rapidshare for anything legal, and thats it.

Cheers.

[FilledVoid]

first @filledvoid I appreciate ur efforts in finding a legal stuff uploaded on RS, hats off dude. But even then do u think anyone will care to download from that source apart frm premium RS users??

Not a chance lol :D. My point was both are just places were you get legal / illegal content. I only posted cause I was amused at someone referring to the legality of torrents. Anyway ill refrain frmo postign since I believe my point is way clear enough.

[axxo]

anyway now am in trouble of getting banned due to the reason that i opend a deleted thread :(

[MetalheadGautham]

Not a chance lol :D. My point was both are just places were you get legal / illegal content. I only posted cause I was amused at someone referring to the legality of torrents. Anyway ill refrain frmo postign since I believe my point is way clear enough.
You never understood the context I was refering to...

anyway, since FatBeing deleted the other thread, I hope you continue talking about and ONLY talk about legal stuff.

[FilledVoid]

You never understood the context I was refering to...

anyway, since FatBeing deleted the other thread, I hope you continue talking about and ONLY talk about legal stuff.
We could keep on arguing like this but half of those bold points you had in this thread was were plain jokes. Anyway I'm not interested in continuing with this topic especially with you. I will only respond to things that refer to what I posted or if I'm quoted.

[MetalheadGautham]

We could keep on arguing like this but half of those bold points you had in this thread was were plain jokes. Anyway I'm not interested in continuing with this topic especially with you. I will only respond to things that refer to what I posted or if I'm quoted.
lolz I am not even argueing.:lol:
I am just saying lets restrict ourselves to legal talk, as FatBeing will be on us again;)

[ax3]

free users dont exp the best of rs .......

just buy a premium membership 4 1 month & exp 4 urself ....... u will 4get torrents .....

[Power UP]

Megaupload is much better than Rapidshare ;)
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1884/megauploadtg2.jpg

People worrying about spyware toolbar & download slots should just install Firefox + Megaupload Add-on https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3843

In India not many people have a 2-10Mbps connection but instead have 128-256Kbps "Broadband" connection.
Downloading 10-20mb small size files is okay but anything above 100Mb is a nightmare in Rapidshare.

Megaupload on the other hand has decent speed for free users, lower waiting time, easier to use captcha and most importantly the ability to resume downloads.

I am a free user and i can easily download files as large as 400-500mb files without the fear of disconnecting in the middle of the download and starting all over again.

Rapidshare is ONLY good for premium users ( lol even premium users have limits :D ) and NOT for free users.

From my pick
Paid+Free = Megaupload
Free = Mediafire , Mihd etc

[MetalheadGautham]

bump.... how about looking at RS in their new avatar ? 50kbps DL no capcha no resume no wait anybody ?

[Ethan_Hunt]

free users dont exp the best of rs .......

just buy a premium membership 4 1 month & exp 4 urself ....... u will 4get torrents .....Exactly.This is what I did & now torrents is out the window.:D Fully satisfied with the speeds & zero issues till now except for once when that IP ban thing was in place which is now sorted out.

[MetalheadGautham]

Exactly.This is what I did & now torrents is out the window.:D Fully satisfied with the speeds & zero issues till now except for once when that IP ban thing was in place which is now sorted out.
tsk tsk... comparing free torrents with paid rapidshare...

ever used usenet ? or paid private trackers for torrents ?

[ajaybc]

I have a small doubt.
Does www.mediafire.com store files for unlimited days?
I mean even after lots of days of inactivity?
I heard rapidshare deletes the files after 90 days.
Please reply.

[bassam904]

Is there any website which allow us to download stuff for free like the torrents do but not the paid one

[Ethan_Hunt]

tsk tsk... comparing free torrents with paid rapidshare...Tsk Tsk....I guess you failed to mention that in the thread title.I just saw Is Rapidshare any good? or did you actually have "unpaid" printed in an invisible font which my eyes failed to notice? :D

ever used usenet ? or paid private trackers for torrents ?Cost? Ease of availability? Speed assurances? Ratio issues?

[ajaybc]

Speed assurances? Ratio issues?

i use the Greedytorrent to sort the ratio issues.

[gagandeep]

Mediafire FTW.....

www.mediafire.com (http://www.mediafire.com)

Its the best free file hosting service IMHO


Rapidshare is like windows and Mediafire is like linux if you decide to compare their services.

From where does Windows & Linux come in between?

Lol, I can also say:
Congress is like Linux and Communists are like Windows.....or vice versa.....:lol:

[loginname]

free users dont exp the best of rs .......

just buy a premium membership 4 1 month & exp 4 urself ....... u will 4get torrents .....

Rightly said.....i uninstalled edonkey, utorrent and everything else after getting a rapid account...nothing compares to a rapid premium account...with the amount of content available, everything else sucks.....3 cheers to rapidshare....

[rosemolr]

Rapidshare suckssss

[{vIpIn}]

i love RS & have rs premium account.
better than torrent, Rs is very comfortable for me....... njoying !
stuffs available plenty!!!!!!!!!! cool........

btw i was a torrent worshipper once, of late when i had the RS account, forgot the torrent completely.

[pushkar]

As I only use torrents, I can say that RS is better than torrents. No tension of seeding back. Don't know about mediafire. Lots of old content also available on rapidshare, while if you want old content on torrents, you will have to look at public trackers.

[{vIpIn}]

[quote=pushkar;968708]As I only use torrents, I can say that RS is better than torrents. No tension of seeding back. /quote]

you said it ... yeah thats cool... btw i haven't uploaded any file so far.. i use RS for download purpose...

for premium download traffic from 5 gigabyte to 10 gigabyte has been increased...grt news..

[KaranTh85]

There is no Q abt which is better..its apna-2 choice...;)

IMO...RS is excellent....though i believe dat every filesharing site has its drawbacks...:D
The Games,Music,softwares i have (100GB total) is thru RS only...& dat also from free user accnt..:rolleyes:
Torrent is also good but there we have 2 depend on seeds/peers 2 get a healthy dl...:-? + most of the files r fake..such as u dl any movie & they will give u the link of the password 2 open dat movie of another site ( so annoying) :cry:

No doubt dat in torrent u search u get the result but have a look @ seed also....
Q Is RS any Good ?
A. Yes, it is :D

[Ethan_Hunt]

After 4 months of satisfied usage, it's a resounding YES. Don't want to look back at torrents anymore.:D

[Sunny1211993]

RS is much better than torrents sh!t.I've been using it for more than 4 months now and it's awesome!No hassles of seeding,slow speeds,torrent client settings etc.

[s18000rpm]

RS has one advantage - steady speed (for us in India, free user can d/l at max speed in dataone's 2MBps plan:)) )[100MB in 7-8mins flat]
Torrent's advatage - pausing, resuming. (for RS, availabe in RS prem. only)

[T159]

well i kinda like the idea of sharing and caring, RS is for some rare stuff which is not available on Torrents, Hell sometimes Megaupload too.

[amitava82]

More like "which is the better way of stealing"? No fibbi on the back..

[Ethan_Hunt]

Didn't RS get rid of that captcha system? It's been a while since I downloaded as a free user. The last time I tried there was only a 30 sec wait time for free user. The download after that was without any verification.

[T159]

lol
http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/piracy-is-not-theft.png

[24online]

rs is best if one have have premium a/c as well as good speed ( min 4 mbps)..

its good for me....

( received amazon vouchers) :)

[Sunny1211993]

^^
I have 1Mbps unlimited and RS rocks for me.I can download at 130kBps flat!

[MetalheadGautham]

RS is BS at my house with frequent disconnections on BSNL 2MBPS line.
I think Mediafire is much better, since I can get full 240kbps speed downloads which are resumable.
There is no 100 second wait in Mediafire unlike rapidshare.
I don't need to wait for a loooong time to start second download.

As far as going rapidshare premium is concerned, I would rather buy DVDs and CDs than download them after paying Rs. 400 per month.

And yeah, P2P doesn't even COME to picture, since its a completely different way of downloading compared to RapidShare's http.

[n6300]

RS FTW :D

{ a premium account is all you need to get every good movie/game/pretty much every thing you need}

[Harvik780]

Rapidshare rocks.Just got a premium account and got rid of all the tensions.

[iChaitanya]

If you have a Premium account, then Rapidshare is the best.

Else, torrents are the way to go!! :D

[chesss]

With Cryptload rapishare is as good as BHAGWAN BITTORENT. :D

jai torrent