Filefactory....

[exfarmer]

I tried part 1 as a free download and got a pop up about joining for free, closed that and got a countdown. After the countdown I unchecked the "download with Filefactory's download manager" box and the download started.

I'm a premium member with FF so I also logged in to try part 2 and the download started straight away.

So I had no problems with downloading, I'm in the UK if that makes any difference. Maybe someone else can also test it.

[lagerlout]

It's only come right in the last 24 hours
Still can't use any downloader I have tried on F/F

[fangoria]

Filefactory (19-9-2013):

All files uploaded by free members after 19 September 2013 will automatically become public and searchable in the upcoming FileFactory Search Engine. On 1 October 2013 all files in free accounts regardless of the upload date will become public. If you do not wish for your files to be shared with others, please upgrade to a Premium account.

[bigbobnobody]

Thought I'd pass on a little info I got from FF, as to any links here recently
that have been timing out on them....be they free OR premium users. The
past couple of months, they've been in the process of updating old servers
with new ones. Meaning that those links that have been timing out, are those
that are in the process of being moved from an old server to a new one, to
help alleviate any future problems. The first time I noticed it, and was told
what was going on, the few days they told me it would take, turned into a
couple of weeks before all of the links worked again. Since then, I guess through
practice or whatever, it doesn't seem to be taking near as long. Never did
hear exactly how many servers they were in the process of changing out,
but they seem to be keeping it to one at a time, and as I just said, getting
faster about it. Hopefully they'll get the crap over with soon, and it will help
any future downtime in the future, but if ya do run into any FF links that
are timing out on you, that's what's going on, and they should be up and
working again before too awfully long.

[bigbobnobody]

Originally Posted by lagerlout

It's only come right in the last 24 hours
Still can't use any downloader I have tried on F/F

The best download manager that I've found to work with FF links, is
an addon to Firefox called "Downthemall". From my experience with
DTA, it sucks with other file hosts, but seems to be custom made or
something for FF.

[Denaniel]

FileFactory just got a whole lot better for free users, or at least for this one (me).

Beginning yesterday, I've been able to download several files at the same time using firefox, and I am a non-paying (free) FF user.

FWIW, I'm getting my max download speed (300+ KB/s) and downloading four 300MB files simultaneously, and there was no waiting or captcha code required.

I wonder how long it will last?

[exfarmer]

Filefactory are also quite good on price, I am nine months into a one year subscription and they've just sent me an email. Purchase a further years subscription for half price, £25. Rapidshare I would need to buy the 700gb package at £167.39 per year.

[buttsie]

Originally Posted by Denaniel

FileFactory just got a whole lot better for free users, or at least for this one (me).

Beginning yesterday, I've been able to download several files at the same time using firefox, and I am a non-paying (free) FF user.

FWIW, I'm getting my max download speed (300+ KB/s) and downloading four 300MB files simultaneously, and there was no waiting or captcha code required.

I wonder how long it will last?

Most likely its to do with this posted back in late August

"I think FileFactory is a pretty good site AS LONG AS you are downloading files from the users who have direct downloads enabled for free users"

Apparently FF is now searchable for free or premium users with a verified email address

Last filehost that I came upon with that facility - 2shared -
killed it when their bandwidth usage skyrocketed

Allowing the millions to find files easily is a double edged sword

[bigbobnobody]

Originally Posted by buttsie

Most likely its to do with this posted back in late August

"I think FileFactory is a pretty good site AS LONG AS you are downloading files from the users who have direct downloads enabled for free users"

Apparently FF is now searchable for free or premium users with a verified email address

Last filehost that I came upon with that facility - 2shared -
killed it when their bandwidth usage skyrocketed

Allowing the millions to find files easily is a double edged sword

Direct download has nothing at all to do with how fast or easy something
is to download from FF. For free users, there's no change at all to speak of
from the normal downloading procedure. For premium users however, it bypasses
the download page, and immediately begins one's download.

Trafficshare on the other hand, is a completely different animal. FF premium
members, are allowed 25 gigs of trafficshare each month, which allows
things to be downloaded from that uploader, by everyone the same as
if they were premium. Trafficshare can be enacted on all of one's files,
or individual files also. As soon as that 25 gigs of bandwidth is used up
though, all files will automatically revert back to as before. How long it
takes for 25 gigs to be used up, is of course dependent upon how often
someone's files are downloaded. Some folks for example, might very well
last an entire month with their trafficshare enabled, and never deplete it.
I turn mine on at the beginning of each month, after it's been reset, and
have seen times when it's been used up in less than 2 hours, but hardly
ever a full day.

Direct download and trafficshare can also be used together, in which case
all clicked on links, will bypass any download pages, and immediately begin
one's download, whether one is premium or not......that is until of course
the uploader's 25 gigs of bandwidth is used up.

A more likely scenerio I think for any easier/faster downloads lately, might
be to make up for the hassles brought on from them changing out old servers
the past couple months. Who knows.....someone over there in Australia
might have accidentally bumped a switch or something lol. If there's one
thing that I've learned over the years from using Filefactory, is that there
always seems to be a motive behind everything they do, be it trying to
squeeze a dime out of everyone doing a download, thru various methods,
or opening up the gates and making downloading and easier endeavor.....
they're trying to get your business, the same as each and every file host
or business might. Things are definitely getting better there though, which
makes sense with all of the server upgrades and such they've done over the
past couple years since taking on so many new users from all of the other
file host shut downs.

My advice, would be to not worry about how long any easy downloads
may last, but to take advantage of it be it the result of FF making it easier,
or someone enacting fileshare, and get to downloading lol.

As far as the "searchable links" thing goes, it may or may not go exactly
as how Buttsie described, depending on just how much more traffic it
brings in to them, and whether or not all of their new upgrades can handle it.

[GailFan]

Just tried to log into FF since the beginning of the month, and it prompted me for a password (normally I'm logged in all the time, as this is my own computer). The password I thought I had didn't work, so I requested a change.

Got the email OK, changed my password, but the new password didn't work either!

Requested another password, that didn't work either. Logged a ticket with support. They were very prompt, and reset my password for me and gave me a new PW. However, they were so prompt I had already tried "reset your password"... arrggghhh!!!

Somewhere in there I read that FileFactory had a hack attempt and all users were required to reset their passwords, so maybe my cookie didn't expire.

Anyway, I managed to reset my password and I can now get in, but I'm concerned that somehow my account has been hacked.

Next, I try to access the FTP site to upload some files... arrrgghhhh! "Access has been disabled due to violations of our fair use policy". So my account is OK, I just can't access FTP????

Log another ticket. Their reply is not so prompt, "that account setting is only enabled when someone is uploading thousands of small files to the FTP service in an attempt to disrupt other people's upload speed".

As I type this, they've just emailed so say it's been sorted. The first problem was fixed within minutes, the second took about two hours, but that's alot better than some other filehosts. Probably helped that I'm a Premium member.

I can't seem to find that reference to the security breach. Has anyone else been told to reset their passwords? It's got me a little worried.