FilePlanet Subscribers Unite!?

NeoReloaded · 13 Oct 2007 at 11:58

Hi guys im pretty sure it's not just me with this problem but is any one else sick of paying for FP when the download speeds on the 'high speed' subscriber servers barely reach 40kb sec :s Downloading the Crysis beta has taken me 26 hours so far and im just over half way! *sigh

Tute · 13 Oct 2007 at 12:01

I'd only pay for it if it was guaranteed that it would max out my connection constantly.

I see many reports of subscribers getting poor transfer rates, I thought they paid so that they wouldn't?

Marky · 13 Oct 2007 at 12:08

I've always had bad speed rates - im on an 8MB line and get a max of 50 - 100 KBP

Darkwave · 13 Oct 2007 at 12:14

Tute said:
I see many reports of subscribers getting poor transfer rates, I thought they paid so that they wouldn't?

I get poor transfer rates from FilePlanet (usually 70-200KB/s on a 5Mbit synced line.), but I don't pay for speed when it comes to FilePlanet because I have GamersHell for that, I pay for exclusive demos and betas.

waso_dude · 13 Oct 2007 at 12:16

NeoReloaded said:
Hi guys im pretty sure it's not just me with this problem but is any one else sick of paying for FP when the download speeds on the 'high speed' subscriber servers barely reach 40kb sec :s Downloading the Crysis beta has taken me 26 hours so far and im just over half way! *sigh

I'm a non subscriber and got the beta at about 800kbs

Its your line mate

Darkwave · 13 Oct 2007 at 12:18

waso_dude said:
Its your line mate

Trust us, it's not his line. FilePlanet's service is just dire.

Sem · 13 Oct 2007 at 12:21

i used to be a sub at FP and when ever i had bad transfer i would pause the download then close the DLM

when you reopen it and unpause it normally goes a lot faster

shimy182 · 13 Oct 2007 at 12:22

im a subscriber, i pay and i get full connection for everything.

EDIT, im at uni now and they cap connections to 50KB/s, soo its kinda not fun anymore

v0n · 13 Oct 2007 at 12:52

I don't understand why people pay for these things. It only encourages industry to shift their distribution to the slow and spam managed pseudo hosts like fileplanet. You used to be able to download patches from releaser's site for free, now you have to wait few days in queues for sucky download speeds and being manouvered into paying a hub company for patches and demos which were meant to be free in the first place. It's like Pizza Hut sold you meal with obligation of you spending fiver at Sainsburys for salt, pepper and ketchup.

Just say no. It's mockery.

::: CooliceT :: · 13 Oct 2007 at 13:16

Ulfhedjinn said:
Trust us, it's not his line. FilePlanet's service is just dire.

yes.. and im sure the other 1000's of fileplanet members would agree :rolleyes:

i have had no problems with fileplanet for many yrears,
never let me down.

if you know how to run your line to the max for connection.
YOU WILL HAVE NO PROBLEMS!

so quit many hate replys about fileplanet.
if you have nothing good to say... dont say anything at all

Anim · 13 Oct 2007 at 13:22

::: CooliceT :: said:
if you know how to run your line to the max for connection.
YOU WILL HAVE NO PROBLEMS!

if you have nothing good to say... dont say anything at all

/giant ironing picture

Dark88 · 13 Oct 2007 at 13:23

people with a subscription and a poor transfer rate have you tried downloading the same thing over 1 of the free FP servers and then compared speeds?

Tom|Nbk · 13 Oct 2007 at 13:24

Oh man not another bloody FilePlanet thread

Darkwave · 13 Oct 2007 at 13:26

::: CooliceT :: said:
yes.. and im sure the other 1000's of fileplanet members would agree

I know tons of people who do have problems with FilePlanet and tons who don't, I never said it was dire for 100% of customers but it sure as hell is not fine for 100% of them either.

Shove your rolleyes smiley, by the way.

::: CooliceT :: said:
i have had no problems with fileplanet for many yrears,
never let me down.

Good for you, unfortunately it's not the case for everyone.

::: CooliceT :: said:
if you know how to run your line to the max for connection.
YOU WILL HAVE NO PROBLEMS!

I know how to set up my internet connection to take full advantage of its available bandwidth, thank you very much for assuming that I am some sort of newbie.

Sites like GamersHell give me the full 5Mbit constantly when not swarmed, so why then do I always get 70-200KB/s from FilePlanet? Since I'm obviously such a newbie, and you're obviously such an expert (even if you can't spell to save your life), then please tell me how to fix it.

::: CooliceT :: said:
so quit many hate replys about fileplanet.
if you have nothing good to say... dont say anything at all

If you could read, you would see that I already listed two good things about FilePlanet that give me enough incentive to continue paying for their slow service: Exclusive demo releases and beta participation, which more than make up for it. If I had nothing good to say about FilePlanet then I wouldn't have added an annual subscription to my account, would I?

Darkwave · 13 Oct 2007 at 13:27

Darkmage88 said:
people with a subscription and a poor transfer rate have you tried downloading the same thing over 1 of the free FP servers and then compared speeds?

I've not tried that, so next time I need to download something from them I will give it a go.

Soviet · 13 Oct 2007 at 13:35

It's got nothing to do with peoples connections; as said, Fileplanet is awful. Unless there's a Europe server up (and it's not overloaded) the speeds you'll get from East and West coast US servers are dreadful, no matter what line speed you're using.
I've downloaded from West coast servers before on other sites and gotten very respectable speeds on my 20Mb.

I won't be renewing my subscription. The CoD4 demo fiasco was the final straw. If they don't want to put European servers up on such a major release then they shouldn't have European subscribers.

Dark88 · 13 Oct 2007 at 13:38

Soviet said:
I won't be renewing my subscription. The CoD4 demo fiasco was the final straw.

didn't fp pretty much bail out yahoo with the cod4 demo?

Tom|Nbk · 13 Oct 2007 at 13:40

Simple Fact:

FilePlanet survive off the exclusive Beta's/Demo's. BETA being the buzzword of 2007 and gets everyones ears twitching with even a slight echo of the word. FilePlanet know this so pay the developers trucks of cash to get these exclusive demo's/beta's. They have built up a good relationship with most of today's big developers/publishers. So this trend is set to continue luckily for Fileplanet because if it wasn't for these they would be long DEAD.

::: CooliceT :: · 13 Oct 2007 at 13:54

Ulfhedjinn said:
I know tons of people who do have problems with FilePlanet and tons who don't, I never said it was dire for 100% of customers but it sure as hell is not fine for 100% of them either.

Shove your rolleyes smiley, by the way.

Good for you, unfortunately it's not the case for everyone.

I know how to set up my internet connection to take full advantage of its available bandwidth, thank you very much for assuming that I am some sort of newbie.

Sites like GamersHell give me the full 5Mbit constantly when not swarmed, so why then do I always get 70-200KB/s from FilePlanet? Since I'm obviously such a newbie, and you're obviously such an expert (even if you can't spell to save your life), then please tell me how to fix it.

If you could read, you would see that I already listed two good things about FilePlanet that give me enough incentive to continue paying for their slow service: Exclusive demo releases and beta participation, which more than make up for it. If I had nothing good to say about FilePlanet then I wouldn't have added an annual subscription to my account, would I?

oh nice dig the person who cant spell... yes sure... that will work...

to be honist... do what you want. i couldnt care less.
i love fileplanet. and so do others.

id love to see you set up a service that offers the same as what fileplanet offers. kthxbye :rolleyes:

Tom|Nbk · 13 Oct 2007 at 13:59

Rolleyes out in force