[META] Is the discussion to expand megalinks or to replace it?

[-] simplefilmreviews | 23 points | Jun 04 2017 14:31:47

I REALLY hope megalinks survives. Because I typically (not always) download smaller files (3-5 GB). So I can miss that 5GB limit every 7 hours. I'd say I'm a light user on this subreddit compared to most, so I really want it to survive!
I have no problem solving capcha or password protected links, etc as long as it leads to mega.
(Also, does a file become corrupt or unusable if it hits that limit and you have to wait to finish the downloading it later? Or is the file fine, u just gotta wait?(Asking for the unplug router temp solution)).

[-] ashm909 | 3 points | Jun 04 2017 18:00:42

I haven't had any problems with corruption with waiting for a download to resume. It's just like pausing it manually.

[-] simplefilmreviews | 2 points | Jun 04 2017 20:27:32

Okay good! That's very good to know!

[-] sirin3 | 1 points | Jun 04 2017 19:50:59

download smaller files (3-5 GB)

Smaller? ??

I try to find 500 MB files

[-] simplefilmreviews | 1 points | Jun 04 2017 20:25:36

Oh my. I need some sort of HD when downloading a movie! (^minor standards lol)

[-] puffpants | 3 points | Jun 05 2017 00:22:25

i like my movies to be about 13-20 Gb

[-] [deleted] | 2 points | Jun 05 2017 03:39:54

This is why I got a mega account, that and all the multiple tb dumps lol

[-] sirin3 | 1 points | Jun 05 2017 14:27:29

There are lots of 720p x265 TV shows with 300 MB

[-] simplefilmreviews | 1 points | Jun 05 2017 14:49:53

Yeah my bad, I was talking mostly about movies! Obviously Tv show episodes 30-50min can be good under 1GB

[-] [deleted] | 0 points | Sep 26 2017 15:56:05

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[-] simplefilmreviews | 2 points | Sep 26 2017 16:00:36

I was talking per episode. Are individual episodes 4GB at times?

[-] [deleted] | 1 points | Sep 26 2017 16:01:07

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[-] simplefilmreviews | 2 points | Sep 26 2017 16:02:03

Jesus, that's insane. I couldn't do that. I have a monthly data cap of 400GB........Draconian.

[-] [deleted] | 1 points | Sep 26 2017 16:04:04

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[-] simplefilmreviews | 2 points | Sep 26 2017 16:12:04

Hahaha! I wish. It used to be 350GB like 4 months ago. I paid for 50mbps then. That was super rough. Kept going over that dumb limit. Then they updated their plans and I was bumped to 60mbps and 400GB. Still dreadful but better I guess. Ugh

[-] rogue780 | 0 points | Jun 04 2017 21:10:47

I just use megatools and have never had a limit

[-] puffpants | 2 points | Jun 05 2017 00:21:52

you do now

[-] rogue780 | 1 points | Jun 05 2017 00:22:22

oh? I haven't tried anything in a few weeks

[-] puffpants | 2 points | Jun 05 2017 00:23:10

yea megatools and megadownloader now both will return error 509

[-] rogue780 | 1 points | Jun 05 2017 00:23:26

well, then, that's no bueno.

[-] puffpants | 1 points | Jun 05 2017 00:23:50

back to torrents then

[-] rogue780 | 5 points | Jun 05 2017 00:24:18

I've gotta keep up with those linux distros somehow

[-] KingKobra87 | 1 points | Jun 08 2017 20:51:53

I realize your comment is 3 days old, but I literally just used megatools to download this, posted 4 hours ago.

Here's proof - I'm keeping the link scrambled for obvious reasons, and as if it matters, I forgot to remove the backslashes the first time I pasted the URL. Point is, it's still working for me.

[-] BloodHawkDarkWolf | 23 points | Jun 04 2017 16:36:11

I don't know if people even know what the discussion is, so probably they couldn't answer your question.

I know I made a post mentioning that you could pay $5 a month for a mega subscription and the moderators deleted it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/megalinks/comments/6f76bf/meta_while_were_discussing_options_i_just_wanted/

So I guess that doesn't fit the agenda, whatever it may be.

Any time there's a problem it's a mass freakout. If you think this is bad, you should have seen the drama when the 5GB limit was first enacted.

There are multiple ways around this. Some are free like resetting your IP manually, or via a a script, or a VPN. You can also just cough up 5 bucks a month. I did and it's more than worth it.

Right now people are just freaking out like always because there's been some change, and they fear it. People calling for abandoning MEGA are like the people who call for making the sub private every time some files get taken down: it's a bad idea and it doesn't solve the problem, but it feels good to say it if you're not thinking it through.

Edit: LOL 9 hours later and I still can't get an answer why my post was removed. although it was clearly removed in retaliation because in the past I had pointed out some things a mod was saying weren't true. Classic passive-aggressive.

[-] achimba | 6 points | Jun 04 2017 18:04:25

Yes. I have also been using the monthly subscription and found it to be worthwhile.

[-] gaythor | -1 points | Jun 04 2017 17:54:13

amen

[-] cmon2017 | -2 points | Jun 04 2017 18:29:03

can i get an amen (gay man)

[-] nuwan32 | -3 points | Jun 05 2017 11:54:09

You do realize, that by paying them, you're only making the problem worse? They charge you $5 now, but when they see they can get away with it, it'll go up to $10, then $15 and so on.

[-] achimba | 22 points | Jun 04 2017 14:25:09

Personally I think that /r/megalinks/ should remain exclusively links to Mega from a logical and usable perspective. Uploaders may choose to upload their content ealsewhere which is perfectly fine but their links should be put in the appropriate place and not in the megalinks sub. This is why we currently do not have lots of google drive links because they belong in their own place.

[-] cmon2017 | 5 points | Jun 04 2017 16:24:50

100% agree

[-] cmon2017 | 6 points | Jun 04 2017 16:24:24

I don't understand the issue either people complaining and bitching because they cant get there illegal downloads faster with out paying 5 bucks.. lol

[-] [deleted] | 4 points | Jun 04 2017 23:58:39

I agree, while the point is to download as much as stuff as you want to have and pay as little as possible to do so chances are if your habitually using this thread you have invested some sort of money into this "hobby" or whatever you wanna call it weather it be a vpn or storage space or premium filehosting accounts or whatever. If you are downloading stuff that is so big you're constantly hitting the bandwidth limit you're flatout lying if you say you haven't invested any money in storage space, so what's the big deal with investing a little bit in a premium account for a filehosting site? I canceled my netflix in favor of a premium mega account and I must say it is by far one of the most worthwhile investments I ever made and if you're gonna say something like I use a friend's netflix account like the rest of the world refer to the previous 2 sentences

[-] cmon2017 | 3 points | Jun 05 2017 00:28:58

yup or maybe don't buy that take out once and there you have at least 3 if not 4 months worth of premium account

[-] [deleted] | 1 points | Jun 05 2017 00:39:40

Yea maybe instead of everyone ending their friendship with Mega they should start a new friendship with Nissin XD

[-] cmon2017 | 1 points | Jun 05 2017 00:43:26

lol

[-] lawpetex | 3 points | Jun 05 2017 17:55:17

I honestly hope mega will realize the consumer demand and come up with a "netflix model" i.e. $5-10/mo unlimited transfer maybe minimal storage space.

[-] achimba | 2 points | Jun 06 2017 18:51:48

Their $5 subscription for 200GB storage and 1TB transfer is pretty good all things considered.