Quote Originally Posted by FShoppe View Post
I would have to disagree completely with you.

First of all, if a file host is offering their services free for uploaders, then the only source of revenue is downloaders.

That being said, if the speed is too fast, there is no incentive to pay for any upgraded service.

You mention 300 - 400 KByte/s is borderline, but this is quite a bit higher than most media is encoded at (meaning faster than real time). Why would anyone upgrade?

Also, the use of file hosts to distrbute copyright material is a seperate issue and the model of rewarding 'free' downloads is not really apart of this discussion either.

The main point is, from a downloader's perspective, what speed would be considered acceptable, and at what point is it too slow to even consider downloading.

I personally draw the line at arround 50KB/s but I know this is too slow for many people who are used to 300+. 128KB/s seems to be a reasonable speed, but that is just my opinion.

Assuming 300 - 400 is the correct number, then another question to ask is, what would incentivise a downloader to take up the premium service at all?

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How much time?
I don't think the slow download speed will definitely bring premium sales.
Does anyone remember the download speed of the free user that FileSonic or MU provided?
Does their business model depend on the low speed?