RAPIDSHARE--UPDATE

[n4pst3r]

New product and pricing models make RapidShare as flexible and low priced as never before

June 25, 2010
As of June 29, 2010, RapidShare is changing its product and payment models. In future, the costs for RapidShare accounts will no longer be tiered according to time period; instead there will be five packages with differing features. These packages will be paid for with a new currency known as ?Rapids.? In order to grant our customers maximum flexibility when choosing the type of package, they will be able to switch between packages on a daily basis and hence select the features that suit them best at the time.
All previous Collector?s accounts will be automatically converted into free Premium accounts on July 1, 2010, thus making it still possible to use the RapidShare service without charge.



What is actually changing: pricing model
RapidShare is launching a new currency: Rapids. This will allow users to take up various packages from June 29, 2010.
Rapids can be acquired in the following increments:



Many users will already have Rapids in their accounts from the start as both the remaining days in existing Premium accounts and unused traffic share will be converted automatically into Rapids. For each remaining day, the user will be credited with 20 Rapids. For example, if there are 10 days left in a Premium account, the user will receive 200 Rapids. Each GB of traffic share will be converted into 5 Rapids.
Any accumulated Free- and Premium-RapidPoints can also be converted into Rapids until July 6, 2010. Altogether, 5,000 Free-RapidPoints and 5,000 Premium-RapidPoints equate to 600 Rapids; 50,000 Free-RapidPoints and 50,000 Premium-RapidPoints will give 6,000 Rapids.
A maximum of 50,000 Rapids can be obtained by converting existing RapidPoints, traffic share or the remaining time on a Premium account.

What is actually changing: product model

These modifications will not change anything for Free Users. Owners of previous Collector?s accounts will receive free Premium accounts, enabling them to manage their uploaded files in the Premium Zone. Downloading and storing are just the same as for the previous Collector?s account.
Users who have Rapids can choose from five types of fee-paying package. What is special about these packages is that every user can turn the features off and on to suit their needs from day to day. In this way, we hope to offer our customers an even better service and, above all, much more flexibility than before.

Overview of fee-paying packages:


* RapidSmall For the RapidSmall package, users pay 4 Rapids a day. This gives them 10 GB of secured storage and a daily traffic volume of 1 GB. What?s more, they can take advantage of file management and direct download features.

* RapidMedium Those who opt for the RapidMedium deal get, in exchange for 20 Rapids a day, 50 GB of secured storage and a daily traffic volume of 5 GB. In addition to file management and direct downloads, users will be able to manage their data in folders.

* RapidBig Holders of RapidBig accounts have access to 200 GB of secured storage and a traffic limit of 20 GB. Along with other RapidMedium features, in this version users will also be able to have their account verified. The RapidBig package costs 78 Rapids a day.
* RapidSupersize With the RapidSupersize account, users receive 600 GB of secured storage and 60 GB of daily traffic in return for 229 Rapids a day. As an added feature, users will have the ability to sell their own files via the Licence Manager.

* RapidBusiness With RapidBusiness, commercial customers benefit from being able to store and grant others access to even greater quantities of data for 449 Rapids a day. In addition to the features of the RapidSupersize deal, customers will have access to Licence Manager+.

Plus, business customers can receive targeted offers on request.
If users load their account with Rapids through payment or by converting RapidPoints, Traffic or remaining time, they will be set up with the smallest package (RapidSmall), with the option to upgrade at any time.
All features of the new model will be explained in further detail on June 29, 2010 on rapidshare.com.

http://rapidshare.com/news.html

n4pst3r Reviewed by n4pst3r on 25th Jun 2010. RAPIDSHARE--UPDATE New product and pricing models make RapidShare as flexible and low priced as never before June 25, 2010 As of June 29, 2010, RapidShare is changing its product and payment models. In future, the costs for RapidShare accounts will no longer be tiered according to time period; instead there will be five packages with differing features. These packages will be paid for with a new currency known as ?Rapids.? In order to grant our customers maximum flexibility when choosing the type of Rating: 5

[GoPantheoN]

thnx for update

[CM]

Why the fuck are they making shit complicated?

[EsotorisK]

Coz they want it CM, they are really going through a big deal I guess.

[lion_boy877]

i just hate this reward system

[spirit]

Interesting but still after july you wont be able to exchange points to Rapids so it is pretty much the same deal as before but with more flexible management.

[CyberDeViLZ]

END of THE DAYS Schedule

1st Month - 3rd Month
* New payment system will kill Movies uploader
* ton of apps,ebook, / other small upload will be submitted not movies anymore @ RS when their Rapids (funds) empty.

4th Month
*Blueray/HD Movies will not be found anymore at RS
* Not much free user download movies from RS anymore since there is no one uploading movies this also can have negative effect to downloader dont you think ?


I still hoping Katz allowed Non RS Link for submit Movies Type .. it might can resolve and help uploader issue

[tom420]

Let's wait till the 29th and hope it's for the better of uploaders.

[kroeger]

i have over 200 GB of files in my collectors account and converted them to free premium yesterday. Now I always get a nagging prompt that the limit for storage is only 50 GB, hope my account will not get in trouble.

To prepare in case I transferred some of the files to my other expired accounts hoping they will generate needed Rapid points to be extended to another premium account.

[Nattawat]

I have 300GB on my account... does that mean I would have to choose their overpriced 229 rapids/day plan? I hope I can choose other lower-tier package based on my bandwidth usage and not the storage.