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ArtyLoop said:
Could do, where are you based?
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Lol, you know I am only making a joke. Quite far from you,Northern Suburbs, Cape Gate area. I am going to be patient some more and hopefully upload speed is going to be resolved. Did the tests directly to the ONT, so cannot be the router.
 
joeline said:
Lol, you know I am only making a joke. Quite far from you,Northern Suburbs, Cape Gate area. I am going to be patient some more and hopefully upload speed is going to be resolved. Did the tests directly to the ONT, so cannot be the router.
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Which suburb and fiber provider?

Brackenfell Vuma Trenched 200/200 here, and no issues.
 
joeline said:
Lol, you know I am only making a joke. Quite far from you,Northern Suburbs, Cape Gate area. I am going to be patient some more and hopefully upload speed is going to be resolved. Did the tests directly to the ONT, so cannot be the router.
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Which ONT, which FISP?
 
ArtyLoop said:
Morning guys
Still uploading here to Mega.nz like a boss :love:
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Why do you use Mega, if you don't mind me asking?

The free accounts have hectic restrictions on file sizes and the ability for others to download shared stuff. And the pricing of premium accounts isn't competitive.

Just buy a year of Office 365 for cheap off OLX or Gumtree (R250-350) and enjoy the included 1TB OneDrive storage.
 
Bryn said:
Why do you use Mega, if you don't mind me asking?

The free accounts have hectic restrictions on file sizes and the ability for others to download shared stuff. And the pricing of premium accounts isn't competitive.

Just buy a year of Office 365 for cheap off OLX or Gumtree (R250-350) and enjoy the included 1TB OneDrive storage.
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I use mega because I am tired of replacing failing hard drives- The weather in SA is so extreme I am getting slightly more than the warranty on hard disks.

I am paying around R160 a month for 1TB.
I am sorry but I don't support Microsoft
 
ArtyLoop said:
I use mega because I am tired of replacing failing hard drives- The weather in SA is so extreme I am getting slightly more than the warranty on hard disks.

I am paying around R160 a month for 1TB.
I am sorry but I don't support Microsoft
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I only mentioned the MS option because of the insane price. Although even then, I'd say Microsoft is infinitely more trustworthy than Google. And you can encrypt your backups anyway, which is what I do for all uploads other than films, series, photos and work docs.

Although, if you don't mind Google, their R159pm plan has 2TB storage, family sharing features, carries the storage bump through to Gmail and other Google services and has the best upload speeds I've seen for any cloud storage service in SA:
https://one.google.com/about

Anyway, no worries. Just thought I'd mention the alternative value proposition.
 
Bryn said:
I only mentioned the MS option because of the insane price. Although even then, I'd say Microsoft is infinitely more trustworthy than Google. And you can encrypt your backups anyway, which is what I do for all uploads other than films, series, photos and work docs.

Although, if you don't mind Google, their R159pm plan has 2TB storage, family sharing features, carries the storage bump through to Gmail and other Google services and has the best upload speeds I've seen for any cloud storage service in SA:
https://one.google.com/about

Anyway, no worries. Just thought I'd mention the alternative value proposition.
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My Mega.nz is encrypted anyway. I tried to share a file with someone.. that was just too many hoops for the recipient to jump. I had to send an encryption key etc..
 
ArtyLoop said:
My Mega.nz is encrypted anyway. I tried to share a file with someone.. that was just too many hoops for the recipient to jump. I had to send an encryption key etc..
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Yeah, Mega has not just a limitation on individual file sizes when it comes to uploads and downloads, but also daily totals. Both parties essentially need a paid account to download and upload freely between them. Pretty crap imo.

You're better off using the free 50GB Mega provides for sensitive files (or just encrypting sensitive files and not using Mega at all - seems better to trust your own encryption than theirs) and 2TB Google Drive for R159pm for everything else. Or 1TB OneDrive via Office 365 if you'd like all the latest Office apps and to save a boatload.
 
Bryn said:
Yeah, Mega has not just a limitation on individual file sizes when it comes to uploads and downloads, but also daily totals. Both parties essentially need a paid account to download and upload freely between them. Pretty crap imo.

You're better off using the free 50GB Mega provides for sensitive files (or just encrypting sensitive files and not using Mega at all - seems better to trust your own encryption than theirs) and 2TB Google Drive for R159pm for everything else. Or 1TB OneDrive via Office 365 if you'd like all the latest Office apps and to save a boatload.
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For me its a non-issue. The mega cloud storage is mainly an off site backup so if the place burns down or they steal my stuff I can just smile and claim from insurance as all of that stuff is safely tucked away
 
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