Hi all,
Whenever downloading ROMs and apps from xda, I always see rapidshare links. Is there a way we can rather switch to something like mediafire instead with multiple downloads, no waiting and high speed?
Saves time and is for sure - better.
Just a thought. Any comments?
I hate RS cause I have to wait and sometimes I get the "Servers are Full" message which is annoying. MF and 4Shared are better instead.
Many folks use RS (and Hotfile) as their file hosting service as these services have been around for quite some time. Additionally, some services allow members to accumulate points which can be redeemed as currency or used for enhancing membership features.
In the case of chefs, I suppose it's an indirect way of obtaining some compensation for the hard work they put in.
Cheers,
hilaireg said:
Many folks use RS (and Hotfile) as their file hosting service as these services have been around for quite some time. Additionally, some services allow members to accumulate points which can be redeemed as currency or used for enhancing membership features.
In the case of chefs, I suppose it's an indirect way of obtaining some compensation for the hard work they put in.
Cheers,
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Thanks for clarification, I didn't know about the whole point system from RS & Hotfile.
Hotfile for me!
Quick Review of Different Hosting Services
RapidShare:
CONS: File must be downloaded once every 60 days or is removed. 50 GB account limit. 200 MB upload limit per file. Servers often overloaded for non-premium members. Limit to number of free downloads per day. Poor download speeds.
PROS: Rewards program. 50 GB storage. Upload application available.
FAQ: http://rapidshare.com/faqx.html
HotFile:
CONS: File must be downloaded once every 90 days or is removed. 50 GB account limit. 200 MB upload limit per file. 15 minutes between downloads for free users. Poor download speeds.
PROS: Rewards program. FTP option. Upload application available.
FAQ: http://www.hotfile.com/faq.html
MegaUpload:
CONS: Popup adds. File must be downloaded once every 90 days or is removed. 1024 MB upload limit per file.
PROS: Rewards program. Download/Upload application available. Good download speeds.
FAQ: http://www.megaupload.com/?c=faq
4Shared:
CONS: Account must be accessed every 30 days or content is removed. 200 MB upload limit per file. File can only be downloaded by one user at the same time. No reward program. Others can upload to account.
PROS: Ulimited duration for content. 20 GB Storage. Download/Upload application available. Good download speeds.
FAQ: http://www.4shared.com/faq.jsp
MediaFire:
CONS: Account must be accessed every 60 days or a file must be accessed every 30 days or content is removed. 200 MB upload limit per file. No reward program. Password protected files not permitted.
PROS: Ulimited duration for content. Download/Upload application available. Concurrent user downloads. Good download speeds.
FAQ: http://support.mediafire.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=view
Private (HTTP/FTP):
CONS: Bandwidth and other usage costs. Limited concurrent connections. Unpredictable outages. Administrative overhead. Source easily traceable in the event of legal complaints on content and immediate Internet ban should ACTA be legislated.
PROS: Complete control over duration of content.
MediaFire
Rapidshare has been really bad lately. Getting constant errors of no available free slots. That's horrrible. Mediafire is so much better. It's always been better. Just noticing it a lot more cause RS is going down hill.
But it really doesn't matter what file sharing site is being used if you have JDownload. It takes the hastle out of all of them.
mediafire of course,
if there's one direct download, why must waiting
Think also location comes into where to host as MediaFire is blocked in China and so was 4shared for along time "can be tweaked now via little url change"
So if you used Rapidshare you cut down on the amount of users not being able to download, also don't get the i can't download posts
Remembering allot of chefs have used Rapidshare for many years.
I use MediaFire & 4shared.
anything is better than rapidshare
souljaboy said:
anything is better than rapidshare
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Just pay for it man. It is only 50 euro for 1 year !
yes anything other rs
senspace n mf ok
My vote goes to mediafire the best, provides parrallel downloads (resume support), speed download, and no wait time. And the best part is completely free
Rapid is the best paid option. 4shared.com is great for webmasters who are looking for free hosting, they never delete files. Mediafire is so so
I have just installed Dropbox on both my PCs and on my Android. This is a great way of synching files between 2 computers without the need for emailing them to yourself or continually copying them between computers.
THe PC version is here:
https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTc1MjQzMTQ5
For the Andriod version search 'Dropbox' in the market.
With Dropbox on your Andriod you can access files from your home PC without having to actually have them installed on your device. Never forget a file again and save valuable space on your SD card!
How did I ever manage without it?!
Yeah, it's really good stuff
Dropbox for android is awesome!
I wish it would actually sync to your SD card, instead of just letting you access it online, as offline sync is my favorite use for it on my laptop. It would use a lot of data, so maybe a setting to only sync on wifi.
If the OP's referral link gets maxed out, i've shamelessly posted mine. By using one of our referral links instead of just going to http://dropbox.com, you get an extra 250mb, and we get an extra 250mb.
https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTMwMTYxODU5
Seeing how at times user scramble from site to site to find a much needed or latest APK file I was thinking on developing a website, where Android users can submit variety of Android APK files, from System apks to applications (file size is limited to 25mb to prevent piracy of paid Play applications)
The database in part would act like an Archive containing different versions for different applications. Allowing users to download whatever APK file they may be looking for, from older builds to the newest KitKat rips. I have mirrored one single APK file here, com.android.vending-4.5.10.apk and based on my old project statistic the file has already been downloaded 1677 times (and counting), as of this this APK database would allow 3rd party mirrors (MediaFire, Mega, Dev-Host, Box, Dropbox, Yandex.Disk and Google Disk) along with internal filesystem build on top of either RackSpace Cloud Files or Amazon S3 or even Google AppEngine Storage
The thing is what information do you think should be stored along the APK files for user and developer convenience? I would also like to hear some feature suggestion that would be useful to everyone.
Thanks in advance.
P.S. Here is a quick Prototype UI/UX I been working for past day while in bed sick
i.imgur.com/6jEQhDa.png
Keeping the data limit to 25mb will do little to prevent piracy. There is a plethora of paid apps under that size. Unless there is strong, continuous oversight, it won't work.
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LoopDoGG79 said:
Keeping the data limit to 25mb will do little to prevent piracy. There is a plethora of paid apps under that size. Unless there is strong, continuous oversight, it won't work.
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Yes I did consider that. Thus all uploads would require mod/admin approval. Otherwise other possibility was allowing banned applications to be available like CyanogenMod Installer. This was a purely concept of a rather useful idea if it can be turned into more pros vs cons.
Uninstall the rampig known as adblock plus, night and day difference. Use greenigy to Hibernate Google plus too! My tablet is now usable, and I was considering the n7 2013 because of how slow it was but now it is great
78mb of ram consumption is unacceptable, it's not even worth it. Epic fail for adblock
so what's using instead? adaway or adfree?
Glad I came across this post because I hadn't heard of Greenify before. My n7 is now virtually lag-free after installing that app. Thanks!
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heatledger said:
so what's using instead? adaway or adfree?
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There might be more elegant solutions, but arguably the lightest-weight and fastest method is simply using a hosts file (rooted devices only, /system/etc/hosts) that black-holes many many ad-serving/tracking domains to the loopback address on your device [127.0.0.1]
e.g. http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm
lightweight because the only thing added to your tablet is a single file.
fastest because DNS lookups on those domains return instantaneously, and IP RST occurs nearly instantaneously when your browser goes looking for a http server at 127.0.0.1:80 - there are no network delays in looking up and connecting/RST to blackholed servers - and no additional traffic interception app/services running on your device and pilfering system resources.
You will find that there are all sorts of tricks employed by various media sites that effectively check to see that cookies associated with ad-publishing/tracking domains have been set, so YMMV with respect to any ad-block method.
good luck
I'm not using any ad blocker right now because it makes the tablet virtually unusable with all the RAM consumption. Again Google Plus is also guilty of the same, taking up 40 megabytes of RAM and slowing down your tablet even though you are not using that app
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I'm glad that I could recommend that to you
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Our device only has 1 gig of ram 1 apps start taking up over 30 megabytes of RAM it definitely is a huge problem, not only that is completely unnecessary there's no reason that should be consuming that much
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When you think about it it's actually absurd, 78 megabytes of RAM just so that I don't see advertisements I'll just deal with the advertisements and have a smooth experience. The trade off is not good
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bftb0 said:
There might be more elegant solutions, but arguably the lightest-weight and fastest method is simply using a hosts file (rooted devices only, /system/etc/hosts) that black-holes many many ad-serving/tracking domains to the loopback address on your device [127.0.0.1]
e.g. http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm
lightweight because the only thing added to your tablet is a single file.
fastest because DNS lookups on those domains return instantaneously, and IP RST occurs nearly instantaneously when your browser goes looking for a http server at 127.0.0.1:80 - there are no network delays in looking up and connecting/RST to blackholed servers - and no additional traffic interception app/services running on your device and pilfering system resources.
You will find that there are all sorts of tricks employed by various media sites that effectively check to see that cookies associated with ad-publishing/tracking domains have been set, so YMMV with respect to any ad-block method.
good luck
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Yep... this is the method AdAway uses to block adverts...
QUOTE: (from AdAway) "An ad blocker that uses the hosts file. The hosts file contains a list of mappings between hostnames and IP addresses. When an app requests an ad, that request is directed to 127.0.0.1 which does nothing. There are options to run a web server to respond to blocked hostnames and to direct requests to the IP address of your choosing. You can download hosts files from the app but it is possible to use your own and to add certain sites to the white- and black-lists."
With AdaAway installed on my Nexus 7 (and my other rooted devices), it uses no system resources at all (CPU/RAM etc.) until I actively run it (which I do every couple of weeks or so) to see if there any new hosts files updates available... and even then it only uses around 21Mb of RAM. After a reboot (necessary for the hosts files update to take effect), AdaAway is exited, and it no longer appears in a list of running processes... until it's run again to check for further updates. However, it does require root.
Rgrds,
Ged.
Um, ad blockers use zero ram unless you set them to stay active, such as to listen to local host. They copy a file and are done.
khaytsus said:
Um, ad blockers use zero ram unless you set them to stay active, such as to listen to local host. They copy a file and are done.
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Hi, khaytsus...
That's certainly true of AdAway... but AdBlock Plus (the one the OP is referring to) runs as a background service... and filters ads out by routing internet traffic through a proxy.
AdBlock Plus' chief attraction lies in it not requiring root... but having just installed AdBlock Plus on my Nexus 7, and then running System Panel (from Playstore), I can see it hogging around 80Mb of RAM.
Though it really shouldn't cause the lag problems as described by the OP... given that the Nexus 7 is equipped with a gigabyte of RAM... and that within that context, 80Mb is a miniscule RAM requirement.
I have Dolphin Browser (with Jetpack) installed on my Nexus 7... and that routinely occupies anywhere from between 170Mb to 300Mb of RAM. Significantly more than the 80Mb used by AdBlock Plus... and I have no discernible lag.
So maybe AdBlock Plus is causing problems elsewhere... running the CPU into the ground maybe? Although I suspect that routing traffic via a proxy may be the cause of the reported lag.
Anyway... it seems that AdBlock Plus is the least optimal way of blocking ads (by routing traffic through a proxy), and running a constant background service whilst it does so.
The best way of blocking ads (IMHO), is to root the device, and then install AdAway (which just modifies the /system/etc/hosts file when AdAway is run).
And even if you automate the process of AdAway checking for updates, it appears this only happens upon boot or daily. It runs a check to see if there are any new hosts files updates available... informs you if there are... and then exits. It doesn't hang around in the background, 'listening' for updates, consuming system resources whilst it does so.
Rgrds,
Ged.
GedBlake said:
Hi, khaytsus...
That's certainly true of AdAway... but AdBlock Plus (the one the OP is referring to) runs as a background service... and filters ads out by routing internet traffic through a proxy.
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AdBlock Plus can run as a service. It does not need to. Perhaps the OP isn't rooted.. But it's still nonsense IMO.
@GedBlake
Thanks for the informative posts man, you have enlightened me. I was completely unaware that adblock was running in the background. I used adaway and it seems that my browsing speeds seems to hasten up a little bit.
If you're rooted:
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm
1. Download and extract hosts file from that page.
2. If extracting from PC, transfer the file to the n7 via usb.
3. Use your fav root text editor and copy the contents of the hosts file to /etc/hosts
Note: You can exclude the introductory messages in the extracted host file n start from the 1st ip entry.
Reboot.
Tada...
Ram/proc/battery hit? Almost none!
If it doesnt work, let me know. Sometimes there is a problem on the formatting, i can fix it and upload a proper one for you to follow the steps again. Why? Android is more particular than windows or mac on the hosts file.good luck.
More info on hosts file, google or wikipedia
andrew9292 said:
If you're rooted:
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm
1. Download and extract hosts file from that page.
2. If extracting from PC, transfer the file to the n7 via usb.
3. Use your fav root text editor and copy the contents of the hosts file to /etc/hosts
Note: You can exclude the introductory messages in the extracted host file n start from the 1st ip entry.
Reboot.
Tada...
Ram/proc/battery hit? Almost none!
If it doesnt work, let me know. Sometimes there is a problem on the formatting, i can fix it and upload a proper one for you to follow the steps again. Why? Android is more particular than windows or mac on the hosts file.good luck.
More info on hosts file, google or wikipedia
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Hi, andrew9292...
What you suggest will probably work... but it's like cutting the grass with a pair of scissors!... it's time consuming and labour intensive. And there are better tools available, more suited to the task.
AdAway will do the job for you, with minimal effort. And also, the one link you provide may not be sufficient to provide full ad blocking capability.
AdAway compiles the /system/etc/hosts file from four sources. These are...
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt
http://adaway.sufficientlysecure.org/hosts.txt
http://hosts-file.net/ad_servers.asp
http://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/serverlist.php?hostformat=hosts&showintro=0&mimetype=plaintext
As I've previously stated, AdAway consumes no system resources until the user chooses to run it... in order to update the /system/etc/hosts file. So there is no "Ram/proc/battery hit", as you put it... until AdAway is run.
This seems to me to be the far more easier option, than manually messing around with large text files, copying them into /system/etc and with the potential screwups and errors that might result.
AdAway is installed on all of my rooted devices, and I rarely give it a second thought.... until I remember that ad blocking needs updating ('cos I haven't run it for a few weeks), I then just run AdAway... it updates... and upon my next reboot, the update takes effect.
Result - no ads... no hit on battery/CPU/RAM... and no complicated messing around in /system/etc.
Rgrds,
Ged.
GedBlake said:
Hi, andrew9292...
What you suggest will probably work... but it's like cutting the grass with a pair of scissors!... it's time consuming and labour intensive. And there are better tools available, more suited to the task.
AdAway will do the job for you, with minimal effort. And also, the one link you provide may not be sufficient to provide full ad blocking capability.
AdAway compiles the /system/etc/hosts file from four sources. These are...
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt
http://adaway.sufficientlysecure.org/hosts.txt
http://hosts-file.net/ad_servers.asp
http://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/serverlist.php?hostformat=hosts&showintro=0&mimetype=plaintext
As I've previously stated, AdAway consumes no system resources until the user chooses to run it... in order to update the /system/etc/hosts file. So there is no "Ram/proc/battery hit", as you put it... until AdAway is run.
This seems to me to be the far more easier option, than manually messing around with large text files, copying them into /system/etc and with the potential screwups and errors that might result.
AdAway is installed on all of my rooted devices, and I rarely give it a second thought.... until I remember that ad blocking needs updating ('cos I haven't run it for a few weeks), I then just run AdAway... it updates... and upon my next reboot, the update takes effect.
Result - no ads... no hit on battery/CPU/RAM... and no complicated messing around in /system/etc.
Rgrds,
Ged.
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Thats nice bro! n im aware of it...i agree its a great app, does a wonderful job! Jus providing a manual method if anyone prefers it.
Pros, just some extra experience for the nerdy. This is xda anyway Cons, like you stated possible fakaps, time consuming, inadequate etc. Cheers :highfive:
THANK YOU!
Krooked22 said:
Uninstall the rampig known as adblock plus, night and day difference. Use greenigy to Hibernate Google plus too! My tablet is now usable, and I was considering the n7 2013 because of how slow it was but now it is great
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OMG, thanks much for your post. I uninstalled adblock and installed Greenify, and it's like I finally have my N7 back again. I was close to junking it out of frustration but will keep it for a little longer now...
biggerguy_sf said:
OMG, thanks much for your post. I uninstalled adblock and installed Greenify, and it's like I finally have my N7 back again. I was close to junking it out of frustration but will keep it for a little longer now...
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Awwww, if you'd waited a month it would have been a full year since the last post in this DEAD thread.
I modified host file and no problems so far...