1L243 wrote:
And it only took the 14 years to figure it out.
I use Photobucket to enhance sites like this one with postings on mods and other things of interests. I am not selling anything or benefiting in anyway.
Photobucket could have given some advance warning. Or they could have had a commercial fee for those who make a living off of the internet posting like Ebay sellers and a free private party account but limit the amount of pictures you can have. In return we have to watch those stupid adds.
What is the definition of Ransom? demanding payment for the release of person or property?
The internet is free wait till they want to charge or tax that!
Sorry, The "Internet" IS NOT "FREE".
Internet is not a "Right" either.
Online storage is not free or a Right.
You folks that have used PhotoBucket FREE for years HAVE BEEN LUCKY.
I have gone through THREE DIFFERENT "online" storage solutions over the last 6 yrs..
First one cost $50 per yr with hot linking, after the first year and after they took my second year payment they SUDDENLY VANISHED..
The next one boasted "FREE" storage with hot linking, yeah, the free lasted 6 months then suddenly with no warning they changed the TOS that the "free" accounts no longer were allowed hot linking. The cost was to be $150 per year to get hot linking.
I was able to correspond with them about the change, they replied that they were not getting ANY AD REVENUE on the free accounts that were using the hot linking since they had no way of inserting ads into the link.. They did concede a bit and came up with a $50 per yr option with a lower storage space.. I declined.
So, by accident I discovered that when you setup an Google email account you GET FREE ONLINE STORAGE WITH HOT LINKING!
Sure they limit your max storage, but whatever, it works..
Yeah, technically it is not totally free, you are giving up DATA in exchange for the use of that Google drive but for the small amount of use I have for online storage I am fine with that..
