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07:52 am: Photobucket are ASSES
Really.

I've been getting unexplained error messages the last couple of days about difficulty uploading images.

Then today I got told that the last seven images on my "I walk to the worldcon" album couldn't be uploaded because the album had exceeded 1GB. No other explanation given.

I googled, and found that somewhere on the Internet was the answer (though not on the Photobucket site): my entire account has hit 1GB, which means I either upgrade to PhotobucketPro and get an extra 4GB for as long as I keep paying for Pro, or I stop using this account. (From the discussion thread, deleting old photos does nothing useful.)

Hitting Photobucket's free storage limits is irritating, but reasonable enough - I knew they must have them, I just didn't know what they were or how far I'd filled them.

But Photobucket's failure to clearly signal that I was getting close to the size limits is annoying, and their lack of explanatory text on site is just idiotic.

So. Sorry, and all: I will post no more photos today because I want to decide what to do with Photobucket. If you want to see what I did upload for 9th August, most of them are here under my Montreal album.

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From:[info]l33tminion.livejournal.com
Date:dayordAugust 2009 10:01 pm (UTC)
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though not on the Photobucket site

It's here (http://photobucket.com/upgrade), linked from the terms of service (http://photobucket.com/terms) (under 3, "Fees"), which you have to say you've read to sign up for the site. You do admittedly have to log into your account, click on "Stats", and click on "My Account" to see how much storage and bandwidth you are using.

That said, I think Flickr's free service is less restrictive and their paid accounts are a better value than Photobucket's.
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From:[info]greenwitch
Date:dayordAugust 2009 10:46 pm (UTC)
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Agreed -- Flickr's paid accounts are unlimited, I belive? Also, when your paid account expires (or when you reach the free limit), your pics don't disappear, you just can't edit them. If you post them on a blog or whatever, they'll still show up. I've had a pro account for years and I'm very happy with it.
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From:[info]l33tminion.livejournal.com
Date:dayordAugust 2009 10:01 pm (UTC)
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Flickr's paid accounts are unlimited, I belive?

Pretty much. (http://www.flickr.com/help/limits/#28)
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