Comments on: What’s wrong with those Rapidshare Captchas ? http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:48:43 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Thaddeus http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/#comment-488626 Thaddeus Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:25:37 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4181#comment-488626 <strong>Thaddeus...</strong> You always have a choice, even if it is only a choice of your attitude.... Thaddeus…

You always have a choice, even if it is only a choice of your attitude….

]]> By: Captchas - Eine Plage im Web « knowster http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/#comment-477294 Captchas - Eine Plage im Web « knowster Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:12:13 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4181#comment-477294 [...] versuchen, geknackt worden sind, nehmen diese merkwürdige Züge an. Angefangen mit den unlösbaren Rapidshare-Captchas (mittlerweile wohl wieder abgeschafft) tauchen immer andere Aufgaben auf, wie [...] [...] versuchen, geknackt worden sind, nehmen diese merkwürdige Züge an. Angefangen mit den unlösbaren Rapidshare-Captchas (mittlerweile wohl wieder abgeschafft) tauchen immer andere Aufgaben auf, wie [...]

]]> By: DeerDane http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/#comment-426127 DeerDane Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:58:04 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4181#comment-426127 effin rapidshare, soo slow, but after 50% its getting awesome fast, some strange magic!!!! effin rapidshare, soo slow, but after 50% its getting awesome fast, some strange magic!!!!

]]> By: Boom457 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/#comment-410134 Boom457 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:51:52 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4181#comment-410134 Hello. I am rapidshare premium user. I have problems concerning the downloading with RAPGET, even if i wrote my login & password there. could anyone explain what is happening? Hello. I am rapidshare premium user. I have problems concerning the downloading with RAPGET, even if i wrote my login & password there. could anyone explain what is happening?

]]> By: Ash http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/#comment-407786 Ash Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:35:36 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4181#comment-407786 rapidshare speed is very unstable now(since the introduction of speedometer pics). Speed goes on increasing and decreasing continuously. Is it just me or everybody experiencing the same problem?? rapidshare speed is very unstable now(since the introduction of speedometer pics). Speed goes on increasing and decreasing continuously. Is it just me or everybody experiencing the same problem??

]]> By: dbandara http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/#comment-394364 dbandara Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:37:49 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4181#comment-394364 all change now...!!!:-) no more captchas...no more happy hours...!no waiting after a download..but Extra-slow downloads...!:-( all change now…!!!:-) no more captchas…no more happy hours…!no waiting after a download..but Extra-slow downloads…!:-(

]]> By: Nolo King http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/#comment-383690 Nolo King Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:15:52 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4181#comment-383690 They made it even worse actually! They have done some shade thing that I can not read, it took me three tries to download something! Maybe the site is really desperate for premium users, its so darn crazy, I felt like pulling my pubic hair out, lawls! They made it even worse actually!

They have done some shade thing that I can not read, it took me three tries to download something!

Maybe the site is really desperate for premium users, its so darn crazy, I felt like pulling my pubic hair out, lawls!

]]> By: CAPSLOCKON http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/#comment-382448 CAPSLOCKON Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:59:25 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4181#comment-382448 NOW RAPIDSHARE IN OFFICIALY FOR 140< IQ USERS NOW RAPIDSHARE IN OFFICIALY FOR 140< IQ USERS

]]> By: Roman ShaRP http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/#comment-381069 Roman ShaRP Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:13:39 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4181#comment-381069 And today they bested themselves. Now they have isometric pseudo-3D captcha which quality resembles Egyptian pyramids. And today they bested themselves. Now they have isometric pseudo-3D captcha which quality resembles Egyptian pyramids.

]]> By: Whoop http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/#comment-379850 Whoop Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:21:30 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4181#comment-379850 This captcha is bad. Its hardly human-solvable and its already broken by an anti-captcha system implemented by JDownloader... This captcha is bad. Its hardly human-solvable and its already broken by an anti-captcha system implemented by JDownloader…

]]> By: Angelo R. http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/#comment-358133 Angelo R. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:06:31 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4181#comment-358133 @Green Data You have my complete agreement on that point. The short time-limit purchases are grossly over priced. You wouldn't catch me paying 4.5 Euros for a couple of days worth of downloading. But if you take into account the pure volume that people download through rapidshare, you will find that moving up to 3 months or even 6 months makes a lot more sense. That being said, if you don't download all that much from the website to begin with, even that will seem over priced. For me however, within the first day alone, the 3 month cost had more than paid for itself, with the help of sites like projectw.org and forumw.org @Green Data You have my complete agreement on that point. The short time-limit purchases are grossly over priced. You wouldn’t catch me paying 4.5 Euros for a couple of days worth of downloading. But if you take into account the pure volume that people download through rapidshare, you will find that moving up to 3 months or even 6 months makes a lot more sense. That being said, if you don’t download all that much from the website to begin with, even that will seem over priced.

For me however, within the first day alone, the 3 month cost had more than paid for itself, with the help of sites like projectw.org and forumw.org

]]> By: Green Data http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/#comment-357726 Green Data Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:43:54 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4181#comment-357726 4.5 Euros for 48 Hours doesn't make any sense to me at all. And 55 Euros for 1 year is really a huge amount of money when converted to my local currency, especially when compared to the service I get from such site! 4.5 Euros for 48 Hours doesn’t make any sense to me at all. And 55 Euros for 1 year is really a huge amount of money when converted to my local currency, especially when compared to the service I get from such site!

]]> By: Angelo R. http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/#comment-357162 Angelo R. Sat, 31 May 2008 19:47:24 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4181#comment-357162 @Green Data I actually pay for one of those premium accounts. 25$/3 months is something that to me makes a lot of sense. Considering the pure volume of things that I download from their already speedy servers, I can't imagine going back to anything. Torrents were great.. in fact I set up a remote torrent box in my house so that I could download them while I slept. But torrents can't match with Rapidshare Premium accounts. With a torrent I'm looking at anywhere from 1->24 hours for something with a low amount of seeds. With rapidshare, I've got about 20 minutes. So what you're essentially paying for is a convienience charge. As to their searching features, the site is supposed to be a place where you can upload your own files and only share them with people you want. If you include an option to search through other users files it sort of conflicts with that idea. Keep in mind, the owners of Rapidshare are not idiots. They have to know people are using their services to host illegal files. This is just one way that they can continue to provide the free file hosting and continue to make money of it. @Green Data
I actually pay for one of those premium accounts. 25$/3 months is something that to me makes a lot of sense. Considering the pure volume of things that I download from their already speedy servers, I can’t imagine going back to anything. Torrents were great.. in fact I set up a remote torrent box in my house so that I could download them while I slept. But torrents can’t match with Rapidshare Premium accounts. With a torrent I’m looking at anywhere from 1->24 hours for something with a low amount of seeds. With rapidshare, I’ve got about 20 minutes. So what you’re essentially paying for is a convienience charge.

As to their searching features, the site is supposed to be a place where you can upload your own files and only share them with people you want. If you include an option to search through other users files it sort of conflicts with that idea.

Keep in mind, the owners of Rapidshare are not idiots. They have to know people are using their services to host illegal files. This is just one way that they can continue to provide the free file hosting and continue to make money of it.

]]> By: Green Data http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/#comment-357081 Green Data Sat, 31 May 2008 17:10:34 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4181#comment-357081 @Angelo, that's why they suck, they can generate money by putting more Ads on their site instead of annoying their users with such restrictions. By they way, did you see their premium accounts rates, they must be kidding, no way to pay such amount of money in order to be able to download some files easily. At least there are alternatives such as Torrents and other P2P's which are totally free. They also don't have any searching features! @Angelo, that’s why they suck, they can generate money by putting more Ads on their site instead of annoying their users with such restrictions.

By they way, did you see their premium accounts rates, they must be kidding, no way to pay such amount of money in order to be able to download some files easily. At least there are alternatives such as Torrents and other P2P’s which are totally free.

They also don’t have any searching features!

]]> By: Angelo R. http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/#comment-357059 Angelo R. Sat, 31 May 2008 16:39:51 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4181#comment-357059 @Green Data I think you're missing the point of Rapidshare.. it's supposed to entice you using the quota-based downloads. Imagine someone uploaded a movie in 8 parts. You can download 1 of these parts, but you really want to see this movie. You cna either wait the time limit, or ask friends to download it for you and then pass you the parts. If you do enough downloading you're eventually gonna get sick of that.... and realize that the best option for you is a Rapidshare Premium Account.. @Green Data I think you’re missing the point of Rapidshare.. it’s supposed to entice you using the quota-based downloads. Imagine someone uploaded a movie in 8 parts. You can download 1 of these parts, but you really want to see this movie. You cna either wait the time limit, or ask friends to download it for you and then pass you the parts. If you do enough downloading you’re eventually gonna get sick of that…. and realize that the best option for you is a Rapidshare Premium Account..

]]> By: Green Data http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/#comment-357053 Green Data Sat, 31 May 2008 16:32:06 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4181#comment-357053 Rapid Share sucks, these guys are insane ... wicked captchas with weird animals in them, boring timers, quota-based downloads, what else are they going to invent to piss the users more!!? I sometimes prefer to call them <a href="http://notgr33ndata.blogspot.com/2008/05/stupid-share.html" rel="nofollow">Stupid Share</a> Rapid Share sucks, these guys are insane … wicked captchas with weird animals in them, boring timers, quota-based downloads, what else are they going to invent to piss the users more!!?

I sometimes prefer to call them Stupid Share

]]> By: Ben http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/#comment-347527 Ben Wed, 21 May 2008 20:08:52 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4181#comment-347527 The fact that it asks you for 4 LETTERS confused me for a while. I thought i was supposed to just ignore the numbers, apparently not! The fact that it asks you for 4 LETTERS confused me for a while. I thought i was supposed to just ignore the numbers, apparently not!

]]> By: Tobey http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/#comment-346407 Tobey Tue, 20 May 2008 18:06:24 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4181#comment-346407 I had to lol at this really badly when I saw it for the first time. This is just too much. Took me some time to actually figure out what they wanted me to do X-D I had to lol at this really badly when I saw it for the first time. This is just too much. Took me some time to actually figure out what they wanted me to do X-D

]]> By: neill http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/#comment-346164 neill Tue, 20 May 2008 14:04:08 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4181#comment-346164 my machine speed increases, but brainspeed decreases over time soon we will not be able to log on anymore? my machine speed increases, but brainspeed decreases over time

soon we will not be able to log on anymore?

]]> By: Angelo R. http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/18/whats-wrong-with-those-rapidshare-captchas/#comment-345364 Angelo R. Mon, 19 May 2008 17:56:09 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4181#comment-345364 Personally I find Rapidshare a lot faster than a lot of other services, plus the premium services are so widely used, it was the only thing that made sense to me. Personally I find Rapidshare a lot faster than a lot of other services, plus the premium services are so widely used, it was the only thing that made sense to me.

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