MediaFire is a free file and image hosting web site located in Harris County, Texas, USA. It has received much attention because it has rather few limitations for users without an account compared to many other file hosters. The domain mediafire.com attracted at least 8.7 million visitors annually by 2008 according to a Compete.com study.[1]
Usage
The service is available for free and allows users to upload files of up to 100 MB each and Media Pro users up to 10 GB. The user is then supplied with a unique URL, which locates the file and enables anyone who knows it to download the file. Currently there is no time limit on how long uploaded files will be stored.[2] Furthermore, images can be uploaded and displayed in galleries.
Major features
- No signup required
- No need to enter CAPTCHAs to access files
- No enforced waiting to access files
- No limited storage time for uploaded files
- Size of each file limited to 100 MB, but no limit for the overall amount of uploaded data
- No limit for the number of simultaneous downloads [3]
- No limitation of bandwidth
- Interrupted downloads can be resumed using a download manager [4]
- Ability to delete files
- No discrimination against people based on their location
Major limitations
- No encrypted archives allowed[5]
- No upload via FTP[6]
- No remote upload
Reception
MediaFire was received with overall good critics in the media, winning the award "Top 100 Undiscovered websites", by PC magazine[7], referred to as: "At first the MediaFire storage service seems too good to be true..."by CNET[8] and also receiving positive reviews from Lifehacker[9].
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