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Title: DropBox doubles your referral storage space!
Post by: Xairbusdriver on April 10, 2012, 04:43:32 PM: I have to agree with <Adam Engst> that it is "a truly classy move!" You now get 500MB for every referral! I haven't referred anyone to DropBox in years! But I now have 5.8GB free! The free amount tops out at 16GB now.
Title: DropBox doubles your referral storage space!
Post by: Highmac on April 10, 2012, 04:47:21 PM: Came as a pleasant surprise to find my Dropbox now stands at a magnificent 3GB. However, with a 2Mbps connection, using it is hardly instant (not that that is the fault of Dropbox)
Title: DropBox doubles your referral storage space!
Post by: Xairbusdriver on April 10, 2012, 04:55:05 PM: Is that 2Mps every where or just across the Pond? Maybe you could move to the Emerald Isle and get a slightly faster speed. I hear there are some real estate margins there, also!
Title: DropBox doubles your referral storage space!
Post by: Shades of Gray on April 10, 2012, 05:42:12 PM: I just checked, and yep, I now have 3.5 GB.
Title: DropBox doubles your referral storage space!
Post by: Paddy on April 10, 2012, 10:35:22 PM: Nice - I've now got 3.2GB.
Title: DropBox doubles your referral storage space!
Post by: Highmac on April 11, 2012, 03:06:59 AM: QUOTE(Xairbusdriver @ Apr 10 2012, 10:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Is that 2Mps every where or just across the Pond? Maybe you could move to the Emerald Isle and get a slightly faster speed. I hear there are some real estate margins there, also!

Ours is an ADSL line over old BT (British Telecom) cable strung from a streetpole. We're as far as is possible from the exchange (the next street is a different dialling code) which is why we couldn't get broadband at all until about five years ago. Virgin Cable is the fastest available in the UK but is only available in some areas. Top speed claims "up to" 30Mbps but that is not cheap. For all the uploading and serious downloading done here it doesn't bother me overmuch.
Title: DropBox doubles your referral storage space!
Post by: Xairbusdriver on April 11, 2012, 08:39:12 AM: Ah, yes, the DSL 'gotcha!' "Fast speeds divided by the distance from the switch" formula that they don't want you to know about... I think they just need to increase the electronic 'pressure' in those 'pipes!' Seems to work in plumbing... until the pipes burst and flood your basement!