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#1 Clandestine

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Posted 14 December 2005 - 03:54 PM

which is better?

#2 MK_LAGI

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Posted 14 December 2005 - 04:12 PM

i chose photobucket coz u can organize everythign into albums and stuff :D

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Posted 14 December 2005 - 05:11 PM

glad neither is winning

url removed please don't troll others topics

Edited by Donna, 14 December 2005 - 05:37 PM.


#4 Jamie Huskisson

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Posted 14 December 2005 - 06:00 PM

neither

#5 Clandestine

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Posted 14 December 2005 - 06:12 PM

those choosing neither, what would you recommend for hosting images

thanks :D

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Posted 14 December 2005 - 06:30 PM

your own host :D

free image hosts die too easily for my liking...

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Posted 14 December 2005 - 10:06 PM

Jay said:

your own host :P

free image hosts die too easily for my liking...
Same. I hate using free hosts because they always delete your image if it uses too much bandwidth. Just upload it via FTP and share away.

Edited by Vouksh, 14 December 2005 - 10:07 PM.


#8 Jeepinator

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Posted 14 December 2005 - 11:09 PM

Imageshack hasn't deleted one of my images yet. It still has the first sig I ever made on there. It's not fast sometimes, it seems to lag real bad occasionally. It would be better to get a small amount of webspace and use that.

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Posted 15 December 2005 - 02:15 AM

I have only ever used imageshack, and that's because the only time I need free image hosting is like for slamm images t post here and there, so it doesn't matter how long it's there for.

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Posted 15 December 2005 - 03:56 AM

Free hosting seems bogged down with adverts which might put clients off because it cheapens how your work looks.

I find clicking on a free host link is slooooow, even on a 2mb connection.

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Posted 15 December 2005 - 05:36 AM

I imageshack, its so quick.

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Posted 15 December 2005 - 08:24 AM

i havenīt used imageshack but photobucket has done the job for me ..

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Posted 15 December 2005 - 11:19 AM

neither... own hosting is still more reliable

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Posted 15 December 2005 - 01:04 PM

I use imageshack a lot, photobucket occassionally, but I would agree your own hosting is better, so neither! :)

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Posted 15 December 2005 - 05:22 PM

i use FLICKR unfortunatle you do have to have a yahoo account or sign up to yahoo email but you can store thousands of pictures and even more if you go pro

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Posted 15 December 2005 - 06:13 PM

I had my own host and I hosted my images off of there, however I didn't pay the annual fee and it has been suspended...

Right now, I use Image Shack beacuse it's easier and it doesn't automatically resize your photos like photobucket.

As soon as I have saved up enough, I am going to get my webserver back. Having my own server to host my stuff, I feel is much more reliable.

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Posted 17 December 2005 - 06:37 AM

Your own hosting is best, but I still use imageshack for the odd things. My web hosting package has just giuven me and extra 900 megs free though so I use that instead.

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Posted 18 December 2005 - 12:24 AM

photobucket is better cause i get the feeling it'll last longer than imageshack

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Posted 19 December 2005 - 08:47 AM

ImageShack forever :wub:

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Posted 19 December 2005 - 09:59 AM

ImageShack - Fast and Convient.





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