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Right now, most chefs are using Rapidshare to store their roms. If they want to continue doing so to earn points, that's fine. However, it makes downloading roms extremely difficult for people who are in countries in which Rapidshare restricts access. Rapdishare also uses a very advanced CAPTCHA for non-members that takes 2 or 3 tries (with 120 second delays in between each attemt) to solve. Try logging out of your rapidshare account to see what I'm talking about..
If you'd like to give your downloaders the fastest access possible to your roms, I have put together a list of sites that are superior to existing methods. The sites below had to pass a series of tests:
For uploading:
At least 100mb file limit
No account or sign up needed.
Truly 1-click: Arrive at the site, click upload file, thats it.
For downloading:
No account or sign up needed
No captcha codes
no timers or waiting period
No country or regional restrictions for downloading
truly 1-click: download instantly starts with one click.
http://www.filedropper.com - 5gb (Best site IMO. Most usuable, largest file size limit, tenured... not a "fly by night" file storage service)
http://www.mediafire.com - 100mb
http://www.filesend.net - 120mb
http://www.snapdrive.net - 500mb
http://www.Sendspace.com - 300mb
http://sharedzilla.com - 1GB
http://www.badongo.com - 1GB
CONCLUSION:
Filedropper.com by a mile. However, even though all 7 of these sites are awesome, they are all free which means none of them (even filedropper) are guaranteed to last. If we want to ensure availability for our uploads WE ALL NEED TO BE USING ASAPLOAD.COM for our rom uploads. It provides 1-CLICK UPLOADS TO 8 MAJOR FREE FILE STORAGE SITES AT ONCE, 3 of which are mentioned above! (See next paragraph for Complete list)
*IMPORTANT NOTE FOR UPLOADERS!*When uploading, you can only choose 4 of the 8 available hosting sites. BE SURE THAT YOU CHOOSE BODONGO, SHAREDZILLA, AND SENDSPACE! The fourth mirror is up to you since the rest of them all have annoying timers. Your uploaded file is given a single link, and from that link users can choose which of the 4 download sites they would like to download from. Here is an example link http://asapload.com/110261 (the photo is of my and my gf if you were wondering). The other nice thing is that it gives you the download link as soon as the file transfer begins, so you can post the link as it is uploading.
ASAPLOAD.com uploads to:
Badongo.com (1.00 Gb) awesome
Sendspace.com (300.00 Mb) awesome
Sharedzilla.com (1.00 Gb) awesome
Depositfiles.com (300.00 Mb, 60 sec download delay)
Easy-share.com (100.00 Mb, 20 sec download delay, captcha)
Megaupload.com (100.00 Mb, pain in the butt)
Rapidshare.com (100.00 Mb, pain in the butt)
Zshare.net (100.00 Mb, 60 sec download delay)
Look, even if you don't use ASAPLOAD.COM, just uploading with any one of the sites i mentioned at the top of the post will help everyone else out by sparing them that awful 120 second timer and by giving users in other countries hassle free access.
Honorable Mentions:
http://www.uploadcomet.com - 2,000mb filesize limit but 30 second delay timer before download
http://www.rarhost.com - 250mb limit specifically for hosting rar files, including split archives. Displays contents of archive online. Unlimited split rar files.
www.uploaded.to 250 MB free!
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www.uploaded.to 250 MB free!
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I tried that one man. It was so slow I couldn't even complete the upload of a jpg image. Sorry.
I would request you repost this information in the Development and hacking forum so ALL the types of phones can benefit from your excellent post. I started to just quote it but I'd like you to get full credit for your work.
Rapidshare was fine till they went to that damn cat image.
I see the cat image, I immediately close out the window or look for a mirror.
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Guys, why are we still using Rapidshare? I have put together a list of sites that are far superior to rapidshare and megaupload. The sites below had to pass a series of tests:
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Nice post, and I agree with Famewolf that you should put this up in the top of the forums (not Kaiser specific).
I also agree with I don't understand why some people continue to use RapidShare and Megaupload when they are such a pain for so many people.
2 others I would suggest (They do require an account for uploading so fail that criteria that you set) is:
www.2shared.com
www.4shared.com
I really like 4shared and how you can do the folders and have a private and public areas all in the same account. Also like how 4shared lets you setup a subdomain easily to access your folders.
I'll have to give asapload.com a whirl. I used to use Sendspace a lot but some people complained about it (and the files will disappear after 30 days if nobody downloads it), but cool that this asapload.com using it and others.
Thanks for this info!
For example...sendspace is already error'ing out on your example pic...
Mirrors
Sendspace.com
Sorry, an error occurred.
Sharedzilla.com
Download l_265ac9e5d948e1f9a14306b5b0560b5f.jpg from Sharedzilla.com
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For example...sendspace is already error'ing out on your example pic...
Mirrors
Sendspace.com
Sorry, an error occurred.
Sharedzilla.com
Download l_265ac9e5d948e1f9a14306b5b0560b5f.jpg from Sharedzilla.com
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i figured sendspace had recently changed an upload protocol or something so I assumed that in the next day or two asapload.com would have it corrected. either way, 3 other working mirrors is still better than 1, right! i will post this to the main xda forum. Thanks for giving me the credit famewolf!
I like drop.io myself, 100mb free and atleast for what Ive been using it for is quick.
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You wouldn't like rapidshare (what an oxymoron) if you were trying to download something in 12 parts and being told you have to wait 2 hours between each part.
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Hmmm... Never bothered me. Of course I am a premium member & don't mind paying for things that work. But some people think apps should be okay as warez too.
Most people that use RS or Mega, use it because they have premium accts there & truly, I can't remember the last time either of those two were down.
BTW, you missed Filedropper.
http://www.filedropper.com/ - 5GB Limit
Nice list. Sticky would be good. Having to get premium status when there are WAY better alternatives for free is just plain stupid.
If someone provides something as a legit service for free, that has nothing to do with warez. That is a rediculous comparison. Do you use a paid email a account because Gmail's multi-gigabyte free service is like warez?
GSLEON3, its just that not everyone on this board has a paid account. In fact, most don't. I think giving people alternatives that work just as well and don't require money is going to be met with less resistance than getting an entire forum to start paying for a service.
Free, no signups, increased file size limits for non members, no captchas, and no time delays on the downloads.... why play devil's advocate to that, man? Just trying to help the entire community out at large.
I love filedropper, but I left it off because at the time of writing they weren't accepting any new uploads... wasn't sure what was going on. I'll edit my first post now!
Thanks for sharing the list of hosting sites.
Btw, cute gf
SouthernLuke said:
Rapidshare was fine till they went to that damn cat image.
I see the cat image, I immediately close out the window or look for a mirror.
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I agree, that darn cat! Don't mind waiting a little while to DL a file but when you question my being able to "see" those cats in THAT particular pose, in 4 or so letters... let just be nice and say KMA.
Anything seems better for me....
Rapidshare has been giving "happy hours" lately. Which means, u can download withouth waiting nor putting any captcha
Free 50GB storage.
Try www.adrive.com It gives 50GB free storage.
Enjoy
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Try www.adrive.com It gives 50GB free storage.
Enjoy
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While adrive.com does indeed give you 50gb of storage and let you make files shareable or not with no deletion the author specifically said he did not want hosts that REQUIRE you to create an account and adrive does.
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While adrive.com does indeed give you 50gb of storage and let you make files shareable or not with no deletion the author specifically said he did not want hosts that REQUIRE you to create an account and adrive does.
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Not to mention, I really don't think roms will be pushing the GB limit any time this decade. I could be wrong though!! Good info on Adrive for other needs like HDD backup, though. Thanks.
We should have moved to torrents a long time ago. Encouraging seeding and leeching wont be a problem for serial ROM flashers.If your download times out youre screwed,especially on RapidShare. I dont use download accelerators anymore.
Rapidshare & MegaUpload are the worse and sendspace downloads SLOW most of the time. Whenever I upload, I go MediaFire all the way.
Hello All,
For all the Devs and Chefs I have setup a file sharing site for you all.
Please upload a Rom to it and let me know how your experiences pan out.
http://xdaupload.alpcsolutions.com/
I hope it is of use to you all. Its my way of saying thanks to you all.
For the next week if you PM me you account detials I will upgrade you to the Premium for free. After the week I will see what the takeup has been like and possibly put everyone onto premium for free.
MODs, if this is of use to everyone please put into stickys etc. If enough people donate I may be able to get a bigger server for you all.
Any issues please pop me a PM or email [email protected]
Changes Made:
7/4/11 - Single file storage for free users has been increased to 300mb. Should be enough for most sense roms.
Thanks
Ashley
I can't upload ARHD.
"One or more of the files you selected were too large.
These files have been removed. "
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I can't upload ARHD.
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because free member is limited to 200MB upload file size.
There are no restrictions on uploading files to my mirror.
Just log in with the username "Guest" and password "xda-dev". All uploaded files are verified before they are available to download, purely a legal precaution.
Increase
SbTro said:
I can't upload ARHD.
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Added you to premium sir.
Will change the file size to 300mb for ROMs, I have only been using the Cyanogen ones witch are 80mb, sense roms are a bit larger.
Please let me know how you find it, i can make improvements only based on what people tell me
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There are no restrictions on uploading files to my mirror.
Just log in with the username "Guest" and password "xda-dev". All uploaded files are verified before they are available to download, purely a legal precaution.
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I tried using the same software you are using but it wouldn't work with my host. Hopefully both of us being a free mirror for XDA will be of use to lots of people who have rapidshare etc etc blocked at work or their country.
I am always happy to host xda or Desire HD related files too if anyone wants.
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I am currently trailing AjaXplorer on a sub domain. http://www.dhd.iloveabath.co.uk
Only the ROMs are hosted there as I've not fully configured it yet.
AutoIndex is ok, but it doesn't play well with Firefox and the download counter will break your site if you don't modify the PHP.
I think all theses resources for devs/chefs is a good thing. As when is too much choice a bad thing!
I to can host files for free if needed
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
I got fed up of multiupload and having to find a way around either a websense block because if porn adds on the side.
The more choice devs have the better.
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using XDA App
Recently I've noticed that the free uploading websites have been going down and/or uploads being removed... Many of the ROM's are being pulled down. Well it's time to find a new way to host the files for free...
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Recently I've noticed that the free uploading websites have been going down and/or uploads being removed... Many of the ROM's are being pulled down. Well it's time to find a new way to host the files for free... I would say make a free account on 000webhost, upload a mini site describing your ROM, and upload your ROM. 000webhost gives 1.5GB of space. But others may have better ways so collaborate.
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You can't do that, it goes agaisn't the rules of 000Webhost.
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You can't do that, it goes agaisn't the rules of 000Webhost.
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Hmmm, I thought that I read that somewhere... Oh well, like I said collaborate, how are you gonna share your custom ROMs now?
So I'vo got a hosting space that is used to host an HD2 rom. I don't have limitations in terms of space and bandwidth but I don't want use for now...Maybe later...
How about 4shared, mediafire ?
The other solution would be to everybody send 1 € or $1 and to acquire an unlimited hosting plan with access to the devs only...
Why aren't people just using the torrent system? You can torrent from just about any modern device.
Its free, and if bandwidth is an issue for a dev, you can throttle upload speed easily and let initial leechers pick up the slack.
Not to sound sarcastic, but torrenting was made in large part FOR collaberation and sundry, not just pirating. Ironic that we've shifted back to reliance on download server services.
If folks lose the "hit and run" mentality propogated by Megafileserveuploadetc sites we can simplify this entire dynamic drastically.
[Atrix 4GWannabe] XDA Premium suggestions - Analytics opt-out, Setting backup/restore
XDA should open torrent tracket
Sounds funny but that's not bad idea, although that would work only for new/popular files...
+1 Bit Torrent... I'll seed!
im not sure why i didnt think of it either, i am not going to lie that i have been a tad illegal here and there, but i was upset about some legal files getting hit in the cross fire, i have a usb 3.0 1TB drive for my files and a 50 DL 15 UL connection with an always on connection, ill torrent my ass off knowing i wont get a letter for doing something illegal
I dont find it really a huge issue, since there are still many ways to get files if you really need or want them. Plus you can share public files from dropbox which is a fairly good way as long as you have the storage and a decent upload speed.
Where to Host android files
Through the grape vine i have learned of a new site set not yet open but sounds great for developers. its androidromhosting.com , its suppose to open soon and specialize in hosting all things android for the community, developers will have opportunities for their own portals and all kinds of cool stuff. I know some of the people involved and I will update here as soon as it opens !!
Alaq!
can you reupload fastboot wipe? all the links are dead
Please give me your input on this idea aimed at ROM Developers of the SGS3.
Since the Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with 50gb of dropbox space for two years, could you rom developers please use dropbox folder sharing as a way of distributing your roms?
Sometimes getting roms from mirrors and ad-filled file hosting sites can get really annoying. It would be really convenient if we could just join dropbox folders from a rom developer and have really easy access to roms. Devs simply need to post the folder link on their rom detail post and people can join anytime. Add folder restrictions so only the folder owner (in this case the rom developer) can modify the files. Limit your shared folder to the latest builds (or two) of your roms so people that have joined wont eat up too much of their DropBox quota. I would think like 1gb max per shared folder.
Since Dropbox is hosted on Amazon S3 infrasfructure, we would all be getting really fast speeds when downloading roms! Get rid of all those "60 seconds wait". Hopefully this method will also save developers from the crazy costs of hosting.
I dont know about you guys but my dropbox is nowhere close to be using 50gb! I wouldnt mind using 10gb of that for roms!
I also know that we have the awesome rom manager app but even that mostly links to slow mirrors. Please chime in and let me know what you think.
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I think drop box stops excessive downloading like photo bucket. It is great if you PM someone the link but they don't like excessive downloading. Correct me if I am wrong.
Sent from my Axiom MAXX!!
Developers get paid from clicks on those ad filled hosting sites.
Sent from my LG-P920 using xda premium
benefit14snake said:
I think drop box stops excessive downloading like photo bucket. It is great if you PM someone the link but they don't like excessive downloading. Correct me if I am wrong.
Sent from my Axiom MAXX!!
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I think thats if you direct link to a file thats made public. But what about joining folders (which would eat up your own quota).
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1) Dropbox would nuke the link in no time due to traffic
2) inviting everyone who wants it to a folder would both be a HUGE pita also would break XDA rules RE direct links.
If you want file hosting, one of the best is dev-host, also XDA has a relationship with them, so if you are a RD, RT, or RC you get a free premium account, see here.
There is also Jumbofiles though they have issues at times due to load.
Also if you are a somewhat notable developer, you can sign up for a Goo.im account here.
I could go on, but there are tons of good hosts.
One of the problems is that stock SGS3 roms are HUGE (600-800meg?), so more traditional hosts wont do.
Dont you just wish we still had megaupload?
veyka said:
1) Dropbox would nuke the link in no time due to traffic
2) inviting everyone who wants it to a folder would both be a HUGE pita also would break XDA rules RE direct links.
If you want file hosting, one of the best is dev-host, also XDA has a relationship with them, so if you are a RD, RT, or RC you get a free premium account, see here.
There is also Jumbofiles though they have issues at times due to load.
Also if you are a somewhat notable developer, you can sign up for a Goo.im account here.
I could go on, but there are tons of good hosts.
One of the problems is that stock SGS3 roms are HUGE (600-800meg?), so more traditional hosts wont do.
Dont you just wish we still had megaupload?
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Huh? Not questioning your information...but wholly crap! 800mb? I thought motorola was bad lol... cm9 can be made to fit under 100mb... 700mb of bloat huh?
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Ah ok! Thanks for the explanation! That means this dropbox idea is pretty much out then. I think a lot more rom developers need to know about that developer hosting site and the free premium account perks. After all this thread was a result of my frustration of downloading a 600mb rom for 2 hours and timing out (the recent Wanamlite rom for sgs3)
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benefit14snake said:
Huh? Not questioning your information...but wholly crap! 800mb? I thought motorola was bad lol... cm9 can be made to fit under 100mb... 700mb of bloat huh?
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"Downloading: I9300XXALF2_I9300OXAALF2_BTU.zip | 753.5 MB"
Its just crazy, with touchwizz you are basically getting a second whole framework on top of the google stuff.
Even "lite" roms don't seem to be able to get much below 200megs, and lots are in the 600meg region.
Current SGS2 CM9 roms are 128megs, which is "large" compared to CM7 at 101megs give or take but still!
The host info was on the portal, not much more you can do to bring peoples attention to things.
Maybe if you see a dev having issues with finding hosting, point them at that portal post, even if they are not an RD/etc the free dev host stuff is good (if not great for the SGS3 as the limit is 512MB ) (the XDA premium thing is 10 files at up to 10gig each!)
Atrix Reboot ProjectAn effort to collect and document all the releases previously lost to SOPA.Web access to the best collection of all files Atrix 4G.
Works from desktop, or phone!!!reboot.opencripp.orgGuidelines and Rules for the ServiceWhy?
Simple. During the horrible time SOPA was consider for legislation, many of the file upload sites on the internet went dark. Along with those sites hundreds and hundreds of Atrix files when into history as well. This files, not all, but some, were unique items that can't be found any longer. This project aims at bringing all those files back together and store them on a more reliable place.But how can I help?
I'm glad you ask. You may already be in possession of the files. Or know how to fish for SBF. Maybe you are a cheesecaking fool with tons of OTA's. Maybe you created fruit cakes for older builds. There is many ways you can be of help. Best way to know is to join the IRC chat and find out, or simply join and chat.IRC CommunicationFreenode Server
#moto-atrixHow to upload to the new repository!You require an FTP client, I provided a configuration file for the most popular client FileZilla.
Manual Settings
FTP username: atrix
FTP password: reboot
FTP server: opencripp.no-ip.org
FTP & explicit FTPS port: 21
I heavily will be monitoring the server, no illegal files!
Guidelines and Rules for the storage service!1. No music, movies, virus, drm content, etc, etc.2. Dev's are welcome to upload their ROMs here. Please create a folder with your name, and upload the ROMs there.3. Only free .apks, and only if they are related to the atrix at all. Apps (.apk) must be uploaded to its own folder.How to link to an uploaded file.(Option 1) atrix.opencripp.org/file_name_here.zip
Great idea (as always). Thanks Sam!
Edit:
I guess a name like MAtrix Reloaded could have got you in some trouble with Warner Bros. :laugh:
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Great idea (as always). Thanks Sam!
Edit:
I guess a name like MAtrix Reloaded could have got you in some trouble with Warner Bros. :laugh:
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I love that you mention this, matrix is my fav movie, and i did consider calling it MAtrix reloaded, but yeah, dont have the moola for wb settlement! lol
Deleted a lot of files myself, but there are a bunch at the following link:
http://gitbrew.org/atrix/
Just don't have the time to download them and then upload them again.
Great idea samcripp! You can use my backup links and I'll look what I collected (like hamster) on my disk
That's a great idea. I'll upload all the radio files I have on my pc tonight, as well as a few fruitcakes I have that might be missing!
not sure if anything i have on my pc is worth anything.
got the ota of original international bootloader unlock
got french sbf
and possibly alot of other stuff that am not sure what they are lol
ill have to dig
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I'll take care of it.
CaelanT said:
Deleted a lot of files myself, but there are a bunch at the following link:
http://gitbrew.org/atrix/
Just don't have the time to download them and then upload them again.
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Going out on a date with my gorgeous gf and be back in a few to spent the night programming project cheesecake. will be on irc and twitter. hope to see yall on irc. peace.
I hope you have a good data plan Sam. I just uploaded a bunch of files that I had and from CaelanT's link. I also searched the internet for recent sbf files since most of the links available on xda are dead. A couple were probably duplicates, but the file sizes were different so I decided to upload them.
What about custom ROMs? Any interest in preserving them?
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All the files from CaelanT's link have been uploaded.
delete
I have a link full of sbf files but, beside don't really know how to make CWM-ready zip files out of them, the files belog to daywalker04 so I'll first of all ask him permission, then I'll post it here hoping you can use them more wisely!!!
EDIT: and here you go! GB FW: http://www.filefactory.com/f/89f588286a560e39/
FROYO FW: http://www.filefactory.com/f/897332a452e08545/
Of course remember to thank daywalker04!
Preserve everything, the server has unlimited storage. I will begin posting the files in a litle bit to tomorrow. school now! great progress last night on the app.
samcripp said:
Preserve everything, the server has unlimited storage. I will begin posting the files in a litle bit to tomorrow. school now! great progress last night on the app.
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Great to hear that!!
All the files from CaelanT's link were uploaded. Not a bad start. Really need sbf files for sure.
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All the files from CaelanT's link were uploaded. Not a bad start. Really need sbf files for sure.
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They are available in the link I posted above!!
Good hustle tonight to upgrade this service for you guys. Updated the OP with a new web access for the files.
files.zombidev.info
atrix
atrixuser
Also now on post 2 of the thread, guidelines and rules for the service.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29552638&postcount=2
I noticed. There are some really good files there! But the download speeds are super slow (~50 KB/sec) if you are not a member. It would have taken 3-4 hours to download one file. If we can't find the files anywhere else, I'll join for a month.
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They are available in the link I posted above!!
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I noticed. There are some really good files there! But the download speeds are super slow (~50 KB/sec) if you are not a member. It would have taken 3-4 hours to download one file. If we can't find the files anywhere else, I'll join for a month.
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You are right, to download one took sooo long!! we should ask the owner to upload them to Sam's site directly!!