mrprotocols
join:2002-08-14
Oakland, CA | What is File Shack?
I just checked my speakeasy order summary today. There is a option to enable fileshack. What is this for and is it free? |
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Whohangs
join:2001-01-27
Chicago, IL | It's free for SpeakEasy customers. It's basically a site to easily download demos, patches, mods for games similar to GameSpy's FilePlanet. |
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vulpes
Agent Smith
join:2002-09-13
Broomfield, CO
clubs: | reply to mrprotocols
its very fast too  |
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catboy
join:2000-10-22
Portland, OR | Where is it? I never heard of it.
Thanks! |
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mrprotocols
join:2002-08-14
Oakland, CA | is www.fileshack.com. First you need to provision your account in TAC tool. |
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planoken
join:2001-11-12
Allen, TX | How is provisioning your account in TAC tool different than registering at www.fileshack.com?
I don't have the provisioning option in my TAC tool. Is this something that comes with a Gamers package? |
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plat2on1
join:2002-08-21
Hopewell Junction, NY
clubs: | reply to mrprotocols
i dont have speakeasy or anything but if i had to guess i bet speakeasy customers get priority over normal registered members. |
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vulpes
Agent Smith
join:2002-09-13
Broomfield, CO
clubs: | reply to mrprotocols
not sure, i had to wait there before, but you are probably right, sometimes it says 3 mins but the server capacity is in 90%, it starts my dl immediately |
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KatOak
VIP
join:2001-09-10
Seattle, WA
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The only priority you get as a Speakeasy customer is the benefit that these servers are located in our POPs, so you're not affected by the congestion on the Internet when trying to download any files. Straight from your house to the POP and back again.
Kat
Speakeasy |
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yoonix
Floating Taco Of Doom
Premium
join:2001-03-27
Teaneck, NJ
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According to the recent newsletter, everyone who has a Gamer package with Speakeasy can have a free Fileshack subscription (which is usually $7/month). It sounds like a very good idea, and here's a quote from the newsletter regarding the service. I'm trying to get myself switched over to a Gamer package now, the Sysadmin option doesn't offer any benefits yet it costs the same.
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{Fileshack: Game File Download Service - Launched 10/15/02}
Since August we have been beta testing an excellent game file download service crafted by the folks at Shacknews.com. The service is now commercially available and all Speakeasy customers with Gamer packages will receive a free subscription!
For a peek, take a look at: »www.fileshack.com
If you don't have a Gamer package and you'd like to sign up for this service, you may do so via MySpeakeasy's Add Services section.
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mrprotocols
join:2002-08-14
Oakland, CA | reply to KatOak
That sound great. |
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BigBrother68
join:2002-08-10
Seattle, WA
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Fileshack awesome. Registration is free for public servers and, like Fileplanet, access to private servers for quicker downloads and 0 wait queues for a fee. Fileshack has a great advantage over Planet right now because not a lot of people know about it. I downloaded Need for Speed 3 Demo, Dirt Racing 2 Demo, No One Lives Forever 2 Demo all during the time (about 20 min total) I was in a 40 min wait queue to download one file from FilePlanet. While this will eventually change as more gamers hear about it, I doubt it will ever see the traffic Planet does which, in this case, is a GOOD thing. |
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