March 09, 2009 by sharky
This is Part III of a comprehensive series on seedboxes - additional seedbox providers can be found here in Part I and Part II.
Provider: Fastsh.it
BT Interface: Deluge 1.1.3 with WebUI or rTorrent (with wTorrent UI).
Connection: 100 Mbit (shared)
Price: Starting at $15/mo, up to $60.
Hard Drive Storage: 100 GB to 1000 GB.
Reseller?: From both OVH and Server.lu
# of Torrents: unlimited.
Access To Files: FTP.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unlimited, unmetered.
Watch out for: Nothing bad to report. Look for a full-featured website soon! All plans & pricing can be found in their forums shown here.
About: With a name like Fastsh.it - it has to be good! In all seriousness, Fastsh.it isn’t looking for a quick buck - they’re a professional team that sells "slices" of servers from both OVH and Server.lu (think WB and VB from What.cd). Where else are you going to find a seedbox with 100 GB storage, unlimited torrents, unlimited bandwidth - all for just $15?
Provider: Epicservers.org
BT Interface: uTorrent WebUI.
Connection: 100 Mbit.
Price: Starting at €17/mo (Euro) and up. True dedis starting at €31.
Reseller?: OVH (France)
Hard Drive Storage: Starting at 10 GB.
# of Torrents: unlimited.
Access To Files: FTP (with VNC access for dediboxes).
Setup Time: 72 hours maximum.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unlimited
Watch out for: sold out boxes; small storage limits on some packages; setup costs on dedicated seedboxes.
About: EpicServers.org is currently sold out of all packages, but should return next week with more services. For their ‘dedi’ plans, users have the option for "Ready-to-go Seedbox Service" when selecting which OS to use in the dropdown box when checking out (these come with uTorrent WebUI pre-configured).
Provider: ThePirateBox.net
BT Interface: TorrentFlux
Connection: 100 Mbit dedicated (shared)
Price: $4 - $8/mo.
Hard Drive Storage: 20 - 40 GB.
# of Torrents: 1-3.
Access To Files: FTP, HTTP.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unmetered.
Watch out for: When you order it (see below).
About: ThePirateBox offers just two plans - for $4 you get just 1 active torrent, unlimited bandwidth, with 20 GB storage. The other is $8, and comes with a large 40 GB storage and 3 active torrents - great for seeding huge torrents!
Placing an order (Strategy): The caveat here is that new accounts aren’t processed until the 1st of each month, so if you order a seedbox on March 9th, you’ll have a long time to wait (until April 1st). The good news is that you won’t be charged until you receive your login details (we’ve been told). Additionally, if you don’t want to wait until the next month, for an extra $5 ’setup fee’ you’ll get your account within 48 hours.
Provider: SeedHost.net
BT Interface: uTorrent WebUI / rTorrent (w/ webUI)
Connection: 100 Mbit and 1 Gbit.
Price: Starting at €20/mo (Euro), up to €50.
Hard Drive Storage: 80 GB to 400 GB.
# of Torrents: 7 to unlimited, depending on plan.
Access To Files: FTP
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unlimited transfers.
Watch out for: Small torrent limits on their cheaper plans; lack of choices when selecting a BT interface.
About: Seedhost.net currently offers 4 ’shared seedbox’ packages, plus one dedicated server for €40/mo. All shared plans come with a very small number of users (just 2 or 3 maximum) per box, thus assuring great speeds for all. There’s even a shared 1 Gbit seedbox for €50; which comes with 400 GB storage and only 3 users max share the box and 1 Gbit connection.
Provider: YourSeedbox.com
BT Interface: TorrentFlux and uTorrent WebUI.
Connection: 100 Mbit.
Price: Starting at €6.50/mo (Euro) to €49.50 (for dedicated)
Hard Drive Storage: 20 GB to 225 GB.
# of Torrents: 5 to unlimited.
Access To Files: FTP (uTorrent); FTP/HTTP (TFlux)
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unlimited/unmetered on all accounts.
Watch out for: RSS feeds from ThePirateBay?
About: For the unbelievably low price of just €6.50 Euros, users get 20 GB storage with 5 active torrents and no restrictions on monthly bandwidth. Pay a little more (€12.50) and get 10 active torrents and 40 GB drivespace. Sub-accounts are OK for their higher-end plans.
NOTE: YourSeedbox.com’s website is natively in Dutch (look for the US flag ‘translate’ button near the bottom of the page) - which you’ll undoubtedly need in the checkout.
Provider: DediSeedbox.com
BT Interface: TorrentFlux-b4rt, uTorrent WebUI, rTorrent (wTorrent) - your choice
Connection: 100 Mbit dedicated.
Price: Starting at $50 to $65/mo. (plus setup fee)
Hard Drive Storage: 250 GB.
# of Torrents: unlimited.
Access To Files: FTP (uTorrent); FTP/HTTP (TFlux); FTP (rTorrent)
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unmetered, unlimited.
Watch out for: Setup fees.
About: DediSeedbox.com doesn’t offer a frilly web interface yet (just a shopping cart). But they make up for it by offering dedicated seedboxes only, not ’shared’ systems with God-only-knows how many other users. Prices start at just $50 for a Celeron D/215/220 1.20+ GHz with 1 GB DDR 2 memory & a 250 GB hard drive.
Caveat: Setup fees. It’s $14 for a one-time setup fee (fully understandable, since these are dedis), plus an additional $14 if you want them to install a seedbox UI of your choice (TFlux, rTorrent or uTorrent WebUI).
Provider: Epicseeds.com - Dead
Update: - Epicseeds is offline
BT Interface: uTorrent WebUI
Connection: 100 Mbit.
Price: Starting at $25/mo, up to $65.
Hard Drive Storage: 30 GB to 250 GB.
# of Torrents: 10 to 25 active torrents.
Access To Files: FTP.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unlimited.
Watch out for: Max torrent limit on their dedicated server. Why?
About: Currently, epicSEEDS offers just three plans, starting at $25 for 10 active torrents and 30 GB storage. All plans come with unlimited monthly bandwidth. One thing we can’t figure out is why they would impose a 25 torrent limit on their $65 dedicated server - if it’s your box and your dedicated 100 Mbit line, you should be able to do whatever the hell you want.
Provider: Spacehost.info - Dead
Update: - Spacehost is offline
BT Interface: uTorrent WebUI & TorrentFlux (you pick)
Connection: 100 Mbit.
Price: Starting at $8/mo, up to $29.
Hard Drive Storage: 8 GB to 250 GB?
# of Torrents: 3 to unlimited.
Access To Files: FTP, HTTP.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unlimited transfer.
Watch out for: Confusing specs on checkout page.
About: For small-time seedboxing, their $8 package comes with just 3 active torrents, unlimited monthly transfer bandwidth, and a paltry 8 GB of storage. We’re particularly interested in their unlimited $29 seedbox which comes with unlimited everything, although we’re somewhat confused on the provided drivespace, which is reported as “10GB to 250GB Disk space” (so, which is it?). Even on the checkout page, it still reports this. I’d hate to shell out the 29 clams, only to find out it comes with just 10 GB storage.
Provider: Gooverdose.com - Dead
Update: - Gooverdose is offline
BT Interface: uTorrent WebUI & TorrentFlux (you pick)
Server Location: France, USA or Germany (you pick)
Connection: 100 Mbit.
Price: Starting at $35/mo, up to $105.
Hard Drive Storage: 40 GB to 220 GB.
# of Torrents: not mentioned (unlimited?)
Access To Files: FTP.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unlimited transfer on all accounts.
Watch out for: Not much to complain about - aside from unknown active torrent limit.
About: Gooverdose offers mid-range to high-end seedboxes with either uTorrent or TFlux for the interface. Users can select a country of origin for the seedbox from either USA, France or Germany (which is handy). Setup time is between 1-48 hours (as advertised). There’s no mention of a torrent number limit, although at these prices we’d assume it to be unlimited.
Provider: F-Tech Hosting - Dead
Update: - F-Tech Hosting is offline
BT Interface: TorrentFlux-b4rt
Connection: 100 Mbit (shared)
Price: Starting at €5/mo (Euro), up to €25.
Hard Drive Storage: 15 GB to 100 GB.
# of Torrents: 5 to 30 active torrents.
Access To Files: FTP, HTTP.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: 250 GB to unlimited.
Watch out for: Small monthly bandwidth caps on their ‘Basic’ and ‘Standard’ plans.
About: F-Tech Hosting has just three available plans - all with TorrentFlux-b4rt as the UI. For €5, users get a small transfer limit of just 250 GB for the month, 5 active torrents and 15 GB storage. If anything, we recommend their ‘Premium’ plan for €25 which includes 30 torrents, 100 GB storage and unlimited monthly throughput - you’ll eat up your transfer limit quickly on the other two packages.
Provider: Seed-Easy.com - Dead
Update: - Seed-Easy.com is offline
BT Interface: uTorrent WebUI
Connection: 100 Mbit.
Price: Starting at £9.50/mo (GBP), up to £37.
Hard Drive Storage: 15 GB to 215 GB.
# of Torrents: 3 to unlimited, depending on plan.
Access To Files: FTP
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unlimited monthly transfers on all.
Watch out for: Small torrent limits on the cheaper plans.
About: Seed-Easy is currently in the process of rebuilding their website - check out their seedbox billing page for available plans. £9.50 gets you 15 GB storage and just 3 active torrents. We’re impressed with their £35 uTorrent dedibox, which comes with a dedicated (not shared) 100 Mbit line, huge 215 GB storage, unlimited traffic, unlimited torrents.
Provider: Seedbyte.com - Dead
Update: - Seedbyte.com is offline
BT Interface: uTorrent WebUI
Connection: 100 Mbit.
Price: Starting at $5/mo to $20.
Hard Drive Storage: 5 GB to 15 GB.
# of Torrents: unknown
Access To Files: FTP.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unmetered/unlimited transfer.
Watch out for: Small storage limits.
About: Presently, you won’t find any web interface at Seed Byte - however, we’ve been told that their frontend is coming soon. We’ll save you the hassle of emailing them for the information: Currently there’s just 3 plans (Lite, Standard, and Premium - which come with 5, 10 or 15 GB storage respectively). All accounts come with uTorrent WebUI and unlimited monthly transfers - there’s no word on the number of active torrents per each account (if applicable).
Provider: SeedBoxMe.com - Dead
Update: - Seedboxme.com is offline
BT Interface: uTorrent WebUI
Connection: 100 Mbit.
Price: Starting at $24/mo., up to $259.
Hard Drive Storage: 25 GB to 1.5 TB.
# of Torrents: 3 to unlimited.
Access To Files: FTP.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unlimited.
Watch out for: Small torrent limits.
About: In our opinion, $24 a month for just 3 running torrents seems a little expensive, especially since this is a shared OVH VPS box, likely a Kimsufi. SeedBoxMe’s $44 plan is a little better with 7 torrents, but surely there are better deals than this (which is exactly why they’re now offline). Their dedicated servers are probably the best bet.
Provider: DF-Hosting - Dead
Update: - DF-Host.com is offline
BT Interface: unknown.
Connection: 100 Mbit (shared).
Price: Starting at $7/mo., up to $100.
Hard Drive Storage: 7 GB to 145 GB.
# of Torrents: 3 to 50.
Access To Files: unknown.
Setup Time: "under 24 hours" as advertised.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unlimited.
Watch out for: Small number of torrents on cheaper plans.
About: DF-Hosting is just a shopping cart for now, but has some very affordable starters’ plans if you don’t mind the tiny number of allowable torrents. There’s not much more info we can give you here - the BitTorrent interface is unknown - although all plans come with unmetered monthly bandwidth.
Provider: www.outsystem.pl - Dead
Update: - Outsystem.pl is offline
BT Interface: uTorrent WebUI
Connection: 100 Mbit and 1 Gbit.
Price: Starting at $25/mo, up to $130. 1 Gbit plans start at $60 (3 per shared server) and $90 for a dedicated 1 Gbit seedbox.
Reseller?: OVH (for regular ’seedboxes’), also offers other dedis from LeaseWeb and server.lu
Hard Drive Storage: 120 GB to 500 GB.
# of Torrents: unlimited.
Access To Files: FTP (with VNC access for dediboxes).
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unlimited data transfer.
Watch out for: sold out seedboxes / long wait after ordering (3 days and up).
About: Outsystem.pl has been receiving rave reviews for torrent speeds and great customer service, although everything under their "seedbox" category remains "out of stock", and currently there’s a high volume of back orders (directly due to unavailability from OVH).
Provider: SeedboxesAustralia.com - Dead
BT Interface: uTorrent WebUI
Connection: 1 Gbit (shared).
Price: Starting at $20/mo, up to $136 (AUD) - Australia dollar.
Hard Drive Storage: 10 GB to 500 GB.
# of Torrents: 24 active torrents (between 2 and 5 downloading simultaneously).
Access To Files: FTP.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: 100 GB to unlimited (on unmetered plans).
Watch out for: Expensive; small bandwidth limits on ‘metered’ accounts.
About: SeedboxesAustralia’s $20 metered package only gets you 100 GB of monthly bandwidth - easily used up in a week, if not in a few days or less. However, only the bandwidth used for seeding (upload) is counted towards this cap. Beware the expensive unmetered plans - $56 is extremely overpriced for just 10 GB storage space. That being said, the AUD is weaker than a sack full of kittens thrown into a creek - $56 AUD is just 28 Euros - but still, there are WAY better deals than this.
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