March 17, 2010 by sharky
SeedForMe
BlazinSeedboxes
PulsedMedia
Elite Seeders
Seedwave
ServerScene
TornadoGet
DesiSeedbox
iSeedbox.net
Just-Seed
DS.net
Corong.com
GetASeedbox
While newly imposed OVH setup fees, bandwidth caps & shaping have taken a toll on the seedbox scene, you wouldn’t know it from the number of new seedbox "companies" that are vying for your torrent dollars. Nearly two months have passed since we rounded up the latest seedbox providers - let us present 12 13 new ones worth reporting about.
In this edition we’ve uncovered some interesting new sites/services, including one such provider that offers to build upload ratio/buffer on your private tracker accounts (simply give them a torrent file; they do the work for you). Also, we’ve found a private seedbox sharing community that teaches its members how to set up their own seedbox on a Linux OS. Additionally, there’s a provider that offers a 1 Gbit pipe with unlimited everything for just £20 (GPB) per month.
Note: FSF did not subscribe to any of the services listed below. These are not "reviews", we’re merely interpreting what is being offered through their websites and via other sources.
Provider: http://seedfor.me - Dead
BT Interface: not mentioned on site.
Plans: Shared & Dedicated (OVH reseller).
Connection: 25Mbit & 50 Mbit (shared seedboxes); 100 Mbit & 1Gbit (dedicated).
Price: Starting at £15 - 20 GBP (shared); higher for dedicated.
Hard Drive Storage: 100 GB to 250 GB (shared seedboxes).
# of Torrents: 20 & 50 active torrents; dedis are unlimited.
# of User/Box: Shared seedboxes (2-3 max); dedicated (1 only).
Access To Files: unknown (assumed to be FTP).
Setup Time: 24 - 72 hours (as advertised on site).
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: 1 TB/mo - 1.5 TB/mo (for shared boxes).
Provider/Host: OVH.
Watch out for: Setup fees on dedis (this is to be expected); monthly traffic limits on shared seedboxes.
About: SeedFor.Me is a classic example of how the trickle-down effect from OVH’s new policies is finally making it to the end user. Most seedbox providers that claim to offer "unlimited/unmetered" monthly bandwidth are likely not telling the truth; and at least SeedForMe is forthcoming about these limitations. They’re also OVH resellers with a variety of dedi boxes to choose from, but it’s unknown if these come ready-to-torrent or if buyers need to install a torrent client on their own.
Buy Upload: Feeling lazy? In addition to regular seedbox services, they also offer a unique "Buy Upload" system whereby users can purchase upload GBs on their favorite private trackers. Click the BUY! button at this link to see how it all works.
Provider: http://blazinseedboxes.com
BT Interface: Deluge, uTorrent and TorrentFlux-b4rt.
Plans: Shared & Dedicated are available.
Connection: 100 Mbit & 1 Gbit.
Price: $17/mo to $100/mo (prices vary depending on selected BT client).
Hard Drive Storage: 25 GB to 250 GB.
# of Torrents: 4, 6 or 8.
# of User/Box: unknown.
Access To Files: FTP.
Setup Time: "All of our customers will have their seedboxes setup within 12 hours of received payment. Setup time for dedicated servers are from 24-72 hours."
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unmetered, unlimited.
Provider/Host: unknown.
Watch out for: Expensive; small torrent limits on all non-dedicated plans.
About: If the old adage is true that you get what you pay for, then you should be expecting a lot of quality bandwidth from this one. We’ve heard some good things about BlazinSeedboxes, although personally I avoid any service that offers exceptionally low active torrent limits such as on these plans. For $60 you’ll get a 1Gbit uTorrent seedbox with a smallish 100GB drive, and a paltry 4 allowable active torrents. Perhaps if they offered rTorrent as a client option (which they don’t) then they’d be able to increase the number of torrents.
Provider: http://pulsedmedia.com
BT Interface: rTorrent/ruTorrent. Transmission also available upon request.
Plans: 3 Plans (all shared). Dedi-OVH also available.
Connection: 100 Mbit.
Price: €10/mo - €35/mo (Euros)
Hard Drive Storage: 115 GB, 230 GB & 460 GB.
# of Torrents: unlimited.
# of User/Box: 2, 4 & 8.
Access To Files: SSH + SFTP + SCP + FTP access.
Setup Time: "Delivery within a week".
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: "100Mbps unmetered, unshaped, uncapped!"*
Provider/Host: OVH.
Watch out for: Setup fees on all shared plans (the fee is waived if opting for a 3 month contract or longer).
About: Fairly decent value at PulsedMedia - here you’ll get 115GB storage with unlimited torrents for just 10 Euros. These are considered to be slices, and users are able to reboot their own rTorrent application through SSH (PuTTY). Servers come with ruTorrent GUI + rTorrent + irssi.
* - Yeah, right. It’s OVH, and likely all three. Not to single out just PulsedMedia; any OVH provider claiming to offer unlimited/unmetered on shared seedboxes is misleading their customers.
Provider: http://www.eliteseeders.comxa.com
BT Interface: uTorrent (VNC & WebUI).
Plans: 3 plans (for shared variety). OVH dedis also available.
Connection: 100 Mbit & 1 Gbit available.
Price: $20/mo to $30/mo for shared.
Hard Drive Storage: 100 GB - 250 GB.
# of Torrents: 14 to unlimited.
# of User/Box: just 2 or 4, depending on shared plan.
Access To Files: FTP, VNC
Setup Time: varies, depending on demand.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unlimited.
Provider/Host: OVH.
Watch out for: Setup time may vary.
About: (aka "Elite Seeders") - While their website is nothing great to look at just yet, this one’s being offered by an admin at TorrentInvite.com (view it here if you’re an existing member), so it’s safe to conclude that this is no scam. All shared seedboxes come with uTorrent (via VNC access and/or WebUI) as well as Firefox. We’d recommend their "shared server 2" which is just 2 users on the box, 250 GB storage and unlimited everything for $30/month.
Looking for something with a bigger port? There’s also a 1Gbit plan (comes with 700 GB storage and 4 users on a Xeon Quad 4x 2.83+ GHz w/ 8GB RAM) for $70 (for the first month) and $55/mo after that. As well, they also resell unmanaged OVH servers.
Provider: http://www.seedwave.net
BT Interface: uTorrent+WebUI, Deluge, Transmission, rTorrent.
Connection: 100 Mbit - 200 Mbit - 1 Gbit.
Price: $18 - $31/mo.
Hard Drive Storage: 180 GB to 220 GB.
# of Torrents: unlimited.
# of User/Box: stats not mentioned.
Access: VNC, Fluxbox, FTP, Firefox, IRC, RAR, SSH,
Setup Time: not mentioned.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unmetered traffic, unlimited.
Provider/Host: OVH.
Watch out for: Torrent limits on lower-end plans.
About: Firstly, Seedwave.net is not directly open to new customers (it’s a private seedbox sharing community). To get in you’ll either need to be invited or request an invitation through their IRC channel #SeedwaveInvites on p2p-network.net. Also worth noting; this is not for n00bs - if you’re interested about how to set up your own seedbox through Linux, then you’ve come to the right place. You will have to do it yourself; however, there are some great tutorials and even a very active forum where you can find the help you need. A full article/review about Seedwave is coming soon!
Provider: http://www.serverscene.com
BT Interface: rTorrent (ruTorrent GUI)
Plans: All are shared plans.
Connection: 100 Mbit & 1 Gbit.
Price: £10 - £30/mo (for 100 Mbit plans); £20 - £65/mo (for 1 Gbit).
Hard Drive Storage: 50 GB to 500 GB.
# of Torrents: unlimited on all accounts.
# of User/Box: 4 users (on 100 Mbit boxes); 5-6 users (on 1 Gbit boxes).
Access To Files: FTP, SFTP.
Setup Time: "Setup within 48 hours".
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unlimited, unmetered.
Provider/Host: unknown.
Watch out for: Nothing ill to report.
About: It’s no secret to why ServerScene has taken off like a bullet - just check out their unrivaled pricing on their 1 Gbit seedboxes: £20 (GPB) gets you 100 GB storage and unlimited torrents, with a maximum of just 6 users on the server. Can’t beat that! Even their 100 Mbit boxes are extremely affordable (and never oversold), and come with a max of 4 users on these boxes.
If anyone’s tested out ServerScene, please leave a comment below.
Provider: http://www.tornadoget.com - Dead
BT Interface: unknown (TorrentFlux-b4rt?)
Plans: All are shared plans.
Connection: 100 Mbit.
Price: Starting at $8.45/mo, up to $20/mo.
Hard Drive Storage: 10 GB to 50 GB.
# of Torrents: 3 to 15.
# of User/Box: 1 - 6.
Access To Files: FTP, HTTP.
Setup Time: "1 - 6 hours".
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: not mentioned on site.
Provider/Host: unknown.
Watch out for: Lack of detailed info on website; few visitors to site.
About: If you’re looking for a seedbox provider with unlimited torrents, you’ll want avoid TornadoGet. Pricing is great, but the catch is that these are low-end seedboxes. All three plans have active torrent limits (3, 7 and 15) and the BT client/interface used is not mentioned. For what it’s worth, they have a free trial offer - we’d highly recommend that you at least test this out beforehand.
Provider: http://desiseedbox.com
BT Interface: rTorrent (rtGui and/or ruTorrent).
Plans: All are shared plans (no dedis).
Connection: 100 Mbit (shared)
Price: Starting at $8/mo to $42/mo.
Hard Drive Storage: 10 GB to 350 GB.
# of Torrents: 1 - 15 active torrents, as well as unlimited.
# of User/Box: not known.
Access To Files: FTP, HTTP.
Setup Time: "Est. setup time is 48 Hrs".
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unlimited (unmetered).
Provider/Host: unknown.
Watch out for: Not internationally known; no ‘user reviews’ found. Contact the owner before purchasing.
About: Billed as the Internet’s first (and only) Desi/Indian seedbox provider, DesiSeedbox offers a hodgepodge of different plan options. What makes this one special is that Indians (especially minors) don’t require a PayPal account or credit card to get a seedbox, and payment can be made via a deposit directly to DesiSeedbox’s bank account.
Provider: http://www.iseedbox.net
BT Interface: TorrentFlux (b4rt?)
Plans: All are shared plans (no dedis).
Connection: 100 Mbit.
Price: $5/mo to $35/mo.
Hard Drive Storage: 25 to 100 GB.
# of Torrents: 5 to 15
# of User/Box: unknown.
Access To Files: FTP, HTTP?
Setup Time: "Once payment is received your account will be setup and your login details emailed to you within 24 hours."
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unmetered, unlimited.
Provider/Host: unknown.
Watch out for: No traffic to this site; no known ‘user reviews’.
About: We’ve heard absolutely nothing whatsoever about this provider - we recommend you contact them before purchasing. iSeedbox.net has a pretty good seedbox deal for $5 - users get a smallish 25GB storage, but it comes with 5 active torrents and unmetered bandwidth.
Provider: http://www.just-seed.co.uk - Dead
BT Interface: rTorrent?
Plans: Shared & dedicated servers available.
Connection: 100 Mbit.
Price: £10/mo to £25/mo (for shared plans).
Hard Drive Storage: 60 GB to 350 GB.
# of Torrents: 10-15, to unlimited.
# of User/Box: 4 and up.
Access To Files: unknown.
Setup Time: unknown.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unmetered, unlimited?
Provider/Host: OVH.
Watch out for: No traffic to website; no plans available in WHMCS "cart" area.
About: At last check, there were no seedboxes available to purchase here. Customers can opt for weekly rental rates.
Provider: http://www.dedicatedseedbox.net
BT Interface: uTorrent
Plans: Shared seedboxes only.
Connection: 100 Mbit.
Price: $5/mo to $20/mo. (25% further discount on this, for a limited time).
Hard Drive Storage: 10 GB to 50 GB.
# of Torrents: 1 - 7.
# of User/Box: unknown.
Access To Files: FTP, HTTP.
Setup Time: "Fast and free provisioning. (The same day)"
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: "unlimited speeds & data transfers".
Provider/Host: unknown.
Watch out for: Active torrent limitations on all seedbox plans.
About: DedicatedSeedbox offers affordable low-end to mid-range seedboxes with uTorrent only (TorrentFlux has now been discontinued). We’d recommend users to go with their premium plan which includes 7 active torrents & 50GB storage - and with the current 25% discount it’s just $15/month. As advertised, all plans come"10-day money back guarantee from time of billing".
Provider: http://corong.com/torrentflux.html
BT Interface: TorrentFlux
Plans: Shared & dedicated servers available.
Connection: 100 Mbit & 1 Gbit.
Price: $1.50/mo to $40/mo (for TFlux plans).
Hard Drive Storage: 1 GB to 80 GB.
# of Torrents: 1 - 8.
# of User/Box: unknown.
Access To Files: HTTP or FTP, depending on plan.
Setup Time: unknown.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unmetered.
Provider/Host: unknown.
Watch out for: Tiny disk space on 1 Gbit seedbox plans; only 1 active torrent allowed on 1 Gbit boxes (WTF?).
About: Corong.com is better known as a hosting & dedicated server provider (reseller), rather than for seedboxes - and it shows. However, they offer a few solutions that run TorrentFlux, starting at just $1.50/month for 1 active torrent and 1 GB storage (what the hell are you gonna do with this, may we ask?!). There’s also a few torrent-friendly VPS packages starting at $20/month (see here) that offer a bit more storage.
Provider: http://getaseedbox.com
BT Interface: rTorrent (w/ ruTorrent).
Plans: Shared (no root)
Connection: 100 Mbit & 1 Gbit.
Price: €7/week to €28/mo (Euro) for 100Mbit; €9/week to €34/mo for 1Gbit
Hard Drive Storage: 50 GB to 250 GB.
# of Torrents: unlimited for all, except for their €11/mo. “50GB” cheapest plan.
# of User/Box: 3 to 6 max.
Access To Files: Secure FTP (SSL/TLS).
Setup Time: 1 - 6 hours.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: Upload throughput is metered on 1 Gbit packages (download is always unlimited). 100 Mbit servers are unmetered.
Provider/Host: OVH & Server.lu
Watch out for: Nothing ill to report, although we haven’t tried them.
About: GetASeedbox.com is a newer seedbox provider that offers unlimited torrents on (almost) all plans. There are two distinct sub-sections of seedbox packages here - traffic plans and unmetered plans. “Traffic” are on a 1Gbps pipe (with just 4 or 5 total users) and these have upload limits of either 1.5GB & 2.5GB per month (download bandwidth is unmetered). “Unmetered” have no UL/DL restrictions and it’s assumed these are hosted through Server.lu on 100Mbit lines. Read on.
Our Recommendation: The decision to choose between 100mbps vs 1000mbps (unmetered vs. speed) is not always an easy one; here’s a typical conundrum for seedbox shoppers that isn’t just exclusive to GetASeedbox. For those who are looking for superior speeds (~30 MB/s transfer rate; with higher burst rates possible) should opt from their 1Gbit "Traffic" line; but the drawback being these are subject to a metered monthly upload bandwidth limit. For these, we’d recommend going all-out for the €34 package since it allows for 2.5GB UL/month throughput. If "slow & steady" at the standard 100Mbit is just plain good enough, you’ll have the opportunity to thoroughly abuse the bandwidth with no imposed limit on "Unmetered" - €18/mo gets you 100GB storage, unlimited torrents & unmetered bandwidth.
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