August 21, 2010 by sharky
Note: FSF did not test - nor do we directly endorse - any of these new seedbox providers. These are not "reviews", we’re merely interpreting what is being offered through their own websites and other sources. In any event, feel free to troll away! (like we needed to mention that)
Provider: https://www.seedunlimited.com
BT Interface: rTorrent/ruTorrent 3.0+
Plans: Shared/slices.
Connection: Both 100 Mbit & 1Gbit (shared).
Price: Starting at $15 - $35 USD (100 MBit); $60 for 1GBit.
Storage: 100 GB to 750 GB.
# of Torrents: unlimited on all plans.
# of User/Box: not mentioned (but likely very low).
Access To Files: SFTP, FTP, HTTPS.
Setup Time: unknown.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unmetered.
Provider/Host: SoftLayer; possibly others.
Watch out for: Unknown setup time; unknown max # of users per server.
About: SeedUnlimited employs the latest ruTorrent GUI which includes a variety of features unavailable in pre-3.0 versions - such as ‘UnRAR on server’, http(s) downloading from ruT GUI, access to local/remote files via ‘explorer’ in the browser. As well there’s live streaming of video content, integrated Rapidleech, http proxy, SSL-only access, and other unique features.
It’ll be tough to find any other providers that can offer an all-unlimited box with 500GB storage for just $25/month. There’s even a free trial option (which was unavailable at the time of this post).
Provider: http://www.seedboxone.com
BT Interface: uTorrent WebUI (other clients available upon request).
Plans: Shared only.
Connection: 100 Mbit.
Price: €6 (Euro) to €32/mo.
Hard Drive Storage: 50 GB to 400 GB.
# of Torrents: unlimited.
# of User/Box: unknown.
Access To Files: FTP, HTTP.
Setup Time: "…will be installed within 4 hours and is completely unlimited".
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unmetered, unlimited.
Provider/Host: unknown.
Watch out for: Unlimited torrents in uTorrent for just €6? Wow.
About: Diehard fans of uTorrent WebUI might want to give Seedboxone a shot; although their high-end plan seems to be a tad overpriced. It’s worth noting that they offer HTTP downloading (ie. files are available through an FTP-like browser page) which can be useful for getting around those dreaded slow/throttled FTP speeds.
Provider: http://www.seedmonster.net
BT Interface: rTorrent/ruTorrent v3.0+
Plans: Multiple plans (all shared).
Connection: 100 Mbit.
Price: $10/mo - $40/mo (USD).
Hard Drive Storage: 25 GB - 350 GB.
# of Torrents: 5 - 10, and unlimited.
# of User/Box: 4 to 8.
Access To Files: FTP, SFTP, HTTP, wget.
Setup Time: "under 24 hours".
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unmetered.
Provider/Host: unknown.
Watch out for: Torrent limits on smaller shared plans.
About: It’s going to cost at least $20 to secure an unlimited-torrent seedbox from SeedboxMonster; this mid-range $20 package includes 100GB storage on a server that’s shared with 6 total users. All accounts come with ruTorrent 3.0 (or higher) and a HTTP proxy to use for anonymous browsing.
Provider: http://fastseedboxes.co.uk
BT Interface: TorrentFlux-b4rt or ruTorrent/ruT 3.0
Plans: Preconfigured seedboxes are shared; unmanaged dedis are also available.
Connection: 100 Mbit & 1 Gbit (shared).
Price: Starting at £8/mo (GBP) to £45/mo (inc. VAT)
Hard Drive Storage: 10 GB - 200 GB (for shared seedboxes).
# of Torrents: 4 - 35 ?
# of User/Box: not mentioned on site.
Access To Files: FTP, HTTP (TFlux only).
Setup Time: unknown.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unlimited.
Provider/Host: unknown.
Watch out for: Expensive!!
About: There are a lot of unknown factors in our review of FastSeedboxes, simply because they don’t offer much insight. On their homepage it suggests that there are torrent limits (4 - 35) on all shared seedbox plans, but in their checkout it implies they’re all unlimited. In any event, unless you have money to burn, you’ll won’t have to go far to find better deals than this. In our opinion £35 for 125GB storage seems absurdly high-priced.
Provider: http://www.supremespeedz.com
BT Interface: uTorrent+WebUI or rTorrent (ruTorrent).
Plans: All are shared - 3 shared plans in each BT client category.
Connection: 100 Mbit (shared).
Price: £10.50/mo (GBP) to £29/mo.
Hard Drive Storage: 25 GB to 100 GB.
# of Torrents: 4 - 8 for uTorrent; 10 - 30 for rTorrent.
# of User/Box: stats not mentioned.
Access: FTP.
Setup Time: not mentioned.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unmetered traffic, unlimited.
Provider/Host: unknown.
Watch out for: Low torrent limits on uTorrent plans.
About: Supremespeedz is a classic example of why most pro-seedboxers are switching over to rTorrent. Supreme’s selection of uTorrent boxes come with a lowly 4, 6 or 8 active torrents in contrast to their comparable rTorrent (10, 20 or 30 torrent) seedboxes. £25 a month gets you 70GB storage with 30 active torrents under rTorrent+GUI.
Provider: http://www.ownseedbox.com
BT Interface: rTorrent/ruT, uTorrent or TFlux-b4rt (your choice).
Plans: All are shared plans.
Connection: 100 Mbit (shared).
Price: $19 - $49/mo (USD).
Hard Drive Storage: 50 GB to 250 GB.
# of Torrents: unlimited on all accounts.
# of User/Box: not mentioned.
Access To Files: FTP, SFTP, HTTP.
Setup Time: "Automatic Instant Setup".
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unlimited, unmetered.
Provider/Host: unknown.
Watch out for: Slightly overpriced.
About: OwnSeedbox is a subsidiary seedbox division of Rapidleechhost.com, a popular Rapidleech hosting provider. Whether or not this connection lends any reliability to OwnSeedbox has yet to be determined. Anyways, their low-budget plan comes with a somewhat small 50GB HDD & unlimited everything for $19. In the shopping cart subscribers are able to opt between TFlux, rTorrent or uTorrent upon checkout.
Provider: http://slikhost.com
BT Interface: unknown (see seedbox page).
Plans: All are shared plans.
Connection: 100 Mbit & 1GBit (shared).
Price: £10/mo (GBP) to £40/mo.
Hard Drive Storage: 100 GB to 300 GB.
# of Torrents: not mentioned, likely unlimited.
# of User/Box: unknown, "Servers will NEVER be overcrowded".
Access To Files: FTP.
Setup Time: "Setup time is <12 hrs".
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unmetered on 100 MBit boxes.
Provider/Host: OVH.
Watch out for: Lack of detailed info on website.
About: Not a bad deal - £10 gets you 100GB storage with unlimited bandwidth. Aside from offering a wide array of hosting options (BNC, IRCD, shells), Slikhost might just be the only place to find a true unmetered 1Gbit seedbox for £40/month (see package V6). Looking to chat first? SlikHost can be found on irc.freenode.net, channel #slikhost.
Provider: http://www.fibrenetworks.org
BT Interface: rTorrent/ruT or TorrentFlux-b4rt.
Plans: Seedboxes are split between metered and unmetered.
Connection: 10 - 100 Mbit (shared).
Price: €4/mo (Euro) to €50/mo.
Hard Drive Storage: 10 GB to 400 GB.
# of Torrents: unlimited.
# of User/Box: not known.
Access To Files: FTP, HTTP.
Setup Time: "Instant activation".
Bandwidth Usage: Offers both metered and unmetered (unlimited) boxes.
Provider/Host: unknown.
Watch out for: Expensive! Small pipeline (10 Mbit) on most boxes is the default.
About: We’d recommend to outright avoid FibreNetworks‘ metered seedboxes (as these come with tiny storage limits, small monthly allowable throughput and weak 10-20 Mbit connections, by default). Moving up to unmetered, shoppers have to be vigilant here as well. There are 6 plans here; all but one offers anything higher than 10 Mbit. Upgrades are available but don’t come cheap; it’ll cost €13 (Euro) extra to jump up to a 100 Mbit line. Best-case scenario: €50 for an unmetered 100Mbit box with 400GB storage. Compare that to SeedUnlimited (see top of article) who offers a 500GB unlimited seedbox for just $25 USD, a price that is three times less expensive.
Provider: http://p2pme.com
BT Interface: rTorrent/ruTorrent
Plans: All are shared plans.
Connection: 100 Mbit (shared).
Price: $12/mo to $20/mo.
Hard Drive Storage: 50 to 100 GB.
# of Torrents: 10 - 15.
# of User/Box: not mentioned on site; possibly 4 or 6 only.
Access To Files: FTP, SFTP?
Setup Time: unknown.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unlimited download, metered upload.
Provider/Host: Presumably OVH.
Watch out for: Torrent limits, upload traffic limits.
About: Are you a serious seedwhore looking to buffer your private tracker ratios tremendously? Then steer clear of P2PMe - it’s not the provider for you. On both plans there are monthly bandwidth limits imposed for uploading (either 500GB or 750GB outgoing traffic limit per month, depending on package), although it’s unclear if upload speeds are also capped.
Provider: http://seedfoxuk.com
BT Interface: rTorrent/ruT, uTorrent & TFlux
Plans: Shared & dedicated servers available.
Connection: 100 Mbit & 1 GBit (shared).
Price: £9/mo (GPB) to £50/mo (for shared plans).
Hard Drive Storage: 30 GB to 400 GB.
# of Torrents: 4 to unlimited.
# of User/Box: not mentioned.
Access To Files: FTP/SFTP.
Setup Time: unknown.
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unmetered, unlimited for 100Mbit boxes; limits on 1Gbit.
Provider/Host: OVH.
Watch out for: Slightly expensive.
About: We’d recommend taking a look at SeedFoxUK’s £15 package which comes with 100 GB storage and unlimited/unmetered everything, all on a 100Mbit port. SeedFox is also an OVH reseller - Kimsufi’s and the like can be purchased directly, and either used as unmanaged (barebones) or let them convert the dedi-server into the seedbox of your choice. Naturally, you’ll inherit the £55 one-time setup fee unless opting for an entire year on many of these - but be sure to browse their shopping cart categories as there are a few "Free Setup Dedis" (see here) available as well.
Provider: Removed.
BT Interface: rTorrent/ruTorrent.
Plans: Shared & semi/dedi’s.
Connection: 100 Mbit & 1 Gbit.
Price: £20/mo (GPB) to £50/mo (for shared plans).
Hard Drive Storage: 120 GB to 500 GB.
# of Torrents: unlimited.
# of User/Box: 5 - 6.
Access To Files: FTP, SFTP.
Setup Time: "Setup Within 48 Hours"
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unmetered on 100 Mbit plans; 3-5 TB ‘capped’ upload limit on 1 Gbit servers.
Provider/Host: unknown.
Watch out for: Only accepts Google Checkout.
About: Employs only high-end servers for their shared line of seedboxes, not cheap Kimsufi boxes. 1Gbit ’shared’ are also available - with prices starting at £35/month with 4-5 other users on a Dual Quad-core with a whopping 16GB RAM. Also available are semi-dedicated (shared by just two) and dedicated servers w/optional BT client installed upon request.
Provider: http://www.seed-box.net
BT Interface: rTorrent/ruTorrent
Plans: Shared only (3 plans).
Connection: 100 Mbit & 1 Gbit.
Price: $15/mo to $45/mo (USD). 1Gbit is extra.
Hard Drive Storage: 50 GB to 200 GB.
# of Torrents: unlimited.
# of User/Box: unknown.
Access To Files: FTP, SFTP?
Setup Time: "INSTANT at payment".
Monthly Bandwidth Usage: unmetered?
Provider/Host: hosted in the U.S. and Europe (no choice on checkout)
Watch out for: Not much known about them, aside from it being HDCity.org’s official seedbox service.
About: Interesting discrepancies on the Seed-box.net homepage when compared to the checkout. Plans on the former are said to be "Traffic unlimited, 1000Mbps" but on the WHMCS signup link it suggests these are just 100Mbit. Here there’s an option to upgrade to the 1 Gbit for just $5/month extra yet no mention whatsoever about a change in bandwidth capping, something that’s notably found on most provisioners using 1 Gbit pipes. Two things could happen here: Either you’ll get the best unmetered 1000Mbps seedbox that a measly $20 can buy; or else you’ll get capped within a week. The risk is yours, and yours alone.
Others Not Listed Above…
http://seedsfaste.st — New ’slice’ provider that’s apparently doing away with the service, effective soon. This one had pyWHATauto pre-configured; as do a few others.
http://www.cove.co — Merely a month old Cove.co started out strong, had positive reviews & decent feedback, and even offered $3, $6 & $9 seedboxes (with 10, 50 & 100 GB storage respectively). This could feasibly work - at least in the beginning - but only for an unknown provider with just a handful of customers. That is, until the servers became filled to the brim with new clients and it was then that basic mathematics finally caught up with them. Considering that a bottom-of-the-barrel Kimsufi C-250G costs either £15 or €15 (depending on where you order from, setup fees not included), there would have to be *at least* 12 users per server @ $3 a pop just to somewhat break even. Folks, there are no miracle $3 seedboxes (or $6 or $9, either). Unsurprisingly Cove.co is currently offline.
http://www.anonyseedbox.com — We fail to see the purpose of a seedbox that offers/supports OpenVPN, and apparently so does everyone else (plus you can do it yourself anyways). Here’s what else is wrong with Anonyseedbox:
- • TorrentFlux-b4rt (only option) interface, 30GB storage, 10 torrent-limit for $15/month.
- • Most private trackers don’t support the usage of VPNs (even OpenVPN) to login to the tracker account while connected. Generally you need to use your real IP when downloading torrents to the home PC; the same IP that’s connected to the account is normally required.
- • Unoriginal content: Nice copy/paste of tutorials from seedboxhosting.com and strongvpn, and elsewhere…
- • To Quote, "You can save your ISP bandwidth usage by connecting to our VPN server before downloading the files from a finished torrent to your home PC" — This is absolute rubbish. A VPN may indeed assist to hide the type of data from your ISP, but you will undoubtedly always be charged with the DL throughput even though your ISP can’t identify what type of "traffic" it is. This incorrect statement is akin to suggesting that downloading via SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS (or even another VPN or proxy, or TOR) are viable solutions to bypass your ISP’s ability to measure the throughput. Wrong!
Solution? Find a reputable provider that offers SSL (HTTPS on the BitTorrent UI login, preferably ruTorrent) combined with SFTP/FTPS for downloading back to the local machine. And use only private trackers on a seedbox, Demonoid doesn’t count.
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