Photobucket

[3Phase]

... Pretty much every pic ever posted on .com will vanish unless the ransom is paid. I'll take new ones.

The same type of thing happened with Flickr. How many of y'all have used Photobucket's print service? I know I haven't, after years of free use, I finally bought a 50 plan to get rid of the ads. So much for that idea! I'll have to see what Customer Service says about existing contracts, I might be able to slide for the rest of my year.

It's not about greed though, media space and serving bandwidth cost serious money that subscriptions can't cover. The only alternative aside from marrying a billionaire that wants to become a pennyaire in a couple of months is advertising and offering services. No one wants to print their pictures or look at the ads so they block 'em but those darned advertisers won't pay unless their ads actually get served. Go figure... the site reorganizes or gets creative with their users' content but however they decide to go about it, they change the rules.

[BA80]

It was good until the inevitable greed kicked in. Like dope dealers, get you hooked then start charging for the product.

Pretty much every pic ever posted on .com will vanish unless the ransom is paid. I'll take new ones.

[jetmechmarty]

Have you read the new terms of use? It looks to me like all of the content is going away. That is, unless you pay $399.99 annually for an account.

Types of Accounts, Pricing and Limits
• Visiting : There is no cost to visit the Site or to register as a Member.
• Free account : Each individual Member gets one free account that provides 2 GB of free storage or space available for your original photo files, or videos under 10min. The free account does not allow any image linking or 3rd party image hosting. If a free account Member exceeds their Content Limit, their account will be immediately suspended and they will need to become a “Paying Member” (defined below) in order to continue accessing their account. You can upgrade to a Plus account at any time.
• Ad-free Account : The Ad-free Account offers Members the ability to use the Site without seeing any third party banner advertisements when logged into your Ad-free Account (note, viewers of your images within Photobucket will see ads unless they, too, have Plus accounts and you will continue to see Photobucket offers and announcements). This account level is available for $2.49 / month, payable by the Member on a monthly recurring basis.
• Plus Account : The Plus Account offers several paid options that may give the Paying Member more storage, bandwidth, 3rd party image hosting, image linking and/or other services as outlined below. Once and during such period of time in which you subscribe to and pay for a Plus Account, we will consider you a "Paying Member." Please note that all Plus Account subscriptions are billed annually at the commencement of the service. Photobucket may also offer a monthly billing option for its Plus Accounts (see terms and restrictions, below).
• Available Plus Account Plans : Photobucket offers the following Plus Account Plans:

o Plus 50 Plan: 52 GB of Storage for $59.99 / Year. The Plus 50 Plan does not allow any image linking or 3rd party image hosting.

o Plus 100 Plan: 102 GB of Storage for $99.99 / Year. The Plus 100 Plan allows for unlimited image linking but does not allow 3rd party image hosting.

o Plus 500 Plan: 500 GB of Storage and unlimited bandwidth for $399.99 / Year. The Plus 500 Plan allows for unlimited image linking and unlimited 3rd party image hosting.


Read more: http://photobucket.com/terms#ixzz4lcSSVwM9

That's a whole lot of content going away.