Two years ago I posted that it may be my final year (2018-2019) to pay Photobucket for hosting my photos as it was getting expensive for 3 accounts. I did not realize that “auto-renewal” was still in affect and I was charged for another year (2019-2020). I let it go but won’t be falling for that again. What was unknown to me in the past was that hosting bandwidth had limits which are useless for lower plan levels such as mine. The result is that, for me, the cost of the my 3 accounts going forward is over 2.5 times what it was last year.
Last year cost for 3 accounts: $145.14 USD
Next year cost for 3 accounts: $388.44 USD (more than 2.5 times increase)
Photobucket currently has three levels of account plans. (1) Beginner with 25MB of bandwidth per month, (2) Intermediate with 250MB per month and (3) Expert with unlimited MB per month.
My problem is not the quantity of photos (except for the 1st account) but the amount of bandwidth used when people view them on another web site such as the Corregidor forums. This is called “hosting” and Photobucket now charges big bucks for that.
Photobucket account stats at the end of February, 2020:fots2pix Beginner planHosting Bandwidth used 2.1GB of 25MB
Storage Used 476.8MB of 25GB
Photos uploaded 3860 of 2500
If you exceed any of the above limits, you will need to upgrade your plan.
You have reached the hosting bandwidth limit of 25MB for this month. Your hosted images will be watermarked and blurred. To restore hosting privileges, simply upgrade your plan to Expert via the plans page to give you unlimited monthly hosting bandwidth as well as larger image storage limits.
Your plan will be active until Jul 07, 2020
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fots2pix2 Beginner planHosting Bandwidth used 727.6MB of 25MB
Storage Used 236.8MB of 25GB
Photos uploaded 1281 of 2500
If you exceed any of the above limits, you will need to upgrade your plan.
You have reached the hosting bandwidth limit of 25MB for this month. Your hosted images will be watermarked and blurred. To restore hosting privileges, simply upgrade your plan to Expert via the plans page to give you unlimited monthly hosting bandwidth as well as larger image storage limits.
Your plan will be active until Jul 07, 2020
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corregidor Beginner planHosting Bandwidth used 357.4MB of 25MB
Storage Used 107.6MB of 25GB
Photos uploaded 503 of 2500
If you exceed any of the above limits, you will need to upgrade your plan.
You have reached the hosting bandwidth limit of 25MB for this month. Your hosted images will be watermarked and blurred. To restore hosting privileges, simply upgrade your plan to Expert via the plans page to give you unlimited monthly hosting bandwidth as well as larger image storage limits.
Your plan will be active until Jul 07, 2020
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The 2020 cost of continuing to host my photos is nearly $400 USD which will only increase as time goes on. I have decided to not continue paying so much money for something that only three years ago was free. When Photobucket gets around to it, the photos will disappear from the trip reports although I expect you can still view them on their website. Search for
fots2pix,
fots2pix2 and
corregidor accounts. Feel free to download any photos but for personal use only please.
I realize this will have an effect on the forums but unfortunately it is something that I have to do. Other photo hosting sites may sound like a viable option however, even if they are cheaper, I have no desire to redo the picture codes and rehost 5,644 photos one at a time.
Enjoy the photos while they last.
Regards.
fots2