expired 25GB of Free Online Storage for Life from Box (Normally Only 5 GB)

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Bargain4U on 03/08/2012 - 18:03 www.box.com (3512 clicks)
Edited by neil 03/08/2012 - 23:25

In honor of the HelloSign launch, Box is giving away 25 GB of Free Online Storage for life to anyone who checks out HelloSign today. 25 GB never expires, valid for life. New accounts only.

HelloSign is an online electronic signature service. You can upload documents, add your signature and other text to them for free. HelloSign.com

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  • +7 votes
    Crownanchor on 03/08/2012 - 18:10

    They had 50GB last year for new accounts, and while this sounds good, its not as usable as Drop Box, as Box has file size limitations which i forget the size limit. Its very good if you want to store a large number small files.

    Drop Box has the edge in useability as you also have the desktop app for PCs and Macs free.

    • +1 vote
      blablabla23 on 03/08/2012 - 18:14

      lol yeah. I got so excited and logged into my box account thinking to cancel it but then i saw i already had 50GB. Size limit for uploads is 100MB for non-paying customers, fyi.

      • +1 vote
        Bargain4U on 03/08/2012 - 18:18

        100mb is not bad for free? Didn't it used to be 25mb?

        • +1 vote
          scrimshaw on 03/08/2012 - 18:25

          For comparison Dropbox has 300MB per file for free users. But this is offset by its much smaller offering of 2GB per new account (although this can easily get to 24~50GB if referring friends and taking advantage of its special offers)

          Also if you have a HTC Sense 4.0 phone you immediately get 23GB extra storage for 2 years.

        • +1 vote
          stumo on 03/08/2012 - 18:34

          Also Box has severe limitations on your account, like you can't just post a direct link to a photo, it goes to one of their pages first. Of course if you pay the monthly fee then it works fine. I've got the 50GB box and its a bit meh really.

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          Mindsweeper on 03/08/2012 - 20:28

          25GB extra Dropbox storage also applies if you have a Galaxy S3.

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          cwongtech on 03/08/2012 - 21:02

          Is it 25GB or 48gb/50gb?

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          JohnHo on 03/08/2012 - 23:24

          25GB extra Dropbox storage also applies if you have a Galaxy S3.

          How to get this then? Just check up on Dropbox website?

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          Mindsweeper on 04/08/2012 - 00:51

          I just logged in using the Dropbox app on my phone and was given 25GB free for two years.

        • +2 votes
          pasadala on 04/08/2012 - 11:26

          huh? I've definitely uploaded hundreds of MB more in a single file before from a free account. Are you sure of this limitation, or is it new?
          edit: yep I looked it up and that limit only applies to uploads through the website. If you sync through the desktop program there is no limitation https://www.dropbox.com/help/5/en

        • +1 vote
          surethang on 04/08/2012 - 12:50

          Yep, I upload a ~4GB file to Dropbox weekly through the desktop client.

        • +1 vote
          liveyourlife on 04/08/2012 - 15:29

          @JohnHo,

          This is how to get the extra 50Gb. You need a rooted Android Phone.

          http://www.egyhacks.net/2012/07/free-50gb-dropbox-upgrade-wo...

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          machej on 05/08/2012 - 01:40

          Repeated a comment above. (Mod please delete)

  • +6 votes
    mrpalmer95 on 03/08/2012 - 18:13

    Just go to https://www.box.com/signup/o/hellosign_25 and you don't have to sign up for hellosign

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      Bargain4U on 03/08/2012 - 18:16

      I'll try and get a mod to change it.

  • +1 vote
    Oliver on 03/08/2012 - 22:32

    Thanks guys and thanks mrpalmer for the direct(?) link.

    I still don't know what hello sign is.

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      Bargain4U on 05/08/2012 - 02:05

      :P "HelloSign is an online electronic signature service. You can upload documents, add your signature and other text to them for free."

  • +1 vote
    daver on 03/08/2012 - 23:17

    Thank you very much. Combined with the more useful Skydrive - Free Upgrade to 25GB @433+ OB votes; I will have 50GB online storage, along with those several GB's bundled in with my gmail/email.

  • +1 vote
    firepowered on 03/08/2012 - 23:39

    Does Box have a Windows program like Dropbox? Would like to add my photos while overseas so I dont have to buy a larger memory card.

    Dropbox is perfect to backup photos via drag and drop and it seems Box is online a online interface?

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      blablabla23 on 05/08/2012 - 16:46

      desktop sync is available for box but you'll need to have either a business or enterprise account to do so, which isn't free.

  • +1 vote
    trotsky on 04/08/2012 - 00:40

    Thanks for posting OP! It worked for me.

    I signed up and got the 25GB space as stated in the post.
    I downloaded the BOX app for my Blackberry Playbook, signed in, and to my surprise was then upgraded to a 50GB account!!

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    Icedvovo on 04/08/2012 - 09:58

    Works as stated. Easy. Also has a free Mac sync app which seems to work.

    Good value for free. Thumbs up.

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    ch4rgd on 05/08/2012 - 14:30

    Thanks.

    Will go great with my 25gb skydrive. I've lost everything on a faulty HDD before, so backing up online for free = win.

  • +1 vote
    surethang on 15/08/2012 - 13:22

    Got my 25GB and I've been trialling Box for a week now. The results aren't good.

    I tried syncing 24GB of photos; over 12,000 in total.

    On the first attempt, it only synced 5GB of photos to Box. In the process the Box client stated that downloaded 33 files to my PC. This was despite the fact that my online Box folder was empty. Huh?

    And of greatest concern, Box deleted 432 files from my PC. (Fortunately I was syncing from a copy of the photos.)

    The client also seems to grind itself to a halt a lot. Particularly on the "Searching your computer for updated files" phase. Rebooting the PC fixes this.

    Sure, this is only one person's experience, but I thought it worthy of noting the "randomly deleting files" issue for others.

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