# Where can I get some Web space cheap (like "free")? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 4, 2005, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-some-web-space-cheap-like-free/282935 "2005-01-04T01:47:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-some-web-space-cheap-like-free/282935/1 "2005-01-04T01:47:47Z")
My new hobby is making stupid little stop-animation videos on the computers at work and showing them to my friends; I find the emphasis on my superficial stupidity forestalls scrutiny of my deep-seated flaws. This hobby would be greatly facilitated if I could get hold of maybe 10 MB of Web space in which to keep the videos. Some Googling turned up a number of sites, and I’m wondering if any fellow Dopers have experience with them. Most of them have a free trial period, but require you to pay after that. The ones I’ve checked out are: [Yahoo! Briefcase](http://briefcase.yahoo.com/): 30 MB of storage, but you have to pay to make it public. [Ripway](http://www.ripway.com/): Seems pretty good; is there a catch? [BTInet](http://www.btinet.net/): My spidey-sense tells me there’s a sales pitch coming… [Sharemation](http://www.sharemation.com/xythoswfs/index.html): Looks good, but I’m hoping to find at least 10 MB of space; they offer only 5 MB. [Znail](http://znail.com/): Again, it’s not public; you have to log in to get the file, which would sort of defeat the purpose. So: Am I **gasp** going to have to actually pay for something on-line, or is there some site I’m overlooking? (Btw, I’ve got a [fathom.org](http://fathom.org) account, but it’s only 2 MB and most of these files are larger than that.) ---
**Author:** ![Bendarr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e56c9b/32.png) [@Bendarr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bendarr)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-some-web-space-cheap-like-free/282935/2 "2005-01-04T02:34:02Z")
Been investigating Ripway a little. The 30meg is free but for larger webspaces (file sizes transfers etc) you have to pay a monthly fee. Here is a link to their prices and upgrades page. [Ripway priceing page](http://www.ripway.com/upgrade.asp) I play around a little with some comp animation myself and I’ve been thinking of doing something similar myself. ---
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-some-web-space-cheap-like-free/282935/3 "2005-01-04T02:56:55Z")
[geocities.com](http://geocities.com) has free space, but you have to put up with ads. They also limit the amount of data transfer. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-some-web-space-cheap-like-free/282935/4 "2005-01-04T03:34:27Z")
**SandyHook** , it didn’t even occur to me to try Geocities. I checked it out, and the monthly bandwidth allotment is 3 GB, which ought to be far more than I’ll use. Thanks! Here’s a [short video](http://www.geocities.com/sadpunk1971/so_nice.mov) if anyone’s interested. (800K, 33 sec.) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-some-web-space-cheap-like-free/282935/5 "2005-01-04T03:42:43Z")
> [@jackelope](#): > > Thanks! Here’s a [short video](http://www.geocities.com/sadpunk1971/so_nice.mov) if anyone’s interested. (800K, 33 sec.) So THAT’S what happens when I clock out. I always wondered why my trash can is never in the same place as I left it. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-some-web-space-cheap-like-free/282935/6 "2005-01-04T07:02:35Z")
So just how long do you have to put those together? I need a job with that kind of down time. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Serpentine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@Silver\_Serpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Serpentine)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-some-web-space-cheap-like-free/282935/7 "2005-01-04T11:59:37Z")
I liked that video! Neat. ---
**Author:** ![kpinocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e57/32.png) [@kpinocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kpinocchio)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-some-web-space-cheap-like-free/282935/8 "2005-01-04T23:46:35Z")
> [@jackelope](#): > > This hobby would be greatly facilitated if I could get hold of maybe 10 MB of Web space in which to keep the videos. Brinkster offer a free [Educational Package](http://www.brinkster.com/Hosting/Educational.aspx) that will allow you 15 MB of space. ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-some-web-space-cheap-like-free/282935/9 "2005-01-05T00:08:08Z")
> [@kpinocchio](#): > > Brinkster offer a free [Educational Package](http://www.brinkster.com/Hosting/Educational.aspx) that will allow you 15 MB of space. Wouldn’t do him any good: > [@](#): > > Limitations of the Educational Package > > •No Domain > •16.7 MB Daily Traffic Limit > •1 MB Max File Size > •No Offsite File Loading > • **No Audio/Video Files** > •6 Month Login Requirement