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Internet uploading problem

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bball1523

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I have been having uploading issues with large file sizes for the past few months. I have tried to send files that are 80 mb and above and the upload websites (yousendit, megaupload, rapidshare.de, etc.) keep crashing on me. Today I was trying to upload my home made digital videos (113 mb zip file) to megaupload.com and it finished, but it hanged at 100% and didn't go anywhere. With smaller files (8-12 mb) I can upload with ease to any other file sharing sites, but big ones, it doesn't work.

I have cox high speed internet and my upload speed is usually around 60 kb/sec. I have heard of Cox throttling bandwidth with bittorrent, but I'm unsure if that affects all uploading methods.

Does anyone know what the problem is?
 
Many ISPs have a limit on the size of uploads. Check with Cox.

Here is an ad from Cox in San Diego - they have a 10 MB size limit on email attachments.
 
the limit only applies to their email account, but not to uploading to other people on instant messengers or websites. I've successfully uploaded large files over AOL instant messenger, but I cannot upload large files to any upload websites.
 
How can you upload to other people without using email and going thru their POP account?
 
AOL Instant messenger lets me directly upload files without any problems. It's just websites that give me trouble.
 
Like I said - each site or POP account can have different limits. If you are on AOL, you have a whole different set of problems created by AOL and antipathy towards the use of other accounts.

And users themselves can set file size limits that they are willing to receive. 2 MB is quite common.

And, Cox is cable internet - that means you are sharing bandwidth with all other Cox users in your area and elsewhere. Uploading files as large as you cited is really stressing the system. Files like that should be burned to a CD or DVD and mailed.
 
but then the question is why before a few months ago I was able to successfully upload large files onto websites such as yousendit or megaupload? There seems to be another problem.
 
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