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Unlimited Storage AND Bandwidth for Flickr PRO’s

Posted Wednesday, December 13th, 2006 7:33 am by Rain Contreras
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Now why and when did the upload bandwidth counter die for Flickr PRO users? This thread on the Flickr Central forum just made me aware of this surprising, brouhaha-less fact from this smart Yahoo-acquired photo-sharing service.

For $24.95 (PHP1,200++) a year, a PRO account is entitled to:

-Unlimited uploads
-Unlimited storage
-Unlimited bandwidth
-Unlimited photosets
-Permanent archiving of high-resolution original images
-The ability to replace a photo
-Ad-free browsing and sharing

Last time I checked, there was a 2GB bandwidth upload limit for PRO accounts, and ads may still be shown on your stream.

This news is a pretty intense kick in the arse for people justifying that Zoomr seems to be a worthy alternative. Now, if only Flickr had a referral ticket for breaking this news out, and for PRO user signups.

THIS JUST IN:

…the two gigabyte monthly limit is no more (yep, pro users have no limits on how many photos they can upload)! At the same time, we’ve upped the limit for free account members as well, from 20MB per month up to 100MB (yep, five times more)!

And a Merry Christmas to you, too, Flickr!


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4 Responses to “Unlimited Storage AND Bandwidth for Flickr PRO’s ”


  1. hip2b2 » December 15th, 2006 09:23

    does flickr actually make money by selling pro accounts? the last i heard they only had a few thousand subscribers.

  2. rain » December 19th, 2006 20:23

    Good question, and I don’t have the answer to that either. Err, Yahoo just sustains them?

    Its easy to compare them to an online service like YouTube, where one would easily think ‘how can this company make money with their bandwidth costs’? And YouTube even serves very visible, prominent ads; while Flickr doesn’t!

  3. Miguel » December 21st, 2006 11:40

    I think Yahoo! wants to get hooked, knowing that these subs would buy something in the future.

    Note that Flickr is also taking sponsorships from camera manufacturers.

  4. Four Starters » 2 Reasons Why All Online Storage Should Scale » October 15th, 2007 06:44

    [...] online storage is also good for (some) businesses, which is why Flickr decided to go for their model of unlimited storage. Flickr’s business model thrives on their community, and therefore getting an active [...]

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