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Can't you also share files with a url through Dropbox? And get 50GB for $9.99/month?

This seems like it would be easier to get a file from someone else though, since it's 100% web.

Dropbox temporarily stops the downloads if a link becomes too "popular".

I assume Crate would not do that.

I kinda doubt that, for $9/month, Crate wants to act as a CDN for your hugely popular feature-length HD film.

I don't see anything about limits in their TOS, but the strong implication is that the service is for sharing with friends, and I don't see any guarantees either. Dropbox is pretty lenient about bandwidth, and I imagine Crate is too.

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