Photobucket issues???

[glassman]

I'm noticing some of us are experiencing issues with Photobucket.

Can we just upload from our desktop or mobile device yet with out the need for a third party or is that still the best.

Sieg, if your reading, u still recommend Smugmug?

[SSLance]

I started using smugmug and like it, but that doesn't help the thousands of pics I already have loaded on photobucket that are hot-linked here and other places. Screw photobucket...

[fleetus macmullitz]

https://postimage.io

Free and easy.

[cluxford]

how to kill your business 101.....

[ironworks]

Photo bucket sucks so bad.

[Spiffav8]

I switched to SMUGMUG. It's well worth it.

[JKnight]

Seriously just put a wrench in the automotive forum world. Total PITA.

[slimjim]

NOT COOL, I have started using Imgur.com, but I'll be busy for hours just updating my build thread alone

[dontlifttoshift]

imgur doesn't allow hotlinking either.

***edit to add, if you are not paying for a product that you are using, then .you. are the product.

[NAPA 68]

What is the problem with it. Of course, I cant get signed in

Tim

[jarhead]

What is the problem with it. Of course, I cant get signed in

Tim

Photo bucket has a new policy requiring "pay for service" as I am reading my contract popup on their site.

i've been using if for years with the understanding if I was to keep it under a certain amount it was free. I think i read it was right at $60 a year.

no more hot linking.

[dhutton]

Photo bucket has a new policy requiring "pay for service" as I am reading my contract popup on their site.

i've been using if for years with the understanding if I was to keep it under a certain amount it was free. I think i read it was right at $60 a year.

no more hot linking.

You can hot link for $400 per year. Killing a lot of useful build and how to threads across all forums.

Don

[fleetus macmullitz]

I post a lot of pics here and ditched pb to now use...

www.postimage.io

Free

Easy

https://s20.postimg.org/pcr106z31/IMG_5675.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/5uwdk9255/)

[Vegas69]

I always wondered if they would do something like this. A small monthly charge would've been more well received.

[jarhead]

You can hot link for $400 per year. Killing a lot of useful build and how to threads across all forums.

Don

Don,
agreed, $400 bucks is asking a bit much, GD commie B@stards :bigun2:

MERICA, there is always a better way :military:

Joe

[214Chevy]

Just opened me an account on post image and I'm already linking it. Pretty simple and easy to use.

[glassman]

I always wondered if they would do something like this. A small monthly charge would've been more well received.

Small fee. They wanted 399 a year from 0. NOT a good biz practice. Not only am i going to delete my account, i will do no business/associate with Photobucket anymore. A simple email stating that "hey, in 30.60.90 days, we are going to change our policy to a little more pay to play" and i woulda been in, for a fair fee.
Shoulda taken Seig's advice two/three years ago when he mentioned smugmug for like 30 a year.....oh well.

Sometimes progress regresses.

[Vegas69]

Yep, say $10 a month. I'd put my money on them coming out way ahead with this strategy vs. pissing everybody off.

[glassman]

Really? or r u being sarcastic? I put money on them shooting themselves in da foot, but i'm not a bean counter techy. (maybe i should be?)

edit, Oh, Did you mean if they offered us (part time PB users) a small monthly fee rather than large ransom?

[Vegas69]

Yes, a small monthly would've worked out OK for them. The large fee may put them out of business. Once you tarnish your reputation in modern times, it's tough to turn it around.

[Boss 5.0]

A few months ago I upgraded to their 20 package, which I see is no longer available. I did so because I ran out of the free storage space. Don't remember exactly the cost, but it seemed very reasonable to me.

All my pics are still showing up right now in threads. I wonder when my renewal comes due if I will lose it all?

As has been said, the small amount was easy to swallow. Had they done that with all members I would think most would stay. Unlike the giant vacuum sound thats happening now as everyone leaves them behind.

[NOT A TA]

I also have a plus 20 account I thought was reasonably priced for the services provided.. My pics are still up and I can still link new pics. The pop up ads that slowed using the service the past several weeks have disappeared even though I didn't pay the $15.00 they wanted to remove the ads and now the service works faster for me than it has in months.

[BigBronco]

I use Imgur with no issues.

Photobucket is suffering a slow death as they failed to adapt as the internet changed directions.

[cluxford]

Jump on their facebook page.....wow the rage is intense. I've never seen such vehement anger to a company by it's customers

[BMR Sales]

F-PhotoBucket - they could Pay me & I wouldn't take them back!

[BMR Sales]

I post a lot of pics here and ditched pb to now use...

www.postimage.io

Free

Easy

https://s20.postimg.org/ec0amri8t/IMG_5236.png (https://postimg.org/image/njsj3gpax/)

Works for me!

Thanks!:thumbsup:

[GregWeld]

LOL at all of this..... Photobucket has always sucked.... but I've always been PO'd at LATERAL G for making me use a third party cut and paster. I hate having to upload photos to Photobucket -- rather than just drag and drop straight to my posts.

When PB goes south --- all my posts will just simply no longer have photos. Lateral G is THE ONLY REASON I have Photobucket.... or I wouldn't need any photo "service".

[fleetus macmullitz]

Works for me!

Thanks!:thumbsup:

You're welcome T.C. :thumbsup:

[Yelcamino]

When PB goes south --- all my posts will just simply no longer have photos. Lateral G is THE ONLY REASON I have Photobucket.... or I wouldn't need any photo "service".

I post on three forums and same as you Greg, it's the only reason I have a Photobucket account!

[waynieZ]

I just got my blackmail notice from Photobucket today.

[kevin_l]

I just got my blackmail notice from Photobucket today.


Yep, though maybe I was off the hook for a while too. Then got my email and broken links yesterday. Years of build threads and write ups on various forums ruined.

[NAPA 68]

I received this email.............................what a bunch of ass hats!









photobucket

Are you worried about your account?

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Don't be! All of our Plus Members are grandfathered in for 3rd Party Hosting until the end of your current subscription. However, if you want to beat the crowds and upgrade to the Plus 500 now, we'll give you six months on us!

Worried about cost? Rest assured, the price will be prorated depending on your subscription!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Get My Six Months Free



For more detailed information, please refer to Photobucket’s Terms of Use.








--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Photobucket | for the love of photos.

[GregWeld]

I received this email.............................what a bunch of ass hats!







My response to them..... BLOW ME!

[glassman]

Mine too, go f yourselves. i'm out.

[Try2paz]

I switched to SMUGMUG. It's well worth it.

just looked at Smugmug looks nice..does it allow forum posting?

[dontlifttoshift]

Yep, and it's stupid easy.

[jasonz28camaro]

I hate this... Cant see old build pics on any forum if Photo bucket was used.

[BMR Sales]

I hate this... Cant see old build pics on any forum if Photo bucket was used.

That is Correct! PhotoFucit really screwed Forums up. Larry is working on a replacement

[waynieZ]

I signed up for and been using imageshack $35 a year OK so far.

[kevin_l]

http://www.stevesnovasite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=619273

This work around works for now, I am sure they'll catch on though. I edited my links and the pics show up for the time being.

[carbuff]

I've been moving some of my photos to Google photos, but it seems that the IB sites don't accept the web links Google gives me when I try to use those pictures.

Anyone else experience this?

[Flash68]

I've been moving some of my photos to Google photos, but it seems that the IB sites don't accepts the web links Google gives me when I try to use those pictures.

Anyone else experience this?

I experienced that 8 years ago when attempting it... so I moved to photoFU*Kit.

:wacko:

[Ben@SpeedTech]

imgur doesn't allow hotlinking either.

***edit to add, if you are not paying for a product that you are using, then .you. are the product.

I've been using Imgur now and it has linking to 3rd party sites. Free and easy to use.

[Bad Bowtie]

I signed up for and been using imageshack $35 a year OK so far.

Wayne,
I remember back in the day Imageshack started out free and then they sent out the nastygram and started charging too guess they were the original gangsters :guns: . lol

BB

[dontlifttoshift]

If you are using Chrome, get this extension for free, clear your cache, and then you can see all the embedded photobucket pictures.

Just tested it on Hobaugh's thread and I can see all the pics on page one.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/photobucket-embed-fix/naolkcpnnlofnnghnmfegnfnflicjjgj?hl=en

[GregWeld]

If you are using Chrome, get this extension for free, clear your cache, and then you can see all the embedded photobucket pictures.

Just tested it on Hobaugh's thread and I can see all the pics on page one.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/photobucket-embed-fix/naolkcpnnlofnnghnmfegnfnflicjjgj?hl=en

GREATEST INFO EVER!!! WORKS LIKE A CHAMP! SCREWED PHOTOBUCKET YET AGAIN! PERFECT!!! LOL

[SSLance]

If you are using Chrome, get this extension for free, clear your cache, and then you can see all the embedded photobucket pictures.

Just tested it on Hobaugh's thread and I can see all the pics on page one.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/photobucket-embed-fix/naolkcpnnlofnnghnmfegnfnflicjjgj?hl=en

lol... that is SO effing awesome!! thanks Donny...

[ccracin]

Donny to the rescue! :thankyou: I thought I was done with forums all together.

[waynieZ]

If you are using Chrome, get this extension for free, clear your cache, and then you can see all the embedded photobucket pictures.

Just tested it on Hobaugh's thread and I can see all the pics on page one.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/photobucket-embed-fix/naolkcpnnlofnnghnmfegnfnflicjjgj?hl=en

I just tried it on my thread it works but I tried to down load them to my computer and it won't show the pictures. I truied to down load my library from Photo bucket but it's not letting me get them. Does anyone know how I can down load fro them. I do what youtube said and it tells me I'm about to download but it never works. I'm ONLY A POINT AND CLICK COMPUTER GUY SO I'M SCREWED!!

[glassman]

Wifey's not outa bed yet, lol.

Downloaded it, i already use chrome and gmail/google,

How do i clear my "cache"? and what is that? I sure know how to clear my cash though.

[SSLance]

Go to settings in chrome, (three little dots upper right hand corner).

left click on three dots, then left click on settings

Scroll to bottom and click advanced

Open "clear browsing data" and uncheck everything except "cached images and files"

Then click clear browsing data...

[glassman]

thanx lance, i think i got it. Only did 4 weeks though (that was default, didnt see it till after i cleared data), can i do later than 4 weeks or do i need too?

thanx again, mike

[Flash68]

and if you're a Firefox user....

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/photobucket-fix/

[waynieZ]

Flash won't work for me, but then I'm computer illiterate, a point and click guy.

[Steve68]

Thanks for all the info,

I cant believe this crap,

[SRD Art]

I used the Firefox fix, works great!

[SRD Art]

Maybe these two fixes should be a "Photobucket Fix" sticky to let everyone know.

[Spiffav8]

Maybe these two fixes should be a "Photobucket Fix" sticky to let everyone know.

Agreed

[Spiffav8]

and if you're a Firefox user....

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/photobucket-fix/

Thanks Flash.