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2Big2Send

Ratingstars3 Rated 3 out of 5 stars by AppAppeal Editor
What can you use the application for?
2Big2Send has emerged as an effective solution to jazz up the mailing activities of entire web community. Sending large sized files and folders through emails has always been a cumbersome task for the net users, as their email service providers usually provide limited memory space to them. This restricted memory space further add to the woes of professional users as sending large sized files is generally their cup of tea. 2Big2Send, as the name suggests itself, addresses these hassles effectively by allowing its users to send big files using emails. The application boasts features that closely resemble to those of general email services, which ensure easy operability for its subscribers. The services of 2Big2Send are divided in three categories on the basis of membership fees and storage space. These are- Free, Basic and Professional. The Free plan doesn’t include any hidden charges and it offers a 1 GB of memory space and 100 MB of storage space to its subscribers. It supports maximum upload size up to 1 GB and provides bandwidth of 1 GB/month, which is well suited for general purposes, that is for transferring small videos, images and audio files. The Basic subscription plan offers more space and better services than its ‘Free’ subscription. In addition to offering 5 GB of overall space, the basic plan supports storage space up to 2 GB. Users can upload documents up to the maximum size of 4 GB and it offers impressive bandwidth of 15 GB/month. ‘Professional Plan’ is designed to cater to the needs of professionals, who require more mailing space to send huge data. Boasting 20 GB of overall space with 10 GB storage space, the plan is capacious enough to transfer big professional files through emails. The Maximum upload size is 4 GB and it supports incredible bandwidth of 60 GB/month.
What is the history and popularity of the application?
Founded by in March 2007, 2Big2Send is a UK-based website, designed to assist web users in sending big files through emails. Though, initially the website doesn’t receive the deserved response, it gradually accepted by web users as a competent tool for sending content through mails. Now, the website receives fair amount of hits and its growth chart exhibits a positive trend. Jamie McConnell is the founder of the website and Adam Eastbury is its lead developer.
What are the differences to other applications?
Services from 2Big2Send are comparable to any file hosting website available on the web. The Desktop client integrated with the website allows much easier uploads for its users. The memory space and the bandwidth offered can be compared with any other competent application across the net.
How does the application look and feel to use?
2Big2Send boasts a sporty look that goes well with the objective of the website. The circular logo featuring a curved arrow in reddish background looks amazing on steel-gray theme. It includes eye-catchy navigation options that are tagged with images, which get highlighted as the user places the cursor over them. Subscription plans of the website are placed in yellow rectangular boxes at the center of the homepage. These yellow colored boxes with black content written in black text ensure clear visibility to the visitors. Its interface isn’t cluttered with unwanted information or advertisements, hence imparts a soothing feel to its users.
How does the registration process work?
The services of the website are largely classified in three categories and users need to opt from any of these three as per their requirements. Out of these plans, one is absolutely free of charge whereas the other two have some preset charges. Sign up form for free subscription includes general information, like name, email address, password, country and occupation. In order to the services of charged plans, user needs to select the best fitting subscription plan. After entering the required information, the website directs users to PayPal website, requiring them to enter their required financial details.
What does it cost to use the application?
2Big2Send primarily earns through its Professional and Basic plans, which include some preset monthly and yearly payment structures. There are no ads observed anywhere on the website and it is largely fuelled through its paid subscriptions.
Who would you recommend the application to?
2Big2Send is designed to offer a better emailing experience to web users. Hence the website is recommended to all who likes sharing content with others through email. It is extremely beneficial for professionals who are often required to send large sized files or folders using emails.
  • Allows users to send big files using emails.
  • With its easily negotiable feature-set, the website tenders easy operability for its users.
  • Incorporates faster file uploading speeds that saves huge amount of users’ time and efforts.
  • Offers secure environment for sending users’ content.
  • Through its ‘shared pages’ feature users can share their documents with others by creating a public URL.
Website
http://www.2big2send.com/
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By Anonymous on 18 Mar 2010 at 20:40

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