oldcarfan Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Well, it finally happened to me. My pictures are disappearing from PB.If they had decided to charge, I don't know, maybe $9.95 a year I probably would have gone with it, but as slow as PB has always been when I did use it, maybe not. As far as I can tell I still have all my pictures on the computer so I didn't lose anything. It is mainly the annoyance of having to learn a new process because some moron decided to PharmaBro the site. What seems to be the best option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckrigger Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Fotki seems to work very well............................and no cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modeltruckbuilder Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 (edited) - Edited December 26, 2017 by Modeltruckbuilder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 For the cost Fotki is decent.....I've had no issues... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miatatom Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 What are the pros and cons of Google? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 $$$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 I've had a paid account with Fotki since 2000 or 2001. Never had the problems that I have seen with Photobucket.The days of free things like this are over. Fotki is a good host. Price is fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckrigger Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Fotki seems to work very well............................and no costOOOOPS! My bad..............I meant Flickr. I have signed up to Flickr, no cost............yet, and it works fine, FAR faster than PB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 I went to Imgbox.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 (edited) I'm now with postimg.org Edited August 6, 2017 by charger74 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 All pics are on my hard drive. I still update PB for some reason and opened a new Flickr account so I could post pics here on the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 All my photos from my phone are synced to iCloud. But for posting to forums, I sometimes put them in my Fotki account. But mostly I just post photos to Facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Even I have finally paid for an account at fotki, $24 per year is far cheaper than the $399 Photobucket wants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 I have used Fotki for years, easy to post from there as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggon Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 What are the pros and cons of Google?I'm using it, but haven't put enough pictures there to find all the nuances. It's super-simple and fast to upload and download. That part I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 I've switched to ImageShack, a freebie for the first 30 days, but I'll start paying at the end of that 30 days, as that seems to be the way to go for me, for now. $37.99/year, which seems decent to me, given the overall flexibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Flickr has worked great for me for about a year now. Much better than Photobucket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Battista Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 All pics are on my hard drive. I still update PB for some reason and opened a new Flickr account so I could post pics here on the forum. Jim, On July 1st Dave Ambrose post this thread... You can just upload photos to the forum from your files on your PC no need for 3rd party hosting site. Now if you need hosting site for other reasons that's another story.... I hope this helps Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Hi, Yep, imgbox seems cool, fast and a simple interface.Me likes a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 another Fotki fan... been with them at least a decade. Sign up for the first year. They will have special offers during the year where you can sign up for longer term at a reduced cost. When that happens I generally re-up for the next five years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 I've been with Fotki since 2004, and I can't think of any issues 'cept for the time they were moving their servers. During the move, the site was down a lot, but since then no difficulties unless they're down for some maintenance which is infrequent. $24 a year for unlimited linking of your pics, and I find them very user friendly. I had a PB account, but haven't used them for literally years as I never liked their layout, and those intrusive ads were too much to take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Jim, On July 1st Dave Ambrose post this thread... You can just upload photos to the forum from your files on your PC no need for 3rd party hosting site. Now if you need hosting site for other reasons that's another story.... I hope this helps Dave I tries that once Dave and it didn't work for me, or more likely, I didn't do it correctly. That's when I went to Flickr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomZ Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 If Flickr is free, what is my advantage paying Fokti $24/year? I'm not opposed to paying such a reasonable sum. But just what is the difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I only use my photos on the forum I'm posting them to. So I like the idea of having the photo hosted here for the posts I create here. And now we can do just that. Of course I have all my photos on my PC and also 2 copies of backups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixalz Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Imgur has been good to me.Its free. Has been free forever.Not a perfect layout but still easy to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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