Your First Look At Kim Dotcom's Newest File-Sharing Site, Mega
Our tour starts at the Mega homepage: mega.co.nz. Mega has switched its focus from being a file-sharing website to a cloud storage privacy website. To register for an account, head to the top right corner and click "Register."
Enter your name, e-mail address, and create a password. Before you agree to the Terms of Service we strongly suggest you actually read it, just so you know what you're getting into. Once you've reviewed the terms of service, check the box and click "Register."
Here's a sample of the Terms of Service, again we strongly suggest you read this just to know what you're getting into.
After you register you'll see this page, which informs you to check your e-mail to confirm your account.
After you sign up you'll need to confirm your e-mail address. An email should hit your inbox almost instantly. Click the link in the e-mail and you'll be taken back to Mega.
The confirmation e-mail brings you to a confirmation page where you need to enter your e-mail address and password.
We're finally inside! Here is what your cloud inbox looks like.
If your friends have signed up for the service too, you can add them as a contact using their e-mail address.
Mega is available in a lot of languages.
Now let's upload a file and see how it works. From your cloud inbox (the main screen), click "File upload" toward the top of the screen.
A window will pop up with access to your file management system. We selected a photo from our hard drive and then hit "Open."
At the bottom of the page is the progress bar. This is how you track your uploads.
Once your upload is complete, your file will show up in your cloud inbox and you can share it with others for easy collaboration. Clicking the chain icon at the far right will give you a URL to share.
This is the screen that shows up when you share something. Mega says it has gone through great lengths to maintain the confidentiality and security of the custom keys it generates.
You can access information about your account inside the drop-down menu. This displays how much storage space you've used, what type of plan you have, and how you can tweak your transfer settings.
Besides the 50 GB free plan, users have the option to select from three Pro plans. Pro I gets you 500 GB of storage and 1TB of bandwidth for about $13.29 per month. The Pro II is 2 TB of storage and 4 TB of bandwidth for $26.59 per month. The final plan, the Pro III, gets you 4 TB of storage and 8 TB of bandwidth for $39.87 per month.
Mega even has a blog where users can stay up to date with news on the company.
Overall we weren't blown away by Mega or its features but time will tell if this will actually become a cloud storage powerhouse or just another file storage service.
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