FastMail storage increase?

communicant · 28 May 2010, 08:31 PM

I noticed this morning that the storage capacity of my free FastMail "Guest" account has been increased from 10MB to 25MB, but there is no announcement of this change on the homepage log of recent service changes or in the "What's New" blog. Even stranger, the description of service levels on the pre-signup "Learn More" page still shows the old capacity of 10MB. I'm glad they've done this, but isn't a bit odd that they did it without saying so and without posting the news anywhere? Was it maybe an unintended glitch of some sort? Have all the free accounts received storage bumps? How about the other service levels? Is it a good sign that they have made this generous gesture even though there will now be less incentive for free account holders to upgrade, or is the way it was done (with no announcement and no updating of the service grid) a sign of incipient sloppiness?

B4its2L8 · 28 May 2010, 08:44 PM

The ad-free account has also been increased from 50 to 100 mb.

shenton · 28 May 2010, 09:03 PM

And enhanced has gone up from 8gb to 10gb!

kinetic · 28 May 2010, 10:01 PM

I have a member account (the one with one time fee) but did not get any storage increase.

apl · 28 May 2010, 10:20 PM

The family accounts have increased too, the Lite 50 mb is now 200 mb, the Everyday 600 mb is now 800 mb and the Superior 6GB is now 8GB.

The pop-up menu in the family account where you can create or upgrade users has been changed to reflect the new sizes, so I guess that they are still playing catch up with the help screens.

janusz · 28 May 2010, 10:42 PM

Full account allocation seems to have gone up from 8 to 10 GB.

ankupan · 28 May 2010, 10:55 PM

its really good.

I think, they should show here also.

https://www.fastmail.fm/mail/personal.html

robert@fm · 28 May 2010, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by communicant

I noticed this morning that the storage capacity of my free FastMail "Guest" account has been increased from 10MB to 25MB

Quote:

Originally Posted by kinetic

I have a member account (the one with one time fee) but did not get any storage increase.

This is exactly what's happened to me; my Guest account now has 25Mb storage and 80Mb bandwidth, but my Member account is unchanged at 16Mb/80Mb.

One strange upshot is that, in terms of capacity, my Guest account is now superior to my Member account for the first time!

Perhaps if I get the Member account "downgraded" to Guest?...

I suppose that since the Member accounts are no longer available for new customers, they got overlooked by Opera.

akorvemaker · 28 May 2010, 11:49 PM

My Everyday account has not increased. Maybe they're in the midst of rolling it out?

Edit: Ignore me. I was looking at File storage for some bizarre reason. Sorry.

David · 28 May 2010, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robert@fm

I suppose that since the Member accounts are no longer available for new customers, they got overlooked by Opera.

I doubt it, reading between the lines (of many past threads) my thoughts are that Fastmail wish to be rid of this account level for good. It's a far cry from 10 years ago, when member level was hyped and touted as the 'way of the future' for those folk, with only normal email needs

In retrospect, it was an easy way of raising money I guess......

Mystakill · 29 May 2010, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akorvemaker

My Everyday account has not increased. Maybe they're in the midst of rolling it out?

They must be, as I noticed the increase when I logged in the morning ~7AM EST.

qwertz123456 · 29 May 2010, 05:51 AM

10 GB, big deal. Who really needs 10GB of mail data? I want more file space

Or let me use the 10GB the way I want and allocate it to my files.

ozar · 30 May 2010, 01:08 AM

Yeah, mail storage increases are nice, but I'm wondering if file storage limits will increase as well?

EdinwolfPA · 30 May 2010, 01:49 AM

I am sure the only reason that Fastmail/Opera increased the Mail storage space was because it was a "gift" and they changed the pricing policy for added additional space to a yearly fee.

I would be surprised if file storage was increased by Fastmail/Opera without having to pay for it

I would like to have the ability to allocate storage space between mail/file but doubt it will happen anytime soon

David

ehlo · 30 May 2010, 02:42 AM

About time. Using 700MB/8GB so I was getting worried :P

But any increase is good

28 May 2010, 08:31 PM	#1
communicant Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 879	FastMail storage increase? I noticed this morning that the storage capacity of my free FastMail "Guest" account has been increased from 10MB to 25MB, but there is no announcement of this change on the homepage log of recent service changes or in the "What's New" blog. Even stranger, the description of service levels on the pre-signup "Learn More" page still shows the old capacity of 10MB. I'm glad they've done this, but isn't a bit odd that they did it without saying so and without posting the news anywhere? Was it maybe an unintended glitch of some sort? Have all the free accounts received storage bumps? How about the other service levels? Is it a good sign that they have made this generous gesture even though there will now be less incentive for free account holders to upgrade, or is the way it was done (with no announcement and no updating of the service grid) a sign of incipient sloppiness?

28 May 2010, 10:20 PM	#5
apl Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: London, England Posts: 166	The family accounts have increased too, the Lite 50 mb is now 200 mb, the Everyday 600 mb is now 800 mb and the Superior 6GB is now 8GB. The pop-up menu in the family account where you can create or upgrade users has been changed to reflect the new sizes, so I guess that they are still playing catch up with the help screens. Last edited by apl : 28 May 2010 at 10:25 PM. Reason: Found out some more information

28 May 2010, 11:49 PM	#9
akorvemaker Master of the @ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,015	My Everyday account has not increased. Maybe they're in the midst of rolling it out? Edit: Ignore me. I was looking at File storage for some bizarre reason. Sorry. Last edited by akorvemaker : 1 Jun 2010 at 03:19 AM.

28 May 2010, 08:44 PM	#2
B4its2L8 Master of the @ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hiding under my bed Posts: 1,465	The ad-free account has also been increased from 50 to 100 mb.

28 May 2010, 09:03 PM	#3
shenton Essential Contributor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wigan, Lancashire! Posts: 379	And enhanced has gone up from 8gb to 10gb!

28 May 2010, 10:01 PM	#4
kinetic Essential Contributor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: India Posts: 422	I have a member account (the one with one time fee) but did not get any storage increase.

28 May 2010, 10:42 PM	#6
janusz The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: EU Posts: 4,943	Full account allocation seems to have gone up from 8 to 10 GB.

28 May 2010, 10:55 PM	#7
ankupan Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 809	its really good. I think, they should show here also. https://www.fastmail.fm/mail/personal.html

29 May 2010, 05:51 AM	#12
qwertz123456 Essential Contributor Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 377	10 GB, big deal. Who really needs 10GB of mail data? I want more file space Or let me use the 10GB the way I want and allocate it to my files.

30 May 2010, 01:08 AM	#13
ozar Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 133	Yeah, mail storage increases are nice, but I'm wondering if file storage limits will increase as well?

30 May 2010, 01:49 AM	#14
EdinwolfPA Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: PA Posts: 683	I am sure the only reason that Fastmail/Opera increased the Mail storage space was because it was a "gift" and they changed the pricing policy for added additional space to a yearly fee. I would be surprised if file storage was increased by Fastmail/Opera without having to pay for it I would like to have the ability to allocate storage space between mail/file but doubt it will happen anytime soon David

30 May 2010, 02:42 AM	#15
ehlo Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Posts: 39	About time. Using 700MB/8GB so I was getting worried :P But any increase is good