the same goes for filemates u can't ask premium users to wait for anything it's why they buy the users will compare to other hosts ask us (webmasters) to move away for a better host so really not good at all as i said i have alot of practice with PPS
Excuse me mate,it depends on how much the files are important, and if the uploader use filemates alone or there are another hosts. I think when the files are important + there are a lot of filemates's links in your web/froum + there are no other hosts for the files = the user will be very encouraged to make a premium account in filemate through one of your files.
BTW mates captsha was not the reason for any sales peak why ?? you offered captcha for both premium and free so no body actually bought premium to get ride of it the sales peak we all felt even after the captsha gone was probably coz lots of users where waiting for payment processor to hold and u started ending old premium accounts that expired while ago and u extended believe me u are gonna get to the point u want soon
I think in filemates and the other few hosts which allow uploader to determine which files are allowed to be downloaded through free account and which aren't, and there is already a max limit to download any file through the free account ( 500 Mb ), in this case there is axiomatic difference between the preimum and free accounts, the preimum can download any file with the max speed, but the free is just the opposite .
I'm with the last policy of captcha code, and the solution for the premium users who might be bothered from the captcha is to allow for every link generated through preimum account to be downloadable for 24 hours, so the preimum user can arrange the files he need, one after one in the download manager then letting it downloading within 24 hours after he deciding how many files he need and how many files he can downloading within 24 hours according to his speed.
Another solution, let the captcha code appear randomly for files, that will confuse the leeching sites and hosts. and will decrease the bothering on premium downloader.
Another solution and the best in my opinion if it's possible to apply it, leave the choice of appearance or unappearance of the captcha code in the hand of any uploader for his files, just like the choice of ( Premium All | unPremium All )
Actually the feature of protecting files from being leeched by applying the policy of captcha code was one of the main reasons of why I prefer Filemates on the other hosts.
Please return the Captcha, in some way make all filemates's uploaders satisfied ( The last solution I mentioned if possible )