yes storage is expensive and stagnant files do not make a host any money. They are smart in limiting free storage accounts. I feel that after 5 gb you should be confident enough with a host to commit to an upgrade to a premium account.
if you want storage just buy a domain and webspace, for like $6 a month you can have unlimited storage and 30-100mb/s download speed.
You get 250 gb storage for registered/premium use.
If you upload some smaller files (like avi samples perhaps?) you will make the $4 weekly premium rate in no time at all.
seems when I am looking for a show, I can never find a 5-10 mb sample, these files go very well for making some $.
the site is slow for me today, is it just me?
I know weekends are hard for filehosters.