Email Providers for Sending Massive Emails
Most Internet service providers and online email sites like Gmail and Windows Live Hotmail cap the maximum size of outgoing email messages at just a few megabytes. If you need to distribute files by email that take up gigabytes, rather than megabytes, there are several massive file sending options to choose from.
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YouSendIt
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YouSendIt.com offers several different paid plans for sending large emails. You can send messages up to 2GB large if you sign up for the Pro or Pro Plus plans. These plans respectively cost $9.99 per month and $14.99 per month as of the date of publication. You can also sign up for a free 14-day trial if you need to send only a few emails. At the end of the trial period, your credit card will be charged for the full plan that you try unless you call to cancel it. Pro plan users can pay additional fees to add security and download tracking options on a per email basis. These features are complementary for Pro Plus users.
SendThisFile
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SendThisFile.com is another Web-based option for sending large-scale emails. The SendThisFile free plan allows you to emails files with attachments up to a maximum of 2GB. The emails are stored on the SendThisFile server for up to three days and can be downloaded no more than three times. If you want to send files larger than 2GB, you can sign up for a SendThisFile premium account, which allows you to send files of unlimited sizes and adds security and tracking features. An application download is required to send emails greater than 2GB. As of the date of publication, premium plans start at $9.95 per month for 10GB of transfer per month and range up to $595 per month for 2,000GB of monthly emails.
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DropSend
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DropSend.com offers free options for sending a few emails a month and more fully featured options for a monthly fee. You can send up to five emails per month with the DropSend Lite free plan, with a maximum file size of 2GB. As of the date of publication, users who need more transfers can send up to 15 monthly emails with the $5 per month basic plan. Standard, Pro and Business plans cost $9, $19 and $99 per month respectively and increase your maximum transfers and add security and encryption features.
LargeFilesASAP
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LargeFilesASAP.com sets itself apart from other large file email services because it requires no registration for use; you can send an email with one attachment to one recipient for free with a maximum file size of 2GB. You may pay a one-time fee to add features such as multiple recipients and multiple attachments. LargeFilesASAP does reserve the right to send you promotional emails about the LargeFilesASAP service and its sister XoomFile service.
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