Thread: iSeedbox.co.uk

Name: iSeedbox
URL: iSeedbox - Home Page
Speed: 100Mbit/1Gbit (only for dedis at the moment)
Support: 10/10
GUI: You can choose between TorrentFlux 2.4, TorrentFlux B4RT, TorrentFlux 3.0, uTorrent, rTorrent, rTorrent Shell, rTorrent + ruTorrent, rTorrent + wTorrent and Deluge + Webui.
Speed of GUI: 8/10
Package: iS-SB-2
Price: £10 per month
Overall rating: 9.5/10

This is what the website looks like:




INTRODUCTION:

Got my new seedbox today and I'm a happy camper. You really can make the most of your investment.

The box is pretty easy to use, new and experimented users should rapidly feel confortable with it.

User Interface:

Efficient interface so far, no lag at all, all commands respond pretty fast.

I chose ruTorrent myself since I was already used to it. All major plugins were already installed, so no need for sending a support ticket to fill in the blanks. I like the black background color too!

A Web Control Panel is given along with your rtorrent Webui, so you can basically check everything.

rtorrent webui:



Web Control Panel:





SPEEDS:

Gave the box a try when a big torrent showed up on one of my favorite tracker. Within a minute, I was downloading at 10.5 MB/s and seeding at 7.5 MB/s at the same time. So far, the maximum upload speed I got was around 8 MB/s. However, I regulary download at speed around 20 MB/s (o_O), which is pretty darn good considering I'm on a supposedely 100 Mbits line.

Here are a few screenshots of the box in usage:







(taken today, rtorrent is in english now)

Even if the number of torrents is hypothetically illimited, I would suggest no to surchage the box, specially if you only take the plan with 512MB of RAM.


HDD:

The actual plan comes with 75GBbut hey, it's completely up to you to get a bigger HDD by adding a few bucks.


SSH:


You are given the root password and command lines to fix most issues you could have with your box along with your box details when you purchase it. I find it very usefull myself since I can not remember how many times that annoying "bad link to rtorrent" showed up before with my previous provider. No need to a be an expert, everything is explained on the email.



CUSTOMER SUPPORT:


24/7 email system for support tickets sent from your Web Control Panel. Can't tell you how long it would take for an answer since I didn't had any major issue. I myself prefer hanging out in the IRC channel, staff is very helpfull and friendly.


DELIVERY TIME:


Around 24h after payment is cleared. No setup fees of any kind of course.


DEDICATED SERVERS:


The site also offers a range of dedicated servers. I won't review them but here's a picture of what you can get and at which prices:



Note that the site offers 1 Gbits lines for dedis only so far.


CONCLUSION:


Pretty good deal is you ask me. With prices which range from £8 to £22 ($12.5 or 10 Euros up to $35 or 25 Euros), almost complete control of the box and fast speeds, everyone can find the box of its needs.

I hope you'll find this review usefull! I you do, please hit the thanks button!



P.S: I'll add any major updates when I'm in the know.

I went to their homepage to order one so i can test it myself but i was scared from the quantity of informations they were asking to make me an account.

I didn't understand why i have to tell them my private trackers and my username.

Maybe i am an idiot but i got confused with the password fields too.

Seedbox Username
Seedbox Password:
TorrentLeech Username:
Plan Password:
Account Password:

In their list they have 2 usernames wanted and 3 passwords. I don't get it really.

Originally Posted by tel1os666

I went to their homepage to order one so i can test it myself but i was scared from the quantity of informations they were asking to make me an account.

I didn't understand why i have to tell them my private trackers and my username.

Maybe i am an idiot but i got confused with the password fields too.

Seedbox Username
Seedbox Password:
TorrentLeech Username:
Plan Password:
Account Password:

I believe the owner provides a lot of torrentleech users, and since TL asks its users to mention that they have a seedbox, that could be a way to do it automatically. Plus, they don't force you to do it, worst comes to worst you can always leave the field blank.

Originally Posted by tel1os666

In their list they have 2 usernames wanted and 3 passwords. I don't get it really.

As I understand it, they somehow recommand that you use different usernames/passwords for both your account on the site and your seedbox; I don't know, maybe it's a matter of security. I myself chose the same ones and well, it worked pretty well :001_tongue:

Thanks for your answers ubiquite i am thinking of giving them a try.

You can send always a ticket NaruDita, unless of course it's going to get fixed this week-end. It's been a few days for me now and I'm very happy. You probably recognise the box from the screenshots I posted, and well, they say the truth

this is the 3rd or 4th seedbox that I've tried out and I am VERY disappointed. the download speeds are GREAT, often hitting around 23mbs, but the upload speeds are PATHETIC. I wouldn't recommend iseedbox and I definitely won't be continuing my subscription...

does it support public trackers?
if it does i would like to try it out

New update on site! Now the setup is instantaneous!

@people getting bad speeds:

Well I don't know what to tell you. I've never had any problems speed-wise. Here's a screenshot taken a couple of minutes ago:

I have already opened a dispute in PayPal for them clearly disappointed with their services.

I have ordered one seedbox from them at October 22 but they haven't delivered it yet. I don't understand how do they claim they provide fast setup.

I have sent 3 emails to them without any response. I have reached the owner on IRC last Friday and he promised me that my seedbox would be ready the previous Saturday night (yeah right) i haven't seen it running though.

Bad personal experience with them.