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Show HN: One-time redeemable download codes as a service

39 points by derblub 12y ago

derblub 12y ago
Really curious what you think
JonRB 12y ago
What happens if the download is cancelled/aborted/ruined/interrupted during transfer? Is it still possible to download it?
- officialjunk 12y ago
  in the FAQ: "Download codes are rendered invalid, as soon as a download was completed successfully. Incomplete downloads are recognized and do not consume the code."
  - derblub 12y ago
    And that's correct!
iwalton3 12y ago
I remember needing a single use url shortener a while ago. I created this out of necessity: http://iwalton.us.to/vl/ http://iwalton.us.to/vl/ It only shortens URLs, it doesn't host anything.
- derblub 12y ago
  Good thing - just: We're not doing link shortening of any kind. We're generating redeem-codes for digital-content, with hosting included.
dsl 12y ago
Your CSS appears to be broken. Some sort of S3 issue.
- derblub 12y ago
  Need to check this - what's exactly wrong? Thanks for your feedback!
tokenizerrr 12y ago
The FAQ is not clear on this, does redeemoid host your files or do you have to take care of this yourself?
- derblub 12y ago
  We take care of that. Files are hosted and served from private S3 buckets.
- derblub 12y ago
  This question now has it's own faq entry :)
1337biz 12y ago
Really like the idea. Very simple and clear implementation. Here are a few thoughts: - Try testing some different price points. I noticed the price goes significantly down when not needing 500 codes at once. The 99 Euro starting price is a bit much. - Somehow the name/logo reminds me of Demonoid. The logo is looking a bit "scene" to me. Try finding some more contemporary style. - The project is fully automated, right? Try giving 5 codes out for free. Everybody who is planning to use your service will need more codes anyways. - I want to be able to switch to a U.S. dollars pricing.
- derblub 12y ago
  Thanks a lot for your input! Seems like we still need to iron out a few quirks with the pricing model. This project is fully automated, yes. We already give 5 codes for free - There's also a button, which loads the correct setup for the free code package - did you miss that? US pricing model is for sure something, we have to implement as quick as possible, even though it shouldn't be any problem to pay in USD.

39 points by derblub 12y ago

Really curious what you think

JonRB 12y ago

What happens if the download is cancelled/aborted/ruined/interrupted during transfer? Is it still possible to download it?

officialjunk 12y ago
in the FAQ: "Download codes are rendered invalid, as soon as a download was completed successfully. Incomplete downloads are recognized and do not consume the code."
- derblub 12y ago
  And that's correct!

iwalton3 12y ago

I remember needing a single use url shortener a while ago. I created this out of necessity: http://iwalton.us.to/vl/ http://iwalton.us.to/vl/ It only shortens URLs, it doesn't host anything.

derblub 12y ago
Good thing - just: We're not doing link shortening of any kind. We're generating redeem-codes for digital-content, with hosting included.

dsl 12y ago

Your CSS appears to be broken. Some sort of S3 issue.

derblub 12y ago
Need to check this - what's exactly wrong? Thanks for your feedback!

tokenizerrr 12y ago

The FAQ is not clear on this, does redeemoid host your files or do you have to take care of this yourself?

derblub 12y ago
We take care of that. Files are hosted and served from private S3 buckets.
derblub 12y ago
This question now has it's own faq entry :)

1337biz 12y ago

Really like the idea. Very simple and clear implementation. Here are a few thoughts: - Try testing some different price points. I noticed the price goes significantly down when not needing 500 codes at once. The 99 Euro starting price is a bit much. - Somehow the name/logo reminds me of Demonoid. The logo is looking a bit "scene" to me. Try finding some more contemporary style. - The project is fully automated, right? Try giving 5 codes out for free. Everybody who is planning to use your service will need more codes anyways. - I want to be able to switch to a U.S. dollars pricing.

derblub 12y ago
Thanks a lot for your input! Seems like we still need to iron out a few quirks with the pricing model. This project is fully automated, yes. We already give 5 codes for free - There's also a button, which loads the correct setup for the free code package - did you miss that? US pricing model is for sure something, we have to implement as quick as possible, even though it shouldn't be any problem to pay in USD.