Receive up to 30GB of cloud storage (including 10GB base storage) for signing up via Mobile with a business email @ Box

doesn't look like you need to sign on using a 'business email' however there is a 250 mb per file upload limit on the free Tier which might be a deal breaker for some


for 30G all you have to do is to sign up on Box using Mobile ( IOS / Android )

It is easy to understand why Box is having this promotion, its because it has the world's worst cloud storage name, considering that its competitor is Dropbox.

I still have an ancient Box account with 50GB which I got free with a HP TouchPad almost 12 years ago. Happy with it as a plan B. My daily one is Dropbox thanks to its excellent integration with MS Office. (edited)

I have been using box.net for last 12 years, having 50gb since creation, it’s simple and no ads or any
other. No sense

It gets worse. Not only is the file size limited to 250MB, but there is a 10GB monthly limit so it would take you 3 months to download you data. Don't like companies holding my personal files hostage to extract money from me. Avoid.

Thanks for posting. I tried to register and discovered that I have a 50GB account from 2013 with a bunch of stuff I forgot about! That was a HUGE amount of storage back in those days.

I used tutanota to create a free email, using the @tuta.io email option
this gave me a 30gb space

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hmmm can't seem to verify my account, nothing appears to be clickable in the email box send

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hightlight the email, and the text 'verify email' appears. its like it is in white text. sorted.

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manage to add my personal email address and then changed it to primary, 30gb remains


does the download limit refer to accessing from your own personal account or just shared links?
this link would mean i could download all my files if i need to?

Box generally measures bandwidth usage based on two primary criteria:downloads from open access shared linksuploads and downloads by an individualActivities that affect bandwidth and monthly limitations include:

• Downloads from a shared link . Limitations:
  
  • Individual free account: 10 GB per month*
  • Personal Pro and Box Business Accounts: 2 TB per calendar month, per person*
  • Bandwidth counts against the usage of the file owner, regardless of whether the owner creates the shared link.
  • All downloads from any public shared link count towards the bandwidth limit. You can reach this limit quickly, depending on several factors:
    • the size of the files being shared
    • the frequency of downloads,
    • file format (GIF, FLV, MP3, and so on)

*However, this limit does not apply to:
- Downloads from within an account by the content owner
- Downloads by collaborators while logged in to their account

• Files uploaded and downloaded. Limitation:
  • 1TB per user per month for all plans (based on the person who uploads and/or downloads the file).

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Box vs Dropbox ?

I just signed up on the app and got 30GB without doing anything else. No business email mentioned.

I signed up using a personal email and received 25gb. Doubt I'll use it but can't turn down free storage! Nice one

I goofed. didn't sign up using the mobile app. stuck with the 10gb plan and I don't want to use another email address to grab the deal. 🤷🏾‍♂️ 🙈

I'd consider using a VPN getting Google One - may work out cheaper and includes other benefits

Can this be used to back up photos from an iPhone?

Got 25GB with gmail! ☹️