Ddownload is a file hosting service that offers users one gigabyte of free storage space, with the option to earn additional space by participating in promotions or referring new users. You are offered four different bandwidth options, starting at 1GB for free, then moving up to 5GB for $10/monthly and 25 GB for $50/monthly.
You can find more information on this website ddownload.com.de
There's also an unlimited data plan at $90/monthly which is quite pricey if you ask me! The files can be downloaded right away after registration, but downloading them again takes some time because all the files have to be scanned first. Their upload speed during my test was comparable with other services I've tested before (i.e. very slow).
The major disadvantage of this service is their Terms of Service, which basically restricts your account to personal use only. If you want to use their service for anything even remotely commercial, you would automatically breach the Terms of Service and get your account suspended. But what exactly is allowed by Ddownload? According to their TOS: "You may not resell our services or use our servers as a storage repository for backups or archival purposes." This means there's no adult content allowed on this host!
For more information about adult content and file hosting providers please check out File Hosting. On the homepage, below all download links (and ads), there's an FAQ section that includes questions like: 'Are my files anonymous?' and many others. Here's another interesting bit from one of these Q&A: "We do not monitor user activity nor do we maintain logs of your activity while using our service." Obviously, you have to take this with a grain of salt - if they're saying that no logs are kept whatsoever, then it's impossible for them to answer any questions about user activity.
Ddownload is not an option for anyone who needs free file hosting with unlimited data usage and no restrictions on content. It has some advantages like one gigabyte of space and four different bandwidth options, but all these aren't enough for me to recommend the site (without extensive filtering).
Even though we generally avoid sponsored reviews at File Hosting, we felt compelled to make an exception in this case because there were quite a few positive comments about the service on other websites. After closer inspection, the only reason why some people are happy with this service is the one gigabyte of free space. If you need more than that or you want to make use of their bandwidth options, there are plenty of other file hosts available at File Hosting.