If you didn’t notice, RapidShare has RE-introduced download limits for free users again. This means that there is a wait time before we can continue downloading then next file from RapidShare when we’ve just finished downloading one.

One thing I couldn’t understand on RapidShare is the constant changing of their rules. Just a week ago they claimed that they have upgraded their infrastructure to increase the speed in downloading andupload . When traffic is low, the free users can download or upload at the speed of 2 megabit per second! But during high traffic, the speed can drop to as low as 0.2 megabit per second. I still remember that many months ago I could download from RapidShare at full speed but required to wait for an hour to download the next file. A week ago, they limited the download speed but removed the waiting period. Now, they limited the download/upload speed AND added waiting period. I don’t know about you but it sure pisses me off…

To beat the 15 minutes RapidShare wait time, we need to change our external IP address which we get from our ISP. Most of us have dynamic IP address that changes whenever we disconnect and reconnect. For those with static IP address that IP never changes and wants to download from RapidShare without limits for free, you can either use proxy which is slow and unstable or find a working rapidshare premium link generator.

jDownloader might what you're looking for in a RapidShare downloader. jDownloader supports LiveHeader/Curl, External file, Batch script, and even CyptLoad’s CLR script! To access the reconnect options in jDownloader, you can either hit F11, click Advanced Configuration and click on the Reconnect tab, or Extras > Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Reconnect.