Created by me (no applause, please) :), inspired by
Guyzer.
Hopefully the name of the service speaks for itself with no further explanation needed. Though you might have some questions.
Question 1: Why is it free?
Well, the two of us believe people need to have an alternative whenever possible. We do know there are some websites offering this kind of service for some fee. So, this is our alternative to the services you know. We do not charge you anything for using our service, neither do we have any advertisement of any kind within our website or our app. But we would welcome any donations, event the smallest ones, that would show us that all we do is not in vain.
Question 2: How long will the free period last?
Forever. Another possible answer is "until we have donations/money and enthusiasm to run the server and pay for the domain name". So, basically, this depends on both our users and us.
Question 3: How can I use your service?
At our website we have a How To section, which describes the process of setting up the things to run properly. But the basic scheme is to download the APK app from
Sideload.it | The easiest and free way to sideload apps to your BlackBerry 10 device and follow all the steps in the How To section (I guess there's no need to duplicate it here).
Question 4: Are there any restrictions when using your service?
Basically, there are only two restrictions. The first one is not to sideload pirated apps. As I cannot check if a certain bar file is pirated, this remains to be a moral obligation of those, who uses the service. The second restriction is not to abuse the VPN service, which is part of the system. In case VPN is abused, I will keep connection to the server only (with no further access to the Internet). In the FAQ section of the website we also ask not to abuse it, so I hope double mentioning will help. Please respect us for the work we have done to deliver the Sideload.it service to you free of charge and follow the restrictions we suggest.
Question 5: What shall I put into the fields of the app?
For server name, put
for IP - the IP address assigned to you by the VPN server (can be found in the Network section of the About menu of a BB10 device). For dev mode password you insert the password you have chosen when enabling the developer mode (enable it before you proceed with installation of bar files - this is
obligatory). For the file name or link, put the direct link to the file on the Internet (ending with .bar - this part is
obligatory) or the name of the file you see in the list after pressing the "List files on server" button (the lower one). http and https links are accepted.
Well, I guess nothing else is needed to be explained. You are welcome to share your experience, views, suggestions and words of thanks here or at the BBM channel of Sideload.it -
C0016A6EE or in
Twitter . Questions are welcome as well.
Enjoy Sideload.it.
For free.
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P.S. In several days I will publish the script of installation of a similar service at your own server - in case Sideload.it gets down for any reason you will be able to do the same on your own and use the remote bar file installation service for free with no interruption. Keep tuned in.