We know - no one likes download delays.
Unfortunately, we HAVE to fund ourselves, but with the best will in the world, relying on people's goodwill only sees around 2% of the revenue we need to keep afloat. We have artists to pay, enterprise servers to fund, and a staff team to keep the site running smoothly. And to do all that we give people the choice: support us with a subscription (less than one coffee a month), or allow our advertising partners to fund it for you, so you don't have to pay at all. We don't mind which option you prefer - and we thank you gratefully for whichever route you take.
For people who don't want to subscribe AND try to bypass the adverts, yes, we introduce a download delay similar to other download sites. We do it because we hope you WILL support us by allowing adverts (we don't have many now) or subscribing for a short while (it's the only way we can keep the service running). If not, we keep server priorities for those who DO support us. We will allow everyone to download for free, but your server access will be limited if you block adverts for the businesses that help keep us running and don't subscribe.
We hope you understand.