I think the confusion is online storage does stink for lots of day to day
uses if it is not stored locally as well. Online storage is great as a
second or third string backup for when your house burns down and you are
just happy to get to your photos at all.
On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Tony B <ton...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was only making a side point, not inviting a bash-fest of cell phone
> companies.
>
> But thanks for bringing us back on topic. In fact, I just got our bill
> for our company backups - it was $1.78 last month on Amazon S3 (you
> only pay for what you use). Mozy and others offer free limited
> storage, which may be enough for you. And of course, Yahoo mail,
> Windows Live mail, Gmail, and others all offer lots of free cloud
> email storage.
>
> The ridiculously popular Carbonite ("Peace of Mind" backup) is only
> $4.60/mo unlimited; clearly a ton of people don't find that too
> expensive.
>
> You are also incorrect about needing a continuous connection. But
> obviously broadband is what makes _large_ amounts of cloud storage
> tenable. And if my broadband at home wasn't so reliable, I too would
> probably never consider webmail, even though gmail offers offline
> access.
>
> > You claim that we can get our email and data "anywhere" and it's "cheap"
> but
> > that's clearly not the case. Online storage sucked in 1978, 1988, 1998,
> > 2008, and it's not practical for people on a budget now, only for
> businesses
> > and those who can afford continuous connections and have continuous
> access
> > to those networks.
> >
> > You're the one in the cloud fantasy, not us.
> >
> > You're the serious topic hijacker. Keep on topic.
>
>
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