Joe12345678
join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL | what is the point of 200GB back up with a 250gb cap so you o
what is the point of 200GB back up with a 250gb cap so you only have about 50gb left of other stuff and is the cap up + down makeing it so you may not even be able to use it 100%? |
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JazzJRabbit
join:2003-09-27
Wheaton, IL
 ·WOW Internet and C..
| Caps?
Well, you won't be able to access your NAS from all over the world.
Other than that what I'm really wondering is how this will play with Comcast caps. Seems silly to introduce 200GB backup plan when monthly cap is 250GB. Anyone using that much data to backup is likely to go over the monthly cap. |
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Pizz
Hi
join:2000-10-27
Astoria, NY | reply to Joe12345678
Re: what is the point of 200GB back up with a 250gb cap so you o
When does this company make any sense. I'll bet half of the people who design services for Comcast don't even know a cap is implemented.
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Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA
·Cox HSI
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Cox VOIP
·ViaTalk
·RoadRunner Cable
 ·MegaPath
·Verizon west (ex G..
·Time Warner VOIP
| Yeah...sure
Until some peanut head in the ivory tower says it's not a money maker and gives you 30 days to find an alternative. For $100 I can buy a hefty external and at $20/mo could accumulate multiple TB of externals along with a license for Acronis, Superduper, Ghost or any of a zillion other great backup software solutions.
What a rip off.
If you're a business, off site backup is very important, but for residential use which this is obviously geared toward, this is beyond dumb. |
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Kfedka
Premium
join:2005-05-06
Spokane, WA | Gmail
Use firefox addon called Gspace. Give me close to 7gb of storage with no monthly fee from my gmail account. |
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Sith HMP
I Did What?
Premium
join:2004-04-25
Bloomington, IL
| reply to JazzJRabbit
Re: Caps?
I can access my Linksys NAS200 from anywhere in the world.  With two 500g drives and the unit itself, I paid just under $300.
What I would really like to see Comcast do is provide the darn bandwidth meter they said would be done this month.
P.S. Dear Comcast, January ends in nine days. I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'.  |
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rugby
I think I know it all.
VIP
join:2000-09-26
Camby, IN | Offsite backup storage has definite advantages. Your NAS can be stolen from a physical location, or a fire can burn down the building. Servers sitting in a data center are protected and the chances of them burning up or walking away are slim. |
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Count Zero
MD2Be
Premium
join:2007-01-18
Warner Robins, GA | At that price this service won't go far
Mozy is like $50/yr and I have >400GB backed up. |
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jmn1207
Premium
join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA | More Anti-Competitivenes?
If this service does not get the same treatment from Comcast's 250GB cap or their newly implemented throttling process, will this be seen as an unfair advantage to other similar storage services? |
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boilermaker123
@dillinggroup.com
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Jeffrey 
| Mozy anyone?
Apparently Comcast hasn't heard of Mozy who offers Unlimited backup space for home users for just $4.95/month?
The only advantage I can see is that Comcast decides to exclude this new backup service from caps, but then you have a problem with net neutrality since their own service would have an advantage over Mozy who would be subject to caps.
I use Mozy personally and for a couple of our smaller offices and I have been very pleased with them |
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dsless
join:2001-05-16
Pittsburgh, PA | Storage Costs
If you add 1TB of EMC Symmetrix storage it will cost about $14,000.
»www.emc.com/products/family/symm···mily.htm |
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Pv8man
join:2008-07-24
Hammond, IN | Wait a minute....
They would charge you an extra 20 bucks a month for backup space, that, when used would basically eliminate the bandwidth for the month that you spend over 50 bucks on.
Heh, Home of real Con artists, Welcome to ConCast |
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jlivingood
Premium,VIP
join:2007-10-28
Philadelphia, PA
1 edit | Not Excluded From Caps
Just as when you access Fancast or any other Comcast web site, something like this is included in your monthly utilization.
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jlivingood
Premium,VIP
join:2007-10-28
Philadelphia, PA
| reply to jmn1207
Re: More Anti-Competitivenes?
said by jmn1207 :If this service does not get the same treatment from Comcast's 250GB cap or their newly implemented throttling process, will this be seen as an unfair advantage to other similar storage services? The info listed above is incorrect on that point.
Jason
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jmn1207
Premium
join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
·Verizon FIOS
| reply to boilermaker123
Re: Mozy anyone?
I can understand Comcast attempting to find ways to commit the customers to their service to make it more difficult for anyone to change services when and if suitable competition arrives, but this just doesn't seem to make a lot of sense.
More likely they just had the resources available and decided to create a low cost service (to implement and maintain at least) that can only make them money. |
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jmn1207
Premium
join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
·Verizon FIOS
| reply to jlivingood
Re: More Anti-Competitivenes?
said by jlivingood :said by jmn1207 :If this service does not get the same treatment from Comcast's 250GB cap or their newly implemented throttling process, will this be seen as an unfair advantage to other similar storage services? The info listed above is incorrect on that point. Jason At those prices you are much better off using a cheaper alternative and using the money saved to pay for any costs associated with potentially exceeding your monthly data transfer allotment. |
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HotRodFoto
Premium
join:2003-04-19
Denver, CO
| Comcast are you on crack?
Seriously, get a grip. "Gee let's have a service that many can't actually use because of caps". Hello. lol And not only that but the plan sucks. I pay $4.99 a month with Mozy.com and it's unlimited. Over 650 GIGS backed up. Wanna know something else Comcast? One day people will wake up and realize that when they are spending a crapload with you, on TV, internet, and Phone service, that by cancelling their TV and getting a dish, upgrading to Bizz Class internet (that BTW has NO caps and has better service) and ditching your overpriced VOIP for something else ala Vonage, they come out far ahead still. Quit offering stupid services and lower peoples damn bills in harsh economic times, or start to bleed subs.
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HotRodFoto
Premium
join:2003-04-19
Denver, CO
| reply to jmn1207
Re: More Anti-Competitivenes?
said by jmn1207 :said by jlivingood :said by jmn1207 :If this service does not get the same treatment from Comcast's 250GB cap or their newly implemented throttling process, will this be seen as an unfair advantage to other similar storage services? The info listed above is incorrect on that point. Jason At those prices you are much better off using a cheaper alternative and using the money saved to pay for any costs associated with potentially exceeding your monthly data transfer allotment. No u would be better off ditching residential class and moving to business which has NO caps. And then getting mozy.com for $4.99 a month and which is unlimited
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AstroBoy
join:2008-08-08
Parkville, MD
| Funny thing...
If I got the 200GB service and then backed up my 200GB of data, then had a disk failure... I would not be able to restore the data in the same month without exceeding the 250GB limits.
Just buy a 200+GB NAS system and put in in a friends house. And hope they have FIOS. You still have the 250GB limit, but save much money. |
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MSauk
MSauk
Premium
join:2002-01-17
Sandy, UT | I think it is a great idea and I believe the story even mentions that the bandwidth used to do so will not count against you. |
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