openbox9 Premium Member join:2004-01-26 71144 |
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Re: Interstingsaid by 8744675:Even more interesting is that it only costs 13 cents per GB to store data indefinitely, which consumes resources as long as it's stored Isn't that $0.13/mth, not indefinitely? |
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Re: focusIts core business is doing just fine. Time to generate additional revenue. |
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Hidden valueThe only way I could see this being of any value is if they don't count transfers to and from their cloud storage option against your data allowance. |
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mob (banned)On the next level.. join:2000-10-07 San Jose, CA |
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Re: why?And you're just a hack tool that posts the same crap over and over again. Whining and crying when real competition is even discussed, and bashing the concept of consumer rights is all you do. |
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mob (banned)
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2012-Nov-2 7:26 am
GreatATT is a good friend of the NSA. So good, that the NSA set up shop in several ATT locations.
I imagine the NSA already has root or admin access. |
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Re: why?I have a jet, not a helicopter. Some people... jeez. So what if prices are over-priced. I bet you'll keep paying! |
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Re: Well it only makes sense....Yes, it MAY consume data from your wireless cap or your ISP cap. One way or another it WILL consume data from one of those capped plans though. |
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ArrayListDevOps Premium Member join:2005-03-19 Mullica Hill, NJ |
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Re: focusthey could stick to what they know and expand that just fine. they will fail at cloud storage. |
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Re: Well it only makes sense....said by Skippy25:Put a limit on how much data people can use before you start charging them for more data and then start rolling out services that use up lots of data. Anyone else see this coming?
Next thing to happen is for them to have a deal with all the big movie companies so you can see the latest just released movies through your mobile carrier for a buck! Gooooooo Fake Capitalism! |
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Twaddle
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2012-Nov-2 10:31 am
Slippery slopeWhy store your data in the cloud? Don't count on it being secure or even available to you when YOU want/need it. The Feds have made it clear that they will and do seize stored data from the citizens without warrant nor ability to retrieve your data. Cloud storage of data is just making it easier for the Feds to circumvent constitutional protection. I know, you say only the big fish doing illegal things like child porn, video and audio rip-offs etc. but ATT has already shown how willing it is to allow access to your private data without warrant and Megaupload customers have discovered their data is no longer available to them even if they are innocent of ANY violations. If your data is essential to your life liberty and pursuit of happiness, DON'T store/archive it in the cloud. Once it leaves your home/business it is in the control of the FEDS. |
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Re: AT&T Cloud vs. MegauploadMy thoughts as well. ATT, your data in their hands- Not a good situation. |
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openbox9 Premium Member join:2004-01-26 71144 |
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Re: focusI doubt AT&T will fail. It might not excel given the large number of players, but it likely won't fail. Why should a business not seek to expand? |
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ArrayListDevOps Premium Member join:2005-03-19 Mullica Hill, NJ |
it's in the communications industry, right? why not stick to that theater at least? |
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openbox9 Premium Member join:2004-01-26 71144 |
openbox9
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2012-Nov-2 9:22 pm
It's in the technology industry. |
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Re: why?said by ihatedslr:I have a jet, not a helicopter. Some people... jeez. So what if prices are over-priced. I bet you'll keep paying! Actually no.. I've been down sizing like no bodies business.. Mellinecom account? Gone, data plan on phone? Majorly reduced on the share plan. Everything i've been killing bells and whistles on to save some cash flow.. I will not be bumping up my plans to use more data in the near future.... Crap has to be more affordable. |
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ArrayListDevOps Premium Member join:2005-03-19 Mullica Hill, NJ |
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Re: focus» en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26Tquote: Industry: Telecommuncations
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openbox9 Premium Member join:2004-01-26 71144 |
openbox9
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2012-Nov-3 8:24 pm
For purposes of segmenting the market, yes. However, AT&T does much more than standard telecommunications. » www.att.com/gen/investor ··· pid=5711 |
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2012-Nov-3 11:14 pm
Limited usefulnessData caps aside, this isn't all that useful. It only works on AT&T devices as far as I can tell, so if you have a WiFi tablet (for example), you can't use it to access things you saved from your phone. Using a web browser in this case would be kind of clunky. I just can't see any reason to use this instead of Dropbox or Google Drive. |
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fiberguy2My views are my own. Premium Member join:2005-05-20 |
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Re: why?said by mob:And you're just a hack tool that posts the same crap over and over again. Whining and crying when real competition is even discussed, and bashing the concept of consumer rights is all you do. So sorry if I have an opinion that isn't in agreement with yours. But yea, you're brilliant in your post.. all I do is bash the concept of consumer rights.. right? asshat.. no, in your rush to, what, attack me...? .. you fail to see that I have an opinion of my own and it's not one-sided like the majority of people where, who quite frankly as you put it, are crying and whining all the time because they want something for nothing and have NO concept of how an economy works. But please. go on, demand everything for free.. just remember that someone has to pay for it.. in your mind, as I can assume here, it's anyone but you. Get out of here with your worthless assessment of who I am as a person.. I am no such.. REAL competition IS being discussed here and guess what? .. I'm here wondering why everyone is down on AT&T for offering it.. the majority opinion is "why should they?" or.. "pay them for something that others already offer"..isn't THAT bashing competition? ......? ... did you get dropped on your head as a child? or are you just that ignorant to what's being said here? ... I'm guessing just ignorant. The FACT here is that people want competition so long as it doesn't come from "a corporation".. *gasp* .. and no, I am no lover of corporations, in fact I'm quite the opposite, but I will defend reality, and I will also point out irony and one-sided extremists, such as you seem to be. |
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Thanks for proving you can't read... My line : EVERYTHING that has to do with internet is subject to caps.. You say that you firmly disagree? really?? Could you be any more incorrect? EVERYTHING that goes over the internet IS data which is in turn subject to a CAP.. were you too busy to try to make me look like a fool (and fail in the process) to rush out that attempt to put me down, yet again? ... or are you just that ignorant? So yes, EVERYTHING discussed here that goes over the internet has or so to with a service, app, product, website, etc. HAS TO DO WITH A CAP. duh! |
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ArrayListDevOps Premium Member join:2005-03-19 Mullica Hill, NJ |
said by fiberguy2:EVERYTHING that goes over the internet IS data which is in turn subject to a CAP.. I have a web server in a data center. It is not metered in any way. I have for all intents and purposes unlimited bandwith usage. So, not EVERYTHING is subject to a CAP. The only possible "cap" that you could say it has is the theoretical maximum throughput over a given period of time, but that really is not a cap. That is the bandwidth available and if that is what you are referring to as a cap, you are ignorant. |
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Re: Lets see, 5GB free storage, 2GB data cap ?ptrowski are you still here? Good to see you, my good man. |
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ptrowskiGot Helix? Premium Member join:2005-03-14 Woodstock, CT |
ptrowski
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2012-Dec-8 6:56 am
said by BlueMagic:ptrowski are you still here? Good to see you, my good man. There goes the neighborhood! |
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