JasonX
join:2008-04-08
Houston, TX
| How is this a good deal?
I just can't understand the pricing on these ISP online storage services. There are already some very good services out there, like Mozy and Carbonite among others, that cost less than $5/month for unlimited storage (for home users). Why on earth would someone pay $31/month for 50GB (Verizon)?? This is not like the skewed pricing between ISP VoIP and indie VoIP, where the ISPs arguably provide a better service worth a higher price. Here, I don't see the value added by the ISP that would justify a higher price. Further, all these ISP services have a "me too" quality that makes me question how well thought out they are, and thus what level of reliability and security users can expect. Yet another attempt by the ISPs to gouge their consumers (I do appreciate the free 2GB from Qwest, but Mozy offers that too). |
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Nuts
join:2006-04-27
Forest, OH | If Qwest imposes caps, then using those services applies against your caps. But, if you use the quest service, does it apply against the cap? |
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JasonX
join:2008-04-08
Houston, TX | I don't know about Qwest and Verizon, but Comcast said their backup service would count against the cap. |
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nixen
Rockin' the Boxen
Premium
join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA
 ·Cox HSI
 ·Speakeasy
| said by JasonX  :I don't know about Qwest and Verizon, but Comcast said their backup service would count against the cap. Brilliant. So, they're offering this service, but you can't afford to use it, even if you want to pay the additional fee for the basic backup service. Seems like a recipe for FAIL.
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The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell |
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