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Is .Mac worth the price?

I think its based on personal preference. As of yet I have decided against it. I may be inclined pay the $99 for the first year to set up the account, but I think it should be a little cheaper for renewals. (just my opinion)

reply to corster
.Mac is worth the less than 10 bucks a month if you want a reliable web host, email service with web client, remote data storage, ability to easily xfer Web bookmarks, public calendar publishing, and virus protection.
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said by The Dv8or:

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public calendar publishing, and virus protection.

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reply to corster
It depends on if the services .Mac provides are of good value to you. Personally I think it's a better deal if you have more than one Mac to keep up with. Using iSync to keep my contacts, calendar entries, and bookmarks concurrent on both the iBook and the tower is a really handy feature, and probably the only reason I would get .Mac. If you don't need this ability and if you already have email, webspace, webDAV access, you may not find .Mac as useful.

But if you're on the fence, why not sign up for the trial and see how that goes?

reply to corster
Yes, iCal can be read by anyone with a browser. Click on the iCal link at the top of the page to see one in action.

I'm in my second year with .Mac. I like the email and the webspace the most. iDisk is very useful too for hosting images and other pieces of software you want to share with your friends.

The free software that .Mac throws at its members is great too. The most useful piece of software they have given to me so far is iBlog. It is a great alternative to the traditional websites that .Mac can set up for you. And is even better for those like me who are not too inclined to learn everything about web page design.

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reply to corster
For me, the value in .mac really comes out when you have more than one computer. iSync and iDisk make all the difference (but you wouldn't need them if you had nothing to sync with). Their IMAP email service is not bad either, if you don't have an alternative.

said by Mauricio9:

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For me, the value in .mac really comes out when you have more than one computer. iSync and iDisk make all the difference (but you wouldn't need them if you had nothing to sync with). Their IMAP email service is not bad either, if you don't have an alternative.

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reply to rjackson

said by rjackson:

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why not sign up for the trial and see how that goes?

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said by corster:

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said by rjackson:

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why not sign up for the trial and see how that goes?

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They have a trial?

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said by Eric:

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said by corster:

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said by rjackson:

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why not sign up for the trial and see how that goes?

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They have a trial?

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And it's free.

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said by Mauricio9:

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Although somewhat crippled. Backup will only work with iDisk, not local drives.

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I don't know if this is new with Backup 2. With Backup 1.5 and 2 beta, while I was on the free trial, I couldn't back up to local drives, just iDisk. And I never got that "Thank you for joining .mac" while I was on the trial either, just the sales pitch. Which makes sense; the trial is meant to demonstrate the capabilities, not to let you use them at 100%.

Are you sure you are on a computer with a free trial?

I'm a paid member.....
If your post was explaining free trial restrictions...then I guess that is true. I've never not had a membership. I got in on the ground floor when it wss free....(bastiges....)
From the post, it could also look like it is always restricted....

As for discounts on renewals....there are. $20 off of $20 or more in purchases at the Apple Store on-line. Thats how I got my iTrip for $19 and some change.
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reply to corster
I'm about to sign up for .mac. Anyone wanna give me a referral name? =)
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Do you need a name too?

reply to eMurphy007

said by eMurphy007:

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...I may be inclined pay the $99 for the first year to set up the account, but I think it should be a little cheaper for renewals...

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