iCould storage per account instead of per device

[4np]

Hi,

I have my iDevices backing up to iCloud, however it annoys me a bit that I keep getting 'cannot backup - iCloud storage is full' errors. All of this started not long after iCloud was introduced.

Of course it is nice that you get 5 GB of free iCloud storage, but what use is it if it is full that quickly and you have to buy extra storage.

The way I see it is that iCloud was build mainly as a service for the devices you buy. However, the free iCloud storage tier is now set to 5GB per Apple ID instead of per device you own.

As it is a service for iDevices, it would be logical if the free 5 GB of storage should increase by the number devices you own and not be a fixed size per Apple ID. Why does one need to buy more iCloud storage to keep the backups going if he bought another iDevice from Apple? Not a very consumer-friendly attitude.

Anyway, I had to vent my iCloud annoyances

Cheers

 

[Comeagain?]

Turn off Camera Roll from the iCloud backups section. That can save you several GBs of space, and if you use photostream, then the pics are backed up anyway.

 

[boonleng]

Totally agree. Apple should reward customers that buy multiple iOS devices. C'mon Apple, 50GB for the guy that owns 10 iDevices yes?