Mozy - No more unlimited plan and increased prices

[belvdr]

http://www.computerworld.com/s/arti...torm_to_unlimited_cloud_storage?taxonomyId=19

I don't use them personally, but have kicked around the idea. Given my volume of data, they have essentially made the decision for me (I'm not buying).

Mozy's MozyHome service will now charge $5.95 a month for up to 50GB of storage capacity, and $9.99 per month for up to 125GB capacity (and as many as three computers.) Beyond those prices, if a user wants to add another computer to his or her existing storage, it will now cost $2.00 a month. They can also add 20GB of additional storage capacity for the same monthly price.

While the new price and capacity points take affect immediately for new customers, existing customers will have until March 1 before they'll be required to change over to the new plans.

Anybody sticking with them?

 

[Hellhammer]

Companies should improve their services, not downgrade them. I haven't used them but this made sure that I never will

 

[maflynn]

for me, I don't trust any of these services. I'd rather maintain my own backups.

I have read some instances where a person needed to restore their system from one of these online services and could not easily get it done. In the long run, a couple of external drives is a safer and cheaper option then going to the cloud.

I use one external drive for offsite backups and one for hot backups.

 

[GoCubsGo]

I also kicked around the idea but I would like an unlimited plan. Guess Mozy wouldn't be a contender should I ever go this route.