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Comcast launches Secure Backup & Share -- 2GB of free online storage... for Comcast users!
As a Brit, I only know of Comcast as 'that ISP that throttles peer-to-peer traffic', but it's good to see they're back in the saddle and providing value-added services like this! As of now, Comcast users can login and claim their 2GB of free online backup/file sharing space. As CNET points out, it's run by the successful Mozy, which also manages the online backup/storage for McAfee (and despite our collective hatred for McAfee, it's probably a sign that Mozy knows what it's doing!)
The only other interesting bit is a statistic from Mozy: apparently 140,000 hard drives crash every week, in just the U.S. Every time a hard drive crashes it's like losing a bit of your soul -- and a free 2GB of storage is more than enough space for your sensitive documents and a generous handful of family photos.
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Subscribe to commentsDavid432111Feb 19th 2010 11:44AM
LOL
This is the same thing as mozy's basic free plan that's for EVERYONE.
This is just a ploy to get users to think that they're getting added "value"
when in fact they're not.
Sebastian AnthonyFeb 19th 2010 8:21PM
Wow, how about that :)
https://mozy.com/home/free
2GB for free.
Rejoice... Comcast... and everyone else! Thanks for the tip.
MxxConFeb 19th 2010 11:56AM
Comcast is offering users 50 GB of storage for $5 a month or $50 a year, or 200 GB of storage for $9.99 a month or $100 a year.
The service is created by Mozy, who already offers 2 GB of storage free to any Joe who walks in off the street. For $4.95 a month (or $100 for two years), Mozy offers unlimited storage. You're actually paying more money for Comcast's branded version. Why?
MxxConFeb 19th 2010 5:33PM
except that webhost doesn't provide backup and doesn't provide tools to simplify backups
EricApr 15th 2010 10:48AM
I wonder if this will be a trend with other cable companies. I've been using backazon.com online backup for a while but would like to see something like this offered so i can reduce the amount of seperate bills i have.