http://asargent.com/blog/archives/28 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:59:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://asargent.com/blog/archives/28/comment-page-1#comment-20030 Heidi Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:14:36 +0000 http://asargent.com/blog/archives/28#comment-20030 I totally agree with you. There seems to be a huge difference in price between ftp storage providers and web hosts, and almost every web host states in their TOS that you cannot use the service to backup files from your PC. There are some notable exceptions but they all suffer from a fatal flaw. For example, Onlinestoragesolution offers unlimited ftp storage for $19 a year, but it is extremely unreliable- google it and you'll see numerous people who've had accounts deleted at random. There's also 'Livedrive' which now offers unlimited ftp access, but it is SSLLOOWWW....download speeds are about 1/4 of what you would expect from a regular web host. Basically there is a niche in the market which no company seems to be recognizing!! There are plenty of 'power users' who need more than the 15gb offered by Boxnet. I totally agree with you. There seems to be a huge difference in price between ftp storage providers and web hosts, and almost every web host states in their TOS that you cannot use the service to backup files from your PC.
There are some notable exceptions but they all suffer from a fatal flaw. For example, Onlinestoragesolution offers unlimited ftp storage for $19 a year, but it is extremely unreliable- google it and you’ll see numerous people who’ve had accounts deleted at random. There’s also ‘Livedrive’ which now offers unlimited ftp access, but it is SSLLOOWWW….download speeds are about 1/4 of what you would expect from a regular web host.
Basically there is a niche in the market which no company seems to be recognizing!! There are plenty of ‘power users’ who need more than the 15gb offered by Boxnet.

]]> http://asargent.com/blog/archives/28/comment-page-1#comment-12798 William Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:27:51 +0000 http://asargent.com/blog/archives/28#comment-12798 Exactly! Rather get a no domain hosting plan then to get these online storage. I too understand that online storage make it easier. But with FTP, I dun quite like their ways of accessing. Geeks will have better ways. Exactly! Rather get a no domain hosting plan then to get these online storage. I too understand that online storage make it easier. But with FTP, I dun quite like their ways of accessing. Geeks will have better ways.

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