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Microsoft Stops OneDrive unlimited storage plans
Announced last year and starting today Microsoft no longer offers unlimited storage to OneDrive users. Subscribers to Office 365 could previously store an unlimited amount of data on Microsoft’s cloud storage provider but are now limited to 1TB.
Earlier last year Microsoft announced these changes but they came into effect today. It seesm that some companies abused the unlimited OneDrive storage, according to the software giant. Hence the company decided to impose a limit on the amount of data that can be stored. Microsoft decided that 1TB should be sufficient for most users reports myce.
OneDrive users with more than 1 TB on their OneDrive account won’t be able to access their data anymore without permission from Microsoft. They first need to request permission from the software giant after which they get 30 days to access, or move, their data.
The 1TB data storage is available with Office 365 Personal account that can be purchases for 6.99 per month.When you get an and with Office 365 Home you get 1 TB per user (max 5 users) for $9.99 a month.
It’s also possible to get OneDrive storage space without a Office 365 subscription . For $1.99 you can get 50GB OneDrive storage. Free users are limited to 5GB, which was previously also lowered from 15GB.
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#5402977 Posted on: 03/07/2017 11:23 AM
So if you take them up on the offer of "unlimited storage", then it's abuse?
In which universe exactly does that make sense?
None, but it's common in this one. Companies often advertise many things as unlimited, but have fine print stating that if you actually use a lot it's considered abuse, and you'll be punished/throttled. If they don't, they add the fine print later and punish you anyway.
My phone's data is "unlimited", but if I use more than 2 measly GB in a month I get throttled to speeds of a few kilobytes a second, I'm talking single digit kilobytes.
So if you take them up on the offer of "unlimited storage", then it's abuse?
In which universe exactly does that make sense?
None, but it's common in this one. Companies often advertise many things as unlimited, but have fine print stating that if you actually use a lot it's considered abuse, and you'll be punished/throttled. If they don't, they add the fine print later and punish you anyway.
My phone's data is "unlimited", but if I use more than 2 measly GB in a month I get throttled to speeds of a few kilobytes a second, I'm talking single digit kilobytes.
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#5403341 Posted on: 03/07/2017 11:02 PM
None, but it's common in this one. Companies often advertise many things as unlimited, but have fine print stating that if you actually use a lot it's considered abuse, and you'll be punished/throttled. If they don't, they add the fine print later and punish you anyway.
My phone's data is "unlimited", but if I use more than 2 measly GB in a month I get throttled to speeds of a few kilobytes a second, I'm talking single digit kilobytes.
This is why I wont let my plan go on my phone.
Its truly unlimited. Ive used 160gb before.
And on my step sons line its 2GB, after that its throttled to 3g speeds instead of 2g!!!!
Still able to stream 480p video no issue with 1.5mb actually.
I have not done One drive. But have thought about using the 1TB for back up of my server. Not the games but the important stuff that is backed up on the server. But not sure about how to encrypt the bill stuff recipts etc.
None, but it's common in this one. Companies often advertise many things as unlimited, but have fine print stating that if you actually use a lot it's considered abuse, and you'll be punished/throttled. If they don't, they add the fine print later and punish you anyway.
My phone's data is "unlimited", but if I use more than 2 measly GB in a month I get throttled to speeds of a few kilobytes a second, I'm talking single digit kilobytes.
This is why I wont let my plan go on my phone.
Its truly unlimited. Ive used 160gb before.
And on my step sons line its 2GB, after that its throttled to 3g speeds instead of 2g!!!!
Still able to stream 480p video no issue with 1.5mb actually.
I have not done One drive. But have thought about using the 1TB for back up of my server. Not the games but the important stuff that is backed up on the server. But not sure about how to encrypt the bill stuff recipts etc.
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#5403347 Posted on: 03/07/2017 11:09 PM
I stopped my use of onedrive when they cut the free storage from 15GB to a mere 5GB. That was pathetic. I do have 30GB but I can't trust them. I hope nobody bought into O365 because of 1d.
I stopped my use of onedrive when they cut the free storage from 15GB to a mere 5GB. That was pathetic. I do have 30GB but I can't trust them. I hope nobody bought into O365 because of 1d.
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#5403352 Posted on: 03/07/2017 11:20 PM
One of the crucial tricks that big companies had introduced long ago in the contracts which accompany different industry products is the so-called "subject to change without prior notice". In software there is also an "as is basis". These allow companies to act like thieves (which they really are) and to get away with it. Think about this: you cannot pay them with the banknotes that in a few days will be found to be forged/counterfeited (which would've been YOUR right on "subject" - oops, dear company, the money I payed you suddenly changed and have become a worthless pile of toilet paper... But, you know what, dear company, you took it as is, so keep it like that...).
And the big brother bill & the gang are the perfect example of The Company.
One of the crucial tricks that big companies had introduced long ago in the contracts which accompany different industry products is the so-called "subject to change without prior notice". In software there is also an "as is basis". These allow companies to act like thieves (which they really are) and to get away with it. Think about this: you cannot pay them with the banknotes that in a few days will be found to be forged/counterfeited (which would've been YOUR right on "subject" - oops, dear company, the money I payed you suddenly changed and have become a worthless pile of toilet paper... But, you know what, dear company, you took it as is, so keep it like that...).
And the big brother bill & the gang are the perfect example of The Company.
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So if you take them up on the offer of "unlimited storage", then it's abuse?
In which universe exactly does that make sense?