AVG Enters Cloud Backup w/5 GB Free, Unlimited Option

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AVG has formally launched its cloud-storage backup offering, dubbed LiveKive, that the company says will be truly unlimited in capacity.
AVG is pitching LiveKive as a replacement to Mozy, which ditched its unlimited storage plans this past January. Still, there's a catch: the LiveKive terms of service claim that users will be required to pay extra if they exceed the capacity usage of 95 percent of the other users, said Stephen Simpson, AVG's global head of consumer products.

AVG's LiveKive also offers incremental backup and sharing options. The service was launched in beta in February.

AVG is also offering a generous chunk of cloud storage for free: 5 Gbytes, with no limits, Simpson said. A 25-Gbyte option will cost $49.99 per year, and the unlimited plan will cost $79.99 per year, he said. The program is being launched in Canada, Ireland, and the U.K., where the plans will cost £34.99 and £54.99, respectively.

There are no limits on the amount of bandwidth that a user can consume per month, Simpson said. What the "95 percent" figure equates to, in terms of the actual storage in gigabytes that a user is allowed without triggering additional charges, will be published in the TOS document on the site, Simpson said.
"It's very much modeled around the telco policy," Simpson said of the terms of service. "We believe customers are conversant with it."

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AVG LiveKive 5GB Free

Installed AVG LiveKive - 5GB Free version, requires AVG account (or use Beta login details).

Download and Info
http://www.avg.com/gb-en/avg-livekive
Log in
https://livekive.avg.com

Be aware: once you activate your 5GB Free or LiveKive account, the website will offer the Unlimited (30-day trial).

The screenshots are self-explanatory, or View AVG LiveKive album.

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MetalShaun said:
I am impressed. Lots of features. Shame it's from AVG.
The 2012 products from AVG are decent enough ..


This should give Dropbox a run for its money. :p
5GB for free is not bad....and considering that you can get unlimited storage space for 80$ (Of course with this money you could buy a external HDD and solve all your problems;D) makes this product a serious competitor in the online storage business....
I never really use this kind of products (but I might try this release) ..I've tried iDrive and to submit 5 GB of data I've waited around 2 hours (please note that I have a very powerful internet connection).
 

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i never trust with cloud storage. and my connection is slow for uploading.
even fast i'll never use that service.
even PAID version too.
 

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Too funny Umbra.. :lol:

I don't think System Images were ever meant for cloud backup, since you would need it on the spot, for whatever purpose.
 
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