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Re:Updates to our Google Voice apps by dlandis on Monday January 23, 2017 @06:12PM (#13467122)
One issue is how they nickel and dime you for storage space. I think you only get 5GB free and then have to "upgrade your icloud plan" even after dropping $800+ on a new phone, which you might want to back up.
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Re:Updates to our Google Voice apps by dpcx on Monday January 23, 2017 @06:20PM (#13467183)
Ah. I thought terrible meant "issues using the service." I do have some annoyances with how I'm charged for things, but I don't mind paying for services ($2/month for 200GB) that give me things without resorting to selling my browsing habits to the highest bidder.
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Re:Updates to our Google Voice apps by threeseed on Monday January 23, 2017 @07:43PM (#13467819)
5GB is actually enough for most people backing up their phones. The OS, Apps, Music, Books etc don't count towards that 5GB number.

The issue is if you take a lot of photos that you will want to upgrade. But it is a small amount.

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Re:Updates to our Google Voice apps by joosters on Monday January 23, 2017 @08:34PM (#13468081)
Photo sharing doesn't seem to count towards your storage limits either...
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Re:Updates to our Google Voice apps by greggman on Monday January 23, 2017 @06:31PM (#13467284)
It's not free. You must own an iDevice or a Mac to use iCloud and worse if you pay for one device you get 5gig. If you pay for 2 you don't get another 5gig
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