On Tuesday 13 January 2009 01:02:41 pm Levi Wallach wrote: > ON Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:29 PM Art Alexion wrote: > >I'm sure you followed the discussion regarding online backup of, say 4 GB. > > Any idea what that will to do to your not really unlimited data plan? Let > alone how long a restore will take. > > No, I didn't see that, but that is a good point. I'm not sure I'd ever be > backing up 4GB of stuff from my phone, though. I mean all of my > applications and settings on my WM device (and I have a decent amount) fit > nicely well under 500MB, maybe well under 250MB, I haven't really looked. > The only bulk is some audio books I've downloaded and maybe some > applications that I've left on my SD card to install later, or just in case > something happens and I need to reinstall. Still, I do think that if the > paradigm switches that this 5GB ceiling that all the carriers have settled > on will have to go up, or else people will really start to complain a lot > when either their data gets cut off or they have to pay $400 bills because > they went over there allotment and started getting charged even just > $.10/MB... > > >By ad hoc, I mean transferring files to computers and other handhelds > > (including cameras) that aren't part of the so-called "cloud". Stuff that > you want to do -- stuff that you can do now -- even though you hadn't > planned or set it up. Like using your card in a camera, or transferring a > copy of some freeware program to a friend, or loading your music at 3 > MB/sec instead of your real online speed. > > I guess you want this faster due to quality? Of course bandwidth will go up > and take care of this, but yes, this a concern. I don't think this matters > right now for listening or watching on the device itself, but if you want > to hook it up to your stereo or TV and have decent quality, these things > will need to go up. As for images you take with the camer or other items, > you could still presumably upload them to a website where your friend could > download them. No, you can't just hand them a card, so that is a point of > convenience that will be going away, but perhaps mechanisms will be put in > place that allow for pretty seamless transfer that kind of virtualize such > a transaction. We'll see.
Levi, I really wish I was a optimistic as you, and I don't mean that sarcastically. At my age, all of this talk reminds me of visions of the future, a la the 1964-1965 NY World's Fair. To me, it sounds like, I don't have to worry about this right-now, real-world problem because someone will solve it and make it available and affordable to me. It's a bitch getting old and skeptical.
