Virgin Media have just released Vstuff. It comes free with every broadband package and it gives Virgin Media’s broadband users three fantastic additional services.
1 - Being able to back up files to Virgin Media’s servers
The first bonus with the Vstuff package is that you get a certain amount of disk space which you can back up important files too. This means that those holiday snaps that can’t be replaced, that music collection that took days to get onto the computer, important emails or files can all be backed up free of charge. With Vstuff you can also set it up so backups automatically happen - which is a great thing as manually doing backups can become a little bit tedious.
2 - Storage space which is accessable anywhere
Along with being able to use this space to back up your files, you can also use it as storage space. This means that you can access your files from any computer. This is great for those who maybe take some work home, or want to access some files at home from work. It could be an easy way to transfer music files from your old to new computer and many other similar applications.
3 - Free Photo Prints
This is one of my favorite features with this scheme! One of the biggest problems with going completely digital when it comes to cameras is, you no longer get the hard copy. In my mind it is nice to be able to hand over some professionally printed photos of your holidays, or of a wedding - especially for relatives who don’t have computer access. Depending on what broadband plan you are on determines how many of these free prints you get. For the first 3 times you use it, you’ll get free postage too!
So, what do I get with my plan?
Depending on which broadband plan you are on changes what you get, here’s a list for you to look at.
Virgin Broadband (Cable)
Size: M/L
Backup/Storage space: 5GB
Free Photo Prints: 25 per month
Size: XL.
Backup/Storage space: 10GB
Free Photo Prints: 50 per month
Size: XXL
Backup/Storage space: Unlimited (subject to an acceptable use policy)
Free Photo Prints: 100 per month
National Broadband
Bundle 2 & 3 / Plan 1 & 2
Backup/Storage space: 5GB
Free Photo Prints: 25 per month
Bundle 1
Backup/Storage space: 10GB
Free Photo Prints: 50 per month
Want more?
If the plan you’re currently on does not entitle you to unlimited storage, or as many photo prints as you would like, for £5 a month extra you can upgrade to having unlimited storage/backup space, alnog with 100 photo prints a month.
Is there anything else I should know?
I suppose the only other thing to mention is that Mac users will have to wait a little bit before they can use this service for backups or the storage space. Virgin Media do say that this will be a future developement, so hopefully it won’t take too long. The free prints offer only seems to be running for the first 12 months and you cannot carry over photos to the next month if you don’t use them. For other information you can also visit the Virgin media Vstuff website.
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