Today, DSL connections at megabit (think of 1 megabit as a thousand kilobits) are commonplace. Back then, an 8 kilobit/second line was a big deal. Before the cloud, before the Internet even, the bandwidth restriction was often simply the speed of the link connecting you to the network. By comparison, CrashPlan maintains its “unlimited” policy across the board – unlimited capacity, unlimited file size/type, and no policy of bandwidth throttling.īandwidth restriction in network connections is not new. Carbonite states on its website homepage that it provides “unlimited data backup.” Yet elsewhere it gives a figure of 3GB-4GB of data as the maximum daily backup level, at least in the context of its “Home”, “HomePlus” and “HomePremier” offerings.

However, some network providers use the word “unlimited” in ways that require interpretation. If you know what you’re getting, then you can at least avoid unpleasant surprises. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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