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Users transitioning from MobileMe to iCloud to get 25 GB of storage

by Michael Grothaus Aug 7th 2011 at 3:00PM

Last week we told you what the storage prices will be for iCloud users. Everyone gets 5 GB for free, and users can choose to add an additional 10 GB for US$20/year (15 GB total), 20 GB for $40/year (25 GB total), or 50 GB for $100/year (55 GB total). What wasn't apparent, however, was what would happen with the storage space for paid MobileMe subscribers. If you remember, when you subscribed to MobileMe for US$99/year, you got 20 GB of storage. Well, according to MacRumors, existing MobileMe users who transition to iCloud will get a total of 25 GB of storage. That's 5 GB of free iCloud storage and 20 GB of your paid MobileMe storage space.

It's nice that Apple is grandfathering in all of MobileMe's subscribers to the $40/year iCloud storage plan for free, however there is a slight catch for MobileMe users that are currently signed up for recurring billing. Those users will automatically be billed $40 on July 1, 2012, for another year's worth of additional 20 GB storage unless they cancel their re-billing prior to June 30, 2012. In other words, just because Apple is canceling MobileMe, doesn't mean it's canceling your re-billing. Even though I'm sure Apple is doing it for convenience, it's still kind of shady. After all, many MobileMe users might find that they only need the free 5 GB that comes with iCloud. What Apple should do is sever all re-billing after June 30, 2012, unless MobileMe to iCloud users specifically sign up for it. Apple has previously said that existing paid MobileMe users can continue to use MobileMe's services until June 30, 2012, after which MobileMe will cease to exist.



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Colin Castro

So if I cancel my mobile me now, I won't get the rest of te time free like the people that didn't renew. Lame as hell.

August 08 2011 at 11:12 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Edsel

$40/year is still less than the $99/year I've been renewing at + I get more storage.

August 07 2011 at 8:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Thealicious

I checked my MobileMe account and saw that they set the Subscription End Date to Jun 30, 2012. I don't remember canceling any recurring billing. FYI.

August 07 2011 at 5:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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proud2bafrican

That's the date for everyone.... pay attention.

August 08 2011 at 12:40 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
circuitboy1276

What I want to know is, if they move over my .me account to icloud, what about my iTunes account which is under a different email address. How will all my purchases and contacts, email, etc stay in sync under 2 different accounts?

August 07 2011 at 4:53 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
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circuitboy1276

Well I found my answer but wasn't what I was hoping for:

MobileMe Accounts
If I use different accounts for iTunes and MobileMe, can I merge them into a single account and use it with iCloud?

No. You cannot merge two accounts into one. However, you will be able to move your MobileMe account (yourname@me.com) to iCloud and, if you choose, you can continue to use a different iTunes account for store purchases and iTunes in the Cloud.

August 07 2011 at 5:36 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Kevin

What Apple should do is...

It doesn't matter. If they did what you suggest, then someone else would have found it sneaky or unfair in some way.

They'll annoy some people no matter what they do.

August 07 2011 at 4:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Richard Neilson

It's nonsensical to describe this as 'kind of shady'. It is no different whatsoever than the present billing system for Mobile Me wherein if you don't cancel you are automatically billed. Heavens knows they send out enough reminders to prevent errors. Taking off the 'shades', can you imagine the hue and cry from the legions of longtime MobileMe customers who transition to iCloud if they found they were not automatically extended after a decade using the service? On balance instituting a comparable renewal system only makes sense.

August 07 2011 at 4:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
danbowe

So is this iDisk that can store any files or is this for iCloud specific file types only?

August 07 2011 at 4:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
iSRS

Good to know. It gives us time to decide if we really need all that space, having the 25 GB from the get go. Since I am a January 7th renewal (from the old iTools days), I am basically getting 7 months of extra storage. Nice! Still, I'd rather they give me iTune Match free for that long instead.

August 07 2011 at 3:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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