I received an email over the weekend from a company I absolutely despise.
Mediamax – “The online storage company that can loose your files and does” are in their process on trying to hide under the guise of a new company and website.
Hello MediaMax customer – xxxxxxxxxx:
We have some exciting news to share! We will be launching a major upgrade to MediaMax this month. With this release, we’re going to be renaming our service to “The Linkup” (www.thelinkup.com). The Linkup supports all of the current functionality of MediaMax, but also has some exciting new features.
The basic info you need to know:
“The Linkup”: MediaMax will be renamed to “The Linkup” on April 25. The new URL will be www.thelinkup.com and we’re expecting that you’ll love the new service and features. You can check out a preview now at:
Current subscribers: If you are currently a paying subscriber to MediaMax, you don’t need to do anything. Your account will automatically be moved from MediaMax to The Linkup before the end of the month. All files that you uploaded to MediaMax after July 1, 2007 will be automatically moved to The Linkup. If you’d like to move additional files, please select them here using the “mover” tool:
http://www.thelinkup.com/mover
We’ll process requests made using this tool once per day through the end of this month. You can use this tool more than once if you forgot some files the first time.
Current non-paying users: If you are not currently a paying subscriber to MediaMax, you need to upgrade your account before April 25 to be included in the move. Otherwise, your account will be deleted and all your files will be lost. Click here to upgrade your MediaMax account:
Upgrade now:
http://www.mediamax.com/Brands/MediaMax/home/pricing_plan.aspx
The Linkup Prices: Effective April 25, we will be increasing the prices of all of our premium subscriptions, but, in addition to the increased stability and new features that The Linkup provides, we are also removing bandwidth limits on all accounts, so there will be no more bandwidth “overage” charges (for personal, non-commercial use only). For example: $4.95/mo subscribers will now be paying $5.95/mo; $9.95/mo subscribers will now be paying $11.95/mo. Your MediaMax subscription will be automatically moved to a The Linkup subscription that is closest to what you currently pay. Additional subscription details will be available on The Linkup web site.
That’s it! If you’re currently a paying subscriber, there is nothing for you to do (except for selecting extra files that you’d like to have moved). For additional information please visit our blog: http://mediamaxblog.blogspot.com/
Thanks for reading, and we’re looking forward to having you at The Linkup!
MediaMax & The Linkup Support Team
support@mediamax.com
If your un familier with Mediamax, then feel free to read my other post about this company.
I’ll keep it short and sweet -
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
DO NOT USE GIVE THEM YOUR CREDIT CARD DETAILS.
DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR FILES.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
May 6, 2008 at 1:12 pm
so who do you use for storage now? I have been researching and it seems after I finally decide on a service I find out their deepest and darkest secrets! Very annoying. Have you found a reliable service?
May 6, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Hi Jannica,
I am hosting the files myself at the moment.
Having said that, I just came into work this morning and found that the files we have stored on Omnidrive are still been served even though it looks like they shut down for good.
To be honest, after all this I don’t think I would trust anyone else with my data.
If you make yourself responsible for your data, then you only have yourself to blame if you mess it up!