![]() Read our review or watch the two demo videos on Pogoplug’s site for a good run down of the service. (keep reading, more on this farther down) Seagate has included one year’s worth of service with the device, but after that trial is up, you will be required to pay $30 a year to use the service. This dock turns a Seagate FreeAgent Go external hard drive or flash drive into a NAS that also has access to the Pogoplug service. It’s a service that allows you to easily share locally-stored info online. Well, what’s Pogoplug, Matt? I’m glad you asked, friend. From there, it’s simply another Pogoplug device. The website asks you a couple quick questions and then the device is activated. Wait a few seconds for the little light to turn green – which tells you that the dock is connected to the Internet – and then navigate to this activation website. To set this thing up, all you need to do is plug-in the power and Ethernet and dock a Seagate FreeAgent Go portable hard drive. I’m pleased to report that it works without any hassle, but I still don’t think you should buy it. All you do is insert a Seagate FreeAgent Go hard drive in the dock – or use a USB flash drive – and then the dock becomes not only a local network share, but also an Internet-connected storage device through Pogoplug. The concept is simple, and thankfully, so is the product. Also available beginning today are three additional storage capacity options for the FreeAgent Go portable hard drives: 750GB, 880GB, and 1TB (existing models are 250GB, 320GB, 500GB, and 640GB).I like innovative products and after spending some time with the Seagate FreeAgent DockStar, I think it’s just that. This contrasts with the Pogoplug, which does not charge any additional fees to utilize the service needed for remote access-the service fee is considered to be factored into the cost of the $99 Pogoplug. The first year of this service is free, but after that, it costs $29.99 per year to continue remote access capabilities. What is not necessarily obvious, however, is that the remote access and file sharing capabilities of the device are dependent on an online service. It is available starting today, for $99.99 from Seagate and other online retailers. ![]() The FreeAgent DockStar measures 86x85x38-mm and weighs 0.5-kg. We appreciate all of the support and input from our community and look forward to welcoming DockStar as a new member of the Pogoplug family." ![]() We are committed to innovation around the Pogoplug experience and our hardware device is an important part of our roadmap. "This is by no means the end of the Pogoplug product from Cloud Engines. While it is uncertain if there will be additional licensees, CloudEngines remains adamant that it is committed to supporting its own Pogoplug product: This actually marks the first time that CloudEngines has licensed out its Pogoplug technology. And we won't even get into the potential legal ramifications if you choose to share content that you don't have rights to, such as commercial music or video. But opening up photo or music folders for the world to see might get your ISP's attention-and not in a good way. If you just share content with a few family members and friends, you probably won't run afoul of your ISP. You should also check your ISP's service agreement to make sure your account is allowed to host files on a server, which is essentially what you are doing by opening up content stored on the FreeAgent DockStar to remote users. We will warn users, however, that if you choose to make content on the device public or link to content stored on it on a social networking site, you could potentially generate enough incoming traffic to exceed any bandwidth limitations your ISP might have in place for your account.
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