April 27, 2010 12:07 PM

nope! none whatsoever.

April 27, 2010 1:10 PM

The quality is good, but you have to fully transcode them before you can watch them (which takes a while if you have a large video collection).

June 27, 2010 10:53 PM

My Pogoplug v1 has been switched over to a $30 annual fee, and my DockStar has always been on it. The pink Pogoplug has free access. I don't know why my Pogoplug v1 was put on a annual plan. Maybe it's because of all the pain and suffering I've caused with OpenPogo. :D

July 10, 2010 9:09 PM

Jon.QA said: @crimsonredmk - your v1 Pogoplug should not be on any fee whatsoever - check in with support on that; you shouldn't be charged for service on that device ever :)

Okay, but can you clarify the fee issue with the other devices. I have a new v2 Pogoplug and I also bought a few woot! DockStars. I'm anal about avoiding fees, so I'm worried after reading this thread.

July 20, 2010 6:27 PM

Direct reply from Seagate support person to this question

hank you for contacting Seagate Technical Support.

Both sets of information are correct and let me explain what I mean. The pogoplug subscription allows you to create a setting on the dockstar that if you go to the pogoplug website you can access your dockstar from any where in the world not just your home network. Now if you decided you don't want the world wide access you can just cancel the subscription. Even if you cancel the subscription the dockstar will work on your home network without a problem and that doesn't cost anything to use. Only that world wide access portion costs but you do get 1 year free to try and see if you like it that way.

Let me know if this answered your questions.

Regards,
Bradley

July 20, 2010 7:40 PM

Chris Louie said:

GS said: Direct reply from Seagate support person to this question hank you for contacting Seagate Technical Support. Both sets of information are correct and let me explain what I mean. The pogoplug subscription allows you to create a setting on the dockstar that if you go to the pogoplug website you can access your dockstar from any where in the world not just your home network. Now if you decided you don't want the world wide access you can just cancel the subscription. Even if you cancel the subscription the dockstar will work on your home network without a problem and that doesn't cost anything to use. Only that world wide access portion costs but you do get 1 year free to try and see if you like it that way. Let me know if this answered your questions. Regards, Bradley

Bradley The main product site is correct, there are no subscription fees for Dockstar, http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/network_storage/freeagent_dockstar/... Dockstar..."Delivers built-in award-winning Pogoplug^® functionality so you can access and share files anywhere in the world. Simply log in from any web browser for easy access to your files at home—no special software is needed*, no subscription or additional fees required." Currently, Dockstar subscriptions still appear to expire within a year but we plan to update all Dockstar's before ANY subscriptions expire. Rest assured, Pogoplug will take care of you. -christopher

I don't understand. So if Dockstar comes with unlimited plan or 1 year free?

August 16, 2010 2:27 AM

great to hear
I just ordered the dockstar direct from seagate for $39.99 plus shipping
I am looking forward to being able to use files between my mac and pc!