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At a Glance
 Automatic Remote Backup for your Computer and Mobile Devices – Reinvented |  Live Adventurously | |
 Access Your Backup from Anywhere |  Powerful | |
 Secure Sharing, Easy Sharing |  60-Second Setup |
How It Works
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| 1. Add storage. | 2. Install Pogoplug's free companion software | 3. Keep your files safe at home and |
Product Description
Pogoplug Mobile: Free your smartphone and tablet. Anywhere access to your entire music, video and photo library. Stream music, video and photos to your mobile. Easily back-up your mobile with the push of a button. 60 second installation. Free mobile apps for iPhone, iPad, Android phone and tablets. Does not include storage. Simply add an SD card or an external hard drive.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
66 of 70 people found the following review helpful
I paid for the Pogo Plug device and hooked up a hard drive. Twice it has erased all the files on my hard drive. I am unable to edit any files on my pogo plug hard drive such as disabling collaboration. I was told by customer support this had to be done on the web browser, it still didn't work. Finally customer service told me I had to purchase their software to edit my hard drive files. I was never told this when I purchased the device. I was told I could make a one time purchase and have my own cloud for life and with no additional charges.
The web site is the most unfriendly user website I have ever encountered. Nothing is intuitive. They offer software and don't explain what the software will allow you to do. I can put files on my pogo plug hard drive and access them from my iPad and a web browser, but the main reason I did this was to allow my family access to my photos. Granted I can erase all the files from my pogo plug, but I can't edit permissions. What they really want you to do is buy cloud storage, buying the device is to suck you in to buy additional storage or software. Buyer beware.
The web site is the most unfriendly user website I have ever encountered. Nothing is intuitive. They offer software and don't explain what the software will allow you to do. I can put files on my pogo plug hard drive and access them from my iPad and a web browser, but the main reason I did this was to allow my family access to my photos. Granted I can erase all the files from my pogo plug, but I can't edit permissions. What they really want you to do is buy cloud storage, buying the device is to suck you in to buy additional storage or software. Buyer beware.
35 of 39 people found the following review helpful
This product was a great disappointment. It does NOT work as advertised, or even as documented in their online help.
The claimed desktop app would allow user to "Access your Pogoplug like a local drive on your desktop." This is absolutely false. All the files on the Pogoplug are in read-only mode through the desktop app. There is no way to copy files to the Pogoplug, edit or delete files on the pseudo drive without going through their browser interface.
Contrary to their claims, there is no way to pick and choose which of your backups you want to be available online. Their help documentation for the Pogoplug mobile says how to select which folders will be shared--except all the features described are not available.
They claimed files could be shared with other users. Also false--unless you want to share everything publicly with the world. All security is disabled. Account requires "upgrade" with a monthly fee to select who can access your folders or be able to use any of the security features.
They claim the whole family can use this to back up their computers and devices. Also false, unless EVERYONE has access to EVERYTHING and you all log in with one shared password (i.e., no security at all).
Rather than give your money to these bait-and-switch charlatans, use the paid version of Google Drive or Dropbox or CrashPlan instead.
The claimed desktop app would allow user to "Access your Pogoplug like a local drive on your desktop." This is absolutely false. All the files on the Pogoplug are in read-only mode through the desktop app. There is no way to copy files to the Pogoplug, edit or delete files on the pseudo drive without going through their browser interface.
Contrary to their claims, there is no way to pick and choose which of your backups you want to be available online. Their help documentation for the Pogoplug mobile says how to select which folders will be shared--except all the features described are not available.
They claimed files could be shared with other users. Also false--unless you want to share everything publicly with the world. All security is disabled. Account requires "upgrade" with a monthly fee to select who can access your folders or be able to use any of the security features.
They claim the whole family can use this to back up their computers and devices. Also false, unless EVERYONE has access to EVERYTHING and you all log in with one shared password (i.e., no security at all).
Rather than give your money to these bait-and-switch charlatans, use the paid version of Google Drive or Dropbox or CrashPlan instead.
22 of 26 people found the following review helpful
By valkie
Amazon Verified Purchase
I use iOS devices and my wife uses Android devices. Pogo plug allows me to consolidate all pictures from all of our devices to NAS.
New Cloud sync in iOS now uploads to the same directory as pogo plugs upload directory for Android devices.
Downside is that in order to make above configuration you need to buy pogo plug premium software for another $29. This software should have been included. Free software provided by pogo plug is crap and will not do much.
New Cloud sync in iOS now uploads to the same directory as pogo plugs upload directory for Android devices.
Downside is that in order to make above configuration you need to buy pogo plug premium software for another $29. This software should have been included. Free software provided by pogo plug is crap and will not do much.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By atkol29a
I never post comments, but with the frustration that the Pogoplug device has caused me I will make an exception. I did not have any issues installing the device to my network or adding hard drives. Uploading files was also ok and simple. What really frustrated me is the lack of technology. This is my fault for not doing my homework before buying the device. My main idea was to have my music in one place. Music player is horrible. It has no features other than play and pause. What about shuffle pogoplug? Streaming movies (music videos in wmv format) did not work for me. I go to pogoplug website for support and all you get simple how to's. No real information on how to troubleshoot or what file formats are acceptable. Other sites/forums that offers some sort of help or says negative things about pogoplug are block. hmmm, I wonder why? My solution, toss the pogoplug device and work on my original plan, my own cloud.
22 of 27 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Do not buy POGOPLUG... But if think you should... READ ALL OF THIS and read pogoplug forums
July 21, 2012
Do not buy POGOPLUG... But if think you should... READ ALL OF THIS and read pogoplug forums
POGOPLUGS lack of attention to many IT aspects such as install and updates
makes this product difficult to install and use
and seemly random problems are unpredictable to trouble shoot
Do not buy POGOPLUG...
But if you do... READ ALL OF THIS and read pogoplug forums
If you buy a pogoplug and...
1. it installs
2. and works
3. functional properly each time you try to use it YOU ARE LUCKY!!!
There are some simple steps
1. you must get LUCKY guessing all settings such as DSN, IP etc
with every step of the install
there is no feedback during install,
no indication of what is not working IT JUST DOESNT WORK!!!!!
2. You must get LUCKY guessing what procedures will keep the pogoplug working.
Trobleshooting and resolving the problem was unpredictable because
any one procedure NEVER worked every time
It constantly went off-line
I did one or all of these steps until I FINALLY GAVE UP!!!
1. go to the online My Pogoplug and futz with settings
2. restart/reload program
3. cycle the power on the pogoplg
4. unplug the Ethernet cable
5. reboot computer
6. delete the logs
7. uninstall drivers, delete registry entries , reinstall software/drivers
I cannot stress enough DO NOT CALL POGOPLUG SUPPORT
DO READ THE POGOPLUG FORUMS ...I am not the only one
if this has not scared you...
I have endured many software updates and each caused problems
1. if one computer on the network was a different version the results were unpredictable,
such as: did not list files locally , the computer was not accessible remotely, etc etc
2.... Read more ›
POGOPLUGS lack of attention to many IT aspects such as install and updates
makes this product difficult to install and use
and seemly random problems are unpredictable to trouble shoot
Do not buy POGOPLUG...
But if you do... READ ALL OF THIS and read pogoplug forums
If you buy a pogoplug and...
1. it installs
2. and works
3. functional properly each time you try to use it YOU ARE LUCKY!!!
There are some simple steps
1. you must get LUCKY guessing all settings such as DSN, IP etc
with every step of the install
there is no feedback during install,
no indication of what is not working IT JUST DOESNT WORK!!!!!
2. You must get LUCKY guessing what procedures will keep the pogoplug working.
Trobleshooting and resolving the problem was unpredictable because
any one procedure NEVER worked every time
It constantly went off-line
I did one or all of these steps until I FINALLY GAVE UP!!!
1. go to the online My Pogoplug and futz with settings
2. restart/reload program
3. cycle the power on the pogoplg
4. unplug the Ethernet cable
5. reboot computer
6. delete the logs
7. uninstall drivers, delete registry entries , reinstall software/drivers
I cannot stress enough DO NOT CALL POGOPLUG SUPPORT
DO READ THE POGOPLUG FORUMS ...I am not the only one
if this has not scared you...
I have endured many software updates and each caused problems
1. if one computer on the network was a different version the results were unpredictable,
such as: did not list files locally , the computer was not accessible remotely, etc etc
2.... Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
Handy little device...
I have used this for a month now and had no issues with it(other than it being a little slow...but then what do you expect? Read more
Published 8 days ago by Mark W. Graves
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lifetime internet sharing of your storage
Basically I use it as a storage accessible from the Internet. Mobile app makes this access really convenient. It's a cheap NAS with some advanced features. Read more
Published 25 days ago by Alexander Renn
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not what I expected
I thought that this was a NAS device. it is not to connect you external hard drive and access it you need to do so through their servers it cannot be network contained. Read more
Published 26 days ago by Mike
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Product, Just beware of slowness
This PogoPlug is pretty good for the money ($20, now $14). I set it up in less than 1 minute. It works like advertised but beware that the USB rating is USB 2.0 (480mbits max. Read more
Published 1 month ago by JaimeH
3.0 out of 5 stars
Unnecessary but useful if you're really lazy about backing up your...
With cloud computing and other hosting options, this device is not useful. But, if you like to have your cellphone media on a physical storage device you have in your home but are... Read more
Published 1 month ago by anonymous
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ok device, but there are better options out there
Never had a lot of luck with this. The more files you give the Pogoplug access to, the harder it is to chose from them remotely. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Steve Ruskin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Steal for this price!
Awesome device! I have every generation of pogoplug. I keep upgrading every year. This is one model behind as of 2013, for the price great investment! Read more
Published 1 month ago by rpv
2.0 out of 5 stars
Don't see added value.
I always try to avoid subscription based services, for example, using pre-paid phone service instead of signing up a 2-year contract. Read more
Published 1 month ago by H. Wang
1.0 out of 5 stars
False Advertizing
Shame on you Pogoplug-this product is outrageously BAD, and I don't mean it's not working right, it just is so extremely brittle it may work for a bench test, but long term, it's... Read more
Published 2 months ago by joMamma
3.0 out of 5 stars
Flaweed business model and execution maybe
The business model is flawed I feel. In the days of iCloud, skydrive, and so on, why invest in a piece of hardware to backup your mobile data. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Nishant Agarwal
