TDS Introduces Younited, Personal Cloud Service by F-Secure

According to Nielsen, the average American owns four digital devices.

Marketing Charts, a marketing trends newsletter, says college students own an average of seven. This means a family of four could have files spread across 22 different pieces of technology. Consumers today are storing photos, files, and videos on smartphones, laptops, tablets, multiple DropBox accounts and cloud services-making managing and backing up all that information more challenging than ever.

To answer this problem, TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS) is introducing a personal cloud service called younited by F-Secure.

While traditional file backup services handle personal computer files well, they don’t address today’s mobile technology.

Casey Thompson, manager of consumer product development, TDS, says: “We all want to know our files-no matter where they are stored-are backed up and secure, but we also need a fast and easy way to make that happen.“

An unlimited number of devices can be backed up with younited and accessed anytime from anywhere via the website or the app for mobile devices (available for both iOS and Android). More than a backup service, it also allows customers to organize their files and create collections to share.

“What’s so powerful about younited is it allows customers to unify all their files-whether they are photos taken on a smartphone, videos taken on a tablet, important office documents, or files in other cloud services like DropBox,” said Thompson. “With younited, they’re all accessible from one location.“

Subscribers can share files with friends and family using the service’s secure email and text links or even by linking to a Chromecast TV dongle. Customers also have the option to ‘unshare’ previously shared files for additional control over their digital footprint.

“The service is an incredibly safe way to backup all your important files, and it’s also just so much more convenient,” Thompson added. “It’s automatic so you can ‘set it and forget it’ but still organize, access, and share what you want ins.“

The service is available for $5.95/month or purchased as part of a money-saving Plus Pack.

TDS customers using the previous backup online product will automatically be upgraded to younited.