Carbonite saved my virtual world

I get a lot of emails from customers whose files we saved, but a couple of days ago I got one that caught my eye because it was unusually effusive in its praise. I can't resist reprinting it:

 

The unthinkable happened. Somehow, someway, completely unexpected (as it always is), a simple power failure dealt a hand that no one in my household saw coming. Without Carbonite, months of work would have been gone. A book concept, complete with photos — gone. Documents that stretched over a five year period — gone. All of my financial records in Quicken — gone. Valuable photos of my family and my new wife, and our honeymoon — gone. First photos of my brand new grandson, born just days ago — gone.

But thanks to Carbonite — NOT GONE. I used my system restore disk, putting my computer back in service minus all of my files, hoping that Carbonite would be my answer. IT WAS! EVERYTHING was restored. EVERYTHING was recovered. Every file, every photo, every document. I've been sitting in front of my computer, just quietly shaking, stunned that everything that I thought had slipped from my world is back again, safe and sound.

It is impossible for me to properly thank you. It is equally impossible for me to communicate to you what Carbonite has done for my peace of mind and my sense of security. What might have been the equivalent of an electronic tornado has come back as a clear, blue sky filled with soft clouds.

Carbonite, and you, are my heroes. HURRAY FOR CARBONITE!!

Your friend,

Ricky David Tripp”

 

I have to tell you that NO entrepreneur can resist feeling good when they get a letter like this. We work so darned hard, and this is the best kind of payoff we could possibly get! BTW, check out Ricky's web site, www.rickydavidtripp.com. He's a very talented dude. I have a soft spot for musicians — I was a music composition major in college. Unlike Ricky, I couldn't make a living at it. Anyway, I'm glad we saved all his stuff!

Dave
CEO, Carbonite

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Comments

July 4. 2009 18:43

Martin Smith

Dave,

It's all very well posting blog articles like this about how wonderful Carbonite is, but some of us have been *trying* to be happy customers for 9 months now. If only the product actually worked and the customer service could be of any assistance.

It was potentially a great product, but Carbonite haven't even replied to my emails since December - some 7 or 8 months ago. Frankly, I have been very patient with it and you, but my patience has run out now. Perhaps you're far too busy chasing new customers to look after those that have already paid their cash over.

Now, I'd just like a refund and I'll try to find a similar service that really works elsewhere.

Martin Smith

August 3. 2009 03:14

Glenn

Carbonite Failed! - You can't rely on it!

My laptop suddenly died. Thank goodness everything was backed up on Carbonite, right?

Wrong! Tried to restore my Outlook file with all my emails, contacts, appointment, etc. etc. and the CARBONITE SERVER CRASHED! Wouldn't restore my large file.

Contacted tech support 3 times. They were no help. Said that it was a known issue and there was nothing they could do. Said they would get back to me in 3 days. Meanwhile, I'm dead in the water without all of my key business data.

If you are relying on Carbonite to protect your data - think again!

Glenn

Glenn

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