iPhone - iCloud - any value?

11.18.11;

Based on what I have reviewed to-date, there is limited value in using iCloud ... unless you have limited free data storage available.
By this, I mean if you have free space on your PCs (five times the size of your iPhone hard drive), it is more expensive to use iCloud than your PCs to backup your iPhone.


The one caveat is iCloud is similar to gmail and yahoo vs sympatico and rogers email addresses ... you can ONLY access sympatico or rogers from your PC. 

iCloud is free up to 5GB and should be used by everyone below this limit (similar to credit card usage for people paying their monthly bill). 
However, as our iPhones are 16gb or larger, those of us who exceed 5GB for backup could pay quite a lot to use iCloud.


The first pic indicates the items you should consider saving in iCloud as they will be less than 5gb.


The second pic indicates your usage in iCloud. As it get closer to 5gb, you might want to consider alternatives.