# Thoughts on Cubbit “free” cloud storage? **URL:** https://www.twit.community/t/thoughts-on-cubbit-free-cloud-storage/7111 **Category:** Tech Talk **Created:** [June 12, 2020, 5:33am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/thoughts-on-cubbit-free-cloud-storage/7111 "2020-06-12T05:33:20Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 4
### Author: ![PHolder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/www.twit.community/pholder/32/2439_2.png) [@PHolder](https://www.twit.community/u/PHolder) #### Post date: [June 12, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/thoughts-on-cubbit-free-cloud-storage/7111/4 "2020-06-12T20:17:16Z")
We’ve seen this problem before… there is no free lunch when it comes to online services. Look at the Wink situation as an example what has to eventually happen. > [@Wink 2 Replacement Hub](https://www.twit.community/t/wink-2-replacement-hub/6748): > > I got an email this morning that starting May 13th, Wink will now charge $4.99/month to use their hub. Blah. The whole point of buying a wink hub on the first place was to not have a monthly fee. I’m thinking about switching to another hub, possibly the SmartThings hub or something else. I have several GE Zwave switches, dimmer, and fan controllers; echo dot; several WeMo switches and plugs; a single temperature/motion sensor (Smart+ by Sylvania) and a few SmartLife switches. I don’t believe an… --- _[View the full topic](https://www.twit.community/t/thoughts-on-cubbit-free-cloud-storage/7111)._