Rob

This is clearly related to the recent release of T-Mobiles myTouch 3G. They are getting everyone on the appropriate (obviously more expensive) data plans - wouldn't want any myTouch users on the less-expensive Sidekick plan.

The effect on iPhones is just a byproduct of this policy change.

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A drobo-type solution, as others have mentioned, is ideal but not always practical, unfortunately. Stay away from RAIDed HD's, like the G-RAIDs, they are impossible to rebuild if one drive goes down.

I feel like you missed a step here, though. My last stop before the professional data recovery (and I agree you got off cheap on this one, too), is the very excellent Prosoft Data Rescue II, which has both a Mac and PC version. I have recovered drives when nothing else worked, including DiskWarrior, etc. It's relatively cheap and has saved me a lot of times - it takes a long time to recover, but I couldn't possibly recommend it more as an option of (almost) last resort.

Rob

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