<html><head></head><body><div dir="auto">Yes, only I needed and surpassed the 15 GB storage limit and being an Android customer I use Google Desktop for Windows to access my primary documents that are stored there and I don't mind paying $19.99 per year for 100 GB of storage enhanced photo editing features like Magic Eraser in Google photos normally available only to Google phone owners the pixel and use of their VPN.<br><br>Telephone tech support was basically an added bonus that I didn't know about when I signed up for what I needed.<br><br>It works really well you can chat with them from your phone relatively quickly or just simply talk to them on the phone. And you can ask them questions that are about other Google products not just Google Drive.<br><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class='k9mail-signature'>-- <br>Drew King<br><br></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto">On February 20, 2024 12:05:33 PM EST, Robert Primak <bobprimak@yahoo.com> wrote:</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Google One offers a free plan with no subscription, with limited storage. They heavily push their paid plan, even when you don't need the upgrade. That is deceptive advertising.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I use Google One (free) to back up my Android phone. (I would not back up photos if I had a lot of them on the phone. Google Drive is better for that purpose. Google Photos also works, but it now counts against you Drive quota.)</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The free service does not include any phone support.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Personally, for the rare occasions when I might need phone support, I would not be paying for a subscription plan. Forcing people to do that is just plain wrong, in my opinion.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">-- Bob Primak </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div>
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Any chance you pay for additional storage on Google Drive a
feature called <span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 0);">Google
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Anyone who pays the minimum $1.99 a month for the basic 100 GB
plan per year gets telephone and chat technical support provided
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I can contact them about lots of topics and they always answer. I
don't always get the answer I want but I get someone to
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<div>On February 12, 2024 7:19:44 PM EST, George Gamota
via LCTG <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us" target="_blank" href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us" class="yiv4833638815moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"><lctg@lists.toku.us></a> wrote:</div>
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<p class="yiv4833638815MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;">I am going nuts
trying to retrieve my Google account on my PC. I can get
it on my iPhone and can see the password, but the password
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<p class="yiv4833638815MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;">I have been trying
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telephone number for Google customer service?</span></p>
<p class="yiv4833638815MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;">George</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;color:black;">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;"></span></p>
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