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In what may be an industry first, a cloud services firm is offering unlimited storage for less than $5 a month.

The new Pogoplug plan went live last week and lets users save files to the cloud that they can then access from any device. Cloud Engines CEO Dan Putterman said there is no limit to the devices on which you can access or save files.

Pogoplug's plan is unique in that no other service offers so much space for so little without some sort of limitation.

Other companies offer unlimited cloud storage but tend to have restrictions. Some limit the number of computers you can back up, restrict how many files you can store or ask to use the excess space on your hard drive for their network of cloud storage. Pogoplug will simply bill you once a month and let you have at it.

Putterman said the company's proprietary technology, which was developed over the last five years, and declining cost of hosted storage have made the lower price possible.

"We're passing on the economic benefits to our customers," he said.

On Mac or PC computers, users can access their files through Pogoplug's website or a client that will continuously sync up files to the cloud similar to what Dropbox does. There are also apps that can be used for the iPhone, iPad and Android devices.

Notable competitors offer similar-priced plans but not nearly as much storage.

Cloud company Dropbox, for example, will give you 100 gigabytes of storage for $9.99 a month or $99 a year. Box, meanwhile, will give individual users 25 GB for $9.99 a month.

Apple's iCloud offers 25 GB of total storage for $40 a year, Microsoft's SkyDrive will give you 107 GB for $50 a year, Amazon will give you 100 GB for $50 a year, and with Google Drive you can get 100 GB for $4.99 a month.

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Pogoplug offers unlimited cloud storage for $5 a month