"... Rsync.net has a deal to prepay ~4 years worth upfront and they'll let you use it for life but it's capped at 1TB ..."
To clarify ... it is not capped. You may scale the lifetime payment option to any size you like in 100 GB increments.
You may also upgrade it later in life, most likely for less money/TB ...
This means that our (the provider) and your (the user) interests are perfectly aligned: we want you to use more storage and we will make it easy for you to do so. Your needs, and usage, will grow and you will make further payments to us over time - just on a longer, more drawn out schedule.
To clarify ... it is not capped. You may scale the lifetime payment option to any size you like in 100 GB increments.
You may also upgrade it later in life, most likely for less money/TB ...
This means that our (the provider) and your (the user) interests are perfectly aligned: we want you to use more storage and we will make it easy for you to do so. Your needs, and usage, will grow and you will make further payments to us over time - just on a longer, more drawn out schedule.