[Alfred D.]

If you really want an online backup scheme – in addition to good local backups – (and provided you have a broadband connection) then why don't you arrange to store your online backups on a friend's, relative's or colleague's hard drive (preferably two friend's)? And vice versa.
It's probably cheaper, and certainly much more trusted/secure than some faceless commercial company on the other side of the country which may pull the plug overnight on your precious backups...