Membership Subscription Options Change

DennisN · Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:44 pm Post subject:

Here's a slow example. I found one at 11:30pm this last Sunday. The offending person was booted out at 9am on Monday, as soon as MaFt had finished changing his new baby's nappy.
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Two of them are obesiting!!

GPS_fan · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:18 am Post subject:

Oldboy · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 11:33 am Post subject:

stiggy_sawdust · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 5:39 pm Post subject:

If you pay peanuts.......
But not in this case. Excellent value and service, worth its weight in gold.
Good decision.

Chris206 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 09, 2006 Posts: 8

you've lost someone who used to happily pay 2 quid a time. Smile

no point trying to beat p2p, this wont help... probably lose every occasional user, and find them downloading from p2p instead.

PaulB2005 · Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:28 pm Post subject:

If you subscribed and where the first to submit a new camera then you could get a free lifetime sub....

Chris206 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 09, 2006 Posts: 8

i tried that, i submitted a red light camera... didnt get added to database last time i checked, and didnt get a free subscription either. and its definatley there.... submitted it twice now.

PaulB2005 · Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject:

All cameras have to be verified before they are added, so this can delay their inclusion. Also you have to have a current, active subscription at the time you submit the camera to qualify and you have to be the first.

I can't comment on your case but is £19 a year really that bad when a fine can be £30?

Chris206 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 09, 2006 Posts: 8

yeah i had an active subscription, i submitted it twice, once 18 months ago, and once a year ago. Its not on my maps from 5 months ago, but it now appears on ur google maps overlay. I didnt recieve no free membership, i know that Smile

£19 aint that bad, but £2 is pretty fair for one month as well, i personally feel, people will just think dont bother now, when normally they would have paid a couple of quid.

you'll always get the yearly subscriptions from those who want it, but you'll lose out on the people who occasioanlly just wanted £2.

Some people only make trips once or twice a year, used to cost them £4, now costs them £19... thats quite a jump in price. Sure its not a lot of money, but u guys just seem to change it as you please to suit yourselves.

Instead of saying its cheap etc etc, you have to realise not everyone will voice thier opinions to say they feel its a bad idea, of that you've lost custom. This will not win your battle against p2p, you never will, so you may as well take any little amounts of money people will pay for the one off.

When you can buy a infrorad speed camera detector for £19 with free updates for a year, which you can share etc.

I just thought i would let you know, that alot of people that can live without these warnings, but were happy to pay £2 now and again, wont bother anymore... feedback from your consumer should always be listened to and concidered... as not many unhappy customers will bother to let you know.

Darren · Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:46 pm Post subject:

The InfoRad is not comparable, it doesn't do mobiles for starters, nor is there any forum or feedback from the developers. Of course P2P will never go away but we'll do our best to scupper anyone relying on that as a source of our database. Anyone who thinks thieving it off there is acceptable deserves all they get IMHO and with every release we'll make it harder and harder.

If you want to email me more details of the camera you submitted I'm happy to investigate the status of it and why you did not qualify?

If you can't see the value of the subscription, the work we do and the benefit of a source that offers complete transparency then that is your choice.
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beaconlegal · Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:12 pm Post subject:

I too have only downloaded occasionally as I simply do not travel far enough to need it more often. But, whilst I would obvioulsy have preferred to pay £2 every few months, I have to say I still think £19 a year is a bargin. Compare it for a start off with what Tom Tom charges for its database - and they only have fixed site speed cameras, no mobiles or red light cameras.

So although I don't have an active sub at the moment because I last updated a couple of months back, I shall contentedly pay up for the year when I next need to update. It's still peanuts really and excellent value.

I consider that it gets me all the information, advice and assistance on the forums too. I know they are "free" but it all has to be paid for somehow and without the income from the database sales, I son't suppose the rest of the site would be here.

Great product. keep it up.

kissack · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 24, 2005 Posts: 11

kissack · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 24, 2005 Posts: 11

aj2052 · Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:26 am Post subject:

I have to agree I am only an occasional perhaps twice a year long distance user and live in an area where cameras are not predominant, I accept £19 a year is not excessive if you use them, and no doubt i will subscribe if needed but it does not come down to tightness or what you do or do not spend your money on it is value for need, lets face it Autocad costs approx £3500 and its still pirated so increasing the cost is not going to thwart piracy but increase it.

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