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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: Ellenmai on Tuesday 10 January 17 14:38 GMT (UK)
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My subscription is about to expire on Find MY Past has anyone a discount code or knowledge of any offers? I had a bargain offer for the World Subscription for 2016 at £64 thanks to a fellow member of RootsChat last year.
Ellen
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There was a $1/conversion rate just before Xmas , which many have taken advantage of. Others may confirm but I think Easter may be the next round.
I would also ring them and ask for a discount again. If not say you have to leave as you cant afford it. I'm sure that a deal can be worked. :)
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If your account is on auto-renew, you probably would get offered a 25% discount a week or so before renewal. Other than that recently there have only be 10% discounts or £1 for 1 month (which excludes the 1939 Register). Since they added the 1939 Register, they've not been so generous with discounts. :-\
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I was on that World sub as well, expires today for me. I talked to them on Chat, and was told to wait until my sub expires, and then renew. They told me how much, and gave me a code to input, as this isn't something otherwise available. I'll be trying it tomorrow.
The good thing about having done it on chat is that they sent me a transcript of the conversation, containing both the code and the subscription rate! So I've got the 25% off the UK sub in writing!
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I have just received the following e-mail which may be of use :
20% off 12 Month Subscription Orders at Find My Past. Want to save more from other 1 exciting coupons & deals? Check now!
[http://cdn.promospro.co.uk/image/couponnewsletter/couponalert/uklogo2.png?v=20150121]
Find My Past Offers
Find My Past
Find My Past
20% off 12 Month Subscription Orders code: 12BRITAIN20 Expires: January 23, 2017 More Top Coupons & Deals From Find My Past Find My Past Free 14-Day Trial of Discover the family Expires: January 23, 2017 See More Find My Past Vouchers & Deals Follow Us Your are subscribed as: ..... To ensure delivery of PromoPro email offer to your inbox, please add couponalert@promopro.co.uk to your address book. Copyright 2017 LinkGains (HK) Limited, Rm. 19C, Lockhart Ctr.,, Hong Kong. If you don't want to get email like this, modify or unsubscribe.
craggagh.
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Thank you all for your replies :)
Prawn Cocktail were you successful today and how much did you end up paying, if you don't mind me asking. I went on the Chat line and was offered Worldwide for £116.75 and British £89.97 but they didn't give me a code :(so not sure what to do.
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Hello -
I have just received the following e-mail which may be of use :
20% off 12 Month Subscription Orders at Find My Past. Want to save more from other 1 exciting coupons & deals? Check now!
[http://cdn.promospro.co.uk/image/couponnewsletter/couponalert/uklogo2.png?v=20150121]
Find My Past Offers
Find My Past
Find My Past
20% off 12 Month Subscription Orders code: 12BRITAIN20 Expires: January 23, 2017 More Top Coupons & Deals From Find My Past Find My Past Free 14-Day Trial of Discover the family Expires: January 23, 2017 See More Find My Past Vouchers & Deals Follow Us Your are subscribed as: ..... To ensure delivery of PromoPro email offer to your inbox, please add couponalert@promopro.co.uk to your address book. Copyright 2017 LinkGains (HK) Limited, Rm. 19C, Lockhart Ctr.,, Hong Kong. If you don't want to get email like this, modify or unsubscribe.
craggagh.
I've received that email twice but the code that they give always shows as "no longer valid".
Has it worked for anyone else?
sami
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Turns out you have to put the discount code in first (box on the right hand side on the first page), then choose which sub you wanted.
However, the code I had only gave me a sub of £95.96, or 20% off. So I got back on the chat, and they got me a different code, which gave me just over what I'd been offered. She then refunded the difference!
Talk about convoluted! I suspect no-one had thought we might not want to stay on World, having tried it, but I certainly wasn't able to make good use of it, being all British.
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My sub runs out on 8th Feb and last year I took up their brillant offer of 50% off and paid in $49.88! For worldwide.
Thanks to whoever put out that info.
So went on to chat today and pleaded poverty etc and they reduced worldwide sub paid in sterling from £139.99 to £116.99 - with a code to use. Not the best but they weren't budging any further so accepted that.
Does that help anyone decide?
Caroline
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My sub runs out on 8th Feb and last year I took up their brillant offer of 50% off and paid in $49.88! For worldwide.
Thanks to whoever put out that info.
So went on to chat today and pleaded poverty etc and they reduced worldwide sub paid in sterling from £139.99 to £116.99 - with a code to use. Not the best but they weren't budging any further so accepted that.
Does that help anyone decide?
Caroline
I was offered that £116.99 automatically as a loyal customer when my sub ran out last month!
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And I thought I'd done so well - you've quite burst my bubble!! I've been with them for years too, shall have to see what I can do when I enter the code after 8th Feb!!
Caroline
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I received the email offering me that about 10 days before my sub was due to be renewed, it will be interesting to see if they send you the same. It said it was 25% off and
"EXCLUSIVE PRICE FOR RENEWING CUSTOMERS
This annual subscription price is not available to non-renewing customers - it's our way of thanking you for your loyalty"
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I shall wait to see if they send me an email, although if I've just negotiated a new sub they may not!
I've just done the same with Ancestry who I think are also quite expensive at £179.99 for world wide!!!! They reduced it to £134.99.
I know they have a greta deal invested and when you work it out to a daily rate it's probably peanuts BUT if you subscribe to more than one it ticks up.
Good job I have my own account and my husband has no idea what I spend - except of course it comes out of a joint a/c at the end of each month!!
As we've just booked flights to California on my a/c he'll never notice these added sums!!!
Oh dear I wish partners could understand the need to do all this research etc ah well he's a member of a golf club somit all balances out in the end and I have earnt just as much, if not more,in my working life!!
Caroline
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I had one of the cheepie World subs that expired only the other day, but my UK sub runs until late July.
Live chatted today and was offered a 12mth World sub for £124.74 which combines my memberships. Not at all convinced that it's a good deal, but couldn't get it any lower.
STG
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So are you saying you had two subs then?
Why do you need a worldwide and U.K. When the world one covers the uk?
If you were offered £124.74 for a 12 month sub then you have a good deal don't you?
Caroline
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I've just done the same with Ancestry who I think are also quite expensive at £179.99 for world wide!!!! They reduced it to £134.99.
I got that Christmas Eve (sub was due to run out on 28 Dec) but had to threaten to leave because they weren't playing ball again (had same attitude from them the year before). When Mum phones about the same (she has her own Premium sub), she never has anywhere near as much trouble. :-X That said, for £11.25 per month, its very good value but just a lot in one go.
I did have a half price FindMyPast sub until last October but decided not to renew it although the auto-renew discount worked out at 25% off the new price (was 10% off the old pre-increase price). I've currently availed myself of the £1 for 1 month offer, albeit minus the 1939 Register, but am hoping they launch the Leicestershire & Rutland PRs before it expires. I don't think their worldwide sub is anywhere near as good as Ancestry's, but that's my personal view. ;D
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Come to Salt Lake City or the Riverton, Utah Genealogical Libraries and ancestry, Find-My Past and My Heritage are available free. No charge for anything except for copies.
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For those who don't have a sub!
Free access to findmypast, 12 - 15 January 2017
Does not include the 1939 Register
Does include census and parish registers
John
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Something to consider - if sites such as FindMyPast and Ancestry stopped all these free weekends and £1 for a month offers, could they then lower the price of their subscriptions?
I wonder how many people who used to subscribe have decided that with so many reduced offers it isn't worth paying for a year? I know that it has made me think about stopping my subs, as I seem to be paying a fortune for records that, if I was happy to wait for, I could probably get for just a few pounds a year. Obviously the idea is to entice people in and then hope they will take out a full sub, but from the way people talk on here about waiting for the next offer, I doubt if that happens much.
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I've stopped subscribing because of the free offers. At them moment I have FindMyPast for £1 and Ancestry was 3 months for the price of 1month. When I was asked why I was leaving the site I told them it was too expensive. The sent me an offer I couldn't refuse.
Carol
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I was a subscriber for at least five years until May 2017. I was offered a 15% discount to renew but my research had come to a temporary halt and, given all the offers, discounts etc, I decided not to take it up. I was then sent an email asking why I'd quit. Their best offer remained the 15% discount and they said that existing subscribers always got the best offers. When I suggested that did not always appear to be the case, the emails stopped! For now I can manage perfectly well using Ancestry in my local library. ;D
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Just found my subscription expired last month :(
Anyone know of any current offers before I pay full price?
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Not sure if anyone would be interested in this for Ancestry but i used it a couple of weeks ago and as far as i am aware people are still using it now UK premium for £59.99 and then Worldwide for £89.99 for 12 months? It does say new subscribers only but as long as your subscription has ran out you can use it!
http://www.ancestry.co.uk/cs/offers/subscribe?dna=crossAct&o_iid=70089&o_lid=70089&o_sch=Web%20Property
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Thanks for that Lisa, I've just got a year for £59.99 instead of £119.
I'm well chuffed.
Carol
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No problem Carol I got it from a Facebook group and apparently it's been on for months so was chuffed myself when I got it! ;D every little helps in this hobby!
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Thanks Lisa, I've checked on Ancestry and my sub is due to be renewed towards the end of November. I can't see how to stop annual renewal but as the credit card details they appear to be holding are wrong, my sub will run out. When it has I intend to use the link you've given us. Mind you I'll check a few days before my sub runs out just to make sure the link is still valid.
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Ancestry sent me a worldwide renewal in August for £179-99 - I rang to see if they would offer the 25% discount as they had done for the previous 5 years but the operator was very arrogant and said he was not inclined to offer any discount since I had threatened to cancel the previous year. So I was more than happy to cancel. Luckily I found the offer of worldwide for £89.99 which was amazing ;D Couldn't believe my luck ;)
http://www.ancestry.co.uk/cs/offers/subscribe?dna=crossAct
Sandra
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I can't see how to stop annual renewal but as the credit card details they appear to be holding are wrong, my sub will run out.
You can cancel 'auto renewal' by phone on their free phone no. 0800-404-9723
Annie
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Thanks Annie, I'll try that, however, as I haven't got the credit card they think I have a renewal will not go through any way.
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I can't see how to stop annual renewal but as the credit card details they appear to be holding are wrong, my sub will run out.
Once you are logged in - use the drop down menu and go to "Your Account" - on the right hand side it gives subscription options ........... this is where you can cancel your subscription. This should be followed up from ancestry with a confirmation to your personal email address.
Subscription Options
Update payment information
Cancel subscription
View order history
Sandra
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Thank you Sandra, I had seen that but I didn't want to cancel, just stop auto-renewal. However, having read the notes it seems I can cancel 2 days before the end of the current subscription runs out, so I'll do that then, re-subscribe with the cheaper options - always assuming they are still available.
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You can cancel it now, it will still run until the end of your subscription
Mine states
This subscription has been cancelled and will not renew. You will continue to have access until 11 October 2017
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So no-one knows of any Find My Past offers?
Looks like I will have to bite the bullet and pay full price :(
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Thanks Rosie, I assumed if I cancelled it would just stop, glad to find out the sub continues until the date it runs out - in my case 25 November.
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Not sure if anyone would be interested in this for Ancestry but i used it a couple of weeks ago and as far as i am aware people are still using it now UK premium for £59.99 and then Worldwide for £89.99 for 12 months? It does say new subscribers only but as long as your subscription has ran out you can use it!
http://www.ancestry.co.uk/cs/offers/subscribe?dna=crossAct&o_iid=70089&o_lid=70089&o_sch=Web%20Property
Does it allow you to renew with your old user name or do you have to set up a new account
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I used my old user name.
Carol
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Thanks Carol :)
I don't have family trees on mine but had wondered how you would continue to access them, that solves that question ;D
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Hi
Just tried FindMyPast and as I like the Newspaper Archive and I'm well stuck (and either way with 2 possibles) 230 years ago (one possibly due, to missing Presbyterian and other NC Chapel records), I felt I would need their Pro package to get the Newspaper Archive, so tried politely for a promotional discount or voucher code and her polite response was no.
Find My Past Pro
A single payment of £156 a year.
They claimed the one-off payment is already discounted, over the monthly cost.
I'll wait til they have a promotion.
It would have been handy, as I'm currently confined to bed most of the time, to rest a bad back.
Mark
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Have you tried using the "Try it for FREE" offer on here:-
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/
Blue
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If you are located in the UK you may be able to access Gales newspapers archive at home via your local library service
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Hi
Just tried FindMyPast and as I like the Newspaper Archive and I'm well stuck (and either way with 2 possibles) 230 years ago (one possibly due, to missing Presbyterian and other NC Chapel records), I felt I would need their Pro package to get the Newspaper Archive, so tried politely for a promotional discount or voucher code and her polite response was no.
Find My Past Pro
A single payment of £156 a year.
They claimed the one-off payment is already discounted, over the monthly cost.
I'll wait til they have a promotion.
It would have been handy, as I'm currently confined to bed most of the time, to rest a bad back.
Mark
Mark,
If all you need is the British newspapers, you should be able to access them with a Britain-only subscription to FindMyPast. I've accessed the newspapers with a one-month Britain-only subscription. You don't need a special Pro subscription, in my experience.
Regards,
Josephine
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Have you tried using the "Try it for FREE" offer on here:-
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/
Blue
Hello Blue and Rosie
I was with British Newspaper Archive for many years, but my membership recently lapsed. Our Library has Ancestry and FindMyPast.
My Gale Library membership in an adjoining County stopped despite being a border town, because our local telephone exchange number has been routed via a City 8 miles in the other direction (thank you Buzby). Gale won't accept my telephone exchange, from my home, even though I have legitimate Library Membership both sides of the County Border.
Found in Newspapers my ancestors:- 1815 Marriage notice; being Elected an Overseer of Poor 1838 (for which only the 1837 Election survives); Victim of a Highway Robery and left for dead but recovering 1842; his Father selling a stationary steam engine 1843; Various Family Marriage and Deaths notices; Property advertised for sale, which they had purchased (according to the Wakefield Deed Registers); a named Man dying at the Bar of their Dram Shop and some of their property being sold and a brief inquest 1870. One granted a School Placement by a Freemasons Charity and two winning the Diocesan prize for Teaching.
Newspapers are very difficult due to poor OCR and the above have been found with great patience over about 5 years or more.
I feel, we have about exhausted pay per view information online and my wife and I are exploring offline records in Archives, e.g. numerous Wills of my family name, Quaker Minutes offline (not in their BMD though), Manor records etc., which we shall continue, already with some success! But not enough success in Archives yet to confirm who my elusive ancestor really was.
Mark
Added; Thanks Josephine ...
I was trying to get a deal (both together).
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Unfortunately, Ancestry has only got offers on it's DNA product at the moment. I was hoping to get a discount when I renew next week. :'( Chances are I'll renew and then they'll put out more offers. Perhaps I'll wait until nearer to Christmas just in case there's a Christmas offer.
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I got an email this morning from FindMyPast for 75% off one month world subscription. Works out less than $5 here in Aus.
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Added; Thanks Josephine ...
I was trying to get a deal (both together).
I feel like an idiot, but I still don't understand this, and would appreciate it if someone would kindly explain it to me just for future reference.
Was the hoped-for package deal to include subscriptions to both Ancestry and FindMyPast?
Thank you,
Josephine
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I'm out of the loop when it comes to subscriptions I've been going to the library instead. Out of curiosity I tried to view a newspaper record on FindMyPast and it showed me three different subscriptions:
-Starter
-Plus
-Pro
Above Plus it says Recommended however only Pro mentions newspapers, "Exclusive newspaper archive". Presumably Starter and Plus don't have newspaper access? There's not enough information about what you can access for each. Is there another more detailed description of each subscription?
Blue
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Thank you, Blue.
When I go to www.findmypast.co.uk and click on the subscribe button, I see options for World and Britain subscriptions.
When I go to www.findmypast.com, I see options for Premium and Starter subscriptions, and only the former offers newspaper access.
So maybe that explains my confusion; maybe it depends on which site you use to sign up.
If you sign up to a Britain subscription via FindMyPast.co.uk, it includes access to the British newspapers. If that's all anyone wants, then I'd recommend signing up via the .co.uk site, which is what I do.
I like to subscribe for a month at a time, either when they add new records sets of interest to me, or when I need to look someone up in the newspapers.
I tend to subscribe to www.newspapers.com for six months at a time because I get a lot of use out of their American newspapers.
Regards,
Josephine
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I have a Lancashire library card that gives me home access to the Gale 19th century newspapers. If I remember right my free access to FindMyPast at the library does not include the newspapers so I think that's why I resort to the "Try it for FREE" offers on British Newspaper Archive site, a useful resource for 20th century newspapers.
Blue
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Added; Thanks Josephine ...
I was trying to get a deal (both together).
I feel like an idiot, but I still don't understand this, and would appreciate it if someone would kindly explain it to me just for future reference.
Was the hoped-for package deal to include subscriptions to both Ancestry and FindMyPast?
Thank you,
Josephine
Hi Josephine and All
Thanks.
No, just Find My Past and the Newspaper Archive. Looks like I went to .com site.
I'm not going ahead with a Subs., only records in Archives can help now. I've hit a thick stone wall at about 1785-86.
We were sailing along well, all the Census, all the Certificates, relations, plenty of newspaper references back to 1815. Everything tying up, then nothing, no Apprenticeship, no birth / baptism. Rootschatters found two predecessor possibles, who might link to him, but they left no Wills, one has a burial record, the other disappears, but neither have identifiable graves, nor M.I.s.
Tried numerous Wills & other records.
The one I'm stuck with, was refused Quaker Membership in the York Quaker Meeting Minutes of 1836 and buried by the Quakers in 1845 as "Not in Membership"! The Quakers gave the Burial site to the local Council. A recent visit revealed few headstones.
Mark
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Mark,
I wish you luck. It does get a lot more difficult the farther back we go.
Regards,
Josephine
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My Gale Library membership in an adjoining County stopped despite being a border town, because our local telephone exchange number has been routed via a City 8 miles in the other direction (thank you Buzby). Gale won't accept my telephone exchange, from my home, even though I have legitimate Library Membership both sides of the County Border.
It may be worth a letter (not an email) showing your address & telephone number which would correspond with the area, keep a copy too.
Does this mean anyone who doesn't have a home phone can't get access?
Surely an address is more proof of anything rather than a phone no. ???
Annie
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I received the following in a RootsMagic newsletter early this morning, Obviously missed Black Friday but still valid until end of Monday.
"A couple of weeks ago Ancestry had a one day 50% off sale on subscriptions. A lot of you told us that you didn't find out until it was over. Well this time Ancestry is offering 50% off gift subscriptions over the Black Friday / Cyber Monday weekend! And if you are a new subscriber, or if your current Ancestry subscription renews in the next 90 days, you can use the gift subscription for yourself!"
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01l3f/
Hope this is useful to some of you.
Jenny
Mods.. please move if this isn't the right board or has already been posted.
From my post on the lighter side
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I wonder if that will work with non US addresses as the prices are shown in dollars? I'll try it out on Monday, my current sub runs out on Sunday. If necessary I'll buy it in my husband's name and just use it on my laptop.
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Apparently, you could try this
http://www.ancestry.co.uk/cs/offers/...ct&irpid=55537 (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/cs/offers/...ct&irpid=55537)
but it only works if you permit your current subscription to lapse. So if you follow the link and still have a current subscription (and are logged in) it won't show up properly.
STG
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Thank you I'll try that on Monday.
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Please let us know how you get on! ;)
STG
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I have, in the past, subscribed to the US site and also the Australian and Irish version on FindMyPast depending on who is giving the best offer. I always check the exchange rate first.
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Please let us know how you get on! ;)
STG
Will do.
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Hi Annie
Gale, via the Library only really gave me The Times and I've checked for everything when I was last on.
When I go from the Library to Gale and I put my Library Code in, it basically says my Standard Telephone Dialling code is outside of the Library Area.
Mark
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In my library The Times & Newspaper library all come under Gale database you can just switch from one to the other having logged in.
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Apparently, you could try this
http://www.ancestry.co.uk/cs/offers/...ct&irpid=55537 (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/cs/offers/...ct&irpid=55537)
but it only works if you permit your current subscription to lapse. So if you follow the link and still have a current subscription (and are logged in) it won't show up properly.
STG
Sorry that doesn't work at all, I just get "We’re sorry, this page is no longer available".
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I received the following in a RootsMagic newsletter early this morning, Obviously missed Black Friday but still valid until end of Monday.
"A couple of weeks ago Ancestry had a one day 50% off sale on subscriptions. A lot of you told us that you didn't find out until it was over. Well this time Ancestry is offering 50% off gift subscriptions over the Black Friday / Cyber Monday weekend! And if you are a new subscriber, or if your current Ancestry subscription renews in the next 90 days, you can use the gift subscription for yourself!"
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01l3f/
Hope this is useful to some of you.
Jenny
Mods.. please move if this isn't the right board or has already been posted.
From my post on the lighter side
That works but, of course, they then add tax to the figures quoted. However for a worldwide sub I save about £46 on the price quoted on the UK site which is apparently a saving of £60! The other cheaper option is for US records only which isn't much use to me as only a few of my ancestors went to USA.
Interestingly as soon as I put in my email address up popped "Welcome back Elizabeth". ::)
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Ancestry sent me a worldwide renewal in August for £179-99 - I rang to see if they would offer the 25% discount as they had done for the previous 5 years but the operator was very arrogant and said he was not inclined to offer any discount since I had threatened to cancel the previous year. So I was more than happy to cancel. Luckily I found the offer of worldwide for £89.99 which was amazing ;D Couldn't believe my luck ;)
http://www.ancestry.co.uk/cs/offers/subscribe?dna=crossAct
Sandra
Have you tried this one LizzieW
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Oh Rosie - I kept seeing this one and thought it was for Ancestry DNA only. It's too late now I've paid $178 :'( :'(
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To further complicate things, I just received an email from FindMyPast saying, "We have introduced three new packages, Starter, Plus and Pro for our UK customers. Plus and Pro include unlimited monthly access to the 1939 Register."
And... it looks like newspaper access is available only with the "Pro" subscriptions now via FindMyPast.co.uk.
Please ignore my previous comments about this issue -- they have been rendered obsolete!
::)
(Although that's good news about the register!)
Regards,
Josephine
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Although, as I understand it from the FAQ, you can keep British or World subscriptions and all they consist of, if you want to, as long as you have auto-renew ticked and don't allow your subscription to lapse.
Following the links from the e-mail I was sent, I cant see what the new packages are.
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Can anyone see what is being included on Plus? All I'm being offered is Pro or PAYG! And Pro is up massively from what I paid this year ....
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Hopefully this will show the new packages
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01l3p/
ADDED May not work if you are logged into F M P
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That's what I got, it may be me but I cant see any way to compare packages or the price. I also can't see a way to proceed to step 2.
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Hopefully this will show the new packages
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01l3p/
Still only showing Pro! ??? ??? ???
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I logged out of FindMyPast to get that ;)
I have amended my other post to that effect
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Thanks, Rosie! ;D
But now I can see that I'd get Irish records (which I don't want, I have Scots and Welsh blood, but no Irish), but lose Newspapers (which I do want) if I go to Plus.
Not good! The alternative is that I have to re-tick Auto-renew, to be able to get what I have now, by the look of it
:'( :'(
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Argh, this is confusing! I guess I'll have to deal with it the next time I sign up. Basically, what it seems to mean for me, is that the cost of a monthly subscription has just gone up.
Gah! I feel like I'm suddenly dealing with a cable TV provider.
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just logged out of FindMyPast to see the comparisons and it looks like I'll have to stay as I am as I want newspapers, India Office and the 1939 but don't need the rest of the world US/Australia options
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Let us hope that auto renew will let us stay as we are at the moment ???
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I've only just spotted this conversation/topic, and won't have time to check all the responses, but I just wanted to point out that it is possible to take out a separate subscription to the British Newspaper Archives - not sure how the subscription rates compare though sorry
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To further complicate things, I just received an email from FindMyPast saying, "We have introduced three new packages, Starter, Plus and Pro for our UK customers. Plus and Pro include unlimited monthly access to the 1939 Register."
And... it looks like newspaper access is available only with the "Pro" subscriptions now via FindMyPast.co.uk.
Please ignore my previous comments about this issue -- they have been rendered obsolete!
::)
(Although that's good news about the register!)
Regards,
Josephine
Yes they're the options I was given when I tried to view a newspaper record.
Blue
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I still can't find anything except the "pro" subscription?
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I still can't find anything except the "pro" subscription?
This is the link via the email I received:
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/subscribe?utm_source=FindMyPast&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1045289&utm_campaign=service
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This link should show them all:
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/Subscribe?isfreetrialrequest=false&paymentRoute=0&layout=1
It looks like you need to Pro package if you want access to the Newspapers now.
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Am I just being dim? I still cannot find anything other than Pro.
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Have you logged out completely? That's the only way I could see all the options. Now I have to find my password to log back in. ::)
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Well, I eventually worked out how to log out, which was not easy! But it seems to have worked. It all seems pretty silly - one would think the link on their email might have worked better.
Now to try and get back in. ???
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Well, I eventually worked out how to log out, which was not easy! But it seems to have worked. It all seems pretty silly - one would think the link on their email might have worked better.
Now to try and get back in. ???
I know, I expected it to take me straight to the page. I think for the moment I'll just stay on what I have as that suits me.
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Am I just being dim? I still cannot find anything other than Pro.
Someone suggested (farther up in the thread) that logging out before trying the link might work. Have you tried that?
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So basically the 12 month Starter sub is now £72, the Plus which includes 1939 census and Irish, UK Parish, Military and Travel records is now £120 and the Pro which is their entire global collection including the 1939 Register and Exclusive newspaper archive is £156. I guess the extra £36 for all their records is less than £1 a week but for people on limited incomes that is more than they can afford.
If you take out the Plus at £120, and then want to view newspapers the subs for British Newspaper Archives are either £12.95/month if you only want one month, £8.64/month for 3 months, billed every 3 months (that's £25.92) and £6.67/month for 12 months billed annually (that's £80.04).
So as they say you pays your money and takes your choice.
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Very slightly off topic but I think we have to remember that genealogy is a hobby and if you want to do it properly you can’t expect to do it for free or on the cheap. I’m afraid I get a bit cross when people say they can’t afford to pay for subscriptions or certificates, when you consider that even the most expensive sub here costs less than 50p a day. I consider that very good value, as it would cost me far more than that to visit different archives and offices to get that same information. Firms such as FindMyPast and Ancestry are running a business, so obviously are out to make a profit. There are free sites where people can make a start on their tree, but as I said, if you want to do it properly you should expect to pay for information.
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One of the answers to the newspaper access issue is to use the free offer on British Newspaper Archive (if you've used the offer before get a friend or relation to try it on your behalf with another e-mail address) and/or join a library where they allow members home use of Gale. Then opt for Starter or Plus.
Blue
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So as they say you pays your money and takes your choice.
The problem is that the old £120 Britain subscription included the newspapers but not the Irish records. Now it has the Irish records but not the newspapers. So those of use who want the newspapers but have no need for the non UK records are feeling slightly aggrieved.
I will be hit with a significant increase if I ever let my subscription lapse. :(
And as an aside, although the 1939 register is presented as a premium dataset and not for beginners, someone starting out their research today would probably want to look at it before moving further back.
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I just received the email. I keep an Ancestry sub running permanently and buy a month on FindMyPast on occasions if they put up some parish register images I haven't seen, and I use the rest of the month to blanket read a few weeks of the local newspapers. I have no interest in World or Irish records or the 1939 register. The price is suddenly almost twice what I have been paying.
I don't think I'll bother again. Thanks FindMyPast.
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Very slightly off topic but I think we have to remember that genealogy is a hobby and if you want to do it properly you can’t expect to do it for free or on the cheap. I’m afraid I get a bit cross when people say they can’t afford to pay for subscriptions or certificates, ...
Hi
Getting the correct GRO Certificate or Parish Copies is really a must (unless you have the originals) to check that the parentage and relations actually match up, to your research, plus any snippets of hidden / previously unknown information, along with obtaining the Census pages too and other associated documents.
I'm back 200 years (with a 1785-87 birth, calculated from ages in documents) and we must go and see more document types identified, as only in archives, as possible sources (no guarantee), if I wish to make a definite link to one of two possible earlier lines, or make any link backward.
Mark
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Hello
I have had a full FindMyPast subscription and Ancestry full lsubscription for years.
I haven't read their new subscription offers properly because I have had trouble for months now in viewing US newspapers. I have been able to download them (which is anyway better for me) but since one week I haven't been able to do this. I complained about the "non-viewing issue" months ago but it still isn't functioning and now that I am unable to download the newspapers I have written to them to the effect that I will not be renewing my subscription.
The USA newspapers are of considerable value to me.
Ancestry also has Newspaper.com which I have used before, so most likely FindMyPast and I will be parting company.
I feel cheated!!
Regards,
Gill
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A prompt repy from FindMyPast:
"Email from the Findmypast Support Team
We will respond to your query as quickly as possible. Our Customer Support working hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm and we aim to deal with all queries within one working day.
In the meantime, we have provided some useful links which you may find interesting.
A guide to getting started with Findmypast: http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/getting-started
Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.findmypast.co.uk/frequently-asked-questions
Exploring your UK Ancestors - See our getting started Video Library at http://bit.do/findmypast_getting_started_in_UK
Kind Regards,
Findmypast Support Team"
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regards
Gill
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Looks like a standard reply doesn't it, probably triggered automatically when they receive an email!
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Looks like it to me, too.
I am eagerly awaiting their explanation ::)
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I received a very polite message from a lady called Joanna asking me to tell her which newspapers I couldn't download. As I don't make a list of download failures, I was unable to answer.
I also stated that I have never been able to just "view" the newspaper without downloading. I have complained about this, too but, years later, it is still so.
I sent her the following text which has appeared on my screen 2-3 time in the last two weeks:
We're down for maintenance
Please accept our apologies. We're undertaking some essential maintenance.
Sorry if this causes you any inconvenience - we'll get the site up and running again very soon.
Thank you for your patience.
Findmypast
I am afraid my patience is running out!!
Regards
Gill
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For anyone who can't see the new subscription details but wants to, here are some screen grabs:
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I've only just spotted this conversation/topic, and won't have time to check all the responses, but I just wanted to point out that it is possible to take out a separate subscription to the British Newspaper Archives - not sure how the subscription rates compare though sorry
To further point out re the BNA, if you go via Quidco you can get 70% cash back on a one-month sub. I did this a year ago, searched intensively for everything I could think of, then cancelled. Probably cost me £5 - yet some of the stuff I uncovered was absolutely priceless...