Why personal details?

[suttontrust]

Having read an advert from The Genealogist I was interested to find out what areas were covered by their indexing of the 1841 census - especially as they operate a pay-per-view option.  I couldn't find anywhere on the website to tell me the coverage, so I emailed them, saying that I would want to know the coverage before I would think of a subscription.  The reply was swift.  It told me, in effect, that if I went through the subscription process it would tell me the coverage.  I tried it - but there's no way of getting to the information without filling in all one's personal details as if prior to taking out a subscription.  I don't want anyone to have all that information if I'm not going to sign up.  What do others think?

[Tati]

I agree with you this is abusive...
I'm sure you'll find a rootschatter who subscribes to the site and can tell you what is actually covered 

[Kevwood]

Ive just had a look on the website and it says 70% coverage including london, lancashire and yorkshire.

Kev.

[suttontrust]

Yes - but if your research is NOT in London, Lancashire or Yorkshire, you want to know if they've got your area.  There seems no reason why they can't state exactly what's available. 

[Kevwood]

I agree it is annoying, i have not found any relatives in any of those areas at all. They really ought to say.

I subscribed to a pay per view site that advertised the 1841 census and when i looked they had two counties that were of no use to me.

Kev.

[AngelaR]

I've just had a look at the site and found this page - which seems to give something about census coverage.

http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/nameindex/ai_content.php

Angela

[outlaw]

Hi,
if you click on subscribe now and then click on pay as you go,you can view which areas they cover in each category.
hope this helps
Paula

[outlaw]

or just click on angela's link 
paula

[suttontrust]

Mmm, thanks.  But not at that price.