ancestry.com, free 3 day offer? CATCH?

[marie1983]

Has anyone used the 3 free day offer? whats the catch? and is it any good
thanks.

[louisem]

I've used 3 day free offers a couple of times. No catch with the ones I used, no credit card info required just an email address. I got full access to all records - excellent and led to a few very late nights.

[downside]

No catch

There is a small catch.  Once they have your email address they will send promotional advertising on a regular basis.

[old rowley]

I have also used these free 3 day offers from ancestry and other than a few advertising bits and pieces from them on the odd occassion I have never found any catches. As for is it any good, different people get different results but for me it was well worth it as each time I have used it I have found "new found rellies"  and have been able to fill in gaps on my extended tree.

old rowley

[trish251]

There is a small catch.  Once they have your email address they will send promotional advertising on a regular basis.

I've rarely had advertising from them (monthly newsletter is about the limit) but I use a hotmail address - you can default the email into your junk mail if you don't want to receive it

Trish

[Siamese Girl]

Can you use the free 3 day offer if you've already given them money (on a pay-per-view basis?)

Carole

[downside]

Can you use the free 3 day offer if you've already given them money (on a pay-per-view basis?)

Presumably you can, although you may need to open a new free email account with say Hotmail or Yahoo in order to activate the the free trial.

[mahees]

They do the offer to draw you in and make you feel like you can't live without it so you subscribe. I have used the service before, does anyone know whether this means I can't ever use it again?
I tried a couple of months ago on a similar offer and it wouldn't let me.
Cheers
Erin

[jaylay]

I've used the trial offer a couple of times - so I guess you can use it more than once - but a little while ago I subscribed to their 'trees and connections' service for something like $20 per year and now I'm not allowed to do the 14 day trials anymore!

Jaylay