Hi all,
I’ve recently tried to join the Airliners.net discussion forums but have had no luck.
I fill out a form and send it off. Moments later, I get an email telling me what to do – “Click here to confirm and choose payment method…” PAYMENT METHOD?! Is this not a free service?
Someone please help :p
Sorry to be rude by asking for advice on rival forums.
By: Saab 2000 - 19th May 2003 at 21:03
Yes Mongu it can, I agree. I just use it generally for local news to get info across and news. I post C.I/SW things as some people can be pretty clueless when it comes to that stuff. Always better to have a regional view 🙂 For example I just posted about the BA pull out of the SW my first post in a couple of weeks.
By: mongu - 19th May 2003 at 20:43
It can get a bit rowdy there, I have browsed it and people seem to jump down each others throat at the slightest opportunity.
By: dan330 - 19th May 2003 at 20:26
Is a bit of a problem paying for it, but I think too many people were signing up and they were having to upgrade which obviously cost money.
The prints thing is interesting, basically done by photobox in the UK, photobox get there normal price and then the mark up on the print is split 50/50 between a.net and the photographer. Apparently only been 89 orders so far so its not doing too well at the moment!
By: KabirT - 19th May 2003 at 18:00
well…they are the big guns after all.
By: Saab 2000 - 19th May 2003 at 17:57
Some of us were lucky to get in before they started charging you. I joined about a year ago just before they charged you. I had to email A.net telling them why I would be of value. Load of agrovation just to join a discussion board. Geezz
By: KabirT - 19th May 2003 at 17:46
a.net is too crowded i think.
By: T5 - 19th May 2003 at 17:43
$5 (or £3.50) is nothing to everybody, but the thought of just having to pay to have your say is terrible.
I think Airliners.net is trying to make money out of basic things. A forum at $5 a month and photographs which you can buy? Ok, good idea, but I take it the actual photographer doesn’t get much of this (if any) money at all?
There’s only one forum for me anyhow!
By: monster500 - 19th May 2003 at 01:59
i had a look at this too. $5 is nothing to me, but i am not going to pay to speak my mind on a forum. bugger that!
By: Whiskey Delta - 19th May 2003 at 01:28
Paying for the opportunity to share information? No thanks.
By: BT85 - 18th May 2003 at 23:30
yep ive tried to join it too, got the same thing, and i dont own any credit or debit cards. but ive found here now so its fine, still browse their forum tho.
By: dan330 - 18th May 2003 at 21:30
It used to be free to join and those who joined at the time can continue to gain access at no charge :p , but I think you have to pay for it now.
Its about 5 (£ or $) a month I think so its not very expensive but it isn’t as nice as being free.
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May 18, 2003 at 9:21 pm