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Interesting idea, but the pricing is just much too complex. By having to choose between monthly/weekly, morning/day/evening and then number of hours there are p
by pieter 15y ago
Interesting idea, but the pricing is just much too complex. By having to choose between monthly/weekly, morning/day/evening and then number of hours there are perhaps 50 different plans available? I'm just too confused to make a choice.
- de90 15y agoThat's how I feel too. I saw the title, and I thought: "Wow, I could really use this". Looked at the pricing, and was too confused to continue any further..
- estel 15y agoThe pricing isn't just confusing, but (unless I'm misunderstanding it...) also plain stupid. For example, as a monthly plan it's $30/month for anytime access up to 5 hours a day; but also $30/month for evening access up to 3 hours a day!? Who is the later plan targeted at, exactly?
- davux 15y agoIt says "Total Login Hour Options (Limited Time Discount!)" for the anytime access--so it seems that it normally costs more. Still a pretty complex pricing model, wonder what they're doing on the backend to swap sessions around.
- mjschultz 15y agoIndeed, my first thought on seeing all the options was: how could I game this? For example, if I live on the east coast (UTC-5) and select the lowest-cost option (3 hours of use from 1am until 9am for $20), but claim my timezone is the Alaska (UTC-9) I believe I could actually use the service from 5am until 1pm in the east coast. I don't know if that's how it would actually work, but it certainly is confusing. That said, if you look at the academic pricing plans the presentation is much clearer and easier to understand.
- joezydeco 15y agoWhat is a "3 hour minimum"? Do I have to log in for that amount of time each day?
- jasonlotito 15y agoIt's how much you commit to paying for, whether you actually use it or not.
- joezydeco 15y agoHuh? The top of the box says "Monthly". To me, that means I can log in any time during the month I have paid for. Does the "minimum" really mean I can only use it 3 hours a day for each day of the month?
- pieter 15y agoI understood it as meaning that you can use it for at least 3 hours, but if they have 'time over' you're allowed to use more. Not sure though.
- joezydeco 15y agoAh, that makes more sense. I would have chosen the word "daily guarantee" over "minimum", but I guess that word choice would irritate some lawyers.
- fHbjKlf6 15y agoI agree, its a pain point and will loose you signups. Swallow the bullet and implement a simple pricing scheme.