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> I would have assumed they make that ticket only available yearly and with discounts to students or pensioners. The way the Austrian ticket works [...] It's a

by Aachen 4y ago

> I would have assumed they make that ticket only available yearly and with discounts to students or pensioners. The way the Austrian ticket works [...] It's a yearly subscription, but you can cancel monthly What's the difference between a monthly subscription and a yearly subscription that you can cancel monthly? Either way you pay for however many months you choose to have it? It sounds like the difference is that you need to fork out the cash for a whole year up front (and get it back if you cancel early), which I could but idk about students and such

the_mitsuhiko 4y ago
> What's the difference between a monthly subscription and a yearly subscription that you can cancel monthly? Either way you pay for however many months you choose to have it? It sounds like the difference is that you need to fork out the cash for a whole year up front The difference is in the process mostly. They make it a process that requires a physical address, you need to return the plastic card etc. It's something that you can absolutely do if you live there, but it's something that is inconvenient if you do a two month summer vacation. You can pay month by month, so the upfront cash is not the issue.
- Aachen 4y ago
  That... doesn't sound like a benefit? Why be surprised they didn't go for this? Guess I read a meaning into that comment (that it could have been better by changing a technicality about billing period) that wasn't there.
  - the_mitsuhiko 4y ago
    > That... doesn't sound like a benefit? Not sure I follow. The 49 Euro ticket is also a subscription in Germany so not sure how you interpret that "they didn't go for this".
johnchristopher 4y ago
Yearly subscriptions are usually cheaper than 12 month subscriptions. In my country you can't cancel a yearly subscription (and I don't think you can give it to someone else either).
- Aachen 4y ago
  That's actually a cool thing in my region (Aachen) that I didn't see before: you can get the yearly subscription, billed monthly, and cancelable monthly. If you have it for 2 years and 3 months, you'll end up paying 2 yearly amounts and the last 3 months are converted into a monthly subscription so you pay a bit more on the last installment (something like 5% more for each month that wasn't a full year). Why a monthly subscription exists and is purchasable, when you can also get the yearly straight away and see for how long you want it, I don't know, that's the only quirk really, otherwise this seems ideal/fair/flexible. (All this goes out the window with the 50 euro flat fee monthly subscription of course; this thing was 90 euros a month and didn't even cover the state, let alone the country.)

by Aachen 4y ago

the_mitsuhiko 4y ago

> What's the difference between a monthly subscription and a yearly subscription that you can cancel monthly? Either way you pay for however many months you choose to have it? It sounds like the difference is that you need to fork out the cash for a whole year up front The difference is in the process mostly. They make it a process that requires a physical address, you need to return the plastic card etc. It's something that you can absolutely do if you live there, but it's something that is inconvenient if you do a two month summer vacation. You can pay month by month, so the upfront cash is not the issue.

Aachen 4y ago
That... doesn't sound like a benefit? Why be surprised they didn't go for this? Guess I read a meaning into that comment (that it could have been better by changing a technicality about billing period) that wasn't there.
- the_mitsuhiko 4y ago
  > That... doesn't sound like a benefit? Not sure I follow. The 49 Euro ticket is also a subscription in Germany so not sure how you interpret that "they didn't go for this".

johnchristopher 4y ago

Yearly subscriptions are usually cheaper than 12 month subscriptions. In my country you can't cancel a yearly subscription (and I don't think you can give it to someone else either).

Aachen 4y ago
That's actually a cool thing in my region (Aachen) that I didn't see before: you can get the yearly subscription, billed monthly, and cancelable monthly. If you have it for 2 years and 3 months, you'll end up paying 2 yearly amounts and the last 3 months are converted into a monthly subscription so you pay a bit more on the last installment (something like 5% more for each month that wasn't a full year). Why a monthly subscription exists and is purchasable, when you can also get the yearly straight away and see for how long you want it, I don't know, that's the only quirk really, otherwise this seems ideal/fair/flexible. (All this goes out the window with the 50 euro flat fee monthly subscription of course; this thing was 90 euros a month and didn't even cover the state, let alone the country.)