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Huh. Flickr Pro is gone, and there's no way to lift this 300MB/mo limit? Looks like Dropbox might have found themselves a new paying customer.

by cscheid 13y ago

ttf 13y ago
When I log in, I see: "Dear [name], as a Pro member continue to enjoy the benefits of unlimited space, an ad free experience and stats." "Smile [username]. Flickr gives you one free terabyte of space. Share your photos in full resolution. See what's new Pro members, your subscription remains the same." It seems Pro is still here.
- corresation 13y ago
  The pro badge is no more, and pro accounts exist only as grandfathered in plans. You can renew an existing pro account, but those who aren't currently can't subscribe to it.
  - synx508 13y ago
    It's worth pointing out that you can't renew existing pro accounts manually, only accounts that are set up with recurring transactions will renew automatically. For some reason this doesn't include my account, as far as I can tell. I'm a little annoyed about this. As I understand it, accounts that were originally a gift, like mine, don't get the recurring transaction treatment. This makes sense, but only up to a point, that point being where the owner of the account renews it with a different credit card and it becomes truly "theirs". I am not sure that flickr gave this scenario due consideration, there must be a lot of people who received pro as a gift but have since paid to renew it will be unable to benefit from the reduced "grandfathered" price of $25.
  - MartinCron 13y ago
    OK, maybe I'm shallow and elitist, but at least I'm honest. I always liked seeing my little "pro" badge there...
- rallison 13y ago
  This only applies to existing Pro accounts, not new ones [1]. [1] https://secure.flickr.com/help/limits/#150487675 https://secure.flickr.com/help/limits/#150487675
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rallison 13y ago
Although, for existing Pro users, it looks like they can continue renewing their Pro accounts [1]: * Starting on 5/20/2013, we will no longer be offering new Flickr Pro subscriptions. After that point, the following things will happen: * * Recurring Pro users currently have the ability to renew. * [1] https://secure.flickr.com/help/limits/#150487675 https://secure.flickr.com/help/limits/#150487675
- ghshephard 13y ago
  I saw that - but I haven't been able to find out what price we can renew at. If it's still at $25 - every pro user in the universe will renew. If it's even $50 - for unlimited storage (versus $500/year for 2 terabytes) - still sounds like a no brainer. I wonder if Yahoo/Flickr are really going to take that good a care of their existing pro users?
  - rallison 13y ago
    I believe, as of now, the price is still $25. From my own "manage your pro account page": Your Flickr Pro subscription: 1-year Pro at $24.95 Your Pro account will renew automatically on 3rd September, 2013 https://secure.flickr.com/account/order/manage https://secure.flickr.com/account/order/manage
    - porsupah 13y ago
      Interesting. Yes, I'm seeing similarly - $44.95 on a two year basis, renewing next in September.
timdorr 13y ago
Pro is now "Ad Free": http://www.flickr.com/help/limits/ http://www.flickr.com/help/limits/ Well, sort of. There's no mention of bandwidth on the new limits page, other than it was previously unlimited under Pro. They apparently haven't completely updated their FAQ page...

Huh. Flickr Pro is gone, and there's no way to lift this 300MB/mo limit? Looks like Dropbox might have found themselves a new paying customer.

by cscheid 13y ago

Huh. Flickr Pro is gone, and there's no way to lift this 300MB/mo limit? Looks like Dropbox might have found themselves a new paying customer.

ttf 13y ago

When I log in, I see: "Dear [name], as a Pro member continue to enjoy the benefits of unlimited space, an ad free experience and stats." "Smile [username]. Flickr gives you one free terabyte of space. Share your photos in full resolution. See what's new Pro members, your subscription remains the same." It seems Pro is still here.

corresation 13y ago
The pro badge is no more, and pro accounts exist only as grandfathered in plans. You can renew an existing pro account, but those who aren't currently can't subscribe to it.
- synx508 13y ago
  It's worth pointing out that you can't renew existing pro accounts manually, only accounts that are set up with recurring transactions will renew automatically. For some reason this doesn't include my account, as far as I can tell. I'm a little annoyed about this. As I understand it, accounts that were originally a gift, like mine, don't get the recurring transaction treatment. This makes sense, but only up to a point, that point being where the owner of the account renews it with a different credit card and it becomes truly "theirs". I am not sure that flickr gave this scenario due consideration, there must be a lot of people who received pro as a gift but have since paid to renew it will be unable to benefit from the reduced "grandfathered" price of $25.
- MartinCron 13y ago
  OK, maybe I'm shallow and elitist, but at least I'm honest. I always liked seeing my little "pro" badge there...
rallison 13y ago
This only applies to existing Pro accounts, not new ones [1]. [1] https://secure.flickr.com/help/limits/#150487675 https://secure.flickr.com/help/limits/#150487675

deleted 13y ago

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rallison 13y ago

Although, for existing Pro users, it looks like they can continue renewing their Pro accounts [1]: * Starting on 5/20/2013, we will no longer be offering new Flickr Pro subscriptions. After that point, the following things will happen: * * Recurring Pro users currently have the ability to renew. * [1] https://secure.flickr.com/help/limits/#150487675 https://secure.flickr.com/help/limits/#150487675

ghshephard 13y ago
I saw that - but I haven't been able to find out what price we can renew at. If it's still at $25 - every pro user in the universe will renew. If it's even $50 - for unlimited storage (versus $500/year for 2 terabytes) - still sounds like a no brainer. I wonder if Yahoo/Flickr are really going to take that good a care of their existing pro users?
- rallison 13y ago
  I believe, as of now, the price is still $25. From my own "manage your pro account page": Your Flickr Pro subscription: 1-year Pro at $24.95 Your Pro account will renew automatically on 3rd September, 2013 https://secure.flickr.com/account/order/manage https://secure.flickr.com/account/order/manage
  - porsupah 13y ago
    Interesting. Yes, I'm seeing similarly - $44.95 on a two year basis, renewing next in September.

timdorr 13y ago

Pro is now "Ad Free": http://www.flickr.com/help/limits/ http://www.flickr.com/help/limits/ Well, sort of. There's no mention of bandwidth on the new limits page, other than it was previously unlimited under Pro. They apparently haven't completely updated their FAQ page...