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I am a pro user, but I don't have a recurring subscription, I just rebuy it every 2 years, now I'm going to have to pay double for no ads, seems like I got scre

by skkdkk 13y ago

I am a pro user, but I don't have a recurring subscription, I just rebuy it every 2 years, now I'm going to have to pay double for no ads, seems like I got screwed most of all.

fakeer 13y ago
If ads are good I actually love looking at them. Occasionally I click too and if they actually catch my fancy, I buy. But this (the last part) is extremely rare.
porsupah 13y ago
Help is at hand: http://www.flickr.com/help/forum/en-us/72157633549071436/ http://www.flickr.com/help/forum/en-us/72157633549071436/ "But we are working on a plan to let non-recurring Pro member sign up for recurring Pro subscription. We will post more details when they become available."
hnriot 13y ago
Adblock doesn't eliminate the ads for you?
deleted 13y ago
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kalleboo 13y ago
I'm in the same boat. Also, the narcissist in me will miss the stats feature.
- Terretta 13y ago
  I still have stats. Does something say they are being deleted?
  - darrylb42 13y ago
    They are only part of Pro
  - kalleboo 13y ago
    You have it as long as you have a grandfathered Pro account. If you switch to one of the new plans (or you don't have autorenewal on your Pro account and it lapses) you lose it.
- chakalakasp 13y ago
  Hell, I've made thousands of dollars from stats. You'd be surprised how many image thieves at big companies throw a link back to your stolen images, as if that makes everything all better.
chaffneue 13y ago
I feel a betrayed, too. I really don't understand why the plan went up in price and has less features. I have the attitude that I want to store (indefinitely), search and link my photos without being visually distracted with ads or pagination limits. In 7 years of using Flickr, I've only uploaded about 30GB of photos mostly just for archival use. Only a small group of Flickr users curate more than 20k photos. Most of the high interestingness (and ostensibly talented) Flickr members store less than 5000 photos and in very small file weights so their photos aren't reproduced in print. So why did they go for storage instead of pumping the features with premium subscriptions. I can't see myself paying more for Flickr without some kind of incentive. Hopefully they don't kill off their fairly loyal subscriber base, but stranger things have happened.
- apricot13 13y ago
  this! I'm a premium user, have been for the past 5 years, I don't see what being pro gives me any more and I'm paid up until may 2014! I feel like I'm being screwed over! is there still a 200 photo limit on free accounts? are they secretly pushing people back into free accounts so they can kill flickr more easily because there aren't so many poeple paying? new design is good though, horay for FINALLY being able to middle click the nav now! can't wait till they fix the organizr!
  - dewarrn1 13y ago
    It's worth noting that if you cancel your Pro account (I just did), Flickr pledges to return the balance of your membership fee (prorated).
- markkanof 13y ago
  Offering a huge amount of storage is a great way to grab people's attention, but then most people won't actually use anywhere near that amount of space, so marketing wise it's a big win without actually requiring much technical change. Adding new features requires designing and implementing those features which is hard work.
- aaronbrethorst 13y ago

by skkdkk 13y ago

I am a pro user, but I don't have a recurring subscription, I just rebuy it every 2 years, now I'm going to have to pay double for no ads, seems like I got screwed most of all.

fakeer 13y ago

If ads are good I actually love looking at them. Occasionally I click too and if they actually catch my fancy, I buy. But this (the last part) is extremely rare.

porsupah 13y ago

Help is at hand: http://www.flickr.com/help/forum/en-us/72157633549071436/ http://www.flickr.com/help/forum/en-us/72157633549071436/ "But we are working on a plan to let non-recurring Pro member sign up for recurring Pro subscription. We will post more details when they become available."

hnriot 13y ago

Adblock doesn't eliminate the ads for you?

deleted 13y ago

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kalleboo 13y ago

I'm in the same boat. Also, the narcissist in me will miss the stats feature.

Terretta 13y ago
I still have stats. Does something say they are being deleted?
- darrylb42 13y ago
  They are only part of Pro
- kalleboo 13y ago
  You have it as long as you have a grandfathered Pro account. If you switch to one of the new plans (or you don't have autorenewal on your Pro account and it lapses) you lose it.
chakalakasp 13y ago
Hell, I've made thousands of dollars from stats. You'd be surprised how many image thieves at big companies throw a link back to your stolen images, as if that makes everything all better.

chaffneue 13y ago

I feel a betrayed, too. I really don't understand why the plan went up in price and has less features. I have the attitude that I want to store (indefinitely), search and link my photos without being visually distracted with ads or pagination limits. In 7 years of using Flickr, I've only uploaded about 30GB of photos mostly just for archival use. Only a small group of Flickr users curate more than 20k photos. Most of the high interestingness (and ostensibly talented) Flickr members store less than 5000 photos and in very small file weights so their photos aren't reproduced in print. So why did they go for storage instead of pumping the features with premium subscriptions. I can't see myself paying more for Flickr without some kind of incentive. Hopefully they don't kill off their fairly loyal subscriber base, but stranger things have happened.

apricot13 13y ago
this! I'm a premium user, have been for the past 5 years, I don't see what being pro gives me any more and I'm paid up until may 2014! I feel like I'm being screwed over! is there still a 200 photo limit on free accounts? are they secretly pushing people back into free accounts so they can kill flickr more easily because there aren't so many poeple paying? new design is good though, horay for FINALLY being able to middle click the nav now! can't wait till they fix the organizr!
- dewarrn1 13y ago
  It's worth noting that if you cancel your Pro account (I just did), Flickr pledges to return the balance of your membership fee (prorated).
markkanof 13y ago
Offering a huge amount of storage is a great way to grab people's attention, but then most people won't actually use anywhere near that amount of space, so marketing wise it's a big win without actually requiring much technical change. Adding new features requires designing and implementing those features which is hard work.
aaronbrethorst 13y ago