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Oh no! Not the Telegraph too!

(30 Posts)
j08 Wed 27-Mar-13 17:32:47

going to have to pay

Riverwalk Wed 27-Mar-13 17:40:54

j08 according to the bright young things who comment on The Guardian website, this paywall thing doesn't work if you delete 'cookies' every day.

Nonu Wed 27-Mar-13 17:41:30

Not really , just do not have it .
Only seems fair though .

moon

janeainsworth Wed 27-Mar-13 17:41:35

Might stop buying it from the newsagent if we have to pay to see it online. Is that what they really want?

Ana Wed 27-Mar-13 17:43:07

My browser's set to delete cookies after every visit to a site - probably why Gransnet advertisers don't know what to target me with! wink

Nonu Wed 27-Mar-13 17:43:42

Is it not cheaper to buy from newsagent though ?

Ana Wed 27-Mar-13 17:45:12

Wouldn't you be more likely to buy it from a newsagent if you couldn't read it online, Jane? confused

janeainsworth Wed 27-Mar-13 18:02:07

Ah. Read it properly now blush
It says print subscribers will have unlimited access to the website....
ana I think my twisted logic was that if I had to pay any more than I do at the moment, I would cut out the most expensive bit (the print version).
Agree it doesn't make sense. I've got a bad cold today.
#notthinkingstraight

j08 Wed 27-Mar-13 18:05:01

I don't understand how they can tell if you are a print subscriber. Or not. confused

annodomini Wed 27-Mar-13 18:05:11

Waitrose were giving away copies of either DM or Torygraph last week and, I think, the week before. I don't expect this to be permanent. Would have preferred the I.

gracesmum Wed 27-Mar-13 18:11:07

I have a sub to the Telegraph which costs less than the cover priceand DH gets his iPad version download free. Would you consider that? There are some other perks including a free cup of coffee at Debenhams but I have yet to avail myself.

j08 Wed 27-Mar-13 18:18:54

Oh yes. A subscription. Of course.

Seems unfair to someone who picks it up at the Co-op. Not that I do. Will be sad if all the newspapers go behind a firewall.

Nonu Wed 27-Mar-13 18:21:58

It is bound to happen though jo8

moon

janeainsworth Wed 27-Mar-13 18:22:38

Sounds good Gracesmum. Will have to look into it.
Waitrose annoy me with their free this and free that. The other week it was a free cup of coffee for spending more than £50..... except our local Waitrose doesn't have a COFFEE SHOP!!!
When I asked if I could take the voucher and use in in John Lewis in Newcastle they said NO!!

Ana Wed 27-Mar-13 18:23:47

Goodnight, Nonu...grin

Nonu Wed 27-Mar-13 18:41:54

Goodnight chuck, Not going to beddie yet .

Sun, day and Moon night .

Have to differentiate !

Nonu Wed 27-Mar-13 18:44:27

Unless of course I am
sad
confused
blushing
drinking
sending flowers
winking
grinning
smiling

I can run the whole gamut of emotions when required !

moon

bookdreamer Wed 27-Mar-13 19:16:37

Papers are losing money hand over fist. I think it's entirely reasonable that you have to pay to read their newspapers online. You have to pay to read the printed version. I subscribe to the Times and their app is great. However, I do buy the print version on a Saturday. You can't beat a printed newspaper!

Ana Wed 27-Mar-13 19:29:58

Why put them online in the first place? It was obvious the paper sales would go down.

Anne58 Wed 27-Mar-13 19:30:06

I buy the DT everyday except Sunday, when I am still reading the extra sections in Saturday's edition.

I really don't see myself switching to on-line only, partly because the best way to tackle the crossword is with a pen! Mr P and I start on the General Knowledge one in the Weekend section whilst in the pub with friends, part of our Racing Club ritual. Once home, we use reference books to try to solve some of the other clues, Googling NOT Allowed until at least Sunday, and then only if the frustration has reached unbearable levels!

Also do love sitting up in bed on a Sunday morning, with "proper" coffee and having a first go at the cryptic crossword from the main section, moving cat's bottoms from the very bit I am trying to read, looking at the birth announcements and sometimes being shock at the names some people give their offspring.

All part of the gentle rhythm of the weekend.

gracesmum Wed 27-Mar-13 19:33:45

DH and I read our papers together in bed in the morning - him on the iPad and me with the hard copy then we compare our answers to the crossword! Who says romance is dead when you're over 60? grin

bookdreamer Wed 27-Mar-13 19:37:05

ana I presume because that's how people want to read things nowadays. I suspect they're trying to get the younger people who have stopped buying a printed paper to read them on their tablet device, phone etc. I expect lots of young people however don't feel the need to buy a paper, whether it be online or the printed article, as they can get all the info they need on the Internet.

Ana Wed 27-Mar-13 19:43:07

So now they're losing money on printed papers, they'll gradually all start charging for the online version....hmm

Ana Wed 27-Mar-13 19:43:45

#wasthattheplanallalong?

Anne58 Wed 27-Mar-13 19:52:02

Damn, that's put a song in my head!

"Oh, I can gather all the news I need on the weather report"............