SG Premium Membership

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 4:52 pm

Originally posted by BaLa
actually alone the fact that you're supporting SG would be a good enough reason

That's why I joined.

Thanks for the memories SG.....

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 6:03 pm

Is there a college discount?

please please please

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 8:29 pm

Originally posted by BaLa
actually alone the fact that you're supporting SG would be a good enough reason IMHO

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 2:06 pm

Originally posted by Indy
Funds were a little tight...this was the earliest I could do

So long as you joined up that's all that counts.

chevyman282 · Post by **chevyman282** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 2:12 pm

I for one love how easy it is to use the image hosting......much easier then Ranchweb, whom I still have a account with...But not much longer.....

chevy....

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 2:21 pm

Originally posted by chevyman282
I for one love how easy it is to use the image hosting......much easier then Ranchweb, whom I still have a account with...But not much longer.....

chevy....

Yeah 1 thing I would like to see is a link to file management up in the menu's at the top of the screen. I don't know how easy that would be to do though.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 4:47 pm

so how are teh signups going, we over 10 yet? lol

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 7:12 pm

Originally posted by YARDofSTUF
so how are teh signups going, we over 10 yet? lol

Probably Closer to 20 than 10.

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 7:16 pm

Id join but the ads dont bug me, I have web hosting and money is really really really really tight. maybe later

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 8:57 pm

Oh sure I see this after I throw down some serious loot on a new rig.

Well I do love SG so count me in for 3 months for now. I'll snag a year for sure just for the cause. Hell mabey I can twist Bumps arm a bit too. Hey do we get SG union cards too? Now that would totaly own.

PS:It looks great Philip

lance-tek · Post by **lance-tek** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 12:33 pm

perhaps some of you whom have the service can answer this question for me.

I am curious if you have to do anything other than normal to log into SG. I have my cookies enabled on most of my machines that I work from and I would hate to have to type in a username or anything each time I visited SG.

So, how does the system tell whom is premium and whom is not?

Also, quick question for Philip, if I were to initially go with 1 month then upgrade to a year subscription; would I then only have to pay the difference of cost or would it cost the whole amount and extend my contract?

I am just a curious buck as I have a website where I can host my own images, the ads don't really bother me too much as I have become accostomed to them, the thing I like the most is the port scanner. I have 6 different rigs on my network at home and I do want to keep it as secure as possible while still allowing myself to access the network remotely.

Thanks in advance.

-lance

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 1:23 pm

Lance you don't have to do anything different when logging in. Only the main page shows anything different. It shows when your subscription expires, and it gives you a link to the "File Manager" and a link to the advanced port scanner.

Post by **Philip** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 2:09 pm

Originally posted by lance
perhaps some of you whom have the service can answer this question for me.

I am curious if you have to do anything other than normal to log into SG. I have my cookies enabled on most of my machines that I work from and I would hate to have to type in a username or anything each time I visited SG.

So, how does the system tell whom is premium and whom is not?

Also, quick question for Philip, if I were to initially go with 1 month then upgrade to a year subscription; would I then only have to pay the difference of cost or would it cost the whole amount and extend my contract?

I am just a curious buck as I have a website where I can host my own images, the ads don't really bother me too much as I have become accostomed to them, the thing I like the most is the port scanner. I have 6 different rigs on my network at home and I do want to keep it as secure as possible while still allowing myself to access the network remotely.

Thanks in advance.

-lance

Once you register, anytime you decide to extend your sunscription (while it is active), it is calculated from the time the initial one expires. So, if you were to get a 1 month subscription today (2003-07-02 to 2003-08-02) and decide to extend on the 15th, it will actually add a year to your existing subsctiption and become 2003-07-02 to 2004-08-02.

If on the other hand you let your initial subscription expire, any subsequent subscription will begin on the date you subscribe.

I hope this answers your question, thanks for the interest

lance-tek · Post by **lance-tek** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 4:27 pm

so then does it adjust the price also? would the cost be pro-rated?

-lance

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Thu Jul 03, 2003 10:23 am

Originally posted by lance
so then does it adjust the price also? would the cost be pro-rated?

-lance

No, it is the same price. It just adds on. Say I got a Months Subscription on the 1st of June, and then on the 15th of June Decided I wanted to add a year onto my subscription. It would still cost the $7 or whatever for the first month and the $60 for the year. However the Month Subscription would expire on the 30th of June then the Year subscription would run from July 1st to July 1st of the next year. It just adds on to the end of the subscription.

Post by **Philip** » Thu Jul 03, 2003 10:26 am

Originally posted by lance
so then does it adjust the price also? would the cost be pro-rated?

-lance

The cost for the initial monthly subscription wont change, if that's what you're asking... The cost for the additional year would be $60 as stated.

If we were to prorate all the monthly subscriptions there would be no insentive for a yearly subscription, users could just extend every month. It is all there for a reason - the fewer transactions there are, the less fees are involved. For example a monthly subscription costs us $0.47 just for transaction fees.

lance-tek · Post by **lance-tek** » Thu Jul 03, 2003 11:10 am

gotcha!!!

thanks, that is what I was wondering, to see if I really think that 60 bux is too much at once or to just pay for a month to try it out and upgrade from there. I gotta be cost efficient ya know

Thanks again,

-lance

Night Runner · Post by **Night Runner** » Sun Jul 06, 2003 11:28 pm

Is there some contract, that if I buy a 1-year, I'll still get the same (Or better) service? This sounds pretty good so far. (AND original. I haven't seen other sites offer a service like this.)

Post by **Philip** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 12:28 am

Originally posted by Night Runner
Is there some contract, that if I buy a 1-year, I'll still get the same (Or better) service? This sounds pretty good so far. (AND original. I haven't seen other sites offer a service like this.)

Thanks for the positive comments about the service.

There are no guarantees as per the legal contract/Terms of Service to avoid liability on our side, however we do stand 100% behind our services, being it free or premium. Even in the unlikely event that we were to discontinue some part of our services, we'd still honor our current premium members.

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 4:48 am

cooll

SG Speed Test?

just seen this when was this added?..

Post by **Philip** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 11:53 am

Originally posted by BaLa
cooll

SG Speed Test?

just seen this when was this added?..

Added it last night, just experimenting with a quick test

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 3:03 pm

Originally posted by Philip
Added it last night, just experimenting with a quick test

Nice one Philip. That's a real good addition.

Randy · Post by **Randy** » Sun Jul 13, 2003 2:17 pm

what about a 30 day or even a 3 day free trial?

then we get hooked on the junk and we continue to throw money at phillip or ken ?

sound like a good idea?

how about win a free month then? have a monthly contest by testing our knowledge with a question from each forum? < could make us less stupid in the process?

EvilAngel · Post by **EvilAngel** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 3:49 am

Thanks again Burke... I am loving this 6 month free membership... Very Nice! You rock dude!

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Thu Jul 24, 2003 7:28 am

Originally posted by EvilAngel
Thanks again Burke... I am loving this 6 month free membership... Very Nice! You rock dude!

Thanks again EA....I am loving this 6 month free membership....that you gave to me. ..Very Nice! You rock dude!

Randy · Post by **Randy** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 3:42 pm

Originally posted by Joint Chiefs of Staff
Thanks JCOS....I am loving this 6 month free membership....that you gave to me. ..Very Nice! You rock dude!

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 3:57 am

If you can find a way to implement by suggestion here, I'll sign up for life.

http://forums.speedguide.net/showthread ... did=120210

Randy · Post by **Randy** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 3:31 pm

Originally posted by Randy
what about a 30 day or even a 3 day free trial?

then we get hooked on the junk and we continue to throw money at phillip or ken ?

sound like a good idea?

how about win a free month then? have a monthly contest by testing our knowledge with a question from each forum? < could make us less stupid in the process?

i guess its snot a good idear

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 10:35 pm

Grabbed a month. Felt it was the least I could do...support speedguide

Post by **Philip** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 10:39 pm

Thanks for the support, I hope you enjoy the service as well

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 10:41 pm

I'll keep getting it monthly. 5.95 is just a tap into my bad spending habbits

steve57765 · Post by **steve57765** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 4:04 pm

60 buck per year- pretty high

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 6:48 pm

Originally posted by steve57765
60 buck per year- pretty high

$5 a month expensive?

Hell when I take a dump at work I make more than $5.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 9:58 am

Originally posted by steve57765
60 buck per year- pretty high

Easy. Cut down on your pizza budget and you'll have the money in no time.

fastchevy · Post by **fastchevy** » Thu Sep 04, 2003 6:42 pm

Originally posted by Burke
Easy. Cut down on your pizza budget and you'll have the money in no time.

NNOOOOOOOOO not the pizza budget!

Jamie_R · Post by **Jamie_R** » Sun Sep 07, 2003 6:36 am

Originally posted by agentbeast
$5 a month expensive?

Hell when I take a dump at work I make more than $5.

WAY too much info

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Sun Sep 07, 2003 7:35 am

Originally posted by steve57765
60 buck per year- pretty high

it might be for someone like you...
but for us SG Regulars it's not (or shouldn't be)

I spend like 2+ hours a day browsing the forums, depnding on whats going on somedays more, somedays less..

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Sun Sep 07, 2003 9:26 pm

Originally posted by Claude_Ballz
WAY too much info

WTH are you talking about?

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 5:14 pm

So phillip how is this going?

Post by **Philip** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 10:29 pm

Originally posted by YARDofSTUF
So phillip how is this going?

Well, let's put it this way... It has covered development costs if you exclude my time, but who's counting

.

Actually, we have had about 50 subscriptions total, with about 40 active at this time... It's been around for almost 3 months, I don't know, you be the judge. I guess I am not a very good salesman, lol... Maybe if we introduced a private "babe-forum" or something of the sort as a value-added service... Hmm

Either way, it's another level of service that should prove valuable to some of our users, and has to be limited access because of serving cost, so the project objective has been met.

With all that said, subscribe people, the Premium Club rocks !!!