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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2003 4:52 pm
by MadDoctor
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.....

Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2003 6:03 pm
by Shagster
Is there a college discount? :D

please please please

Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2003 8:29 pm
by Indy
Originally posted by BaLa
actually alone the fact that you're supporting SG would be a good enough reason IMHO




:nod: :nod:

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 2:06 pm
by ScottE
Originally posted by Indy
Funds were a little tight...this was the earliest I could do :D



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

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 2:12 pm
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..... :D

chevy....

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 2:21 pm
by ScottE
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..... :D

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. :(

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 4:47 pm
by YARDofSTUF
so how are teh signups going, we over 10 yet? lol

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 7:12 pm
by ScottE
Originally posted by YARDofSTUF
so how are teh signups going, we over 10 yet? lol



Probably Closer to 20 than 10.

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 7:16 pm
by Shagster
Id join but the ads dont bug me, I have web hosting and money is really really really really tight. maybe later :)

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 8:57 pm
by Cypher
Oh sure I see this after I throw down some serious loot on a new rig. :rolleyes: 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. :D


PS:It looks great Philip ;)

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2003 12:33 pm
by lance-tek
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

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2003 1:23 pm
by ScottE
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.

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2003 2:09 pm
by Philip
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 :)

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2003 4:27 pm
by lance-tek
so then does it adjust the price also? would the cost be pro-rated?


-lance

Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 10:23 am
by ScottE
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.

Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 10:26 am
by Philip
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.

Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 11:10 am
by lance-tek
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

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2003 11:28 pm
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.)

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 12:28 am
by Philip
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.

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 4:48 am
by BaLa
cooll

SG Speed Test?

just seen this when was this added?..
:D

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 11:53 am
by Philip
Originally posted by BaLa
cooll

SG Speed Test?

just seen this when was this added?..
:D


Added it last night, just experimenting with a quick test :)

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 3:03 pm
by Roody
Originally posted by Philip
Added it last night, just experimenting with a quick test :)


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

Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2003 2:17 pm
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?

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 3:49 am
by EvilAngel
Thanks again Burke... I am loving this 6 month free membership... Very Nice! You rock dude!

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 7:28 am
by Joint Chiefs of Staff
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!

:D

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 3:42 pm
by Randy
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!

:D

Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2003 3:57 am
by Brk
If you can find a way to implement by suggestion here, I'll sign up for life.

https://www.speedguide.net/forums/ ... did=120210

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2003 3:31 pm
by Randy
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

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 10:35 pm
by Shagster
Grabbed a month. Felt it was the least I could do...support speedguide :)

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 10:39 pm
by Philip
Thanks for the support, I hope you enjoy the service as well :)

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 10:41 pm
by Shagster
I'll keep getting it monthly. 5.95 is just a tap into my bad spending habbits :D

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2003 4:04 pm
by steve57765
60 buck per year- pretty high

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2003 6:48 pm
by ScottE
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.

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2003 9:58 am
by Brk
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.

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2003 6:42 pm
by fastchevy
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! :)

Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 6:36 am
by Jamie_R
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 :eek:

Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 7:35 am
by BaLa
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..

Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 9:26 pm
by ScottE
Originally posted by Claude_Ballz
WAY too much info :eek:


WTH are you talking about? :confused:

Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2003 5:14 pm
by YARDofSTUF
So phillip how is this going?

Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 10:29 pm
by Philip
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 !!!