Re: A2central.com, can we try before we buy?

[pausch@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <260520010214078689%justdave@obvious.egl.net>,
David Miller  <justdave@obvious.egl.net> wrote:
 
> In article <370265cd.0105252055.e22733f@posting.google.com>, Rich J.
> <aiiadict@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Can A2central.com offer 1 week trial memberships?  1 Week to check 
>> out their message board, browse their file library (not download, just
>> check what they've got), and get a taste of what they've got to offer?
> 
> How about a free month?  If you sign up for continuous credit card
> billing (i.e. they just charge your card every month instead of you
> having to visit PayPal or mailing a check) then you get your first
> month free.  If you cancel before the month is up, you never get
> charged.
 
Why does A2central even charge for access?  Sure, to cover the costs
of running it - but what does it offer which cannot be found in the
free archives and which would make it worth the cost to join?  One
should know that before joining -- or would you go into a shop and
buy some stuff, without having any idea in advance of what you're
paying for?
 
Free trial membership for a limited time, perhaps combined with some
download limit, is of course one very good way to find out.  But if
free trial membership isn't offered, there should instead be a good
description of what to expect as a paying member.
 
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