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  • Has anyone ponied up for Philly.com?

    Just curious if this tactic worked. Not sure it’s the smartest thing to do on their part.
    -Slizz of Wangnutz

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    I go back and forth on whether paying for a newspaper is worth it. The advertising on Philly.com is miserable with those furniture popups and block videos 20 lines through each article.

    However, the quality of journalism does go up - if it's just for sports, I'd rather read the Athletic anyway.

    However, protip - just use incognito mode on philly.com to read it fo free.

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    • #3
      I wonder if they have an arrangement with Florio to be the one liner every day for a while to drive traffic? I feel like PFT used to link NJ.com but not so much anymore.

      Apples to oranges, but my Atlantic subscription costs $25 a year, and journalism doesn’t get much better.
      -Slizz of Wangnutz

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      • #4
        Originally posted by BigSlizz View Post
        Just curious if this tactic worked. Not sure it’s the smartest thing to do on their part.
        http://www.philly.com/philly/sports

        I am able to get the articles with that link w/o paying.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by JuTMSY4 View Post

          However, protip - just use incognito mode on philly.com to read it fo free.
          This is what I've been doing too.

          The link above doesn't work for me as I still get blocked after viewing a minimal number of articles.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by BigSlizz View Post
            I wonder if they have an arrangement with Florio to be the one liner every day for a while to drive traffic? I feel like PFT used to link NJ.com but not so much anymore.

            Apples to oranges, but my Atlantic subscription costs $25 a year, and journalism doesn’t get much better.
            I'm not opposed to paying for content, but the Philly.com asking prices is more than I am willing to pay for., especially as somebody out of the area. A buck a week seems about right to me.
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            • #7
              Originally posted by JuTMSY4 View Post
              I go back and forth on whether paying for a newspaper is worth it. The advertising on Philly.com is miserable with those furniture popups and block videos 20 lines through each article.

              However, the quality of journalism does go up - if it's just for sports, I'd rather read the Athletic anyway.

              However, protip - just use incognito mode on philly.com to read it fo free.
              Or just stop the page load before the paywall pops up.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by JuTMSY4 View Post
                I go back and forth on whether paying for a newspaper is worth it. The advertising on Philly.com is miserable with those furniture popups and block videos 20 lines through each article.

                However, the quality of journalism does go up - if it's just for sports, I'd rather read the Athletic anyway.

                However, protip - just use incognito mode on philly.com to read it fo free.
                Another protip - install an ad blocker and get rid of the garbage ads and videos philly.com stuffs in your face. Its like a completely different site.

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                • #9
                  Not until they bring Eliot Shorr-Parks on board.
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