Has anyone ponied up for Philly.com?

[BigSlizz]

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

[JuTMSY4]

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.

[BigSlizz]

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.

[Bardy]

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.

[QuakeTen]

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.

[IronEagle]

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.

[The Duck]

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.

[WhyYouMadThough]

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.

[Maniac]

Not until they bring Eliot Shorr-Parks on board.