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The Australian Free 28 Day Digital Pass. "Valued at $11.80"

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The Australian Free 28 Day Digital Pass. "Valued at $11.80"
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mxyzptik on 01/03/2012 - 00:00 theaustralian.com.au (511 clicks)

Disclaimer: I hate Murdoch's cronies in the media but I received this email, so on the basis of:

a) free speech, and
b) that The Australian can't be all bad if Phillip Adam's writes for it, and
c) unless you continue the subscription you are not (directly) putting any money in Limited News' pockets:

"The Australian has just re-launched its new website, tablet app and smart phone site. On top of this free content, they have introduced a digital pass, which gives you access to subscriber only content and usability functions. To introduce it, they are offering a Free 28 day Digital Pass."

How many times is this? (Sorry to sound ungrateful.)

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  • [Deactivated] on 01/03/2012 - 00:05
    +1

    They've had free trial passes ever since the paywall went up last October. The offer is actually worse now, though — previously it was a 3 month pass, now it's only 28 days: http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/57168

    • mxyzptik on 01/03/2012 - 00:09
      +1

      If he weren't earning heaps from other media I might even … one day … possibly … have felt a tiny bit sorry for his papers struggles! (but I won't!) … and I'll be very hapy if this receives no votes :)

      • Tal_Shiar on 01/03/2012 - 00:19

        I was going to upvote this "deal" but I don't know now..

  • kogi on 01/03/2012 - 00:10
    +17

    "Valued at $0", please amend title

    • jv on 01/03/2012 - 01:15
      +5

      plenty of other places to get the news for free…

      • UFO on 01/03/2012 - 11:48

        big plus votes to the both of you :).

    • retiredfeline on 01/03/2012 - 11:51

      Actually I'd even give it a negative value for misinformation. :)

  • MadMapMan on 01/03/2012 - 07:52
    +5

    You can actually get the print version (of the Australian and other newspapers from around Australia and the world) digitally via PressDisplay for FREE if you have a local library card.

    You used to be able to log into PressDisplay directly, but now my local (SA) library requires me to go to their site, sign into their web page and then redirects to PressDisplay for unrestricted access. Other users from other states reported that they could use the service through their state libraries, but I haven't seen that revalidated for some time.

    Anyhow, I read the Australian and various other newspapers for free every day using this method…

    Mods: It's been a while (2 years) since this 'deal' was originally posted (http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/26290). There were some changes in the way the PressDisplay service was accessed, so perhaps this is a 'new' deal.

    What'd you recon: Should I post it again as a freebee?

    • bargain_finder on 01/03/2012 - 08:23

      Thanks, didn't know about this…me thinks you should.

  • gilbarc on 01/03/2012 - 11:40

    Voting positive just because I liked the three-point disclaimer :)

  • redwolf on 01/03/2012 - 14:17
    +1

    I see The Australian is looking to dodgy up it's "subscriber" numbers again.

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