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James H


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. . . here: http://www.fold3.com/browsemore/hQuDYIWQ2RR7_yZGG2DiAa80I_1/

Unfortunately, at a handsome price. And I've seen one complaint saying that the company continued to take subscription fees out of someone's account after he'd cancelled his free trial. Anyone know any more?



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I won't these days give any card information for a service that claims to be free. If it's free then they don't need it. Got my fingers burnt some years back. The bank I must say were great about it and blocked them and refunded my money. Yes there are some good banks out there. :) 

In this case though it might just be they cancelled their free subscription after the 2 days before trial ending that is in the agreement no one ever reads.

Probably some good information in amongst all those papers... wish I had the time and money.

 



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On connection it wants/tries to farm out your connection details to the usual suspects:

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Nothing clearly untoward by today's standards, debased though those may be to the curmudgeonly me.

S



-- Edited by Rectalgia on Monday 1st of April 2013 02:06:09 AM

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I'd wonder if the fold3 business model would survive a legal challenge. The records they are selling are in the public domain

so they are alienating public access to public information by monetising access to those records. Although - on second thought -

the U.S. legal system seems so screwed it probably is legal.

Regards,

Charlie 



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Hi Charlie,

I doubt that they're doing anything wrong on the service side of things. The information they provide is probably available for free or a small fee from the US Government, but the sevice they provide is one of easy access... something we all crave and shouldn't therefore mind dipping our hands in our purse and paying a fee.

I do though disagree with companies asking for card details when they say something is free! The fact that they say you must contact them to cancel, two days 'before' the end of the trial, or you will be charged for the first month, is were I have issue. I really, really, really don't like that sorta sleight of hand! If it's 'free' up to a set time... then that's it. Don't pay... then service ends! Simple!!! 

I will get off my soapbox now. :)



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