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Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:59:42 PDT

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07-18-10 06:59pm

COMMENT by messmer (123)

Clone to Porn.com

Because the latest TBP review doesn't mention it I want to bring to everyone's attention that Download Pass is identical in all respects to Porn.com except for the member's page.

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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:13:51 PST

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11-22-09 07:13pm

COMMENT by messmer (123)

Videos are slightly off!

Has anyone else noticed that many of the videos being offered in wmv format are slightly off? I keep seeing horizontal lines in many videos, it's almost as if I were looking at a pre HD cathode ray TV monitor broadcasting in analog. I tried with the WMP as well as my VLC Media Player and the results were the same in both.

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Multiple Site News

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:16:45 PDT

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07-23-09 09:16pm

NEWS by Netsirk (24)

Downloadable HQ Files

Hi everyone,

I wanted to keep you updated on the situation with our HQ downloadable files.

We began an upgrade process that forced us to swap the normal HQ .avi files for some H264 encoded .mp4 files. Now, our MAC and iPod friends have loved these files while others are not fans.

The good news is they're only temporary and will be replaced soon.

We had a hiccup with the upgrade that delayed us a bit but we're back on track. You'll start seeing the new high-quality .wmv files showing up on our new/newer content this weekend and spreading throughout the back catalog over the next week or two.

We apologize for the delays and thank our members for their patience. You guys are awesome!

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RE: Very Slow Speeds!

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:40:54 PDT

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04-27-09 08:40am

COMMENT REPLY by messmer (123)

To messmer (123):

One final note. Yesterday, Sunday, things seemed once again back to unsatisfactory so far as speed was concerned. Even the streaming came to a grinding halt occasionally, first time that has happened to me on this site. I still got my money's worth by selecting tons of files for a download and then going for a nice leisurely drive. A couple of hours later all scenes were finished downloading and resting on my hard drive.

But the sad fact is that if you sit in front of the computer waiting for the completion of a download you are still mostly out of luck because it takes ages with speeds yo-yo-ing from 46 KB/sec to 500 KB/sec. The fluctuations are rapid and constant. Don't know what to blame or whom to blame but I'm done trying to be helpful because nothing has changed. Speed remains basically a problem. So, Kris, I believe you when you say you are trying hard to keep us happy, but obviously your techies haven't found the answer to the speed problem yet. You have a good site but some genius has to get to the bottom of this soon before too many get discouraged.

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RE: Very Slow Speeds!

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:43:36 PDT

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04-24-09 01:43pm

COMMENT REPLY by messmer (123)

To Netsirk (Webmaster):

Thanks for the kind words and explanation re. speed issues, Kris. It was a pleasure to experiment a bit on your behalf even though, being a non-tekkie I had to leave the answers up to you. I have happily downloaded much of the day today .. guess what: good speeds, no broken links, no interrupted downloads. Streaming has been excellent and I really like the changes you made. Thanks for being so courteous and responsive, it's not only right but makes good business sense as well.

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RE: Very Slow Speeds!

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:01:54 PDT

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04-24-09 01:01pm

COMMENT REPLY by Netsirk (Webmaster)

To messmer (123):

Hi Messmer,

thanks so much for your very detailed emails earlier this week.

To everyone:

It's very difficult for us to diagnose speed issues with users. Typically someone will login to pornusers and complain about speed, or email me and then never reply again. This doesn't help us figure out what the problem might be, or if there really is a problem. Usually (don't hit me) it's an ISP or routing issue. We try and get in contact with everyone who posts issues and resolve them - we're in the business of happy!

This week Messmer took some time out and tested download speeds for us and provided valuable and specific feedback. You should know he also refused gratuities from me as well so that he can remain objective. You guys are lucky to have him looking out for you.

The result of the testing has been a small network tweak and a big change in download speeds that everyone will benefit from. I invite you to try it out. We're also in the process of a larger upgrade that we hope will boost speeds even further for downloads and streaming.

Have a great weekend everyone and happy surfing,

Kris.

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RE: Very Slow Speeds!

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:51:15 PDT

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04-22-09 12:51pm

COMMENT REPLY by messmer (123)

To atrapat (110):

Yep, I've run into that before as well. Blame the user or his ISP or the routing. I am waiting to see what the webmaster has to say, either here or in reply to an email I sent.

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RE: Very Slow Speeds!

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:48:30 PDT

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04-22-09 11:48am

COMMENT REPLY by atrapat (110)

To messmer (123):

Download speed problems also happen at Porn.com (site from this same company). It's a pity that their standard reply seems to be always that the problems are on the user's end.

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Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:42:15 PDT

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04-22-09 11:42am

COMMENT by messmer (123)

Very Slow Speeds!

My apologies to those who might have been influenced by my review back in February. I truly did get speeds of up to 1.7 MB/sec then, but after getting consistently terrible speeds ranging from 50 KB/sec to 280 KB/sec since I re-signed with them yesterday, and getting my normal fast speeds with other sites I must warn that technical problems exist and that they must be with the site and not with the user. Maybe the low price attracted too many video fans and their servers are overloaded. Maybe our normally very obliging webmaster could clue us in on what is going on.

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RE: Session Timeouts. Incomplete Downloads. Unplayable File Errors.

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:22:20 PDT

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04-09-09 08:22pm

COMMENT REPLY by Netsirk (Webmaster)

To spacenick (5):

Hi spacenick,

We're sorry that you had issues with your download speeds at Downloadpass.com but I can assure you that none of our sites restrict user download speeds in any way.

Did you contact customer support? If you're still a member please let me know your login ID, you can email me through my profile here.

As messmer said, most members can download well over 1mb/s from our sites. Fast download speeds are the norm. Porn users demand fast downloads and our guys work hard to ensure you guys get it. You are free to download Downloadpass.com's videos (as a member) as fast as your connection allows.

I have asked our tech guys to tell me what our url timeout is so I can answer properly to that. I'll get back to you all as soon as they reply.

Kris

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RE: Session Timeouts. Incomplete Downloads. Unplayable File Errors.

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:57:21 PDT

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04-08-09 02:57pm

COMMENT REPLY by atrapat (110)

To spacenick (5):

I had very similar problems with Porn.com, a site from the same company. Existing reviews for Porn.com also report download issues. URLs are very short-lived there too, so queuing downloads is pointless.

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RE: Session Timeouts. Incomplete Downloads. Unplayable File Errors.

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:28:23 PDT

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04-08-09 02:28pm

COMMENT REPLY by TheRizzo (23)

To spacenick (5):

When I was a member I found the speed to be pretty solid and consistant. The odd timeout but pretty rare.

Sucks you had that experience, hopefully just a blip and not becoming the norm.

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RE: Session Timeouts. Incomplete Downloads. Unplayable File Errors.

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:11:59 PDT

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04-08-09 01:11pm

COMMENT REPLY by messmer (123)

To spacenick (5):

Sorry to hear that, spacenick. Looks like you ran into technical problems at the site. Don't look at what happened to you as the norm. I just got finished being a member of this site and except for the occasional "session timeout" I was very satisfied. My speed (except inside the site itself) was usually around 1.7 MB/s (reducing, of course, if I did multiple downloads at the same time) and I ended up downloading tons of scenes. Did you get in touch with the webmaster? I found her quite courteous and helpful.

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Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:29:34 PDT

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04-08-09 12:29pm

COMMENT by spacenick (5)

Session Timeouts. Incomplete Downloads. Unplayable File Errors.

The low download speed isnt at my end, its this website that restricts speed.

Because of the slow speed, the downloads appear to be timed, it doesnt matter if your using a Download Manager or a direct "Save as", the slow speed takes a while, depending on which type, the Divx AVI, MPEG or IPOD, your download will stop half-way or at 75% completion and an error message will pop up to notify you that "the server was reset", "the filename or location has changed on the server" or "server has timed-out"

This site really doesnt want you to download anything.
Most files will download with good speed, then bam! It stops, hangs then disconnects.

If your lucky, the file will maintain a good speed and actually complete a download. I've queued several vids with a download manager and the first download completed but the rest of the files in queue were "errored" I suspect this site uses some sort of anti-download manager. I tried to restart but to no avail, kept getting messages like "filename has changed", "Session timeout" "changed file location" ... rotating shields on the starship-downloadpass

I did the direct "save file as" to a folder and the speed varies, mostly on slow, then I get the "timeout" or "relocated file" error and the file is partially downloaded.

Avoid this site. PASS on DownloadPass
I was looking around at these reviews and actually found a more easier and friendlier site at Videobox.com

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RE: Trial Is fake

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:36:55 PDT

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03-16-09 11:36am

COMMENT REPLY by Netsirk (Webmaster)

To proud pervert (0):

Hi proud pervert,

We're sorry that you were not happy with the access you received. I have looked through the ads on tbp, pornusers, or downloadpass but could not find a reference to an "all access trial".

We are definitely not attempting to trick our users. Porn users are a smart bunch! The trials are designed as "trials" only so you can test out the site. Full-access is granted to full subscribers to the site. When your 3day trial is over you receive full-access as your membership becomes a full subscription. The trial is a slice of the pizza, not the pizza :-)

The monthly subscription price we offer through tbp and pu is an excellent value! Take advantage!

We can all agree that streaming is a highly individual experience. Unfortunately you may have experienced issues with your isp, connection or software. If anyone has issues with streaming on our sites we encourage you to contact our customer support for troubleshooting and help.

stay proud,

Kris

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Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:58:12 PDT

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03-15-09 11:58pm

COMMENT by proud pervert (0)

Trial Is fake

hi guys

just thought you should be aware but the trial membership that they claim is all access is fake. you pay $1 and get access to the front page. its basically paying for a tour.

you cannot download anything. only stream at a horrible rate.

just another fake option to trick users

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RE: messmer's Review

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:25:05 PST

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02-04-09 05:25pm

REVIEW REPLY by TrashMan (103)

To Netsirk (Webmaster):

Good to know. I was only aware of the 1024kb and 512kb, mind you this was near 2 years ago at this point.

Yeah that was my major gripe. I would download a scene from DownloadPass and find the same exact scene on VideoBox. Sans the fact that VideoBox annoyingly encodes at 480x352 (not 480x360) I consistently chose storing the VideoBox scene over the DownloadPass scene because of the black borders surrounding the video image. It was just a minor annoyance that always stuck in the back of my mind.

This is probably asking too much, but one thing I hate is when sites prevent the use of Download Managers, and I think DownloadPass (last I remember) does not support Download Managers, rather using a PHP based download system. I would really like to see support for Download Managers.

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RE: messmer's Review

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:20:37 PST

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02-04-09 04:20pm

REVIEW REPLY by Netsirk (Webmaster)

To messmer (123):

We definitely take customer feedback seriously for all the sites in our network.

They sent me the final proof of the replacement video error screen today. I hope you never see it on our videos but it is going to be very effective. And funny! I'll post a pic and link on the PORN.com blog once it's live.

Happy surfing.

Kris.

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RE: messmer's Review

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:08:33 PST

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02-04-09 01:08pm

REVIEW REPLY by messmer (123)

To Netsirk (Webmaster):

And I appreciate hands-on webmasters, Netsirk! It's nice to know that someone is looking/listening. I have indeed spent considerable time at your site already and, except for the small flaws I mentioned in my "cons" (since explained by you), I really like it. A very attractive members area and easy navigation.

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RE: messmer's Review

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:10:26 PST

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02-04-09 12:10pm

REVIEW REPLY by Netsirk (Webmaster)

To messmer (123):

Thanks for saving me time checking that! :-)

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RE: messmer's Review

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:09:56 PST

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02-04-09 12:09pm

REVIEW REPLY by Netsirk (Webmaster)

To TrashMan (103):

Hey TrashMan,

I never noticed that before! I'll forward your comment onto the right people. We're re-encoding a lot of video lately to increase streaming speed/quality and download quality. I'll let the guys know.

To your size questions - most vids are available for download in HD 2048k DivX, 1024 WMV's and 500k MP4's now. Something for everyone!

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RE: messmer's Review

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:54:56 PST

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02-04-09 11:54am

REVIEW REPLY by Netsirk (Webmaster)

To messmer (123):

Thanks for the review messmer,

We really appreciate it when someone takes the time to review our sites. Especially when they've also spent some real time on the site like you have here. I'd like to reply to a few of your points and see if I can help.

Scene link errors happen and we do everything we can to stop them. It's frustrating when you end up in the wrong place. We regret that you encountered these. You can send me an email with some of them if you remember. For next time there is a link just below the download buttons "Having problems with this video? Report the Problem Here", that email goes straight to our Technical Team's inbox where they will fix the problem.

Session Expired errors are actually not what they appear to be. When there is an error with a video it displays a message that says "Session Expired, please reload your browser..." but your logged-in session has not expired, the error message is incorrect. The error is usually in the encoding process and sometimes the user's flash player. We were alerted to this problem just a week ago by a review on this board and the video guy should have a new (accurate, and cool) error message up in the next few days. Sorry for the confusion.

Search filtering is in the works! We have tested our filtering tools on another of our site. It works by filtering search results by category (cumshot,teen etc..) and then by keywords like "police officer" or "glasses". It's pretty sweet and I'll keep you all posted when it's added to downloadpass.com

Sign-in has some extra steps designed to stop password bots. It's a balance between convenience and security. It's come up before in reviews so I'll bring it up with the team this week.

We try and make our cancellation process as simple as the sign-up process. I'm glad that you didn't have any troubles.

Thanks again for the feedback!

Kris

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RE: messmer's Review

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:52:30 PST

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02-04-09 10:52am

REVIEW REPLY by messmer (123)

To TrashMan (103):

Sorry, I had never noticed, and still didn't know what you meant until a few moments ago. In WMP I have the background color set to black so when I watch, without going full screen, I don't see any thin black stripes. Just for the fun of it, I changed the background color to white and, yes, there is a very narrow black stripe on the right hand side. Hope that answers your question!

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RE: messmer's Review

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:28:36 PST

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02-04-09 10:28am

REVIEW REPLY by TrashMan (103)

To messmer (123):

Do they still have the very thin black bars, though?

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RE: messmer's Review

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:20:40 PST

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02-04-09 10:20am

REVIEW REPLY by messmer (123)

To TrashMan (103):

I know what you mean, TrashMan, I mentioned that extra step when signing in because it annoys me as well. I'm either expected to memorize a pin number or type in my email address as well as a security code. A bit of an over-kill. Part of it is my fault because I have my browser set to delete all cookies upon closing, so it saves my passwords and username but no pin numbers!

As to your second question: actually most of the videos I have downloaded so far are quite good. That might be because I preview them through their excellent flash player and get a pretty good idea about sharpness, lighting etc. I am also pleased with the bit rate which is at 2042kbps. I have watched all of them full screen and am not complaining.

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RE: messmer's Review

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:56:05 PST

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02-04-09 09:56am

REVIEW REPLY by TrashMan (103)

To messmer (123):

Yeah I dont kill DVD archive sites for not providing ZIP downloads of image galleries, especially when the image gallery contains screen grabs from the movies themselves. If the site was offering HQ images taken during filming then, yes, ZIP downloads are mandatory.

I don't like how they now require you to fill in four fields to login: username, password, e-mail and image verification.

Are videos still available as just 512kbps and 1024kbps? I ask because back in the day that is what I remember as being available, and both were rather junky quality, not to mention the fact that all DownloadPass videos were messed up in that they were offered at 480x360 or something, but the moving image itself was something like 460x340 with 10 pixel black borders on all sides (compare this to other DVD sites which actually offer 480x360 image in a 480x360 video).

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RE: Session Time Outs!!!

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:33:11 PST

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01-22-09 02:33pm

COMMENT REPLY by Netsirk (Webmaster)

To vavoyeur (0):

Hi there Vavoyeur,

sorry for the delay in getting to your comment, it's been a crazy season!!

What you're experiencing is an error with the specific videos you're watching. That error doesn't mean that your session has timed out but rather that the video or your system is experiencing an error.

(We're having the error message changed to something more useful right now actually.)

If you hit the "Broken" button underneath the video player you can report a broken video or error anytime.

I hope that helps!

Cheers

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Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:17:18 PST

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12-17-08 04:17pm

COMMENT by vavoyeur (0)

Session Time Outs!!!

This site has a good selection of DVD's...but its worse pitfall in my opinion is its session time out limits. I know why its done and maybe there is a way around them that I don't know about but the site presently is not download manager friendly!! If anyone has a similar prob or knows a way around this prob please let me know!! Right now i can only download about 2 or 3 scenes from a dvd before my session expires and i usually download at a rate of 187/k per sec.

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RE: Be VERY careful on joining. Multiple site sign-ups on join page

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:01:35 PDT

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07-30-08 06:01am

COMMENT REPLY by Turdy (0)

To chockfullogeek (0):

Yah this is just amazingly dodgy, by the time i worked it out i had to unsubscribe to three things, all of which claimed they'd charge me $35 within two days if i hadn't canceled. In response to the question over confirmation emails, they are probably in you're junk email box... which is somewhat fitting.

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RE: Be VERY careful on joining. Multiple site sign-ups on join page

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:58:40 PDT

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06-27-08 08:58am

COMMENT REPLY by boom (0)

To chockfullogeek (0):

Question for you... chockfullogeek

Did you ever get a confirmation email for your account with downloadpass? I never did and cannot seem to find anything on the site regarding support, unsubscribing, etc... I guess my question is, how did you cancel the service? I have no idea how to make this happen.

cheers

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RE: Be VERY careful on joining. Multiple site sign-ups on join page

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:59:17 PDT

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06-02-08 05:59pm

COMMENT REPLY by badandy400 (103)

To chockfullogeek (0):

Thanks for the warning. Always comb over the whole join page or pages before clicking GO. I had this happen to me with Hustler's site several years ago. I had never seen this done before then so I did not know to look for it.

I would recommend doing your homework on this site before joining sites, it really can save headaches!

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Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:48:00 PDT

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06-01-08 09:48pm

COMMENT by chockfullogeek (0)

Be VERY careful on joining. Multiple site sign-ups on join page

I had a downloadpass.com account quite a ways back and decided to sign-up with them again.

This time around, though, just after I joined I received two more additional e-mails that I had just joined xpass and allnetworkpass.

Turns out if you scroll farther down the screen, BELOW the join button, you'll see the two checkboxes which automatically make you join those sites if you don't check them.

I immediately canceled both accounts, as they tell you that they are 1 and 2-day trials before you get charged $39.97 and $43.17 respectively.

I apparently didn't cancel the allnetworkpass sub fast enough, however.

Moral of the story is: BE CAREFUL when you sub to downloadpass.com, the additional signups are hidden and deceptive.

Not cool, downloadpass folks!

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RE: Thagnut's Review

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:39:33 PDT

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09-21-07 07:39pm

REVIEW REPLY by apoctom (145)

To Thagnut (12):

Thagnut,

Did you encounter any of the issues that Pikkle noted in his review? I know that you were a member prior to writing your review, but I would like to know if any of these complaints affected you, too. Just trying to get a second opinion. Thanks.

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RE: Pikkle's Review

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:37:45 PDT

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09-21-07 07:37pm

REVIEW REPLY by apoctom (145)

To Pikkle (1):

Thanks for your review. I nearly joined this site, but finding out that it sells addresses to spammers, plus no DP & no DL managers has made me change my mind. It's too bad: the site looked like it had a lot of content.

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Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:12:18 PST

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01-08-07 04:12pm

COMMENT by cerebral (32)

Much to appreciate

Good site for variety and subject content. Hampered by so so quality of media.

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