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Danni.com
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PinkPanther's Reply
Danni sold her interest in the site in 2006. Until then it was a great site with a lot of personality. The live cam stuff was great and the members could chat with each other and with the models.
The big problem was that they had a modified DRM on their stuff. In theory if you D/L a video as a member and you left it on the same drive (not a CD or DVD) that you downloaded it to, you could view the vid even after you dropped your membership.
Before Danni sold the site, the support staff was always fast at fixing the many, many problems this system created. After she left, I'm convinced they fired the entire support staff. Two years later I still have several open "tickets" that no one has addressed.
I have continuing very negative feelings about the site, the worthlessness of their "Danni's pledge" and the 100 +/- Gigs of downloaded stuff that has filled up an external hard drive.
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04-25-08 12:47pm
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1402
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N/A
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Reply of
Vegas Ken's Poll
Let's look at this analytically. The operating costs of a website are small relative to the fixed costs. (Variable costs are those that change based on the volume of business and fixed costs are the same regardless of the volume of business.)
The variable costs are the upload bandwidth and the credit card discounts. The fixed costs are the content development and maintenance costs.
That means most of the price of membership flows to the site's profits (bottom line) so the site that you wouldn't join at $29.99 but will join at $19.99 using the TBP discount yields close to $18.00 in profits, which would not be there without the discount.
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04-24-08 05:50pm
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1403
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N/A
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Reply of
Drooler's Reply
Drooler sez:
"As for their zip files of their dinky little 1067 pixel photos, I could suggest some rather creative backup storage options."
I didn't know you were into anal, Drooler! ;-)
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04-24-08 05:43pm
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1404
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Flower Panties
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ace of aces's Review
Ace - I like your review. Short, sweet and to the point.
Messmer - I feel the same way. If they can't do a good job on the promotional side, it's not likely the full product will be any better.
Denner - Maybe there should be a method to keep track of what has been saved by using member reviews like this and a "MVPU" (Most Valuable Porn User) prize awarded each year.
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04-24-08 08:48am
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1405
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Vegas Ken's Poll
I admit I'm a sucker for a deal. When there's a site that I'm jazzed about based on PU reviews and I see a special discount, I sign up. The best part is that the discount usually holds past the first month making the savings really significant.
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04-23-08 08:25am
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1406
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I Love Andie
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atrapat's Reply
Yet another reason to resubscribe to FTV Girls and Twistys. Thanks for the info., atrapat. I appreciate it.
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04-21-08 11:32am
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1407
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I Love Andie
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atrapat's Review
Thanks for a great review. I really was thinking about this site but based on the "tour" it looked rather skimpy as you just confirmed. But I haven't seen Andie on any other site. Can you give us a few of the other sites?
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04-21-08 10:16am
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1408
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N/A
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Reply of
Jay G's Reply
Sorry, but I'm confused.
I thought Ginger was played by Tina Louise and was the glamour girl; and Mary Anne was played by Dawn Wells, the cute girl next door type. I got my rox off with Tina Louise back in the day.
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04-21-08 10:09am
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1409
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In Focus Girls
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badandy400's Comment
I've got to say that, while it seems like a minor deal, this is still first class treatment and tells me, someone who has never heard of the sight until now, that this is an honest site with excellent business practices.
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04-19-08 10:21pm
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1410
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N/A
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Reply of
Vegas Ken's Poll
Ambiguous question. I RESIDE in California but I LIVE in Paris.
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04-17-08 08:18am
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1411
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Bangbros Network
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DrKnockers's Reply
Nothing at all.
On 6 April, I used the TBP link to Bang Bros. The sign-up screen showed the $14.95 "special discount" price, so I signed up and started surfing their site. At no time did Bang Bros. advise me that the price I would be charged would be $23.95.
On 9 April, when I checked my Master Card account on line I saw that the charge came in at $23.95. That's when I communicated with Bang Bros. who denied any knowledge at all of the discount and of TBP. They refused to honor the discount.
Then on 9 April I sent an eMail to Khan, (PornUsers.com Sr Admin) which he quickly acknowledged receiving, but I have heard nothing back from him over the past week.
What concerns me is the credibility of TBP's discounts. There's really no way to determine their authenticity until the actual charge appears on a credit card and there's no way to cancel the charge once it has been made. It suggests that you should probably be willing to accept the full subscription price if the advertised TBP price is not honored by a site. And if the full price is too much, simply ignore the offer.
In fairness, I've successfully used the TBP discount on other occasions so I suspect this is a Bang Bros. issue, not a TBP issue. But not having heard anything from Khan other than the acknowledgment, I can add nothing to my initial comments.
EDIT: I see that Khan posted an update today. However my suggestion still stands. If TBP offers a discount and the site does not honor it (as was the case with Bang Bros.) there's nothing that can be done after the fact except to accept the full charge. So it looks like TBP discounts should be viewed as possibilities, not promises.
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04-16-08 11:22am
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1412
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Twistys
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Reply of
messmer's Review
Good review. The videos are well done and worth joining up, but the photos are as you say, not erotic at all.
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04-14-08 05:05pm
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1413
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N/A
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Reply of
badandy400's Reply
Andy, I understand yoiur point but I must disagree. Churches aren't into being anti-porn activists unless it directly impacts their operation...such as a porn shop with a hawker peddling to church goers on Sunday morning.
The people we need to be watching out for are those who are into governmental involvement in everything. Here in LA, for example, the government dictates just about everything we say and do, from the bags we use in the grocery to what can be carried on cable to how porn shops can sell and how their fronts can be displayed (nothing can be seen from the street except a small sign that just names the shop, not what they sell).
And this is LA, the home of the Porn industry and the moral relativist Liberals who condone murder convicts to go free to save money but condemn porn shops.
And yes. Even here in LA there is a substantial risk that our all Liberal city and county gummints will tax internet porn. It will start with their Sales Tax proposal (8.25% on all website subscriptions) but once the revenue starts, watch out.
The church folks in LA have no interest in this subject.
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04-13-08 05:35pm
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1414
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N/A
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Reply of
Khan's Poll
I used to do it (a few times) for sites that I had joined before joining PU and really remembered little except my overall impression.
I don't think just a rating without a review tells anyone a lot. A low rating deserves a stated reason (even a comment would do). Otherwise how is a member supposed to use a low rating in his consideration of a site?
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04-11-08 07:53am
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1415
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Teens Like It Big
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Boobs4ever's Review
Frankly if you are a member of the network, this addition is really superfluous because they (Brazzers) do a great job of combining all their sites in their index...and there's no benefit to joining just this one site (not sure if you even can). That makes this site more of a reason to load yet more content, A GOOD THING!
That said, The volume of updates on Brazzers is mind boggling. These guys must have a huge member base to be able to afford the volume and frequency of the high quality exclusive content they offer.
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04-08-08 11:22am
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1416
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Reply of
MargulisAZ's Poll
Whatever she wants. The act of fisting does nothing for me (I prefer the basic fingering where I get some tactile pleasure as well) but if it floats her boat, that's fine with me.
I do enjoy watching fisting on videos when the babe clearly enjoys it and would probably enjoy giving my babe that enjoyment as well.
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04-07-08 08:43am
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1417
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Bangbros Network
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Reply of
badandy400's Reply
What it means is that it makes no difference who pays for something...it's paid for and thus the user is entitled to use it without restrictions.
You get high speed from your school because it's paid for and you're entitled to use it. So why the criticism by others of your source? It's not relevant.
Bottom line, your beef, as is mine, is that Bang Bros operates it's downloads at a very slow speed.
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04-06-08 02:23pm
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1418
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Bangbros Network
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Reply of
badandy400's Comment
BadAndy's point is the speed, or lack thereof, of the downloads, and he has a legitimate issue. But the focus was changed to how he accesses the web.
If my company sends me to Europe from Los Angeles and pays Business Class air fare on my behalf, is it wrong for me to complain about being assigned a middle seat in a sold out coach section just because it's my company that is paying my fare? Of course not.
The same applies to BadAndy. His beef is with download speed.
And yes, BangBros has a terribly slow download speed for their otherwise excellent site.
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04-06-08 07:41am
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1419
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Reply of
heff's Poll
I had a 250 Gb external hard drive that was about 80% full. I packed it for a trip across country last Sept. and it worked fine at my destination. But when I got home the hard drive would not operate properly. A computer tech told me that I shouldn't rough handle an external hard drive because, unlike those external hard drives identified as "portable," it is easy to damage the drive.
I think I can get the stuff off the hard drive but I surprised myself. I really don't miss it, mainly because I can count on a ton of new stuff to replace it.
Interesting thing about porn, it's fun when it's around but when it goes away, no big deal.
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04-05-08 07:26am
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FTV Girls
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Reply of
littlejoe's Reply
Thanks, joe. Based on that (the keeper price) I'm definitely going to sign up again. Damned good site.
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04-04-08 12:53pm
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1421
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Bangbros Network
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Reply of
RagingBuddhist's Comment
I am getting a follow-up at least once a week but they offer no incentive to re-join (such as a discount price or an extra week or two) so it serves only to irritate, not attract return business.
I liked the site when I was a member, then canceled when I was expecting to be off-line for about a month. I planned to rejoin shortly after I returned but kept putting it off...then the weekly "we want you back" stuff started to show up. When I saw a review of Brazzers, I decided to give that site a try before going back to Bang Bros. Love Brazzers so I'm still holding out on Bang Bros.
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04-03-08 12:06pm
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Babelicious
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Reply of
Davit's Comment
I agree about natural sounds being audible. If there are no natural sounds, I'm fine with a bird chirping in the background or something like that just to make sure my speakers are operative.
I like music where the girl is dancing in the video but the music must be part of the content and not just dubbed in. Out of synch music is totally not good.
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04-03-08 11:36am
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Reply of
Khan's Poll
I'm glad I came in late so I know the point of the Poll.
I use "My Favorites" on the PU site to store sites where a review or a comment by someone I trust makes me want to consider signing up.
My budget maxes out at $50 per month with exceptions for sites that I want to sign up for longer stints. I've gone as high as $75 but find that that's a waste of money because I don't have time to visit all those sites frequently during a normal month.
So when I see a site written up on PU that looks very promising, I use the favorites feature because my mammary...oops I meant memory....isn't quite what it once was.
If your question is raised because you're thinking about removing it, please don't. But if you do, please give us some notice so I can copy the list.
Thanks.
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04-03-08 11:27am
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Danni.com
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Reply of
Khan's Reply
Khan's reply is completely accurate.
The only problem is that the stuff that was downloaded when DRM was still in effect, and was accessible then by active members, is no longer accessible by active or former members because the site removed all DRM support. And, because the site also has removed some of its content, downloads that I made earlier (and paid for) are now just byte hogs and are totally useless.
And worse, unlike the good old days when Danni Ashe owned and ran the site, the support staff, such as it is, is non-responsive on almost all issues, especially issues like this.
So the full answer is yes, DRM is now history. That's a good thing. But for loyal customers of Danni's site who paid their money and played by the rules were screwed royally, and not in a good way.
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04-01-08 07:05pm
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1425
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Shay Laren
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Reply of
nygiants03's Reply
Thanks for your comments.
To answer your questions:
No there are no orgasm sounds in the videos I've checked out so far, and I really don't expect I will find any in the rest. Perhaps if FTV gets her, as suggested by someone else, we'll get some of that.
Honeslty I missed the Live Cam pitch in the promo site. But just as well, There ain't any at all. Not even a dead link on the home page. There is a member's forum, however. But the last post on it was a Happy Valentine Day greeting on 2/14/08.
Your questions and my followup further demonstrate that this is a minor site with limited content that is not being energetically maintained. Looks like they decided to take all their new Shay Laren material and set uip a new site to generate a new source of revenue.
As I said in my review, if you're a Shay fan, and if you like the Glamour Models Gone Bad site, sign up on Shay's site for a month then save $5.00 and sign up for the GMGB site. (Check out that site's reviews on PU. I like the site and will likely sign up after my Shay Laren site membership expires.)
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03-30-08 12:53pm
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