What is the total bitrate of the video files you think are low quality? It could be that the files you think should be high quality are much lower in quality (bitrate) than you are expecting.
Bitrate is a major factor in the quality of a video, although there are certainly other factors.
At 10 Kb/s, a single high quality video clip could easily take 10 to 15 hours to download. Are you sure the download speed is that slow? When I had dialup, my download speed was usually between 1 and 4 Kb/s, but that was dialup. I could never go back to those speeds if I wanted to download photosets or video clips. It would drive me crazy.
It's human nature to always want a new toy.
But based on what's out there, VideoBox appears to be one of the best DVD sites available, especially considering the low monthly membership price.
So I think it's reasonable to give the site a very high score, based on extensive site contents + ease of access + low membership price.
Like I say, it's human nature to always want a new toy, new sensation, better, bigger, brighter videos, more original videos, etc.
But based on what's out there, this is one of the best DVD sites around, so I think it really does deserve a high score.
(Even though I personally don't care for most of the DVD material at this site. :) )
I'm not a member, but the non-member preview works fine. I have no problem at all logging on to the non-member area of the site, and looking at the different pages. So the site servers seem to be OK, as far as I can tell.
American Vice has "a series with midgets and some deformed guy". That's what I would call a really specialized niche. Personally, I prefer regular boy-girl videos, or even girl-girl videos, to watching a midget or some deformed guy.
I read some reply or post at PU from a member that said if you email the billing agent, CCBill or epoch, requesting the same price for a membership to a site that U.S. members pay (the equivalent in euros if you live in Europe), the billing agent will sometimes give you the lower U.S. price. Or you could try an email to the paysite itself, requesting the lower price that U.S. members pay.
If you do a search on Threads for the word "regional", you come up with 10 different threads, at least some of which are directly on the topic of regional pricing:
Currency problems - protests does it - sometimes.
Sites that charge more in EUR than in USD
Regional Pricing
Currency traps and tricks
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I don't know how much practical advice you will find if you read those threads, but maybe it would pay you to skim them. If nothing else, you will find that other PU members are as angry as you at having to pay higher prices than U.S. members pay.
The prices you show are much higher in Germany than in the US. You are being charged around 43% higher prices for the same membership (some memberships you are being charged an even higher premium than 43%).
The price offered through PU/TBP can have a slight discount from the regular price, depending on the membership option chosen):
United States prices:
Basic
1 month: $15.96/month recurring (billed every month at $15.96)
3 months: $9.59/month recurring (billed every 3 months at $28.76)
12 months: $6.66/month recurring (billed every 12 months at $79.96)
Premium
1 month: $19.17/month recurring (billed every month at $19.17)
3 months: $11.99/month recurring (billed every 4 months at $47.96)
12 months: $6.66/month recurring (billed every 18 months at $119.96)
So for the premium membership, even though it states a 3-month recurring membership, it's really a 4-month recurring membership.
So for the premium membership, even though it states a 12-month recurring membership, it's really a 18-month recurring membership.
Why is that that all UK blokes love to get buggered so much? Is dry buggered better than wet buggered? At least in the US, if we are getting screwed, we say ouch (at least some of us, anyway).
Anyway, I agree that regional pricing is stupid and unfair. Glad to see some Brit members at PU, adds more flavor to the posts.
If you don't have the time or patience to read the entire thread, which is only 2 pages long, you can read 2 of the more important posts of the thread:
1. The introductory post #1, by Wittyguy, which explains what he thinks a good review should include.
2. Post #7, the cheat sheet created by Toadsith, which is a detailed listing of the main factors many PU members want to see in a review.
The review you write is your own personal creation, based on your own ideas and opinions and facts, but to have value for the PU site members, some specific tech details, site numbers (number of photos, videos, etc.), and your own opinions should be included.
The main thing is you got your money back.
Which should be satisfying.
In spite of the work and frustration of dealing with the problems.
Every so often I get one of my credit cards cancelled for fraud.
And get a new card # issued to me.
It happens. A side effect of owning credit cards.
(Almost all of the fraud charges are found by the credit card companies, not by me. They ask me if these charges are valid, and I say no: I've never been in Africa, or some state in the US.) My credit cards seem to travel a lot more than I do.
You have a fantastic memory. I have a problem trying to remember which sites I have been a member of, and that's one reason I check PU before signing on to new sites. But if you are able to remember a log-on page that you had to use months ago, I think that's incredible. I only wish my memory worked one-tenth as well as yours does.
Sorry, I was not thinking that clearly when I replied to your concerns about downloading software safely.
What I wrote before, about being safe with downloading software, is true and good advice.
But you do need to download software from Virtua Girl HD if you want to enjoy/view some of their video files.
Virtua Girl HD is a well-known porn site.
The software that you download from that site, to play their specially encoded visual files, should be safe.
I would still scan the downloaded software from that site, with an anti-virus program, but you should be safe downloading and installing the program to play their specially encoded visual files.
I would have edited my original reply, to include this further opinion, but that reply can't be edited after a few minutes have passed since the original posting.
It would be helpful if you gave the site URL that you are referring to.
As for viruses and other malware, most PC experts advise not to download software from a site that you do not thoroughly trust. And even then, if you download software from a site that you do trust, you should scan it with an anti-virus program that you have kept updated on your PC.
Also, before you download any software, it's a good idea to do a Google search on that specific software, to see if there are any commonly known problems with that software.
There's a lot of malware besides viruses, and once your PC gets infected with this malware, it can be easy or very hard to get rid of the malware.
Anyone connected to the Internet needs a currently updated anti-virus program plus a firewall. And even that is just the start of trying to be safe.
I'm not a member, but from looking at the preview, the girls look yummy, not like cartoons at all. Almost, but not quite, as good as the real thing.
The guys look huge or large and threatening. But even the guys are smooth-shaven. What happened to the traditional "big, hairy monster" type? Or did that fade away back in the 1960s with the era of the bikers?
Did you notice, they even have gorgeous she-males? Yikes.
GLAD YOU GOT YOUR PROBLEM SOLVED, AND RECEIVED A REFUND.
IF YOU HAVE A CHOICE WHEN CHOOSING YOUR PAYMENT PROCESSOR, I RECOMMEND EITHER CCBILL OR EPOCH, THEY ARE BOTH EASY TO DEAL WITH.
JUST MY OPINION, BECAUSE I'M NOT IN THE BUSINESS, BUT I'VE DEALT WITH CCBILL AND EPOCH FOR MOST OF MY PORN SUBSCRIPTIONS.
VIV THOMAS IS PART OF THE METART NETWORK OF SITES.
THEY ARE A TRUSTED NAME.
CONTACT THEIR SUPPORT TEAM AT: support@vivthomas.com
TELL THEM WHAT YOUR PROBLEM IS.
THE METART SUPPORT TEAM IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE FINEST, MOST RESPONSIVE CUSTOMER SUPPORT STAFF I'VE EVER ENCOUNTERED.
YOU CAN FIND MANY EXAMPLES OF HOW THEY HAVE HELPED PU MEMBERS WHO HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THEIR SITES.
THE METART SITES USES DIFFERENT BILLING AGENTS.
I'M NOT VERY FAMILIAR WITH ECHST.
CONTACT THE METART SUPPORT TEAM (THAT I LISTED FOR YOU) AND YOU SHOULD GET A PROMPT, COURTEOUS RESPONSE.
YOU DID NOT GIVE MANY DETAILS ON WHAT YOUR PROBLEM IS:
WHAT THE CHARGE WAS FOR, HOW IT HAPPENED, HOW MUCH THE CHARGE WAS, ETC.
EXPLAIN THE DETAILS OF YOUR PROBLEM, SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED, AND CAN WORK WITH YOU TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
OTHERWISE, IF YOU JUST SAY THAT YOU WERE CHEATED, IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR ANYONE TO HELP YOU, BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS.
METART (THAT OWNS VIV THOMAS) HAS ONE OF THE FINEST, MOST RESPONSIVE CUSTOMER SUPPORT TEAMS YOU WILL EVER FIND.
I DON'T WORK FOR THEM, BUT I'VE HAD MANY SUBSCRIPTIONS WITH THEM OVER THE YEARS.
When I joined My Naked Dolls site recently, I was repeatedly declined because the software for CCBill said the price I was paying was invalid.
"CCBill.com is the payment processor for your order with http://mynakeddolls.com and unfortunately, we are unable to process your transaction at this time, due to Website has invalid pricing."
I did a live chat with CCBill.
They suggested deleting cookies and restarting my computer.
Which did not help.
A couple of days later I got an email from CCBill stating:
"We have tested the sign up page you reported and have found it working properly. Please give it another try. If it is still not working for you please let us know."
And I emailed My Naked Dolls, told them of the problem, that my membership was not being accepted, and they told me to keep trying.
A few days later, I was able to join the site.
But I had previously tried over 5 times, using different credit cards, to join the site.
And kept getting the message that the membership price was invalid.
The browser page opens: 59.17.17.0.0.0.0.0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.vixenx.com/t2/?nats=bestporn.59.17.17.0.0.0.0.0
I can then click on the "Sign up" link (upper right corner of the page, or click on one of the thumbnails for the site videos, and it opens the join page:
https://join.vixenx.com/signup/signup.php?nats=bestporn.59.17.17.0.0.0.0.0&step=2
The prices shown are $18.83 for 30-day membership,
and
$0.50/day for 6-month membership.
I am using Firefox browser.
I suggest clearing your cookies and cache if you can't open the Vixen X site.
Disclaimer:
I'm not a shill, or connected with any porn site except for paying memberships to some.
Sometimes when I try to offer helpful advice, I am accused of being a shill or working for a porn site.
Or being compulsive or a liar or some other psych problem.
Whatever...
skippy is trying to be helpful, telling PU members about a low-priced offer.
Vixen is a premium site.
Any site can have problems, which can be frustrating.
If you had a bad experience with Vixen, it doesn't mean everyone else will.
skippy is a long-time member of PU who has contributed reviews, comments, etc. that help the PU members.
So it's not spam, but a piece of news that a porn site is giving a discounted price.
I'm a fan of Blacked and Tushy sites.
Think they are excellent.
As soon as Vixen grows some more, I will be a fan of Vixen as well.
Quality product, with lovely models.
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