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Alondria LeFay

Registered User

Join date: 2 May 2003

Posts: 725

12-11-2003 08:49

Lindens,

For those who paid in advanced (i.e. the quarterly and yearly subscribers) what happens with our membership we paid in advanced? I can see several posibilities:

1) We gain basic membership ($9.95) + a 512m land grant ($5) until our subscription is over.

2) We gain a credit of our unused subscription fees to do as we wish with as far as buying under the new plan.

3) We write it off as a learning experience of not pre-paying.

I kind of doubt 3 is true, but I have yet to hear what plans there are for us folks.

Bit Phaeton

Senior Member

Join date: 14 Nov 2003

Posts: 82

12-11-2003 09:06

Err....

maybe a fourth option too?

4) Pro-rated partial refund?

Methinks they haven't worked out an option yet----

It's VERY difficult for a company to give money, mainly because its SO HARD to find customers in the first place---

They are definetly trying to figure out a way to adequately compensate you for what you have paid them so far.

Alondria LeFay

Registered User

Join date: 2 May 2003

Posts: 725

12-11-2003 18:59

Bump.

Any Lindens out there.

Alondria LeFay

Registered User

Join date: 2 May 2003

Posts: 725

12-12-2003 05:46

Anyone?

Pendari Lorentz

Senior Member

Join date: 5 Sep 2003

Posts: 4,372

12-12-2003 08:28

Just helping you with a bump.. sorry I don't have the answer.

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Apotheus Silverman

I write code.

Join date: 17 Nov 2003

Posts: 416

12-12-2003 11:57

I'm also interested in an answer to this question since I *just* bought a year membership a couple weeks ago.

Ian Linden

Linden Lab Employee

Join date: 19 Nov 2002

Posts: 183

12-12-2003 14:23

You'll get a premium account through your pre-paid time, plus some extra time to account for the price difference. The basic rule will be:

Quarterly accounts which renew on or after Feb. 1 will get an extra month.

Annual accounts which renew on or afer Feb. 1 will get an extra month for every two months of pre-paid time after Feb 1. (Rounded up). So if your annual account would renew on April 15, we'll push the renewal date back to June 15.

When your account does renew, you'll get the new, lower price for the term you've selected.

Liberty Tesla

Perpetual Newbie

Join date: 1 Sep 2003

Posts: 173

12-12-2003 14:50

Thank you Ian.

Does any kind of discount or prorating apply to newly-minted Lifetimers?

James Statosky

Junior Member

Join date: 20 Nov 2003

Posts: 3

Conversion of account to Lifer: How will that work?

12-12-2003 16:07

Ian, I'm seriously considering buying a lifetime membership, but I just bought a quarterly account a few weeks ago. Since the lifetime membership option is going away in a few weeks, I am curious if LL will give a partial credit for money I've already paid. Please let me know.....

Nergal Fallingbridge

meep.

Join date: 26 Jun 2003

Posts: 677

12-12-2003 16:57

See the other thread:
/120/3c/7504/1.html

Robin Linden says that, regardless of remaining paid time, pending lifetime members will be treated like existing lifetime members once 1.2 drops on the 22nd.

So this means that existing users are basically out the money they paid for their terms.

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Alondria LeFay

Registered User

Join date: 2 May 2003

Posts: 725

12-12-2003 17:48

From: someone

Originally posted by Ian Linden
You'll get a premium account through your pre-paid time, plus some extra time to account for the price difference. The basic rule will be:

Quarterly accounts which renew on or after Feb. 1 will get an extra month.

This differs from the email I recieved from Colin, which read:

From: someone

Originally Emailed by Colin Linden
Hello Alondria:

Thanks for your inquiry. We will be extending your membership with the premium access plan until it's next billing date.

Regards,

Colin Linden

Which is correct?

Q for LL: Existing paid in advance members
Alondria LeFay Registered User Join date: 2 May 2003 Posts: 725	12-11-2003 08:49 Lindens, For those who paid in advanced (i.e. the quarterly and yearly subscribers) what happens with our membership we paid in advanced? I can see several posibilities: 1) We gain basic membership ($9.95) + a 512m land grant ($5) until our subscription is over. 2) We gain a credit of our unused subscription fees to do as we wish with as far as buying under the new plan. 3) We write it off as a learning experience of not pre-paying. I kind of doubt 3 is true, but I have yet to hear what plans there are for us folks.
Bit Phaeton Senior Member Join date: 14 Nov 2003 Posts: 82	12-11-2003 09:06 Err.... maybe a fourth option too? 4) Pro-rated partial refund? Methinks they haven't worked out an option yet---- It's VERY difficult for a company to give money, mainly because its SO HARD to find customers in the first place--- They are definetly trying to figure out a way to adequately compensate you for what you have paid them so far.
Alondria LeFay Registered User Join date: 2 May 2003 Posts: 725	12-11-2003 18:59 Bump. Any Lindens out there.
Alondria LeFay Registered User Join date: 2 May 2003 Posts: 725	12-12-2003 05:46 Anyone?
Pendari Lorentz Senior Member Join date: 5 Sep 2003 Posts: 4,372	12-12-2003 08:28 Just helping you with a bump.. sorry I don't have the answer. _____________________ hugs everyone
Apotheus Silverman I write code. Join date: 17 Nov 2003 Posts: 416	12-12-2003 11:57 I'm also interested in an answer to this question since I just bought a year membership a couple weeks ago.
Ian Linden Linden Lab Employee Join date: 19 Nov 2002 Posts: 183	12-12-2003 14:23 You'll get a premium account through your pre-paid time, plus some extra time to account for the price difference. The basic rule will be: Quarterly accounts which renew on or after Feb. 1 will get an extra month. Annual accounts which renew on or afer Feb. 1 will get an extra month for every two months of pre-paid time after Feb 1. (Rounded up). So if your annual account would renew on April 15, we'll push the renewal date back to June 15. When your account does renew, you'll get the new, lower price for the term you've selected.
Liberty Tesla Perpetual Newbie Join date: 1 Sep 2003 Posts: 173	12-12-2003 14:50 Thank you Ian. Does any kind of discount or prorating apply to newly-minted Lifetimers?
James Statosky Junior Member Join date: 20 Nov 2003 Posts: 3	Conversion of account to Lifer: How will that work? 12-12-2003 16:07 Ian, I'm seriously considering buying a lifetime membership, but I just bought a quarterly account a few weeks ago. Since the lifetime membership option is going away in a few weeks, I am curious if LL will give a partial credit for money I've already paid. Please let me know.....
Nergal Fallingbridge meep. Join date: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 677	12-12-2003 16:57 See the other thread: /120/3c/7504/1.html Robin Linden says that, regardless of remaining paid time, pending lifetime members will be treated like existing lifetime members once 1.2 drops on the 22nd. So this means that existing users are basically out the money they paid for their terms. _____________________ powered by caffeine since 1998! "In such ugly times, the only true protest is beauty." -- Phil Ochs
Alondria LeFay Registered User Join date: 2 May 2003 Posts: 725	12-12-2003 17:48 From: someone Originally posted by Ian Linden You'll get a premium account through your pre-paid time, plus some extra time to account for the price difference. The basic rule will be: Quarterly accounts which renew on or after Feb. 1 will get an extra month. This differs from the email I recieved from Colin, which read: From: someone Originally Emailed by Colin Linden Hello Alondria: Thanks for your inquiry. We will be extending your membership with the premium access plan until it's next billing date. Regards, Colin Linden Which is correct?

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