AUTOSPORT asks me to subscribe to watch their site? really?

[timbo]

So, I had a pop-up window which says

You have 10 free views remaining

You've had 40 free page views this calendar month. After 50 you'll need to subscribe to keep viewing.

Well, they are entitled to ask as much as they want if they feel that they have customers ready to pay. But I'm not sure it is a wise move.

[mx_tifoso]

I'm not willing to pay either, so adios autosport! And I used to be a daily reader for MotoGP news in english.

[timbo]

I wonder whether they have problems? Looks like a desperate move to me. Or are they just plain greedy?

[autogyro]

I am still banned from their forums perhaps thats why.

[raymondu999]

It's been in operation for at least half a month now. They issued the notification a while back. I'm a Plus subscriber myself, so it doesn't affect me in the slightest.

[simieski]

Would accessing the site via a proxy server circumvent the problem?

[raymondu999]

As long as the proxy hasn't accessed Autosport 50 times I guess

[Mysticf1]

If anyone is similarly annoyed that Autosport has gone and set a limit of 10 views per user per month without subscription I have some good news for you

Delete all cookies related to autosport and the counter is reset.

Enjoy

[Dragonfly]

Don't know how much such a thread is relevant here, but since the Atlas days when I started the day with their site now I barely visit them.
For me this limitations are an example of the impotency of the corporate approach.

[jamesb]

Yeah I tried the cookies thing, but it didn't work - I have a feeling they're doing a mix of cookies and IP logging..

[tathan]

unpug your router for a couple of minutes then

[AnthonyG]

I too hate it, luckely I have a login.

[copperkipper1]

Autosport forums > f1tech forums

F1tech forums die after the first 2 months of car releases

[Nando]

Only 10? I get 50/month and i used those within half a month, pissed me off big time so i moved to totalf1.com

But thanks for the tip, i´ll delete the cookies and try again

Edit: Nope that did not work at all.

[Kiril Varbanov]

Autosport forums > f1tech forums

F1tech forums die after the first 2 months of car releases

Certainly, they do not, and this forums is quite an evidence.

I'm not really sure, however, why do we discuss the Autosport guys that much (no disrespect) - there are lots of other credible sites and blogs you could follow. Most of all, Twitter is free, and this is where the news get spread in a nanoseconds.