Negative Option (Collecting a credit card at free-trial signup time)

Re:Negative Option (Collecting a credit card at free-trial s... by Pow on Friday January 07, 2011 @07:08PM (#2081653)

37signals does this, iirc... Do you think they're consumer unfriendly and, dare I say it, evil?

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Re:Negative Option (Collecting a credit card at free-trial s... by BRadmin on Friday January 07, 2011 @08:29PM (#2081854)

37signals offers a 30-day free trial for paid plans, but clearly states: "If you cancel a paying plan within 30 days of signing up you won't be charged a thing. We'll send you an email 5 days before your first charge to remind you."

In addition they also offer FREE plans for their services - which require no CC at sign-up and allow you to upgrade at any time.

Edit: Any comments on the downvotes would be helpful as I was just trying to supply more detailed information on the actual process being discussed.

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Re:Negative Option (Collecting a credit card at free-trial s... by j_baker on Friday January 07, 2011 @07:42PM (#2081728)

That they do this is consumer unfriendly. As far as the evil of the overall organization, I'm not really qualified to say. I've never done business with them.

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Re:Negative Option (Collecting a credit card at free-trial s... by borism on Friday January 07, 2011 @08:08PM (#2081798)

so does "Don't be Evil" company (for Apps for Business product at least)...

so does Apple (for Me.com)...

etc. etc.

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