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Title: POGO/EA is considering charging an hourly fee? Is there any truth? Petition?
Post by: robnbanqs on October 14, 2006, 10:48:35 AM
I just got this forwarded to me in Pogo. There seems to be a petition going round. Below is the body of that message. Does any one have knowledge of this possibility?  ?.?  :o0  :ooo  :o  >>:D
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The Higher Ups and Pogo.com and EA Sports are considering charging an hourly fee added to the normal flat membership fee we pay for playing games on Pogo.

The numbers they are currently kicking around for this fee range from between four cents, and twenty five cents per hour. This might not sound like much but it will add up fast.

This is still in the planning stage, (their minds are not made up yet) and we need to make our voices heard before a decision is final.

Add your Pogo screen name to this petition and send it out to all of your pogo friends and roomies, and back to the #1 person who sent this. If they know how strongly we are against it, it won't happen.......


WE THE UNDERSIGNED POGO MEMBERS ARE AGAINST ANY HOURLY FEES BEING CHARGED FOR POGO GAME PLAY. IF HOURLY FEES ARE IMPLEMENTED, POGO.COM AND EA SPORTS WILL LOSE OUR BUSINESS!
Title: Re: POGO/EA is considering charging an hourly fee? Is there any truth? Petition?
Post by: Homer on October 14, 2006, 10:53:15 AM
Sounds like a load of crap if you ask me. Whenever they want more money they just up the yearly subscription price. An hourly charge in addition to the subscription price would drive people away by the thousands. If i were you I would report the message as spam.
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Post by: cranky on October 14, 2006, 10:58:06 AM
i agree with HOMER.  O0
Title: Re: POGO/EA is considering charging an hourly fee? Is there any truth? Petition?
Post by: Homer on October 14, 2006, 11:00:34 AM
An easy way for them to rake in a ton of money is to make badges available for the 2go games.
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Post by: Torn2pieces on October 14, 2006, 12:19:24 PM
Just another spam rumor. If they were to charge hourly, believe me, they'd have members scatter amok.
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Post by: ĴĐ on October 14, 2006, 03:02:26 PM
I would find another site if they did that!  :'(( :oo
Title: Re: POGO/EA is considering charging an hourly fee? Is there any truth? Petition?
Post by: shoes on October 14, 2006, 03:45:47 PM
Me too- but now it will be $39.99 a year--getting pricy!!!
Title: Re: POGO/EA is considering charging an hourly fee? Is there any truth? Petition?
Post by: IndianLover on October 14, 2006, 04:05:26 PM
Quote from: shoes on October 14, 2006, 03:45:47 PM
Me too- but now it will be $39.99 a year--getting pricy!!!

Ok what did I miss who said it was going to 39.99?
Title: Re: POGO/EA is considering charging an hourly fee? Is there any truth? Petition?
Post by: ĴĐ on October 14, 2006, 04:22:30 PM
Quote from: shoes on October 14, 2006, 03:45:47 PM
Me too- but now it will be $39.99 a year--getting pricy!!!
$40? What? Pogo is getting insane! Me with Pogo Admin in hand >>> (O+O)
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Post by: DaKine on October 14, 2006, 04:35:49 PM
no thruth @ all
Title: Re: POGO/EA is considering charging an hourly fee? Is there any truth? Petition?
Post by: ĴĐ on October 15, 2006, 09:04:26 AM
Quote from: DaKine on October 14, 2006, 04:35:49 PM
no thruth @ all

What do you mean?
Title: Re: POGO/EA is considering charging an hourly fee? Is there any truth? Petition?
Post by: Fitzkarin on October 15, 2006, 10:12:44 AM
Listen ... its really, really simple ...

Every week some goof-ball begins a rumor that was started by someone, who heard from someone, who said they talked to the guy who works for Pogo, who heard from his boss who was told by his wife ... Ya-Da Ya-Da Ya-Da.

The truth is, if it comes across in one of those multi-member petition emails ... its totally bogus and you're wasting not just your time ... but our precious posting space by asking if we've heard about it.

From a "Business Model" point of view ... not even EVERQUEST and World Of Warcraft charge by the hour.  Why in the name of all that is holy - excluding Bill Gates and possibly the makers of the Razr cell phone - would the actual managers of Pogo even consider charging "hourly" for a service that already charges monthly rates for?  Come on ... think it through.

And with that said ... we return you to your normally scheduled postings.
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Post by: ĴĐ on October 15, 2006, 10:31:34 AM
Thank you for clearing that up fitzkarin. O0
Title: Re: POGO/EA is considering charging an hourly fee? Is there any truth? Petition?
Post by: SweetGirl200405 on October 15, 2006, 10:35:54 AM
 >:(( when did pogo change there price from 34.99 to 39.99? im so lost ..lol
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Post by: crazy_ on October 15, 2006, 10:50:28 AM
Quote from: SweetGirl200405 on October 15, 2006, 10:35:54 AM
>:(( when did pogo change there price from 34.99 to 39.99? im so lost ..lol

lol awhile ago I think
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Post by: ĴĐ on October 15, 2006, 10:51:42 AM
When I signed up it was 34.95 and that was in March.
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Post by: Tara on October 15, 2006, 10:52:31 AM
I just paid and it was 34.99.  I was paying 29.99.
Title: Re: POGO/EA is considering charging an hourly fee? Is there any truth? Petition?
Post by: SweetGirl200405 on October 15, 2006, 11:01:40 AM
 :o0 me shaking my butt@ pogo pple for increasing the price..lol...its not to bad i guess..could be worse.. but dang they should set it ..n leave it alone... !@#$ lol
Title: Re: POGO/EA is considering charging an hourly fee? Is there any truth? Petition?
Post by: ĴĐ on October 15, 2006, 11:03:16 AM
Quote from: SweetGirl200405 on October 15, 2006, 11:01:40 AM
but dang they should set it ..n leave it alone... !@#$ lol
EA/Pogo wants more money... So they raise it on us and make millions more (O+O) >:(( !@#$
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Post by: SweetGirl200405 on October 15, 2006, 11:12:40 AM
 ++ walking over to where Jd sits ..n has talk about club pogo ...lol  !@#$ (O+O) about them..till we get  :/o\  :))
Title: Re: POGO/EA is considering charging an hourly fee? Is there any truth? Petition?
Post by: ĴĐ on October 15, 2006, 11:15:16 AM
Quote from: SweetGirl200405 on October 15, 2006, 11:12:40 AM
++ walking over to where Jd sits ..n has talk about club pogo ...lol  !@#$ (O+O) about them..till we get  :/o\  :))
Nice talk eh?
Title: Re: POGO/EA is considering charging an hourly fee? Is there any truth? Petition?
Post by: SweetGirl200405 on October 15, 2006, 11:19:25 AM
only thing i can say ...lets hope it stops @ 40.00..for awhile..but i guess u could save up the money during that yr to renew it when it comes due...guess i better start saving more pop cans....cuz its 2.00 a bag here for them...if i see a pop can on the street ill stop n pick it up..lol pple can wait on me..tell them its that can thats going to buy my clubpogo ...lmaoooooo
Title: Re: POGO/EA is considering charging an hourly fee? Is there any truth? Petition?
Post by: ĴĐ on October 15, 2006, 11:20:38 AM
Quote from: SweetGirl200405 on October 15, 2006, 11:19:25 AM
only thing i can say ...lets hope it stops @ 40.00..for awhile..but i guess u could save up the money during that yr to renew it when it comes due...guess i better start saving more pop cans....cuz its 2.00 a bag here for them...if i see a pop can on the street ill stop n pick it up..lol pple can wait on me..tell them its that can thats going to buy my clubpogo ...lmaoooooo
:)) :)) :)) :)) Nice one! O0
Title: Re: POGO/EA is considering charging an hourly fee? Is there any truth? Petition?
Post by: SweetGirl200405 on October 15, 2006, 11:25:18 AM
shall we go hunt for pop cans JD?lol  i  O+O with my eye a pop can over there ..Yells @ JD hands off mine mine mine ..lol
Title: Re: POGO/EA is considering charging an hourly fee? Is there any truth? Petition?
Post by: ĴĐ on October 15, 2006, 11:27:58 AM
LOL... Soda cans here are 5 cents... On the hunt for Soda cans over here....... Found one... MINE! Run>>>  ++
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Post by: SweetGirl200405 on October 15, 2006, 11:31:40 AM
 :o0 it @ JD..i found 2 cans to ur one..lol  wonders if i can brib u ?....gimmie all ur cans for some pot roast, potatos, n carrots ..havent decided on dessert yet.. maybe some nice warm brownies.. :)))
Title: Re: POGO/EA is considering charging an hourly fee? Is there any truth? Petition?
Post by: ĴĐ on October 15, 2006, 11:43:23 AM
Quote from: SweetGirl200405 on October 15, 2006, 11:31:40 AM
:o0 it @ JD..i found 2 cans to ur one..lol  wonders if i can brib u ?....gimmie all ur cans for some pot roast, potatos, n carrots ..havent decided on dessert yet.. maybe some nice warm brownies.. :)))
Sounds nice... Have UPS deliver, I don't trust FedEx, USPS or that Yellow Van either.
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Post by: WV4057 on October 16, 2006, 02:34:50 PM
i agree sounds like spam to me    <O>   <?>
Title: Re: POGO/EA is considering charging an hourly fee? Is there any truth? Petition?
Post by: gator8_24 on October 17, 2006, 12:25:51 PM
Seems those petitions are always coming around and I report them a spam. I never know the person who sent it!
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Post by: nightperson on October 17, 2006, 12:47:39 PM
i use to get them, but i dont no more, when some1 send them to this person and they send them to other people  and shows every1 pogo name on sending it all around i never knew the person that send it to me
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Post by: yoshisquest on October 21, 2006, 04:38:05 PM
Every time I get one of those, I report it as spam.  Now no one sends me spam anymore
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Post by: kandykitty20012 on October 21, 2006, 04:56:56 PM
if pogo starts charging a horly fee they would be out of business (O+O)
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Post by: nightperson on October 21, 2006, 08:10:01 PM
maybe they will try a going out of business sale :))