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- 02/14/2018 at 1:52 PM #55244
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  THEeyepatch
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  Over/Under the SL-Trib drops the cash-grab? 1 year.
- 02/14/2018 at 2:53 PM #55250
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  EagleMountainUte
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  Assuming they last a year?
- 02/14/2018 at 3:07 PM #55253
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  Stone
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  Seems to be the route all papers are going to stay financially viable. The problem, at least for the Trib, is that there are still two major papers, and only one of them is charging money. That is going to be very tough for the SL Trib. I only read the SLC papers for sports, so when I hit my limit on the tribune, I am inclined to get my sports fix through this site or the D News than pay for a Trib subscription. To justify a subscription, I need to feel like I am missing important content. But I don’t think I will, so long as there are other platforms that cover Utah sports adequately.
  - 02/14/2018 at 3:26 PM #55256
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    Dugway
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    Psssst… A friend told me he has no trouble reading all the Trib stories he wants by just clicking the reload and then stop buttons in quick succession in the browser. They’re the same button in Chrome, not sure on other browsers. Not that I’d try anything like that…
    - 02/14/2018 at 4:32 PM #55260
      
      gUrthBrooks
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      Hah! I just tried it and it works. Did it in Chrome. Had to double click 3-4 times.
    - 02/14/2018 at 4:39 PM #55261
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      Mr Chainsaw
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      Or in Chrome, hit F12 to open the HTML debugger, scroll down to the bottom and pick the one or two <div> tags that define the blocking window and press Delete. You’re welcome 🙂
      - 02/14/2018 at 4:47 PM #55264
        
        Mr Chainsaw
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        Also, when I got the message on my phone about reaching my monthly maximum, I just opened the website in incognito mode and was able to read the rest of the story fine. I assume they have cookies tracking page visits so in theory I don’t know how they block incognito browsing.
    - 02/15/2018 at 7:37 AM #55277
      
      Tony (admin)
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      Pretty funny. I did the same thing. Opened dev tools and got rid of the div covering the article. But really, it’s not worth my time to even do that.
- 02/14/2018 at 3:24 PM #55255
  
  gUrthBrooks
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  You know the workaround to be able to read every article, even after you have reached your 10 free? It’s not user friendly, but, it’s better than paying IMO.
  
  Copy and paste the whole article into word. When you get the pop-up that blocks everything… CTRL+A, CTRL+C, then paste into word…it’s messy, but it gets you every word from the article.
- 02/14/2018 at 4:45 PM #55263
  
  Mr Chainsaw
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  I think it will backfire. I like reading the trib enough to deal with a few ads, but not enough to pay for it. There seems to be so many sources for news content now that it’s value has decreased over time, not increased.
  - 02/14/2018 at 4:53 PM #55265
    
    GameForAnyFuss
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    Bingo…this is the crux of the issue. With the advent of the internet, the barrier to entry to do widespread print journalism went from very high (i.e. you had to own a multi-million dollar printing press) to very low. That brought a ton of competitors and decreased the value of print media with it. Now print media are trying to figure out how to survive without their de facto monopoly. And the only “valuable” asset they own is a multi-million dollar printing press that nobody wants.
  - 02/14/2018 at 6:43 PM #55269
    
    EagleMountainUte
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    The ads are why I stopped visiting. I would follow links to the Trib and get a massive add with no way to close on a mobile. I don’t understand why advertising is this way. I don’t look at your ad or buy your products. In fact I probably avoid Les Schwabs and other crap because of their ads.
- 02/14/2018 at 7:31 PM #55270
  
  PlainsUte
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  I don’t know why they price the online subscription so high. They’d probably do better with a much more modest electronic subscription fee, especially with the presence of a direct competitor offering “free” content.
  - 02/14/2018 at 7:41 PM #55271
    
    Utah
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    What should provide tiered amounts. $4.99 a month for the stories from the past 48 hours.
    
    $9.99 for the past year.
    
    14.99 for all access.
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