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Wednesday, April 09, 2003
Et tu, j2? (Don't You Hate Ads on Stuff You Actually Pay For?)
It's always really irked me that paying $50/yr. for a bigger Yahoo! Mail inbox doesn't buy you the added courtesy of an ad-free environment.
Here's one to add to the list. I pay an annual fee for j2 (formerly Jfax) Premier Connect (which gives me a dedicated fax line which then forwards faxes to me by email). It's a good deal, since it's cheaper and easier than putting in an extra phone line.
But now they're starting to show ads on the j2 Messenger software, the program that allows me to read faxes, send faxes, listen to voice messages, etc. I used to accept this when I was using a free eFax number, but shouldn't "premier" clients be given some respite from the commercial onslaught? Cease and desist, SVP, j2.
And don't get me started on the McAfee Virus Protection "startup screen" that tells you every time that the virus checker is installed, but spam killer, personal firewall, etc. are not. I don't mind you trying to upsell me, McAfee, but to the tune of a 15-second delay every time I boot up my computer?
I suppose none of this should surprise me. Newspapers and magazines are packed with ads, yet we pay for the privilege of viewing them.
Posted by
Andrew Goodman
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