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I've recently joined as a standard member for 12 months. However, I am confused - I note I had been given 50 credits, which are already down to 35, from my research.
My question is - what makes me different to anyone who purchases credits on a pay-per-view basis? For the money I spent becoming a member, I could have purchased 200 credits!
As it is, I am merely 'a member' with only 50 credits - what is my advantage to being a member? I was under the impression that as a member I could do as much research as I wished, but now it appears I will still have to buy credits when I do any research.
I know being a member entitles me to send messages to other members and view other trees, but for pure research of the available records, should I have ploughed my money into a pay-per-view purchase instead of a membership?
I simply cannot see what 20 quid buys you as a member!
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It is always best to purchase a subscription as credits can get eaten up very quickly.
I am just a standard member on here...but I have a subscrition to Find my past and ancestry
I was given 50 credits when I renewed this year...and tried them out and it was 5 credits to view a person in a census, then another 5 to view the whole family
So 50 credits would only last for 5 searches
So for £20 you paid you will not get much...my ancestry and FMP cost £250 a year
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Scroll down to bottom of page and read the Terms and Conditons - section 6 Membership Services and Fees
I believe the 50 credits are freebies.
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Also do not use your credits to view BMD's unless you have to
They are free on http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl from 1837- 1960ish
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Geoff, welcome to the boards, Basically its free to join and build your tree and do searches, but as a standard member you have the benefit of being able to use the community boards and send and receive messages view the family trees you have access to, everything else comes at a cost see below
How much does it cost?
It is free to register with Genes Reunited. Here are some of the things you can do once you have registered:
• you can build your family tree using our online tree builder
• you can search the names on the site to find possible matches with the names in your tree
• you can upload photos and scanned images to your Keepsafe and attach these images to relations in your family tree
• you can reply to any messages sent to you by other members
• if you already have experience in researching your family history you can import your Gedcom file in to your Genes Reunited family tree
We offer 2 types of subscription – standard and platinum. A description of each one is shown below.
You’ll be able to see how much each one costs when you click on to the Subscription page. We show the price in different currencies depending on where you live. If you are currently subscribed, you'll only see the options available to you. The link to subscribe can be found in the top right hand corner of the page.
Platinum Membership
This is available for either one month or a year (£19.95/£79.95).
Features include:
• Contact other members from your search results
• Accept invitations to view their trees
• Post photos and scanned images such as certificates to your Keepsafe, and attach these images to relations in your tree
• Add messages to the message boards
You also get access to these records
• Indexed birth, marriage and death records from 1837 - 2006
• England and Wales Census records from 1841 to 1911
• Scottish census from 1841 to 1901
• Overseas birth, marriage and death records
If you want to broaden your search, as a Platinum member you can buy additional access to more record sets, including
• Military records
• Parish records
• Travel and Overseas records
• British Newspaper Archive content
Standard Membership
This is available for either six months or a year (£14.95/£19.95). You’ll enjoy the same features as the Platinum package, but you only get access to the non-indexed births, marriage and death records. You can buy credits to access the rest of the records if you want to take your search further.
And if you’re curious to know more, but not sure you want to subscribe yet, you can register and build your family tree for free and buy Pay Per View credits to view records. They cost £5 for 50 credits or £17.95 for 200 credits and give you access to all of our records. You can purchase credits
From the FAQ section in the help section at the top of this page
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/help/faqs?key=177#Subscriptionsandrenewals
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