“New“ flicker, 9 months on...

[Dave^]

My Pro subscription which I've had for 5 years is about to expire.

This will be the first time I've needed to renew since the upgrade.

What's the general consensus now it's been up and running? Is it still worth the $25 a year, or does the free account offer enough?

Are other previously Pro users still Pro, or have you migrated to a free account or one of the new style paid account?

I do like looking at the stats, but to be honest, I don't think they mean a great deal, and I've not processed/uploaded anything for ages.



Eta - fking autocorrect! Obviously I mean Flickr!

[v15ben]

The only real reason to keep Pro is for the stats I'd say.
I used to enjoy being geeky and looking at them, but don't miss them.
With 1TB of storage, you don't need the Pro subscription for anything else IMO.

[baz7175]

I'm guessing you were with BT until the change?

Weird thing is, so is the email address I use for Flickr, and this is what I see:-

"You are signed in to Flickr via your Yahoo ID ([e-mail]) You have a Pro account, at no cost as long as you keep your BT Yahoo! service."

[Dave^]

No, never with BT, I created a "@ymail.com" account for flickr.

Might knock it on the head then if all I'll lose is stats...

[HorneyMX5]

I've kept my pro account because I like the stats.

I still think the changes were a step back.

[MartinP]

I didn't renew my pro subscription. As said above there's loads of storage without it now, the only thing you lose is the stats and I don't care about those.

I might be in the minority on here, but in general I think the 'new' Flickr is a big step forward. I certainly like how it's so much easier to scroll through the new images posted by your contacts now.

[(MrB)]

I find it just too slow since the update but that's probably more my Broadband and PC than Flickr, I do miss the older layout having been on there since 2006 I'd got very used to it.

As for the Pro account I expect I'll keep it, I do like the stats.

[RobDickinson]

I didn't renew, stats were nice to see when a photo got popular somewhere but I'm not paying just for that.

Flickr doesn't want paid subcribers anymore.

And the new interface is still slow and chunky, it's just damned poor

[Craikeybaby]

Without the Pro service can you still replace images? This is quite useful for using with Lightroom Publish services.

[MartinP]

Yes, you can still re-publish from Lightroom.

[Dave^]

Canceled it, can't justify it for checking stats once every few weeks...



If I change my mind I can re-subscribe anyway...

[flat-planedCrank]

Same. Didn't renew.

I like the stats but they are basically the only reason to keep me paying - so I didn't.


On the new layout - it's ok I guess. Still amazed it takes so long to scroll a page though, other sites seem to manage better.

Would say that by traffic numbers are up significantly on the old site though. Whether that's due to more general flickr traffic or more people finding photos on the site is difficult to say (particularly since I dont have stats any more )

[baz7175]

This just popped up on my Flickr page as of this morning...

ACTION REQUIRED

BT has or will be emailing you about moving your BT Yahoo Mail to BT Mail. Once that move has been made you'll no longer be able to log in to Flickr using your BT Yahoo email address and password.

To keep your existing Flickr ID and all your pictures, you must move your Flickr account to an alternative Yahoo ID.

[toasty]

I didn't renew. My OH's account was deleted for some reason and so our stats competition was over. She was winning anyway.

[Paul Drawmer]

You remember that b4 the change it was said that if you didn't renew, you didn't lose your older pics, you could regain them buy renewing later?

Now the new version is here with 1Tb of space, I've still not got my old pics back, which is a pity. It is v slow, and I haven't paid, but my account is add free, which is nice.

Oh and I think the interface is odd - seem to spend a lot of time looking for things.