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Originally Posted by Chad
It's the sign of a smart company who have learned from previous mistakes.
When Chisora faced Klitschko Boxnation were hit with 30,000 people trying to subscribe in the 24 hours leading up to the fight. Boxnation couldn't handle the demand. They decided to show the fight for free which resulted in hundreds of complaints from paying customers. They are trying to avoid a repeat of this and have been telling people who might subscribe for next weeks fight NOT to leave it to the last minute.
Boxnation have been advertising the £10.00 registration charge on their Facebook page, their website, Twitter, The Bunce Boxing Hour and The Sun newspapers for weeks. They have been completely open and honest about the introduction of this charge.
The £10.00 charge is not applicable to Virgin customers. SKY customers can get 2 months of Boxnation for £10.00 by going to www.boxnation.com and enter the promotional code SUNBOXING. The discount offer ends at 11.59pm on July 6.
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Whilst typing just got this e-mail from Boxnation:
"£10 REGISTRATION FEE STARTS TOMORROW
Subscribe today and avoid paying an extra £10!
At midnight tonight, we're adding a one-off registration fee to manage the expected high demand for Haye v Chisora: Licensed to Thrill.
To get BoxNation for just £10 a month, with no additional fees, make sure you subscribe BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
Click here now to subscribe.
What happens after the first month?
You will continue to pay the usual monthly subscription fee of £10, unless and until you contact us to unsubscribe from the service. You can unsubscribe at any time with no cancellation fee and there is no minimum term.
What if I already have BoxNation?
Then you will not be affected by this fee, and will continue to receive BoxNation for just your regular £10 a month.
It’s your channel. Be a part of it. Are you in?" |
When the registration fee comes in, this won't encourage people to sign up early before the next peak time, as it will already in place.
Maybe the registration fee increase is going to be introduced about a week before the next big fight, to encourage people to subscribe early again??
http://www.boxnation.com says "THIS OFFER CLOSES AT 4PM ON SATURDAY AFTER WHICH THE REGISTRATION FEE IS SUBJECT TO INCREASES GET IN EARLY
So, it looks like the offer is now on until 4pm today. (The webpage is really poorly written.)
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http://www.boxnation.com/haye-v-chisora-pricing/
Just seen this:
It looks like the Sky fee goes up by an unknown amount just before the fight and then is free again. It looks like the VM fee goes up to £18.50 and then down to £10
Sky viewers
Registration fee
Monthly subscription fee
When?
£10 (€12.50) £10 (€12.50) 7th July onwards
£10 (€12.50) + late booking surcharge* £10 (€12.50) After 6pm 14th July
Free registration £10 (€12.50) From July 15th onwards
* The registration fee is subject to a late booking surcharge that will increase based on demand.
Virgin Media viewers
Subscription charge
When?
£10 Until 6am 9th July
£18.50* 6am 9th July onwards
£10 From July 15th onwards
* The first monthly charge of £18.50 is a one-off. Thereafter, customers who continue to subscribe will pay just £10 a month.