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And if you do subscribe you have to call them to cancel. You can subscribe on their website, but they only unsubscribe through a phone line.

I managed to get unsubscribed by hurling abuse at their support staff, but I still think it should be considered fraud.

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>> I managed to get unsubscribed by hurling abuse at their support staff, but I still think it should be considered fraud.

This paints you in a much worse light than them. I've cancelled with them twice. I called and said 'I would like to cancel' and they refunded me what was necessary. Took about 30 seconds - no abuse required.

I am not about to pay for an long-distance international call just over what should be done with an internet form.

I grant you the abuse might not have been necessary, but I wanted results and I wanted them yesterday.

NYTimes also requires you to make a phone call to cancel - though they were decidedly polite about it.

I didn't need to call. I canceled last year via chat. It took me 15 minutes, answering about 10 quite annoying questions.

15 minutes? That is insane. No wonder journalism is dying.

That's even longer than a phone call...

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