Free Flickr Pro over for AT&T, Verizon customers

Those who subscribed for DSL from AT&T or Verizon were entitled to free Flickr Pro accounts from Yahoo, but that deal is coming to an end.

I just got this message from Flickr: "Due to changes in your AT&T Internet service, your Flickr Pro account will expire on 29th March, 2010. That's in 479 days! You can renew Flickr Pro for just $24.95 for a one-year account. And to thank you for staying with us, we'll give you another two months at no cost."

I don't have to pay until 2010 because I had already paid for one year of a Pro account, a payment that hadn't been used because of the AT&T deal. But most folks probably will see their free Pro accounts vanish sooner.

According to the Flickr help page on the subject, "AT&T and Verizon Internet Services have reworked their broadband packages and will no longer be offering Flickr Pro to subscribers after January 31, 2009."

If you don't pay, Pro accounts revert to regular accounts. Subscribers in that circumstance don't lose any photos, but they do lose the Flickr Pro perks, which include the ability to see more than the last 200 photos that have been uploaded, unlimited uploads, unlimited numbers of photo collections called sets, ad-free browsing, and the ability to view full-size images.

[drpr]

You state, "I don't have to pay until 2010 because I had already paid for one year of a Pro account, a payment that hadn't been used because of the AT&T deal." If you already paid, shouldn't you not have to pay until 2011 and have them apply your unused payment for March 2010 to March 2011?

[cvaldes1831]

I think there's a two-month grace period after January 31, 2009, when the AT&T and Verizon deal ends. His paid one-year subscription goes starts on March 29, 2009 and goes a full year until March 29, 2010.

[sfotoord]

From the article:

"AT&T and Verizon Internet Services have reworked their broadband packages and will no longer be offering Flickr Pro to subscribers after January 31, 2009."

"You can renew Flickr Pro for just $24.95 for a one-year account. And to thank you for staying with us, we'll give you another two months at no cost." "

[thatchman1]

I'm re-thinking my broadband provider because of this. The free flickr Pro account was really the only thing that differentiated AT&T/Yahoo DSL over other options...

[PhaseDMA]

Anytime I see something that charges you to remove ads I laugh. Some sites don't even bundle it with anything else which only serves to make it more of a joke.

[sswingle]

Flickr does a LOT more than just remove ads. Upload limits, resolution limits, etc all apply to free accounts.

[schafir]

From a cost of DSL perspective, this decision equates to about a 5% increase in the cost of AT&T DSL (assuming you use Flickr Pro). AT&T has raised DSL prices significantly over the last couple years. It's time to look for alternatives as there is really no reason to stay with them: same basic service as other DSL providers for a higher cost.

[qhue]

I had noooooo idea that I got free Flickr PRO from Verizon.