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DTCwordfan | 12:13 Sat 29th Jun 2024 | News
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I've been a long-time subscriber to the Tel mainly for its sports coverage, crossword and puzzles, as well as the Alex and Matt cartoons. However, yesterday, the price of the DT went up to £3.50 and today the Saturday issue to £4.50. The sub has been a saving of 75p a day and £1.75 before this latest hike of 50p.

However, if they try increasing the sub shortly, no letter yet, I am thinking of migrating across to The Times - recently, we had no DT down here for whatever reason and I was impressed with The Times as to news and their puzzles.

Your views on which? 

Though I'll admit I may well use this thread as a precursor to warning the DT if that they hike the sub-prices, their readership will go down by at least one.

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I can't imagine paying that kind of money DTC. I know you enjoy a stroll for the paper, but a digital subscription is far cheaper. I've been with The Times for years. I read it on a tablet.

There's a current offer of £1 for 4 months unlimited access. After that it's £26 per month. (Still less than £1 per issue.)

The news reporting can be a tad 'Murdoch-centric', but I read it for the commentators and the notebook and features writers. Some of the best in the business.  

We have the Saturday and Monday DTs on order for X-words and the Review. That's now £8 a week.  I used to buy perhaps a couple of others during the week, but the cost had cut them from daily. I may have to stop buying the odd ones extra.

You can subscribe to the Telegraph puzzles only to play on your PC, laptop or device for £1 a year.  If you add that to the Times digital subscription you could have the best of both worlds - and save money

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscribe/04si1shp0/

Yikes...£26 a month? Is that typical for UK subscriptions? ​​

I've had the NYtimes for years at £2 per week. I'm not sure what I might be missing...they keep trying to get me to upgrade, and pay more.

The current price of the digital NYT, after the trial period, is £12 a month or £90 a year.

Lots of free crosswords on the Guardian website. I wouldn't by the paper though - too left wing.

I get the Telegraph digital by subscription. At the recent renewal I politely told them I wasn't paying the big price, and they renewed it at £69 for the year.

I do that every year.

Matt's cartoons are uploaded daily to here.  (No subscription or log in required):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/matt/

The Alex strips are uploaded, after a 48 hour delay, to here:
https://www.alexcartoon.com/

The only time that I might buy a physical newspaper is on Saturdays.  That's because a couple of friends and I like to battle with the puzzles from that day's Times.

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