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  • toontron
    toontron Posts: 2,116 Forumite
    I admit defeat!
    January GC: £64.81/£80.00
    February GC: £24.60£80.00
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,132 Forumite
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    So predictable really that the site would go into overload during this free period. PR disaster really. At least I was already registered and I managed to complete a couple of census searches just after 7, but nothing useful since.
    2kWp Solar PV - 10*200W Kioto, SMA Sunny Boy 2000HF, SSE facing, some shading in winter, 37° pitch, installed Jun-2011, inverter replaced Sep-2017 AND Feb-2022.
  • bubblegum26
    bubblegum26 Posts: 204 Forumite
    I've had a subscription for the last year which has just run out, I know its disppointing as i've been wanting to do a couple of searches but if your thinking of doing the free trial it is well worth it x
  • I have been using it tonight and tbh it has been quite slow and kept falling over, however I have managed to get quite a few results and have saved them onto my laptop to view later when the free session is over. I am subscribed to Ancestry which doesn't include the 1911 census so they are the searches I have been doing. Have to say findmypast seems easier to search than Ancestry and I imagine is just as fast normally.
  • tillytat
    tillytat Posts: 897 Forumite
    Thanks for this. I'll be watching the footie but can get someone else to do the searches.
  • J44H
    J44H Posts: 531 Forumite
    Thanks very much, I am a member already so this is a great freebie for me.:T:T:T:T
    If you don't get what you want today maybe the Postie will bring it tomorrow. :j:j:j
  • F1manic
    F1manic Posts: 17 Forumite
    Awesome, I'm going to try this out!
  • Tawny0wl
    Tawny0wl Posts: 139 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Photogenic
    just signed up now waiting for England to play next match...
    Always on the lookout for a great deal, bargain, or unmissable offer! :j
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  • butterflymum
    butterflymum Posts: 1,032 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Well, Saturday night was more of a Free FMP Football Fiasco and not even an apology on their website today.

    If a major player in the Industry can't judge their potential client numbers (and it was very obvious that this offer would attract a huge number of such) and set their systems to cope, then it is a poor Freebie.
    butterfly )i(
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,132 Forumite
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    Tawny-Owl wrote: »
    just signed up now waiting for England to play next match...
    You may be well advised to wait for the afternoon match on 23 June as I suspect the Friday evening match will be just as bad unless they do something to substantially increase the capacity.
    2kWp Solar PV - 10*200W Kioto, SMA Sunny Boy 2000HF, SSE facing, some shading in winter, 37° pitch, installed Jun-2011, inverter replaced Sep-2017 AND Feb-2022.
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