Search the forums for free WSJ subscription. I can recall doing some sort of survey that was 10 mins long and got 40 weeks of the WSJ and some other financial magazine. There was a bit of a lag time between finishing the survey and getting the first newspaper.

I just changed my name by one letter (left the last letter of my last name off) and it worked.

Here is a free 39 week subscription signup. Different name ought to work ok.

http://www.rewardsgold.com/mags/wsj/...g1gd39w1ab.htm

Happy Holidays!

Thank you Doc Savage - love the free 39 week subscription.

When I tired this, the red message was only for new subscribers at a new delivery address, which would be a problem for mere new names at the same address, I think It was enough to keep me from moving forward. Not sure what I will do once the paper stops arriving (a bit past expiration date now but papers keep arriving)

Problem "renewing" WSJ subscription
 

We have been receiving the WSJ using miles for several years. What a great value! We need a new subscription and both United and Delta have the following disclaimer:

*Note: This offer is available for new subscriptions at a new address only. Existing subscribers are [sic] of this newspaper are not eligible for this offer, and will be billed by the publisher. Miles cannot be refunded.

Have not seen this disclaimer before. Are we going to have to pay $$$?!

Any help on this greatly appreciated.

I "renew" my Star Ledger all the time. Haven't had a problem yet. I would wait a week or so after your subscription ends to renew again. Just to get your name/address out of the system.

I've been a paying (at a big discount) subscriber to the WSJ for many, many years, but am now thinking about dropping (although a free sub is not bad value :D). A little too much bias from the editorials to the news page.

Anyhow, this blog entry suggests the FT is a better bet and it got me thinking. From Cal Econ Prof Brad Delong's blog at http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2012/0....html#comments

Hale Stewart: The Financial Times Rules OK!

Hale Stewart:

The Bonddad Blog: Why I Dropped My WSJ Subscription for the Financial Times: Here are the reasons for the switch:

A far more international orientation: the Financial Times is truly an international paper…. [The] world is now one giant inter-related system; you have to know what is happening in Europe, Australia and India and how that inter-relationship relates to the US. The WSJ falls down on this connection in a pretty big way….

Much better blogs: Compare Alphaville and Money Supply to the WSJ's Market Beat or Real Time economics. There is no comparison…. [T]he FT blogs which provide some excellent in-depth research on meaty topics. The posts are longer and filled with far more nuance. The different is night and day.

A great writing style. The FT has shorter stories, but there is no fluff; once the writers have said their piece, they stop writing….

When was the last time the WSJ did a really good piece on anything?… The WSJ used to provide great well-researched articles economic on topics (in fact, it used to be a daily occurrence, running down the right or left side of the front page). They've just lost that edge. I think a big problem there is the attempt to make the WSJ a competitor with the NYT….

The lack of an "ick" factor. The ongoing investigations in the UK indicate there are serious management problems that have obviously filtered down throughout the Murdoch media group. Put another way, if the head is that corrupt, I don't see how that doesn't trickle down

Whatever isn't covered in the FT is covered by Bloomberg…

J. Bradford DeLong on June 14, 2012 at 09:45 AM in Information: Internet | Permalink

Of course, a key question is: can I pay for the FT with miles--preferably SkyPesos? :confused:

I have a few thousand orphaned United Mileage Plus miles and was going to get the WSJ at home. I noticed there are really two ways to accomplish this from the United site:

- Through magazinerewards for 304 issues (M-F delivery) for 3200 miles
- Through newspaper-miles for 39 weeks (M-Sa delivery) for 2900 miles

A couple of questions for the experts. First, isn't a standard print subscription Monday-Saturday now (with the WeekendJournal on Saturdays)? Would the M-F be mistake? Second, does anyone know if either include the online edition as well or if this is truly JUST the print edition?

The WSJ still offers the M-F print option because many subscribers are businesses who are inconvenienced by a copy delivered on Saturday, or who are paying for subscriptions for their personnel at work on an M-F basis. (As an option, the WSJ does permit the Saturday edition to be delivered to a different address, but not everyone chooses that -- or has time to read it on their weekends!)

The newspaper-miles version is definitely the print edition only. Maybe three years ago, they offered me a free upgrade to the online edition from the print one, but that hasn't happened the last few redenotuibs,

Why burn miles when you can get it free? Haven't paid for the WSJ in years.
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/23047

Heads Up...
I burned 2900 from my US account for WSJ for MomDad.
The order was confirmed, the miles deducte.

Then the order was cancelled in an e-mail saying
cancel because they are not New Subscribers,
and they wont give the 2900 miles back,
because they are not refundable.

That, to put it gently, sucks. How many weeks were your parents supposed to see in return for the 2900 miles you burned on their behalf? While you won't be given the miles back, would they allow you to redesignate the giftee? Are your parents current subscribers or is it that they were subscribers at sometime in the past? (If I do it, I think I'll use my mother-in-law's different last name to have it delivered to my address.)

How long between when you requested it and you were advised that your parents wouldn't be getting the paper, but your miles weren't coming back to you? Did you do it through the USAir website?

Sadly, kinda dead.

You need to take the surveys and type up reviews now, so not totally gone, just more effort than before.

Still a better deal than others listed in this thread.

Still alive via these instructions...
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/29872

Does anyone know if the WSJ subscription with miles comes with digital access as well.

It does. However, the digital subscription is for the true time of the subscription, versus the newspaper version, which can be put on hold to extend it.

Dans Deals has a link to a 39 week subscription. Follow the instructions he posts and you will be subscribed in under 1 minute.

LINK

technically
 

technically, I'm not sure this is correct as I know many people still managing their subscription from 2008 (print/digital) putting the print one on "suspend" each time, extending all digital access.

So basically at the end of the 39 weeks you suspend the print but the digital continues indefinitely?

While in some parts paying for the paper may be heresy ;), there are vendors on EBay selling nine month subscriptions for sometimes as little as $25. The price is intended as a promo for new subscribers, but can be an outlet for renewals with a little effort.

Once the nine month teaser rate expires, many EBay sellers will sell you a new nine month contract, although the name on the account will have to change. I'm in my third subscription this way, with the second being in my wife's maiden name, and the most recent one in my cat's name.

Search: "WALL STREET JOURNAL PRINT & DIGITAL NINE" on EBay for examples of current deals.

At that kind of price point, messing around with freebie professional subscriptions or using miles (unless orphans) may not be worth the effort.

more involved
 

I think it is a bit more involved than that. And waiting till the end probably doesn't work.

It's more like get print/online sub, setup account, setup digital access.

1. SUSPEND PRINT (which can only be suspended for 2-3 months)
2. enjoy digital
3. PRINT RESUMES (after above period ends)
4. Go back to #1, repeat as necessary

Thanks. Are there any similar tricks for the Economist?

Do what I posted in 219. In under 1 minute, you will have a feree 9 month subscription.

Or I'll be happy to do it for you if you pay me $20. :D

Bet this is what the eBay guys are doing and pocketing all the money.

Sounds like a good bet.

For folks in Asia the digital version on IOS is complete and utter garbage. You will spend a large amount of time loading data. Its much faster to load the actual web browser than it is to use the app.

Apparently it's the same in the US. The reviews for the iOS App suggest it's garbage.

I used miles and they refused to allow me to use their online edition

Presumably the mileage offer only included the print edition?

Thank you.

As far as redemptions go..getting a year of WSJ for 2700 DL miles is an absolute steal.

Anyone know if this is still working? I entered my contact information, but have not received an email acknowledgment of the order yet. Did anyone who took advantage of this opportunity receive an email acknowledgment of their order?

Any new good offers for points/miles in exchange for a wsj subscription?

I am also looking. Last year, I used delta points for a print and digital subscription. Can you still get the digital subscription included in any WSJ subscription for miles?

http://student.wsj.com/info/2010/08/...g-information/

If you know a student, this is $1 a week to subscribe, both digital and print.

I hope you mean DL miles. Delta Points is the FT username of a real live person who is also a blogger.

Just recently used Delta skypesos for a WSJ subscription. It included both paper and digital versions.

How long does it take for miles to post? I just signed up for AA.

Was this via magsformiles.com / magsforpoints.com ? For quite a while I've been checking those sites but only see print subscriptions. It does not mention digital. I ordered a print subscription using 9600 Hilton points for 304 issues. I took about 2 weeks before the first paper arrived. I called Magsformiles customer service today but they said digital access is not included. He submitted a request for someone else from their company to contact me to see if there is an option to use additional miles to gain digital access as well.

I had chatted with WSJ online subscription customer service who told me that I could get digital access also, but that person may not really have known.

from where? everything I see is just for print edition