The Wall Street Journal Online: One-Year Online Subscription

While I have no way of knowing if other reviewers have a different online WSJ with pop-up advertisements, which I doubt, there are none on mine. In fact, the online WSJ is vastly more streamlined than Forbes, Fortune, CNN, etc. The clutter-free layout allows for easy navigation.

The content of the WSJ is unparalleled. What makes the online version so powerful for business research, lead generation and job hunting is the search capability. My major complaint is that free search only goes back for thirty days. For those who want to pay [$] per article, you can use the advanced search page and access Factiva/Dow Jones, which covers hundreds of publication both large and small. Dow Jones argues that they have to compensate the content owners. Yet, they don't even offer WSJ articles that are already owned.

If you are looking for business ideas or contacts, the WSJ is an excellent publication. The online WSJ makes gathering this information less consuming than the print version.


Site full of blinking ads. Don't use credit card.   January 14, 2003
 15 out of 24 found this review helpful

I have been a subscriber for a few years with one year time out. I can tell you that over the years amount of flashing ads is at the point that I can't read anymore. Try reading a newspaper with warms crawling all over it. Good luck. And we have to pay for this??? No way. If I have to have blinking ads I can find enough publications for free.

In addition, when I was on vacation and I didn't have fast Internet connection I was unable to get to the site on dial-up modem. Simply pages were loading too slow. On one occasion my laptop froze when some kind of video ad was trying to run. Save yourself a hassle. Get a newspaper. Their rate is going up to $79 a year.

Also as others have mentioned there is a hassle when you want to cancel subscription. First you have to dig in the website to find any cancellation information. Finally, when you find it you will learn that you have to call them or send a cancellation letter. They do not provide mail address, however, so you have to call them. You should expect better service from Wall Street Journal.

MB


Don't use your credit card   December 19, 2002
 11 out of 15 found this review helpful

If you want to subscribe to WSJ, like the other reviewer said, order it and don't use your credit card. I made the mistake of using my credit card and they have no easy way to cancel your subscription. I made a personal call to cancel this. Well...even then they went ahead and debited my credit card. I had to make another call to cancel this. What a shame.


Don't use your credit card; order this subscription pack   September 6, 2002
 20 out of 30 found this review helpful

Don't use your credit card to subsript to the online WSJ, or your credit card info will be kept on their web site(even after the transcation) and you will be bound by the contract for renewal. To get off the contract, you have to make a personal call to the customer service. It is a shame for such a prestigious business journal to take this porn site approach.

I have been reading the WSJ for more than 10 yrs, and I notice a recent drop of quality in its articles. (research/foreign staff cut?)

Because of that, I no longer read the WSJ daily. I turn to the Business Week for weekly summary, and the McKinesy Quarterly Review and the Harvard Business Review for more business reading.

The online WSJ used to be a nice companion to the printed version while I was on the road. But the new design of the online WSJ web site is so difficult to use and confusing that now I'll just watch CNBC/CNN fn in the hotel room instead.


Outstanding offering!!   April 27, 2002
 7 out of 9 found this review helpful

The Wall Street Journal online is simply amazing. No longer must I wait to get the paper in physical form. Instant access to the latest news plus Barrons etc is too good of a deal to pass up.