| How much does membership cost? |
The cost of membership depends on which of the three membership options you choose. The
monthly recurring membership costs $7.50. The quarterly recurring membership is $18.00 per
quarter, which means you save $4.50 on the normal monthly membership. The annual membership
costs $60, which is a saving of $30 on the standard monthly membership. There is also a
3-day trial membership for just $2.95, which converts automatically to the monthly membership if
you do not cancel within the first three days.
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| Is the membership payment system secure? |
The whole of the payment system for RUSC is stored on secure servers that are certified
by Thawte, which are one of the largest and more respected certification organizations in the
world.
Whenever you are thinking of paying for something online, it is worthwhile following these golden
rules:
1. The URL should start with https and not the normal http. You can check this by looking at the
URL address line at the top of your browser window. Https indicates the page is stored on a
secure server.
2. In the task bar at the bottom of your screen, there should be a little icon of a padlock.
3. There is one more thing you can do just to be completely certain (although this is probably
overkill). If you are using one of the later versions of Internet Explorer, you can click on File
and then select Properties. At the bottom is a button that says Certificates -- click on
that. A window will open detailing the status of the secure server. There are 3 tabs you
can click
through and these will tell you who issued the secure certificate (in the case of CCBill, it was
Thawte, one of the biggest certificate issuers in the world), and that it is valid until August 2005
and that the certificate status is ok.
Not a lot of people bother with this final step of checking the certification, but it does bring added
peace of mind, I suppose.
I've been using CCBill for nearly 4 years now and have always found them to be very secure and
reliable.
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| What does recurring mean? |
It simply means that you don't have to go through the hassle of rejoining at the end of
each membership period (e.g. month, quarter or year). Your card will simply be charged
automatically for the next period without you having to do anything. You can cancel your
membership whenever you want. There is no minimum length of time you must remain a
member. You could, if you wanted, cancel during your first month of membership if you wish,
but I am pleased to say that most recurring members stick around for a lot longer.
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| How do I cancel my membership? |
Canceling your membership is easy. You can do it whenever you want. For
specific details on how to cancel your subscription please visit the main FAQs sectioning by
clicking here. Of course, if you have any problems please do not hesitate to send me an e-mail. You can
reach me at ned@rusc.com.
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| Can I pay using PayPal? |
Yes, you can! PayPal is absolutely fine.
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| How soon after payment will I have access to RUSC? |
You'll have immediate access! The sign-up process takes about 2 minutes -- and
that's it. As long as your credit card or on-line check is valid, then you will instantly
receive a User Name and Password -- and you can go straight into the members area and start
downloading.
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| How many shows can I download each month? |
Currently, there is absolutely no limit to the number of shows you can download each
day. All that I ask is that members respect other members and don't hog all the bandwidth
by downloading thousands of shows at one time. If the system thinks you're over-doing it
may ask you to take a rest for a few hours -- but that's a very rare occurrence.
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| How many shows are there on RUSC? |
At the time of this writing, there are over
20,000 -- and this number is growing daily (except for Wednesdays when Joy (my wife) and I take a break
to recharge our batteries). There are hundreds of different series and you'll find
everything from comedy through to spooky horror stories, tales of detection, and gripping
drama.
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| Do I need any special software to play these MP3 files? |
No. All PCs and Macs come with software that
will play MP3 files. You don't need to install any additional software, just click on the files
you download and sit back and enjoy. Or, if you prefer, you can transfer the files to an iPod or MP3
player.
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| Will the shows on RUSC work on my MP3 player? |
All the files on RUSC are standard MP3 files and will work on any popular portable
MP3 player or iPod.
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| What is the situation regarding
copyright? |
All the shows on RUSC are believed to be in the public domain. In addition, the
membership fee is a contribution towards hardware costs, server space, bandwidth and general
administration, it is not a payment for the shows themselves. There is absolutely no charge,
implied or otherwise, for the shows themselves. The shows are made available free of charge
to members of RUSC. If you feel you have any claim over the copyright for any of the shows
on RUSC, please let me know and I will take immediate steps to remove the shows in question.
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If you can't find the answer to your question above
take a look at the main RUSC FAQs page by clicking here
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