Disappointed
I've been a long time subscriber of Stuff magazine 7+ years. I love gadgets and love the magazine. Having purchased an iPad and upon launch of the stuff iPad edition, I cancelled my magazine subscription and bought a 12 month subscription on my iPad.
Unfortunately I'm a bit disappointed. I've found numerous mistakes in the iPad edition, glitches, and incorrect photos etc. Mistakes are sometimes corrected, but this involves a lengthy download and install of the magazine again. Who checks the ipad edition before it is distributed? I wish I had kept the subscription to the print edition.
I hope this is sorted waiting for the November edition or they will lose a long term subscriber.
Unfortunately I'm a bit disappointed. I've found numerous mistakes in the iPad edition, glitches, and incorrect photos etc. Mistakes are sometimes corrected, but this involves a lengthy download and install of the magazine again. Who checks the ipad edition before it is distributed? I wish I had kept the subscription to the print edition.
I hope this is sorted waiting for the November edition or they will lose a long term subscriber.
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Scam -Stay Away
This was incredibly misleading. You subscribe for a year and then you are required to log in with a "subscriber code" you are never given, I have emailed several times and received no response.
This should be removed... I couldn't get back to the magazine once I closed the app.
I never complain about anything, I simply choose not to...but this is essentially stealing.
This should be removed... I couldn't get back to the magazine once I closed the app.
I never complain about anything, I simply choose not to...but this is essentially stealing.
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How do you give Zero Stars? Total Rip-Off!
Infuriatingly stupid login. The digital magazine requires that you provide a "subscriber ID" that is included on your PRINT magazine label. But you bought this through iTunes, you say? Well, tough. You just threw away $40, because they don't send you a "subscriber ID" so that you can log in and read the magazine.
I believe this is a total fraud on iTunes users. If you must be a print subscriber to read this app, you should not be able to buy the digital magazine on iTunes.
UPDATE: After several days, support e-mailed me instructions on how to get logged in. Basically, if you feel stuck click Cancel and get back to the beginning, then pick the opposite option option from what got you stuck. Frustrating, and still *terrible* product design, but you CAN eventually get to your mags if you are persistent.
Now that I'm in the magazine, it is a decent experience. I've always enjoyed this mag when picking it up @ B&N. The digital version really needs to be able to sense iPad orientation. I use mine in a ZaggFolio, so I always use it in Landscape orientation. That doesn't work at all with Stuff, which will only display in Portrait (unless I'm totally missing something again. possible, but when everything else auto-detects, why can't this?)
I believe this is a total fraud on iTunes users. If you must be a print subscriber to read this app, you should not be able to buy the digital magazine on iTunes.
UPDATE: After several days, support e-mailed me instructions on how to get logged in. Basically, if you feel stuck click Cancel and get back to the beginning, then pick the opposite option option from what got you stuck. Frustrating, and still *terrible* product design, but you CAN eventually get to your mags if you are persistent.
Now that I'm in the magazine, it is a decent experience. I've always enjoyed this mag when picking it up @ B&N. The digital version really needs to be able to sense iPad orientation. I use mine in a ZaggFolio, so I always use it in Landscape orientation. That doesn't work at all with Stuff, which will only display in Portrait (unless I'm totally missing something again. possible, but when everything else auto-detects, why can't this?)
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Brilliant
I waited for this to come to iPad and I am pleasantly surprised. The loading time for issues is a lot quicker than it's rival T3 and the content is quite interactive.
Just wish I did not have to rotate the iPad so much to read more content. I understand the logic behind it though. One way is the summary of the topic and the other way is the detail, so all is Good.
The pricing is reasonable for what you get, I believe anyway.
Overall, I rate this a 5 star. I have well over 200 apps gathered over the years of different kinds magazines, games, productivity apps, books and so on and this app is very close to the top in terms of presentation, loading, content and pricing.
Just wish I did not have to rotate the iPad so much to read more content. I understand the logic behind it though. One way is the summary of the topic and the other way is the detail, so all is Good.
The pricing is reasonable for what you get, I believe anyway.
Overall, I rate this a 5 star. I have well over 200 apps gathered over the years of different kinds magazines, games, productivity apps, books and so on and this app is very close to the top in terms of presentation, loading, content and pricing.
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Nice app with interactions
I thought it'd be simply a PDF like most other mags in newsstand, yet it turned out to be a an interactive one, with videos when the iPad's in landscape mode and 360' view as well. I like it. However it lags a bit when flipping pages sometimes.
No stars
People be aware not to buy your subscription thought iTunes !!! I bought the one year subscription with a total of 37 us dollars I haven't bean able till now to download any issue it blocks at any stage and never want to continue ,by calling the publisher in England a person named Chris took my call and informed me it's because I bought it from iTunes !!!!! Sorry but what does it mean ??? That I am not suppose to trust putting money on iTunes any more ... Funny as it is I tried from my email confirmation of purchase to click on the report problem icon in blue that was directing me to I tune store and with one massage all the time cannot connect to iTunes !!!!! All the time tried over 20 times , now I am waiting to see if the publisher will be disent enough to help me with my problem ,or they will bounce me back to iTunes which seems to be impossible to report the problem too and good buy my 37 dollars subscription .. Just wanted to help any one who is about to loose money like me
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Waste of time
The magazine itself is not too bad (although it is the uk version). It can be a bit slow, but almost bare able.
My biggest issue, after installing the app and logging in to it as a new reader, I bought the 3 month subscription (which is same price as T3 - who now have an Australian version). Every time I close the app and relaunch, I have to register again as a new subscriber. This becomes a pain - a) because I have already done it and b) you can only do it once connected to a network. I love the fact that when I'm travelling I can have all my magazines on here, but I'm not always connected to the net, and this one little feature (stupid feature) means that I can't always read this magazine when it suits me.
I emailed stuff about this the first time it happened, and they told me just to reregister each time.
My biggest issue, after installing the app and logging in to it as a new reader, I bought the 3 month subscription (which is same price as T3 - who now have an Australian version). Every time I close the app and relaunch, I have to register again as a new subscriber. This becomes a pain - a) because I have already done it and b) you can only do it once connected to a network. I love the fact that when I'm travelling I can have all my magazines on here, but I'm not always connected to the net, and this one little feature (stupid feature) means that I can't always read this magazine when it suits me.
I emailed stuff about this the first time it happened, and they told me just to reregister each time.
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Don't bother
Toooo slooooooow.
I tried to download the issue over and over and over and over again but it kept stalling. Waste of time. I could have walked to the shop and bought the magazine. Still haven't been able to get it to download.
I tried to download the issue over and over and over and over again but it kept stalling. Waste of time. I could have walked to the shop and bought the magazine. Still haven't been able to get it to download.
Awesome
A beautifully done app of a great magazine!
Looks lovely but is rubbish
I love my stuff mag look forward to it each month read it from cover to cover and have been an subscriber for years so when I saw that it could have a tablet version I thought great!
But I am yet to see it, as the sign in page won't except me as a subscriber, an email to the company for support has resulted in nothing.
They clearly think that they can ignore me as I pay anyway. Well if your thinking of purchasing this just see how many of us this company has upset. They clearly think taking the money is enough
They are not interested in sorting the problems. My suggestion is look elsewhere for a on line mag and stay away from this, if it works great but if not expect no support .
But I am yet to see it, as the sign in page won't except me as a subscriber, an email to the company for support has resulted in nothing.
They clearly think that they can ignore me as I pay anyway. Well if your thinking of purchasing this just see how many of us this company has upset. They clearly think taking the money is enough
They are not interested in sorting the problems. My suggestion is look elsewhere for a on line mag and stay away from this, if it works great but if not expect no support .
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