I was thinking of subscribing to ancestry.com and I called them last week. I found the fellow polite but he wanted my charge card number asap. (either the $179.00 or the $300.00). I said no I wanted to mail a check and he said something about the subscription is automatically renewed in one year so I had to pay by charge. Then he told me that if I paid by check they would still renew it automatically next year and withdraw the money from my checking account. He did say that they would notify me before the renewal and I could decline at that point. I said no I will decide if and when I want to renew. I said I would consider mailing a money order then if I decided to resubscribe next year I would notify them. What if for some reason I did not get the renewal information and they deducted the amount from my Visa or checking account? I have decided as a result of what I heard not to subscribe. Also, he never answered one question about the subscription that I wanted to ask. He was to concerned about the method of payment! Sort of made me feel if I paid by money order I would not get all the same benefits. I am a member of NEHGS and they are always adding to their site. I think I will stay with them especially now with the census they have online. And they have always been great in the past. Barbara