On 30/01/2014 11:10, Nivard Ovington wrote: > I can't say if they use the same servers, however they are two different > sites > > The search on the UK site although poor is a whole lot better than the > .com version > > I find that FMP announce new data then take an age to deliver if they > ever do, whereas Ancestry release new data and don't tell you they have > > FMP obviously have a different definition of worldwide to most peoples There are two different urls but they end up in the same place. I must admit I don't like the .com search either. I couldn't fine tune it enough to get the information I was looking for. I had a look at it but gave up. Not being able to take my accrued loyalty points with me either was another deciding factor in deciding against it. FMP are bad at delivering promised databases. I haven't found that they never arrive but some do seem to take forever. They also keep changing the categories for databases. I'll know where to find one, go back for it and can't find it. A mail gets sent asking where they've hidden it. Ancestry aren't clever either by not announcing their new databases but again they aren't always easy to find even when you do know about them. It's an imperfect world we live in. -- Connie http://oursalmons.wordpress.com/
I don't have a problem with Ancestry They have a link on the home page for recently added data and a card catalogue search so you can find databases fairly easily With FMP they don't even include all the data in their "list of all records" FMP promised electoral rolls over two years ago, when last I asked when they said they didn't know if they would ever be available So why announce they would then ? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > FMP are bad at delivering promised databases. I haven't found that they > never arrive but some do seem to take forever. They also keep changing > the categories for databases. I'll know where to find one, go back for > it and can't find it. A mail gets sent asking where they've hidden it. > > Ancestry aren't clever either by not announcing their new databases but > again they aren't always easy to find even when you do know about them. > > It's an imperfect world we live in. >