Enhanced v Standard Accounts?

dgittings · 25 Oct 2016, 04:13 PM

So my "Enhanced" account has just come up for renewal? And the renewal screen is offering me the option to "upgrade" to a "Standard" account. Does this really offer me anything extra over my "Enhanced" account?

Terry · 25 Oct 2016, 07:58 PM

I thought it was the same thing.

Possibly just a little more storage.

David · 25 Oct 2016, 11:17 PM

If you upgrade your account to 'Standard' you can't go back to enhanced - at the price the enhanced account is a good deal....

akorvemaker · 26 Oct 2016, 05:36 AM

Most of the options under Settings... Admin... Policy are unavailable to those of us with Enhanced.

Apart from that, and different storage quotas, I believe they're quite similar.

dgittings · 26 Oct 2016, 02:03 PM

Many thanks for all the advice. Looks like it makes sense to stick with Enhanced.

NumberSix · 30 Oct 2016, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by David

If you upgrade your account to 'Standard' you can't go back to enhanced - at the price the enhanced account is a good deal....

David has come closest, but not quite said out loud what should be pointed out: Enhanced is one of the old, now no longer offered, plans, and you can keep using it under a "grandfather" type arrangement. It should be $40/yr, right? Standard is one of the new plan choices, with apparently similar features, for $10/yr more. So I concur that staying with Enhanced is a no-brainer

n5bb · 31 Oct 2016, 07:14 AM

Looking at Help, here are the differences. It appears that all other features (such as sending and receiving limits) are identical between the new Standard and legacy Enhanced accounts:

Code:

Plan:         Standard        Enhanced (legacy)     
Cost:         US $50/year     US $40/year
Mail storage: 25 GB            15 GB
File storage: 10 GB            5 GB

So upgrading from Enhanced to Standard results in:

A cost increase factor of X1.25 ($50/$40).
A mail storage increase factor of X1.66 (25GB/15GB)
A file storage increase factor of X2 (10GB/5GB)

So the Standard account has a lower price per GB of storage if you need the additional space (75% for mail storage and 63% for file storage). I'm currently using 47% of my Enhanced mail storage quota and 9% of my file storage quota, so I have no reason to upgrade at this time.

Bill

17pm · 31 Oct 2016, 05:24 PM

There's also some other differences n5bb. The enhanced accounts can't use the things available in settings-policy.

Also, I bet new features will not be available for old accounts..

jhollington · 31 Oct 2016, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 17pm

There's also some other differences n5bb. The enhanced accounts can't use the things available in settings-policy.

Such as? I'm still on "Enhanced" so I'm guessing that I'm not seeing any of these new settings... I've got Company, Custom Login, and Disclaimer on mine, although it's worth noting that my account is actually an Enhanced under a "Family" plan, so that might be a different story too...

akorvemaker · 31 Oct 2016, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jhollington

Such as? I'm still on "Enhanced" so I'm guessing that I'm not seeing any of these new settings... I've got Company, Custom Login, and Disclaimer on mine, although it's worth noting that my account is actually an Enhanced under a "Family" plan, so that might be a different story too...

I can see the settings too (on Enhanced). Can you use them? I get a message saying I need to upgrade.

sflorack · 1 Nov 2016, 12:46 AM

Legacy Enhanced accounts also get multi-year renewal discounts (i.e. 3 years for $100), which I don't think Standard accounts receive. That drives the price down to $33.33/year.

jhollington · 1 Nov 2016, 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by akorvemaker

I can see the settings too (on Enhanced). Can you use them? I get a message saying I need to upgrade.

Yes, I can use them, but again, my Enhanced account is part of the old "Family" plan so I'm guess that's probably why.

jhollington · 1 Nov 2016, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by sflorack

Legacy Enhanced accounts also get multi-year renewal discounts (i.e. 3 years for $100), which I don't think Standard accounts receive. That drives the price down to $33.33/year.

Are the multi-year renewal discounts still available on the legacy plans? I'm still months out from having to renew, but right now if I want to renew early, the only option I see is for one year.

akorvemaker · 1 Nov 2016, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by jhollington

Are the multi-year renewal discounts still available on the legacy plans? I'm still months out from having to renew, but right now if I want to renew early, the only option I see is for one year.

IIRC, Family plans don't have the multi-year option.

jhollington · 1 Nov 2016, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by akorvemaker

IIRC, Family plans don't have the multi-year option.

Well, that would explain it then

Thanks.

25 Oct 2016, 04:13 PM	#1
dgittings Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 23	Enhanced v Standard Accounts? So my "Enhanced" account has just come up for renewal? And the renewal screen is offering me the option to "upgrade" to a "Standard" account. Does this really offer me anything extra over my "Enhanced" account?

31 Oct 2016, 07:14 AM	#7
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,925	Comparison between Enhanced and Standard accounts Looking at Help, here are the differences. It appears that all other features (such as sending and receiving limits) are identical between the new Standard and legacy Enhanced accounts: Code: Plan: Standard Enhanced (legacy) Cost: US $50/year US $40/year Mail storage: 25 GB 15 GB File storage: 10 GB 5 GB So upgrading from Enhanced to Standard results in: A cost increase factor of X1.25 ($50/$40). A mail storage increase factor of X1.66 (25GB/15GB) A file storage increase factor of X2 (10GB/5GB) So the Standard account has a lower price per GB of storage if you need the additional space (75% for mail storage and 63% for file storage). I'm currently using 47% of my Enhanced mail storage quota and 9% of my file storage quota, so I have no reason to upgrade at this time. Bill Last edited by n5bb : 31 Oct 2016 at 07:24 AM. Reason: Corrected price per GB of storage comparison

25 Oct 2016, 07:58 PM	#2
Terry The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VK4 Posts: 3,012	I thought it was the same thing. Possibly just a little more storage.

25 Oct 2016, 11:17 PM	#3
David Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada. Posts: 10,355	If you upgrade your account to 'Standard' you can't go back to enhanced - at the price the enhanced account is a good deal....

26 Oct 2016, 05:36 AM	#4
akorvemaker Master of the @ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,015	Most of the options under Settings... Admin... Policy are unavailable to those of us with Enhanced. Apart from that, and different storage quotas, I believe they're quite similar.

26 Oct 2016, 02:03 PM	#5
dgittings Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 23	Many thanks for all the advice. Looks like it makes sense to stick with Enhanced.

31 Oct 2016, 05:24 PM	#8
17pm Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 536	There's also some other differences n5bb. The enhanced accounts can't use the things available in settings-policy. Also, I bet new features will not be available for old accounts..

1 Nov 2016, 12:46 AM	#11
sflorack The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,937	Legacy Enhanced accounts also get multi-year renewal discounts (i.e. 3 years for $100), which I don't think Standard accounts receive. That drives the price down to $33.33/year.