1. What is an NYTimes.com Academic
Pass?
NYTimes.com Passes grant 24 hours of digital access to The New York
Times.
For academic passes, customers who have a valid e-mail address,
provided by the school that is supplying the passes, can activate
their 24 hours of access from the NYTimes.com Academic Pass
page.
For details about the benefits available, see
I activated my pass – what do I get?
2. How do I activate an NYTimes.com
Pass?
For NYTimes.com Academic Passes:
You can activate a group pass from the NYTimes.com Academic Pass
page.
To activate an academic pass:
· You need to have
a valid e-mail address provided by the school supplying the passes
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· You must log in
to or create an NYTimes.com account with that e-mail address.
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· You cannot be an
existing digital subscriber.
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· At least 24 hours
must have elapsed from the time you activated a previous pass.
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· The school must
have passes available.
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3. I activated my pass – what do I
get?
NYTimes.com Passes grant 24 hours of digital access to The New York
Times from any network or location. The network or educational
institution providing the passes determines the exact benefits.
There are three options:
NYTimes.com + Smartphone
Apps:
· NYTimes.com from
any computer or device
· NYTimes app for
Windows Phone, iPhone and Android-powered phones
· The Election 2012
app for iPhone and Android-powered phones
NYTimes.com + Tablet Apps:
· NYTimes app for
iPad, plus The Collection app for iPad and the NYTimes App for the
Chrome Web Store
All Digital Access:
· NYTimes.com from
any computer or device:
· NYTimes app for
Windows Phone, iPhone and Android-powered phones
· The Election 2012
app for iPhone and Android-powered phones
· NYTimes app for
iPad, plus The Collection app for iPad and the NYTimes App for the
Chrome Web Store
Note: All NYTimes.com Pass users receive access to the New York
Times archives, including 5 free articles from 1923 through 1986
for their 24 hours of access. Pass users have unlimited access to
archived articles outside the 1923–1986 date range during their 24
hours of access: there is no 5-article limit for articles in that
range. NYTimes apps are not supported on all devices. Passes do not
include e-reader editions, Premium Crosswords or The New York Times
Crosswords apps. All Digital Access pass users do not have the
ability to share their digital access. Additional restrictions may
apply.
4. How do I use my pass?
After activating a pass, you need to be logged in to your
NYTimes.com account on the computer or devices you are using to
read New York Times content. While logged in, you can access
unlimited content from any network or location for the 24-hour
duration of your group pass. You will be notified of the NYTimes
apps that you have unlimited access during the redemption
process.
See also
How do I activate an NYTimes.com Pass?
Do I still have unlimited access if I leave the network providing
the group pass?
Do I still have unlimited access if I log out of my NYTimes.com
account?
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5. Do I have to log in or create an NYTimes.com account in order to
activate an NYTimes.com Pass?
Yes. To use an NYTimes.com Pass, you must log in or create an
NYTimes.com account. For more information about registering on
NYTimes.com, see our
Registration FAQ.
6. Can I activate a new pass before my
current one expires?
No. Each NYTimes.com Pass grants 24 hours of access. You cannot
activate a new pass before the 24 hours of access from your
previous pass expires.
7. Do I have to be on the network
providing the access to activate a pass?
For NYTimes.com Academic Passes, you do not have to be connected to
a specific network. However, you do need to have
a valid e-mail address, provided by the school that is
supplying the passes.
8. Do I need a valid e-mail address to
activate a pass?
For NYTimes.com Academic Passes, you need to have a valid e-mail
address, provided by the school that is supplying the passes. The
first time you attempt to claim an Academic Pass on the NYTimes.com Academic Pass
page, you will be able to validate your e-mail address.
9. Do I still have unlimited access if I
log out of my NYTimes.com account?
During your 24 hours of access, you must be logged in to the
NYTimes.com account you activated your pass with. If, during your
24 hours of access, you log out of your account or if you visit
NYTimes.com on a device where you are not logged in, you can simply
log in to your
account to continue enjoying unlimited access.
11. Can I activate more than 24 hours of
access at one time?
No.
12. Can existing digital subscribers use an NYTimes.com
Pass?
No. NYTimes.com Passes can only be used by nonsubscribers.
13. What is the NYTimes.com Pass limit? How do I get
access?
The number of NYTimes.com Passes available is determined by the
organization or educational institution providing them. If the
NYTimes.com Pass limit is reached, passes will continue to become
available throughout the day. Please try again soon.
14. Can I read NYTimes.com without a
pass?
Yes. Nonsubscribers can enjoy 10 free articles (including blog
posts, slide shows, videos and other multimedia features) each
calendar month on NYTimes.com
To get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps, you’ll
need a subscription.
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Purchasing an NYTimes.com Pass
15. What are NYTimes.com Passes? How much
do they cost?
NYTimes.com Academic and Group Passes grant 24 hours of digital
access to The New York Times.
Academic Passes are available for purchase by educational
institutions and grant NYTimes.com access on and off campus; users
are required to verify their school e-mail address to gain access.
Colleges that purchase bulk newspaper copies for a New York Times
daily readership program receive a number of NYTimes.com Academic
Passes at no additional charge.
To learn more about providing Academic Passes at a school or
college, e-mail edu@nytimes.com.
To learn more about providing Group Passes at a company, hotel or
other noneducational organization, e-mail groupsubs@nytimes.com or
call (800) 753-7795.
16. Which digital subscriptions are available in an NYTimes.com
Pass?
There are three options:
NYTimes.com + Smartphone
Apps:
· NYTimes.com from
any computer or device
· NYTimes app for
Windows Phone, iPhone and Android-powered phones
· The Election 2012
app for iPhone and Android-powered phones
NYTimes.com + Tablet Apps:
· NYTimes.com from
any computer or device
· NYTimes app for
iPad, plus The Collection app for iPad and the NYTimes App for the
Chrome Web Store
All Digital Access:
· NYTimes.com from
any computer or device
· NYTimes app for
Windows Phone, iPhone and Android-powered phones
· The Election 2012
app for iPhone and Android-powered phones
· NYTimes app for
iPad, plus The Collection app for iPad and the NYTimes App for the
Chrome Web Store
Note: All NYTimes.com Passes grant access to the New York Times
archives, including 5 free articles from 1923 through 1986 for
their 24 hours of access. NYTimes.com Pass users have unlimited
access to archived articles outside the 1923–1986 date range during
their 24 hours of access: there is no 5-article limit for articles
in that range. NYTimes apps are not supported on all devices.
Passes do not include e-reader editions, Premium Crosswords or The
New York Times Crosswords apps. All Digital Access Passes do not
grant the ability to share digital access. Additional restrictions
may apply.
17. What is the Pass limit?
You can set the number of NYTimes.com Passes available at the time
of purchase.
18. How are NYTimes.com Passes
billed?
Academic Passes and Group Passes for schools or colleges can be
ordered for a minimum of eight weeks, with billing every four
weeks. Colleges that purchase bulk
newspaper copies for a New York Times newspaper readership program
receive a number of Academic Passes at no additional
charge.
19. How do I purchase NYTimes.com
Passes?
To learn more about providing NYTimes.com Passes at a school or
college, e-mail edu@nytimes.com.
To learn more about providing Group Passes at a company, hotel or
other noneducational organization, e-mail groupsubs@nytimes.com or
call (800) 753-7795.