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Has anyone ever used this resource? I am thinking about using the free trial to go through the Revit training videos, but when I click on free trial it asks for my payment information for the $25/month after the free trial. How is this a free trial? Would I be able to cancel as soon as the free trial is up? Granted, it would be worth it to me to pay for one month, but I just am trying to understand the free trail deal.

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It should charge you after the 30 days are up.

Pretty common practice in the name of "uninterrupted access/service".

Lynda.com's pretty cool. I went through some of their stuff some time ago before I started the gig I have now.
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But can I cancel it after the free trial and not get charged? Or is it a "free trial" for $25? If I choose the monthly payment option can I cancel after just one month?

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Sorry, should charge you for month 2 after month 1. You pay ahead of time, IIRC.

A monthly option should allow you to cancel, the finish out whatever term you've paid for.
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Gotcha. I believe I will go ahead and do that. Thanks, baffled!!!!

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No problem.

I think you just need to remember to cancel before the end of the month if you don't want to keep going.
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Definitely.

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Check out Khan Academy, EDX, and Coursera too.
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Yes. They are legit, I used there service when I was working in IT. I was lucky, my account was paid for by my job. They have almost everything. I took all their Linux classes. Used to do it during downtime at the office while other assholes where playing Candy Crush.

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Nice! Thanks for the feedback, tonkadtx!

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