Good bye Creative Cloud

cbay

Senior Member
Just ordered a stand alone copy of Lr6. :) Most here don't have satellite internet (evidently) and probably don't have limits on monthly data usage so it may be difficult to understand why i'm so happy about this! Even as much as one update can run me out of badwidth for the month. My task manager shows how data hungry adobe is on my system every time i use it. Supposed to be able to use offline, but i have never been able to do it; unless i open online and then close my network. Was suggested to uninstall everything and try again, but that's a bunch of data usage also.
Really wanted to slowly learn Photoshop but i can live without it. No more data hogging behind the scenes from Adobe and no more being held hostage to them (except for updates). My celebration will come in the form of a Dvd tomorrow!
I contacted Adobe through my account and requested them to cancel my cc subscription already and don't have the disc yet,,,,i hope i don't lose my catalog of adjustments by tomorrow. Maybe i should get ahold of them today and explain? Not sure how the transition works (with my catalogs/adjustments) on all this but hopefully it won't be too difficult. If you have some advice please share.
 

nickt

Senior Member
I don't think adobe will destroy anything when your CC drops out. You should just be able to log back in and license with the new serial number. New haze tool should disappear.

I found this regarding switching from the cc trial to standalone. I would think it would work the same in your case:
https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/serialize-lightroom-cc-trial-to-activate-as-lightroom-6.html

I hear you on the data. My wife wants to move out to the middle of nowhere someday to retire. As much as I hate Verizon customer service, I will miss the gushing Fios data pipe into my house.
 

mikew_RIP

Senior Member
I know what your saying about watching usage,i use to only have mobile broadband so i could take it with me camping,you soon use a few GBs even without CC
 

cbay

Senior Member
I don't think adobe will destroy anything when your CC drops out. You should just be able to log back in and license with the new serial number. New haze tool should disappear.

I found this regarding switching from the cc trial to standalone. I would think it would work the same in your case:
https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/serialize-lightroom-cc-trial-to-activate-as-lightroom-6.html

I hear you on the data. My wife wants to move out to the middle of nowhere someday to retire. As much as I hate Verizon customer service, I will miss the gushing Fios data pipe into my house.

Thanks for the link, i'll check it out.
I wouldn't trade country life for anything. I'll just rant about the lack of luxurios technology. :)
So you know it's come a long way since the wildblue days. Exede is 60 bucks a month, $10 per gig additional, somewhat fast at 10-15mbs/sec.
You will sorely miss Fios and unlimited usage. No more videos or movies or pay up!
 
I will not complain anymore about my internet slowing down to below 60mB anymore. Unlimited down on the cable and I get 10GB on the phones of LTE


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cbay

Senior Member
I will not complain anymore about my internet slowing down to below 60mB anymore. Unlimited down on the cable and I get 10GB on the phones of LTE
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Lol, You guys are on a different planet with the internet. Heck i'd have to wear a helmet if i had that kind of speed. :cool:
 

cwgrizz

Senior Member
Challenge Team
Not metered here, but slow satellite service. It is a combination of drum beats and smoke signals. Ha! Yep I too live out in the boonies. Love the peace and quiet and never having to go far for a rest...... Ha!


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10 Gauge

Senior Member
I love living in the boonies but I finally had to start looking at more densely populated rural areas due to internet coverage. I got really tired of satellite internet really fast. Between horrible speeds, a metered connection, and insane monthly prices for the bandwidth I needed it just didn't work out for me.

I won't buy a house somewhere now without first verifying I can get some kind of wired broadband connection first, even if it's just DSL.
 

J-see

Senior Member
I have 192Mbps right now and it's the slowest period of the day. Within 3 weeks that'll drop to 0Mbps and I ain't going to miss it for one second.
 

Fortkentdad

Senior Member
You must live out in the boonies. That is all you have is satellite internet? No cable?

I suppose "boonies" is one way to put it. But there is a huge technological divide out there between the haves and the have nots when it comes to internet connections.

Cable is a city thing. Lots of us don't live in the city (and I hope I never have to).

I can feel the O.P.'s pain.

I live in northern Canada and my only option for internet is the satellite dish on my roof. Our provider recently upgraded the system to a whopping 6 Mbps which is what they promise. Tests show you get 4 something on a clear day, rain cuts speed in half, a steady snow will mean no internet and remember I'm in Northern Canada so we get a lot of snow anytime between September and April. And it is a 'party line' system, the more of your neighbours using the system the slower it gets. Upside to that is out in the boonies we don't have that many neighbours.

Besides the wait time for downloads data limits are a problem.

I have games on Steam. When I upgraded my system and needed to re-download my games I had to be selective and download a few - play them a month, then I could download another batch. Some games with lots of DLC (Railway Sim) can pretty much use up my download limit. I never play live against any other player on line a) I'm not that good, and b) my internet speed would not allow it.

I downloaded Windows 10 to a CD the other day so that I can install from CD on my machines instead of connecting each one to the internet for download (3 systems on the go here).

Complaints aside that is so much better than dial-up.

Adobe's decision to go to the clouds was the end of the line for my Adobe-ing. I have their Elements and Premiere dual package (Ver 10) but found it is always updating - which takes hours. And it crashes on my system.

I converted to Corel Aftershot and Paintshop (which is misleading title because it is a photoshopping program not paint program??) and have not looked back. These products are much better than Elements and less expensive - very similar to Lightroom and Adobe's PS. They can be downloaded or for a few dollars Corel will mail you the CD. They work great for me.

Yes - the boonies - and even with painfully slow internet I'd never live in the city again. I just wish we had HS internet service in the booonies. Or maybe this is the best - I might waste even more time on line if my internet was faster.
 

cbay

Senior Member
I live in northern Canada and my only option for internet is the satellite dish on my roof. Our provider recently upgraded the system to a whopping 6 Mbps which is what they promise.
Thought i would mention to you that exede is pretty good for what it is. It's worth checking out. We had wildblue for years and going from that to exede was huge.
 

Bourbon Neat

Senior Member
I suppose "boonies" is one way to put it. But there is a huge technological divide out there between the haves and the have nots when it comes to internet connections.

Cable is a city thing. Lots of us don't live in the city (and I hope I never have to).

Just a thought, one I would not have had but someone hit me in the head with it. In the States there is Verizon lte something or another that uses cell towers. They mount an antenna at your home and setup with a wireless router. It is totally satisfactory in the speed department but cost $67 for 10gb and $97 for 20gb. Never lost service in 3 years despite severe weather.
 
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