PGe Original Reviews

Just started using PGe app to read through the daily Post-Gazette. Tap to zoom the columns as I read them, highlighting words to look them up on internet and keeping earlier editions to refer back to all easier than an actual newspaper. I am nostalgic for the traditional page layout than seeing what comes on NewsSlide app and will use PGe when I want the view of the old newspaper.

Despite the PG’s offensive advertising which mocked those who prefer a true newspaper, PGeOriginal is dreadfully inadequate at delivering news. Often stories are cut off. Links do not open. And god help you if you want to read something from an earlier edition of the paper. Oh sure, they give you the option of loading the paper from earlier in the week. It is great fun to watch a spinning circle for hours as it claims to be downloading. In total, PGeOriginal is garbage. Unfortunately the reporting in the paper isn’t much better. It’s sad because the Post Gazette used to be a great newspaper.

One of the joys of reading the physical newspaper is the exploration and stumbling into stories that doesn’t happen in the digital universe. PGeOriginal allows for that experience to happen. Still need to fix when you click on story to read, but overall closest thing I’ve seen to replicating the physical reading experience.

The digital form of PG is so much more convenient, sitting in the car waiting for someone or just sitting in the house doing nothing. So much easier just picking up the iPad or iPhone and read the paper at your convenience no pressure no waste no recycling really enjoying it.

Appreciate the in-depth reporting on issues national and local as well as global. Appears balanced. Informative. Please put more articles on the climate crisis on the front page.
Certainly easy to use PGeOriginal . Although I have been a fan of a printed copy, have found I really like the digital version.

I appreciate being able to see extra content, like videos or more photos with a news story. The download is easy to navigate, I can make the type larger easily, and the format is my familiar newspaper.

I love being able to flip through the pages and chose for myself which articles to read rather than a slick app that tries to guess what I would pick. But PGeOriginal can be glitchy, taking a long time to download, cutting off a line here and there, getting a photo caption wrong.

I often have pages overlaid on top of one another within PGeOriginal making it unreadable. Sometimes get completely blank pages. If you leave PGeOriginal and come back in it forgets your position. Needs settings to auto delete old newspapers. It is time consuming to do this basic task. The videos never play correctly.
The PG should have perfected their apps before their announcement of moving to a “digital world.”

Easy, intuitive user interface, enjoy being able to read full articles by using the headline links. No unnecessary clutter. Highly satisfied.

I like reading PGe and don’t miss paper, however, clicking on certain links does not always work correctly so I often just to it manually from the page turn at the bottom. Sometimes size of page doesn’t fit screen. Not sure if it’s my IPad?

I only rated this a three because it takes a long time for the paper to load and you cannot stop reading and pick back up where you left off. You have to reload and start all over. It is heads and shoulders above their other electronic version which is very repetitive in the stories they feature.

No matter what your TV commercials say the printed news paper was better. I find I do not see the paper as often in electronic form as I did with daily printed version. If the electronic version keeps the Post from going bankrupt I will use it but it is not the same. I use my tablet for work daily and research stuff on line but prefer the old Post Gazette

For my purpose, I read the PG Slide most mornings. It’s quick & to the point. While I understand the need for ads to underwrite the free edition, it is irritating when you cannot slide to the next article or section without going back to the section headings. Small inconvenience for free.

While reading on my iPad, tablet or mobile device, some of the descriptions do not show up under the photos if they are longer than three lines. I am not sure if this because of the size of the device or just the inability to show all of the content.

That’s it. Minor things for a free service. Thanks!

Okay. That’s it. Minor things. Thanks.

I am getting more used to reading the news on PGeOriginal and it is fairly easy to maneuver but there are still a few minor things to improve on. Not every article is expandable but I’m sure that can be remedied. The show/hide section button is a tad bit tedious. Overall I think it works for me.

Can link to articles, zoom, all the conveniences of an e format. Only reason I didn’t give more stars are due to issues logging in that went on for over 2 weeks with no callback from tech support.

PGeOriginal works if you finish reading the paper every day. It does not let you easily read the previous days paper. It jumps the the current day when you click a link and when the screen shuts off. A bookmark feature would be very helpful.

PGeOriginal is terrible for phone use. And it will stop working even when reinstalling PGeOriginal . It is hit or miss if PGeOriginal lets you enter on the phone. It is not from an incorrect ID or password. It needs to be revised for much better phone usage and not just I pads. It’s to the point we are ready to cancel the subscription.

When it works properly, I enjoy PGeOriginal . That would account for 3 days in 5 months. PGeOriginal...how could any respectable, professional developer(s) sell, figuratively or literally, PGeOriginal is beyond me. How could the Post Gazette put PGeOriginal up for public use? Shame on all of you!! If this was done by in-house tech people, reassigned get rid of them. Hire an actual developer consultancy to delete the current app and create an app that works. Are you listening, PGe??

I like it .every day I receive my paper on time to my iPad. Very consistent. It’s all we have in my area. We have no delivery of a paper and no post gazette so I am glad to be able to get it. Love there sports. So I recommend it. Thank you lloyd

When it comes in, it is great...but we do have problems downloading the PG sometimes, especially on weekends or when we are out of town.