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Just listened to the first podcast. Free iPod not scam?

Feb 25, 2006 10:57PM PST

Hey everyone, I just listened to the very first podcast, the one where Tom talks about the free iPod. He mentioned "FreeiPod.com" which is part of FreePay and gives away all kinds of stuff (laptops, desktops, Xbox 360s). Anyway, it doesn't look like a scam, and seems pretty simple to get something cool. But has anybody ever tried this before and ever gotten something from it? Thanks guys.


-Jake

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Yes and no...
Feb 26, 2006 2:44AM PST

FreeiPods.com and a lot of others are owned by FreePay, which is a brand name of Gratis Internet. (You can click here for a Wikipedia article on the company.) While there have been plenty of 'satisfied customers,' it is essentially a pyramid scheme...You must subscribe (usually things such as satellite and cell phone contracts, dating services, etc, all of which you must pay for) to so many offers from their partners/clients, then convince so many others to do the same. This, in essence, turns you into a low-paid advertiser for Gratis Internet and the associated companies. Whether you give it a shot is up to you, but remember that not everyone has walked away a 'satisfied customer,' and that posting requests for referrals and such in the forums is a violation of forum policies due to advertising/spamming.

Just a heads up.
John

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For all the hours it will take...
Feb 26, 2006 2:53AM PST

you'd just be better off getting a minimum wage job.

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(NT) (NT) OK
Feb 26, 2006 3:24AM PST
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Not a scam, however..
Feb 26, 2006 9:12AM PST

My friend did that and she did get her iPod in the mail.. 7 months after she did everything she was supposed to do. I would say that it's not really worth it, the whole process took forever and ever

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somewhere on the internet . . .
Feb 26, 2006 10:24AM PST

. . . I read an article about someone who did this. I think he got a free Mac Mini. You have to answer a certain number of offers, most of which involve you actually spending money, though if you add it up you can still get the item you're supposed to get for free, for less than it would cost if you just bought it. It's a lot of hassle, and involves giving your address to some organizations that will send you loads of spam, so you shouldn't use your permanent address, but I also think you have to use a real email addy or it won't work at all. Just be prepared to ditch that addy when you're done.

Okay, I just looked up the article, here's the link:

http://lowendmac.com/menagh/05/1215.html

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Here's my experience.
Feb 26, 2006 2:35PM PST
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This reminds me.....
Mar 1, 2006 1:18PM PST

There is a site that I heard about on another podcast that were giving various Ipods away. The catch is that you have to bring in or send them a certain number of CD's (depending on which version of Ipod you wanted). This is one of these independent music stores that buys and sells used CD's and such. I've been meaning to go check it out in person, but it's 2 hours away from me and I haven't had the time.

If there is anyone here that lives in Charleston, SC, and knows of Millenium Music, could you verify if this is true or not? I don't know if this is still going on or not, but the site is still up. Google maps says there are a few in the States, but that means very little. It's funny, because they could potentially come out like fat rats because of this...unless they were given loads and loads of crappy music in exchange. I'd like to find out. Here is the website if you want to check it out: http://www.millenniummusic.com/

I have no affiliation with this, by the way, that's why I'm asking about it.