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It’s been about 2 months since I signed up for this free IPod Nano thingy. Please read my previous part of my quest in getting the free IPod Nano here: Part 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Here’s the latest update:

- 3 person has turned green, 2 more to go! (need 5 people to turn green - which means approved)

Screen shot of my account.

Here’s a summary from the earlier parts on how to get a free IPod Nano:

1) Sign up at freepay.com (with my referral ID, just wanna be honest with you).
2) You need to sign up with one of their sponsors. But you don’t have to pay anything if you choose ScreenSelect Free 21-day Trial. So choose that! (I did the same). Choose e-Fax free trial if you’re in the US or Canada.
3) Get 5 friends to do the same thing!
4) Cancel the trials before the end of the free period to avoid charges. (I cancelled mine last month and I’m still eligible, so there).

That’s it. As simple as that.

Please read Part 1, 2, 3 and 4 articles before you continue reading.

Anyway, here’s a summary on the earlier parts on how to get a free IPod Nano:

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These are the two websites for generating email icons. So instead of publishing superman@hotmail.com or superman@gmail.com, your email address will be displayed on an image (so it’s not clickable and spam robots won’t be able to get your email address).

Here you go:
http://services.nexodyne.com/email/index.php (for Hotmail, Yahoo, GMail, and many more)
http://gizmo967.mgs3.org/Gmail/ (for GMail only)

Well, some people might say that these websites will sell your email to unknown 3rd party….to be honest, I’m not sure (even if they have a privacy policy, but who knows right?). If that’s the case, I guess the safest way to protect your email is to just type it as superman[AT]godzilla[DOT]com if you’re going to publish it on the internet.

The latest version of Skype for Windows is out. If you’re not aware of what Skype or VoIP is, read about them here.

There are quite a lot of changes and improvements in this latest version of Skype, check out the full details here:
http://www.skype.com/products/skype/windows/changelog.html

This is the first Skype released after being bought by EBay.

I’ve got the new Skype. What about you?

Update on my free IPod Nano attempt. Please read the earlier parts before you proceed with this.

After about 8 or 9 days, my offer is approved my Freepay.com, so it’s still possible for someone to get a completely free IPod Nano! But one thing though, for better chance, your referrals have to sign up on the same day as you. In that way, they will be approved on the same time as you. As for me, only 1 person signed up under me and completed the offer just one day after I signed myself up. So at the moment, I have 1 approved referral (green icon) and 4 more to go! Grrr…. Seems like I won’t be able to get my IPod Nano on time before the free trial of ScreenSelect ends. 12 more days remaining on my free trial period.

Here’s the screenshots of my account:

Offer completed by me.

14 people signed up but only 1 completed the offer?? I need only 4 more!

As you can see, I only need 4 more….. I wonder why it’s so difficult to complete this even though it’s completely free. No harm in trying right? And of all 14 who signed up under me, I only know 3 of them personally. The others didn’t even send me a message or anything. Strange…

I think I might have to cancel this before I will manage to get the free Nano. Unless I see some changes within these few days. If anyone of you who might be interested (from the UK, US or Canada), or if you have any relatives/friends/enemies who are staying in the aforementioned countries, do let them know about this offer. I will greatly appreciate your help!

Today, I received my very first DVD rental from ScreenSelect.co.uk, which is part of the offer. Here are the screenshots:

But on my account page, it’s still “0 friend has completed the offer” and “You have not completed any offer”. Here:

What I’ve realised from this program:
- Somehow, I felt this is just like doing an MLM program. Friends will start avoiding you for no reason, afraid that I might want to kept on bugging them to sign up. I did not intend to do that, I will only ask once and if that person is not interested, I will accept it. But still….

- Selling a product is difficult. What more, I’ve just gotten myself a marketing job. I guess it’ll be a tough road for me. But still…this is a good experience.

Adios!

I just received the email from ScreenSelect, informing me about the activation of my account (remember the 1 offer that I had to sign up in order to get the IPod Nano?). It took them more than 2 days just to get my account activated? However, I realised one thing though. The email was dated 19th of September, which was a day after my sign-up date. So I think it must be GMail’s problem. Had anyone experienced this kind of problems with GMail before? Anyway, here’s the screen shot of the email:

Activation of my account in ScreenSelect.co.uk

Although I’ve signed up for 1 offer, it still appears on my account page of Freepay.com that I haven’t sign up for anything. According to them, it may take up to 15 days or more for that to happen. It’s day 3 today, so I guess I just have to wait. Here’s the screenshot:

Notice that I’ve got some people signed up under me already. But I don’t know why most of them didn’t post any comments or mention anything.

Will update more if there are any updates. I’ve received quite a lot of “flame” when I tried to get people to sign up. Well, if you really think this is a scam, why not give me a chance to prove it whether it’s right or wrong? Just follow the steps and there’s a chance for not paying even a single penny for this.

Cheers!

Actually, got to know this from LcF’s Ideal Gadget. I’m a bit skeptical about this, thinking that this might be another scam. But after I did some research on the net, I’ve decided to give it a go. I’ll write the step by step guide here, until the day the IPod Nano arrives to my home *fingers crossed*. So today will be the part 1 of the story.

Summary:

- Sign up under my referral ID here: http://ipodnanos.freepay.com/?r=22387146
- Complete one of the offers (My suggestion: [UK offers] ScreenSelect.co.uk, a DVD rental company, take about a week to receive the credit, cancel before the 21 days free trial ends to avoid charges. [US offers] Almost the same for E-Fax, sign up for the 31 days free trial).
- Get 5 friends to do the same thing. ( I will help you by posting your referral link here, just drop a comment if you’ve signed up under me and I’ll post your link once you’ve completed 1 offer).
- Wait for your free IPod Nano!

Risk involved:

I might have to pay £9.99 if the offer is completed in more than 21 days.. But I’m willing to take this risk.

Things to know before you sign-up:

· You must be 18 years of age or older.
· You must provide a valid email and living address.
· Most of the offers require a valid credit card/bank account.
· You must live in the UK, US and Canada only.
· Only ONE account per household.
· Remember to sign up for the offer with the same email address that you use to register with my link to avoid any problems.
· Make sure your browser cookies are working properly.

Full Story:

Q: So how do I get my free IPod Nano?
A: Be careful as there many sites out there which are merely scammers. I’m trying this one by FreePay.com (formerly known as Gratis Networks). It has good reviews from forums and even from Wired News saying that they really do give out free stuffs like IPods, PSPs, and etc. Basically, the steps are:

1. Sign up on their site.
2. Complete an offer from their sponsors (might need to pay a small amount, or free if you’re smart)
3. Refer 5 friends and make them complete 1 offer each as well.
4. After that, the IPod will be all set to be despatched to your house!

So, how does it really work? (quoted from Wired News)

Here’s how it works: FreeiPods.com promises an iPod or a $250 gift certificate to anyone who signs up for various online promotions and persuades five other people to participate.

Subscribers are given a choice of 10 different offers, including a 45-day trial of AOL and a two-week trial of Ancestry.com’s genealogy service. Typically, the offers are free and easily canceled.

Once the trials are over — for both the main subscriber and the referrals — the free iPod is dispatched.

So their main target is for people to sign up under the sponsors. But that doesn’t mean you have to pay a whole lot of money, if you know which offer is worth going for. And that’s what I’m aiming too.

I signed up for ScreenSelect, a DVD rental company. It’s giving out 5 DVD rentals for their free trials. Monthly payment is £9.99, but you don’t have to pay for it if you cancel before the end of trial period (21 days). You can cancel the account anytime you want. You have to submit your card details to them for verification purposes though (Solo, Switch, Visa, Mastercard accepted) but you’ll not be charged. I signed up with them using my debit card.

Now all I have to do is to wait for 5 people to sign up under me. I need some help here, but I will help you in return if you do sign up under me. Once you’ve signed up and given the green light approval from Freepay.com, I’ll post your referral link here to help you get your IPod Nano too.

Here’s the link to the free Ipod Nano again: http://ipodnanos.freepay.com/?r=22387146

Cheers!

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