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Bbk5

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 07:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I happened across this deal as Real was pleading with me to rejoin their services. Here's the link:

1 Free Month of Real One Super Pass

You get a free month with this offer as opposed to the free 2 weeks with the other, making the entire Big Brother run only about $19.95.

Treasure

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 08:53 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks so much! I signed up and then cancelled my previous sign up, and called them to make sure they honored that. They confirmed that they did. Heeheehee So I have 3 more weeks of free (had only used 1 of the first 2 so far). Neener neener, Real!

Lostinthefog

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 09:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Great link, thanks Bbk5...a month for free...no strings attached!!!

Kaili

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 10:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Can someone help me with this? I'm trying to do this but it's asking me for a password and I don't have one. Do you have to already have the service to get this deal? There doessn't seem to be an option for setting up an account.

Tootseug

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 10:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I am on the telephone right now, on "hold", hoping to sign up for this. Will let you know when I am done.

Kaili

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 10:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP
thanks! I never want to actually call places and deal with customer service and all that, so I'm glad someone is willing! I want to try to get the feeds but whenever I even try to hear a song or something over the internet it's always choppy. If it's free though, it doesn't hurt to try!

Scorpiomoon

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 11:04 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I LOVE YOU Bbk5!!!!

I just switched over. And it was worth the 20mins I spent on hold!

Tootseug

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 11:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Kaili. Just got it hooked up!! I agree Scorpion, it's worth the 20 min on hold. She confirmed, it is 30 days free. I asked what the deal was. She said she didn't know, she just went through her emails and the one of them said "30 days free for certain customers". I asked her if was for customers that complain? She said "no, not neccessarily, might be a marketing technique." Asked me to send her the link. I didn't say anything. And, I didn't.

So, it works. This is a go, at least for now.

Justin42

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 11:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Are you guys just telling them about this link, or what are you saying when you call? Can you just transfer your current membership over to this trial? (I signed up Tuesday)

Treasure

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 11:32 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Kaili: Here's an idea that MIGHT work, but don't hold me to it...

Since you want the feeds, and anyone would want them free for however long, and we don't know the beginning pages of this link... sign up for the two weeks free thingee at the main Real page, wait a few days, and use this link. Then cancel the two weeks.

Even if it fails, you'll get at least two weeks free, KWIM?

If it works, well you'll get at least a month plus a few days free. I wasn't sharp on the math this morning but I finally figured it out: I signed up for the 2 weeks on the 8th, so I got 5 days free off that, and I still have 30 days from today. 35 free days, mostly thanks to Bbk5's link, and 15 minutes on hold with Real. Not bad at all. And if the feeds and show don't get way more interesting, we're still able to cancel at any time. heehee

Treasure

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 11:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Justin, I think the important thing is to not volunteer any information. You don't have to lie, but playing dumb won't kill ya. ;o)

Scorpiomoon

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 11:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Here's what I did:

I clicked on the link and signed up. Then I went to my Account Manager just to cofirm that I had signed up. I now had two subscriptions.

I called Real and told the customer support person that I had just signed up for the month-long free trial offer, but when I checked, I noticed I had two. I said, "I must have signed up for the 14-day trial last week or something. I don't need both of them. Obviously I want to keep the month-long subscription and cancel the 14-day one."

And the guy I talked to cancelled the 14-day offer and left me with the one month trial.

Justin42

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 11:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Do you tell them you heard of a 30 day trial and you want to sign up for that? (Sorry I am being so boneheaded about this, I haven't had any good luck talking to Real and getting anything out of them!) I'm just not sure about how to transfer my 14 day trial to this...

Treasure

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 11:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
No, Just go ahead and use the link to sign up. You don't have to tell them anything besides what Scorpio said. The link is there, they know it's there, they put it there so folks would use it, so use it before they take it away. It's a marketing technique: They see how many fishies they can catch with two weeks free, versus how many more bite with 30 days free. Their bread and butter is the number of folks who keep the service to watch other content after BB3 is over.

Lostinthefog

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 11:52 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I used the link without ever having to talk to customer service. Just enter your e-mail account and any password you want. You get an error notice (incorrect password), and a short message saying that they will send a new password to the e-mail account you listed. Check your e-mail and use the new password to login to the account. Then just sign up for the 30 day trial. It was very easy.

Scorpiomoon

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 11:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Crap! I wish I had thought of that, Lost!

Excellent idea!

Treasure

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 12:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lost, How did you get rid of your two week trial?

Bastable

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 12:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Doesn't that essentially save most people only about $5?

Justin42

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 12:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lost, I couldn't tell which of my accounts was the 14 day and which was the 30 day.

I just called and talked to someone and worked things out... they seem to maybe be catching on to this so be careful.

Tootseug

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 12:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The RealRep said this is just one of many pages. That it is a valid offer, that is "random". He said he has nothing to do with if an offer is pulled or not, that the higher ups, put out these offers at random, and pull them at random. Treasure is right, it is just a marketing strategy.

When I got my confimation emai after I signed up for the 30 free by phone, the confirmation said 14 days free. Got back on the phone, and got it all straightened out. Yes I know, more phone time, but it's all done now. Confirmed it by going into "accounts".

Good luck. It's worth the "hold" wait.

Treasure

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 12:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Congrats Justin!

Sure, Bastable, but every little $5 you save here, there, and wherever can add up quickly, KWIM?

Bastable

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 12:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Treasure-- Preaching to the converted here! Saving money (and screwing the corporations!) is the name of my favorite game.

I just wanted to double-check that it was basically a $5 savings...everyone seemed so overjoyed in this thread that I thought I was doing the math wrong.

Tabbyking

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 12:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
i am not even wanting to watch the live-feeds anymore. i am pretty tired of this group already!!
two weeks free will be enough here i am pretty certain, plus i will be camping and busy for the first 2 weeks of august. i think the 3 episodes a week might just be enough for me! i must be too old for this sex-crazy bunch of kids ;>)
oh, not to worry, i already checked to make sure the motorhome tv will get me BB and the Mole up at the lake! lol

Movielover

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 12:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
^5 Bbk5 - very cool, just signed up ty!

Scorpiomoon

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 01:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bastable: If you're Canadian, it's considerably more. :)

Catbowl

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 02:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
If someone waited until the 13th day of their original 14 day free trial and signed up for this...would they get 30 extra days or just 16? thanks.

Starshine

Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 02:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I did the same thing Scorpiomoon did. I had an account with Real Player ever since last BB season. Every time I called to cancel it, they always offered me a free month, or two free months to see if I would want to stay as a subscriber. When I signed up for the free month, sure enough, I now had two accounts. I called Real, got through in less than 5 minutes, the rep cancelled the new account and gave me a free month on my regular account.

I have to say the people at Real Networks are very nice, polite, and willing to do just about anything to keep you as a customer. Every conversation I have had with anyone at the 888 number has been quite pleasant. :)

Dlkuhn4

Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 10:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi!
Does anyone have their toll free number I can't find it anyplace.
Thanks
Donna

Tootseug

Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 10:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Dlkuhn4.

Here you go.

1-888-768-3248

Chance

Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 10:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks 100 times. I was waiting for something to prod me to join and this deal did it !!!!

Princess

Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 10:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This is really interesting. There is another thread about getting an additional 30 days free (vs the 14 free trial). I can't remember who posted the information but they stated they called "Real" and asked when they changed from 30 days free trial to 14. They said "Real" gave them an additional 30 days...others called and got the same results. Well of course when I called it didn't work out. I talked to a young man named Chris, I said the same thing everyone else did and his response was "they changed it to 14 days around January". I asked if I could get an additional 30 days and he said no. I told him my "friend" (please note I did not mention this group or anything about it) signed up for 30 days free and he said he didn't know how that was possible as they are only offering 14 days.

So, I thought I would try this trick....I said "well I guess I'll have to cancel then since you don't treat all your customers the same". He says "okay, I've taken care of it and your account is cancelled"!!! He said I still had until the 20th before my free trial ended. I couldn't believe it, I mean he didn't even make the attempt to keep me as a customer.

I may try getting these 30 days free though. I don't know if I would want to pay for the live feeds as I found that I'm not getting on to check them out like I thought I would. I figured I would be glued to the computer but after watching 4 hours of basically nothing but boring conversation (and watching them workout), I'm not sure I want to keep the live feeds.

I enjoy reading about the live feeds and I really appreciate all of you who provide the information. It is greatly appreciated.

Anyway, now I've got to think about this. I guess if it's free it wouldn't matter if I don't use it all the time. Hmmmmmmm

(sorry for rambling..I'm sure most of this makes no sense....it's been a very, very bad day!)

Misslibra

Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 11:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bbk5 thank you for posting that link to the one month free. I called today to changed my subscription. The guy didn't even know about the deal, asked me where I found the deal. Anyway I got the one month free instead of the 14-day free deal. But I had to call. I tried to cancel my 14 day trial subscription on the net but it didn't work. Good thing I called to because it was showing I had two subscription instead of only one.