Myth or Real?

ValiantVenality · Post by **ValiantVenality** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:56 am

Ok. Ive really wanted to know this for a long time. Are any of those websties that mail you free stuff? We have all heard of one kid on the internet saying Look at my fre psp! But noone has really ever proven to me that the sites are real. Im to afraid to do it because they ask you for so much information. So basically has anyone on this forum got anything free from a free website?

VV

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:02 pm

A few people here have done it and it works.

ganonbanned · Post by **ganonbanned** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:14 pm

there was an article in EGM about this last year, it says something about they did it, it worked, but it took them over 8 hours to get it done and then go back and cancel all of the credit cards they signed up for and 3 months for there free xbox to come.

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:15 pm

On a radio station it said they work too.

Post by **bicostp** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:23 pm

They're all pyramid schemes. (Why do you think you need 20 people to sign up so you can get something for free?)

If you ask me, I say it's all ridiculous. Your personal information is worth more than some silly game system or portable audio player. When it comes down to it, your identity is all you really have.

teraflop122 · Post by **teraflop122** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:28 pm

The offers themselves are not pyramid schemes. The Conga lines which are often built to "get people the referals they need" are pyramid schemes.

atari2600a · Post by **atari2600a** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:33 pm

Most of them usually have you sign up for another companies service, like something like "Blockbuster Online".

Rototiller · Post by **Rototiller** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:58 pm

I got a question to add on to this: those 'free ps3' things don't really work, right?

Post by **Gamelver** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:04 pm

no, they do. I have a black one in my living room now

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Yeah, those are probably just for PS3 preorders

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Post by **Sparkfist** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 6:39 pm

Here's an article that talks about that kind of thing. After reading it I'm considering doing it. The only real deterent is my credit, and having to pay for crap I really don't want.

im_an_alien · Post by **im_an_alien** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:24 pm

Anyone know anything about "OnlyPoints.com"? You play games to get points, but to ever get a real chance of getting something you do "promotions," the same kinds of things you would see as offers for free ____ websites. (eg you might get 40 points tops for a game but for a good promotion you get 500-1000, the super ones you get 1000-4000 (eg signing up for a new internet provider), and a non-credit card one is maybe 30-50 points. To give an example a PSP is 14000 something points, a DS is 9700 (I think), a GBASP is 4400 points, and an average DVD or Gamecube/Xbox/PS2 game is 2000 or so.)

I've heard good things about it, but I just wanted to make sure. I know they don't spam you. They only send you emails about new games available and stuff, although the promotion sites sometimes spam you, so you have to (or should) use a seperate spam email account.

If you sign up use my referral link, it gives me 10 points.

edit: fixed link
edit2: added info on non-credit card promotions and spam emails