Have you had to pay for WhatsApp yet? - General Questions and Answers

According to their site, and a few other sources (along with their description on the Play Store), WhatsApp should charge an annual cost of $0.99.
I know there's hacked versions out there. I know iPhone users don't get charged per year since they paid up front. What I want to know, is if you have had to pay for it as of yet.
There are ways to get out of it, like switching ROMs and installing it again or switching phones so let's not count those either, mk?

Once I read the user agreement I think and it said the first year is free and after that you had to pay. Maybe I was reading the faq, I really don't remember
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perri.etb said:
Once I read the user agreement I think and it said the first year is free and after that you had to pay. Maybe I was reading the faq, I really don't remember
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Yep. First year free. It even says so on the Play Store page for Whatsapp.
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Really? I uninstalled the app because I didn't want to pay the $0.99... just assumed it would stop working.

peedub said:
Really? I uninstalled the app because I didn't want to pay the $0.99... just assumed it would stop working.
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Look in the description for it.
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Bump. Anyone had to pay once you passed the year?

Tutsumi said:
Bump. Anyone had to pay once you passed the year?
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I've used it on my n95 and now on my galaxy i9001 with the same account (it's linked to the number on the sim card right?) for more than one year but I did't pay anything, it could be because I changed device. Btw $0.99 isn't a lot of money... And you can keep installed, it won't take your money without asking for it
First year FREE! ($0.99/year after)
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from the market, but reading on various forum it seems that nobody on android have ever paid for whatsapp, and some received a message from whatsapp that they extended the service so.. keep it!

If you check your WhatsApp account, they actually stated the expiry date for your usage and you will need to pay to renew. But funny.things is the expiry date keep on increasing once in a while like it will never expired I had been using it for around 3 years without paying a single cents...
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Settings-account information-payment info: payed until 12/07/2020

weird
I have been using it for 2 years different phones but same gmail and phone number and I haven't had to pay... weird
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Clouwil said:
I have been using it for 2 years different phones but same gmail and phone number and I haven't had to pay... weird
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It must actually change based on your phone not your gmail or number as I bought my latest phone on the 20/11/2011 and my expiry of whatsapp is 20/11/2012. Just if anyone was wondering.

my expiration date was extended about 3 months after the first year, let's see what happens when this time are over too.

That's like more than 1 year man.. and I think forever extending...
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Mine also got extended by 6 months...
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i just got a notification about 14 days left before it mines runs out

I usually just uninstall it then download it again. Did u try to clear the data with an app like Rom Toolbox or Titanium Backup? That might work too.
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I dont think they have a database with all the timers. I think the timers are installed in the app itself because I've been using whatsapp with the same number for a few years now and I've never had to pay. I just uninstalled it and downloaded it everytime i got the the end of the free period. I hope this works for you too.
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Really you got extensions ??
Wow
I m just using my 1st year so dunno
But ain't it 0.99$ from 2nd yr ?
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You only need to pay if you keep whatsapp on your phone after the trial period is over, if you delete whatsapp and download it again your trial period will start over
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carlyle69 said:
You only need to pay if you keep whatsapp on your phone after the trial period is over, if you delete whatsapp and download it again your trial period will start over
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Nothing like that, I presume...
I've been given a total extension of a year, and apart from updating directly from play store, the app has been downloaded only once...
I use my TiBu whenever I delete the app for any reasin, so my app data still remains...
And I hadn't even asked for an extension, they just gave it away on the last date...
"By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you, Man and Knife"

carlyle69 said:
You only need to pay if you keep whatsapp on your phone after the trial period is over, if you delete whatsapp and download it again your trial period will start over
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I don't think
As I keep flashing ROM s and whenever I install new whatsapp from play store
Once I enter no
The period shows the date I installed it 1st
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Flashing seems to keep it going from fresh, but a lot of people are coming to me asking about their WhatsApp asking them to pay. Perhaps this extension has stopped happening? My expiration is next May, so I have no idea.
What about just switching to ChatON?

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Order & Chaos for Infuse

Has anyone successfully installed Order & Chaos on the Infuse? Seeing as the Infuse is such a close cousin to the Galaxy S phones and most of those phones officially support O&C, it seems like it should work fine on the Infuse but I haven't seen any threads about it.
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deanhatescoffee said:
Has anyone successfully installed Order & Chaos on the Infuse? Seeing as the Infuse is such a close cousin to the Galaxy S phones and most of those phones officially support O&C, it seems like it should work fine on the Infuse but I haven't seen any threads about it.
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Wats that
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WeezyFBaby17 said:
Wats that
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it appears to be one of those high quality game loft games. they code games for the hardware and they may check the build.prop for compatability, so even a compatible device might not play the game if they havent added the device to there supported list. if it is in the market it may work if it is gameloft website only you may need to register the phone number and claim what carrier you have, they haven't really been supporting att devices for some reason, i didnt have much success downloading there games by anyones instruction but others claim it works. good luck, let us know your results!
i hate that they have all the checks because anyone with root and chianfire 3d can run games for other chipsets just fine. why not detect the gpu and cpu and have one universal install that has coding for several different api's? would it make the game that much bigger?
edit:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftMMHM&feature=search_result
it appears to be WoW for cell phones. not my cup of tea so im not gonna be a guinnea pig for the $7 price tag.
Dani897 said:
it appears to be WoW for cell phones.
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lol @ WoW
dude you werent kidding! look at the screenshots..
*shakes head*
Yeah, it basically is WoW for your phone. I've been playing it for a couple of months on an old iPhone 3GS, an HTC Inspire and on my ASUS Transformer. If an MMORPG is your cup of tea, I can't recommend Order and Chaos enough.
Anywho, Order & Chaos is not officially supported on the Transformer but I was able to get it to work by rooting it, downloading the game cache manually, and using Titanium Backup to install an "all devices" version of the game. I haven't rooted the Infuse yet and I was hoping there would be a way to install Order & Chaos without rooting but it sounds like rooting might be the only way.
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deanhatescoffee said:
Yeah, it basically is WoW for your phone. I've been playing it for a couple of months on an old iPhone 3GS, an HTC Inspire and on my ASUS Transformer. If an MMORPG is your cup of tea, I can't recommend Order and Chaos enough.
Anywho, Order & Chaos is not officially supported on the Transformer but I was able to get it to work by rooting it, downloading the game cache manually, and using Titanium Backup to install an "all devices" version of the game. I haven't rooted the Infuse yet and I was hoping there would be a way to install Order & Chaos without rooting but it sounds like rooting might be the only way.
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How would I install this on my rooted infuse?
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nash2000 said:
How would I install this on my rooted infuse?
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If you're up to try it, follow the instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1159975
Download the cache file referenced there and unzip it to /gameloft/games . Then PM me your email address and I'll send you the download link to the Titanium Backup backup of the game (I would post it here but I think it's considered warez). Then you unpack the TiBu backup to /TitaniumBackup , open TiBu, and restore the game from there.
Edit: I should mention that I don't know of this will actually work on the Infuse but this is how it worked on the Transformer.
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deanhatescoffee said:
Has anyone successfully installed Order & Chaos on the Infuse? Seeing as the Infuse is such a close cousin to the Galaxy S phones and most of those phones officially support O&C, it seems like it should work fine on the Infuse but I haven't seen any threads about it.
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try this apk it bypasses supported phones.
zeus408 said:
try this apk it bypasses supported phones.
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Worked great, took a little bit to download and set up but seems to be fun. I believe I was granted 30 days of trial time...do you know what the cost will be afterwards?
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Worked great, took a little bit to download and set up but seems to be fun. I believe I was granted 30 days of trial time...do you know what the cost will be afterwards?
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im glad to help really? mine says i have subscription till November and yes it will only be like 4 bucks a year for gamer tags.
zeus408 said:
im glad to help really? mine says i have subscription till November and yes it will only be like 4 bucks a year for gamer tags.
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Yea, mine says it'll be up on august 17th.
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nash2000 said:
Worked great, took a little bit to download and set up but seems to be fun. I believe I was granted 30 days of trial time...do you know what the cost will be afterwards?
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From the marketplace itself:
** FREE 3-MONTH SUBSCRIPTION GRANTED at your first log in! You can then renew your allegiance for only $0.99/month, $1.99 for 3 months or $2.99 for 6 months! **
matermine said:
From the marketplace itself:
** FREE 3-MONTH SUBSCRIPTION GRANTED at your first log in! You can then renew your allegiance for only $0.99/month, $1.99 for 3 months or $2.99 for 6 months! **
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Where do you see it in the market? Ice searched and it doesnt come up with anything. I downloaded it from the link about.
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Where do you see it in the market? Ice searched and it doesnt come up with anything. I downloaded it from the link about.
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with branding and market keys you won't see every app. use http://market.android.com to see all the apps. apps will push to the phone, or you can get the site from the phone if you change the useragent in the browser.
It is incompatible with the Infuse. I was looking at it yesterday and the market through the browser said it was a no go. I was disappointed, honestly.
zeus408 said:
try this apk it bypasses supported phones.
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Worked great. I could've sworn I had already tried this but maybe it was a slightly different .apk.
ZeroIsntTheHero said:
It is incompatible with the Infuse. I was looking at it yesterday and the market through the browser said it was a no go. I was disappointed, honestly.
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It's not officially supported, but it works just fine. I don't understand why Gameloft does this with some of their games - they make their games available only for specific devices - but Order & Chaos definitely works with the Infuse. Use the .apk that zeus408 provided (I think it was the 9th post in this thread).
Downloaded and plays fine on my infuse but wont download on my buddies motorolla droid. I used the same apk as I did on my phone.
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try this apk it bypasses supported phones.
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Nice, thanks...
Weird, just downloaded this on my work pc, then e-mailed it to my gmail. In the e-mail, next to the attachment, when viewing on my phone, there is an "Install" button right there in the e-mail, which acted just like .apk installer. Is that a feature of APK installer, or what? Either way, that's pretty damn cool...
nash2000 said:
Downloaded and plays fine on my infuse but wont download on my buddies motorolla droid. I used the same apk as I did on my phone.
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Quick solution: Tell your buddy to get a phone that doesn't suck horse c#(k.

10¢ apps in market, get them while you can.

A slew of popular apps suddenly are 10 cents in the Android Market - http://pulse.me/s/3N2iS
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it was so awesome, saw it 5 minutes ago bough 7 of them
good deal..picked up Swiftkey and Soundhound!
Just grabbed paper camera thanx for the heads up
10 Days of 10 Apps for 10p/c
DARKKRAKEN said:
10 Days of 10 Apps for 10p/c
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Yea, I'm curious about all the apps that will be featured over the next ten days. Yayer
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Official google blog...
Stupid xda system do not allow me to post link outside of xda...
so please check it out on official google blog...
http: googleblog blogspot com
10 billion android market downloads and counting
So, no more guesses why so many apps are 10c now.
Not available in Australia?
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It's available for me but i need to purchase it with a credit card , what bull .
There's a tile in the market now showing it too and link to all the ones available for the 10 cents
Nice! Thanks for the heads up!
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A few of those are incompatible with my phone and can't be purchased. What a tease.
A dollar a day for 10 apps? hell yes!
Yay! Just got minecraft!!!
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marcusant said:
Yay! Just got minecraft!!!
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I just ... do not get Minecraft. I tried the free version a while back on my phone, and I couldn't imagine anything more BORING.... I guess I'm not the target market.
I already owned Swiftkey, bought it when it was brand new on the Android Market as an upgrade from their earlier free beta. THAT was a long time ago! And, I have it free from Amazon LOL....
Have Sketchbook Mobile from Amazon's free apps.. and I do not use it at all...
Soundhound is popular, yeah, but I do not ever see myself using it. I never feel I just have to know what the name of a particular song I hear in public is...
The others? Meh.
I hear from a birdie that ADW-EX is gonna be one of the 10 centers soon though!
eazy7 said:
A few of those are incompatible with my phone and can't be purchased. What a tease.
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Edit build props
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xHoLyx said:
Edit build props
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but how to know which phone should i use?
Yes I need to know this too, can someone help please?
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martul said:
but how to know which phone should i use?
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If its any help my desire s can download all
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Will the apps be changing from day to day?
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Cerebrus is free! Today only!

Cerebrus is the ultimate security app. I myself have paid for it long ago, but for those of you who hace neve heard of it or want to try it, go get it! Normally 4 dollars! Really usefull!
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Yes, it's really good! I've also got it for a long time by now! I've used it several times now, not when my phone was stolen, but when it was lost in my room! It's only 5mb of ram or something like that! Definitely worth getting it, especially while its free now
Me Gusta!
Do you mean its one weeks free trial!
It's the best anti theft I ever tried... but free? The 1 week free trial it's been there since I remember, what do you mean free?
I install it and it did not work, appears always error connection... I see in Play Store lots of people complaining same problem!:sly:
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thx :good:
pee_bee said:
Do you mean its one weeks free trial!
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MidnightDevil said:
It's the best anti theft I ever tried... but free? The 1 week free trial it's been there since I remember, what do you mean free?
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CERBERUS on Google+:
A couple of clarifications on the promotion we are doing with AppGratis:
- The promo will end at 1 PM GMT, June 7
- It is only for new accounts created in this time frame. So if you already have an account with the free trial expired, unfortunately you can't get the full license for free.
DanielFran said:
I install it and it did not work, appears always error connection... I see in Play Store lots of people complaining same problem!:sly:
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CERBERUS on Google+:
We are getting a lot of new users, which means that the servers are a bit overloaded and we are receiving many support emails.
Please bear with us for a couple of days, and if you see any weird errors on the web dashboard (like "Error=QuotaExceeded") try to install the latest development version of Cerberus
Hurec said:
thx :good:
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Don't just say thx, but hit the thanks-button...
thx for the tip mcluvin!
Just bruteforce the registration/login thingy again and again to bypass server overload.
Not work says no data
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I just downloaded and installed and made an account no problem. How do I know I got the free license?
Thanks BTW. This is good of them to promote their app.
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robogoflow said:
I just downloaded and installed and made an account no problem. How do I know I got the free license?
Thanks BTW. This is good of them to promote their app.
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You'll get an email that verifies it.
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juz register mine.thanks
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oniemjan said:
CERBERUS on Google+:
A couple of clarifications on the promotion we are doing with AppGratis:
- The promo will end at 1 PM GMT, June 7
- It is only for new accounts created in this time frame. So if you already have an account with the free trial expired, unfortunately you can't get the full license for free.
CERBERUS on Google+:
We are getting a lot of new users, which means that the servers are a bit overloaded and we are receiving many support emails.
Please bear with us for a couple of days, and if you see any weird errors on the web dashboard (like "Error=QuotaExceeded") try to install the latest development version of Cerberus
Don't just say thx, but hit the thanks-button...
thx for the tip mcluvin!
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Confirmed! After tryaing several times I was able to connect finally!
Thanks
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Got my confirmation pretty fast and seems to be working quite nicely.
Thanks!
Got the email pretty fast, thanks for the tip!
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Got a free lifetime license within under a minute of registering. Thanks!
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Downloaded and installed..
I never knew that this was such an amazing app. Thanks!!
Thanks for the clarification. I now have a Cerebus account with a FREE license. Thank you
Is it still for free? The lifetime license? How do i know? I just downloaded it and signed up but I think I got a trial... I downloaded it straight from the Play store, not appgratis
I guess I wasn't able to connect yesterday ... :\ Oh well!
It's a great app, I'm sure they deserve the money they're asking for it It's quite cheap anyway!

Online storage for free - promotions

Guys
Dropbox is giving 48gb free space (for 2 years) for all samsung note 3 and s4 users who register and start using dropbox on their devices
Box.com is giving 50gb free space (for 1 year) to all apple devices users who register and start using service on their iphone, ipod or ipad
This promotions might expire at anytime but they are active at this moment. Once again, must register from device and using on those devices - not on computer
If you get it on time, hit thanks button
Great info.
Does any ever use all their DropBox Space? I've got 98.6gb and it makes no sense to me uploading impt things if it'll only last 2yrs
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murphy504 said:
Great info.
Does any ever use all their DropBox Space? I've got 98.6gb and it makes no sense to me uploading impt things if it'll only last 2yrs
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I myself have 74GB or so, the 2 year thing is that you can upload that much all the time.. After the two years your data will stay intact and accessible, you just won't be able to upload anymore is all.
There's a service that I use called Copy that provides 15GB for life as far as I can tell. There's also an insane referral program that gets you +5GB every time you successfully refer someone. PM me if you want a referral, I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post it. I'd appreciate it if you did use my referral link though, I'm running low on space T-T.
Edit: I believe you also get 5GB of space if you sign up using my link.. so that's 20GB to start
Ohhh ok. Thanks for the clarification.
mail.ru is offering 100 GB and if you install the cloud app on computer or phone, you get 1 TB of storage for life. I think the 1 TB offer is till 20th January.
and they are well known in Russia
So what if you already have a dropbox account? I'm using the app without getting the promotion... Do I specifically need to register a new account? How ridiculous!
Edit:
By some strange event, I just received an email that I got the 48GB storage space (weird timing..)...
Maybe because I changed my email?
By the way, you can get this promotion only once with dropbox... So if you are like me and got it with an other samsung device before (S3 for me) and your bonus is still active in your account, it's not possible to get it another time.
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ShadowLea said:
So what if you already have a dropbox account? I'm using the app without getting the promotion... Do I specifically need to register a new account? How ridiculous!
Edit:
By some strange event, I just received an email that I got the 48GB storage space (weird timing..)...
Maybe because I changed my email?
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That has nothing to do with email, after several referral to friends looks like dropbox is giving that space to all users (existing or new) as long they start using application from note 3 (I heard s4 is included as well). To me even 2 years is very useful so I am trying to help for others who thinks same way as me.
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By the way, you can get this promotion only once with dropbox... So if you are like me and got it with an other samsung device before (S3 for me) and your bonus is still active in your account, it's not possible to get it another time.
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Yeah that is crap. I think as Long you buy a new device you should get more.
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jetbruceli said:
Yeah that is crap. I think as Long you buy a new device you should get more.
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+1
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Spotify - 6 months Premium

I read that Spotify Premium is for free for 6 months for everybody who bought a new S10. But after first boot I deleted the Spotify app and when I tried to install it again I had choice for only 1 month Premium.
Any idea have how can I get this 6 months benefit (instead of factory defaults) ?
I just logged in default app only offered 30 day trial
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Try to look at the Samsung Members app. There should be something about the premium under benefits.
Leon said:
Try to look at the Samsung Members app. There should be something about the premium under benefits.
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All I got in mine View attachment 4721277
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4. Eligibility.
In order to receive this Premium and Samsung 6 Month Trial Offer, users must satisfy the conditions listed at 4(A)-(D) below (each an “Eligible User”). You must:
(A). be new to the Spotify Premium Service. If you have subscribed to either the Spotify Premium Service or Unlimited service or have taken a trial or introductory offer previously, you are ineligible for this offer;
https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/samsung-new-6-months-free-trial-terms-and-conditions/
All I know was Spotify or YouTube Music Premium 6 months for free but for US customers only I think
The disclaimer indicates it must be a new user with pre-installed Spotify app.
I you reinstalled the app, I dont think it will show up the promo
I tried new account in UK still only 30 day trial . Oh well don't use it anyway [emoji849]
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Its US only according to this View attachment 4721447
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I'm in the US, got my phone today, tried to sign up with my work email which I know for a fact has never been linked to Spotify and I'm still not receiving the 6mo promo
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