When I was setting up my note I thought I remembered seeing an offer for 50gb free storage for 2 years. How do I activate it?
fella1 said:
When I was setting up my note I thought I remembered seeing an offer for 50gb free storage for 2 years. How do I activate it?
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They give you list of thing you have to do
Put on phone, computer, email it to a friend, ect. I think I got the instructions in a email after I signed in
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"To get the free storage users simply need to sign into Dropbox when setting up the device. Alternatively, after they set up the device, users can launch the pre-installed Dropbox app to get the free storage. After two years users will have to pay to continue using their extra storage space, or risk losing their content."
Here's a question worth asking as it may effect some of you......
I already have a FREE 50GB addition for 2 years by purchasing an SGS3. That now expires in 18 months time.
This week I purchased a SGN 10.1 which I 'supposedly' assumed it too would have the offer of a FREE 50GB addition for 2 years.
However, looking at my account I notice the Note 10.1 is not mentioned in my account.
I would have thought one of two things would have happened:-
1. My account increased from 50GB to 100GB based on the fact I have 2 x Samsung products each with a FREE 50GB for 2 years.
2. My account FREE 2 year expire date would have been amended to the date I added my Note 10.1 to Dropbox.
At the moment it looks like although you get an initial FREE 50GB for 2 years, it doesn't matter if you purchase another Samsung product during that period, you don't get any further FREE extension.
Here's hoping I am wrong.................
You're not wrong. I activated two Galaxy Note 10.1s and didn't get the additional space.
You have to go through your tablet, and then work all of the steps. In the end you get the extra space. I did. Multiple threads on this.
Not everyone gets the space. Unless you mean the hack, that I haven't tried.
From Dropbox's own page:
Is my Samsung phone eligible for the free space promotion?
If you have a brand new Samsung phone with Dropbox already installed, you may be eligible to earn 48GB of free space for up to two years. Here's how:
Complete Get Started
The most common reason people have not yet received their free space is because they have not yet finished the quests on the Get Started tab. To claim your extra space, complete five of the seven quests from Get Started. Please note, some steps require your desktop computer.
Is Dropbox pre-loaded?
Dropbox must be pre-loaded on your new Samsung phone to be eligible for the promotion.
The first account that signs up will get 48GB of free space, provided you have completed Get Started.
Each account is only able to claim this promotion once.
Non-participating carriers
Select carriers have opted-out of the promotion on phones otherwise eligible. Among those not currently participating are:
United States: AT&T, Verizon
Japan: NTT DoCoMo
Korea: SK Telecom
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blud7 said:
Not everyone gets the space. Unless you mean the hack, that I haven't tried.
From Dropbox's own page:
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IF you qualify, those are the steps, as verified by Dropbox, to get the space. If you don't qualify there there should be no question. Your device will tell you if you qualify.
Dropbox settings and requirements between my two Samsung devices are the same but it is only the first device that has been given the additional space (as mentioned by blud7).
In a way I do understand with both machines running from the same account it may not be increased..... But it is a shame Dropbox do not at the least role over the additional 48GB expiry date based on the last machine the account is running on.
I used another/alternative gmail account just for the extra space. The account is mainly used for when i join mailing lists etc to keep junk email to a minimum on my main account.
HasC said:
I used another/alternative gmail account just for the extra space. The account is mainly used for when i join mailing lists etc to keep junk email to a minimum on my main account.
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Nice.
This is my experience:
When going thru the setup on the device, sign in when asked and complete setup.
Launch the app on the note, you will receive an email stating your account has been upgraded.
Blubowtie said:
This is my experience:
When going thru the setup on the device, sign in when asked and complete setup.
Launch the app on the note, you will receive an email stating your account has been upgraded.
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Never happened to me..... I completed the setup, accepted to allow the Note to upload photos and that was it. No email and nothing showing of the Note in my accounts but it did upload photos I took with the tablet, so it does know the Note is part of my account.
Beards said:
Never happened to me..... I completed the setup, accepted to allow the Note to upload photos and that was it. No email and nothing showing of the Note in my accounts but it did upload photos I took with the tablet, so it does know the Note is part of my account.
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There are 7 or 8 steps to complete before you can have the extra space. It's a list that checks you off as you complete the steps. That's what you did?
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Click the Get Started link at the left of your account, and make sure all items are crossed off.
I just finnished getting my 50GB DropBox space. I had thought I was not going to get it as I got the app got the dropbox and then nothing. So I went to dropbox via my laptop and there was a statement that I had 5 things to complete to get my extra 48GB storage and there was a list of I think 8 items and the one for the app was marked complete. The ones I did was take the tour, download dropbox for my laptop, create a share folder and send an invite to my wife's email to share my dropbox once those 5 things were done it said completed and I had my 50GB.
donec said:
I just finnished getting my 50GB DropBox space. I had thought I was not going to get it as I got the app got the dropbox and then nothing. So I went to dropbox via my laptop and there was a statement that I had 5 things to complete to get my extra 48GB storage and there was a list of I think 8 items and the one for the app was marked complete. The ones I did was take the tour, download dropbox for my laptop, create a share folder and send an invite to my wife's email to share my dropbox once those 5 things were done it said completed and I had my 50GB.
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I never got an email telling how to get it. Found it myself after poking around.
toenail_flicker said:
There are 7 or 8 steps to complete before you can have the extra space. It's a list that checks you off as you complete the steps. That's what you did?
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Click the Get Started link at the left of your account, and make sure all items are crossed off.
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Yes, did all that, sorry but thought I had said all that before.
With all the steps done I can't think of anything more to do.
In my Dropbox Settings/Bonus Space it simply is not showing another Samsung product and thus not adding an additional 48GB of allowance.
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It would seem I am not the only one with this issue ~ https://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=63260&page=15
I have raised a ticket with them, as reading through those 15 pages the Dropbox staff have not replied to any of the comments raised during the past month.
Sorry. I wonder if it was a limited time offer?
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FWIW, the extra space is only active for two years, so no real loss.
toenail_flicker said:
I never got an email telling how to get it. Found it myself after poking around.
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I didn't get an email either I found the statement on the website when I signed on.
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Found this on Vibrant forum. You have to complete 5 things on the list from the email to get 50gb. I am trying it out to see if it is still working. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1842593
Hit the thanks button if it helps. It's my motivator to be more helpful.
There's items on a list? My response just said: Congrats! You get 48 extra gigs for 24 months!
That being said, I did need to remember to actually check the Dropbox email account, not the normal one.
Theraze said:
There's items on a list? My response just said: Congrats! You get 48 extra gigs for 24 months!
That being said, I did need to remember to actually check the Dropbox email account, not the normal one.
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It didn't ask me to do anything either. Just logged off from comp. Uninstalled from phone. Flashed zip. Logged in from phone. Got the email in a few minutes. Logged in from comp and I now have 50+GB of free space. Nice find.
For those of you who don't wanna have to go through a ton of links to get the info you need here it is:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30238829&postcount=2
It's limited to a year ...
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itzik2sh said:
It's limited to a year ...
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Two years. Well actually the email I got said 24 months but I'm pretty sure that's 2 years. lol
Also the expiry date in bonus section for me is 2015. Which is, unless the calendar got really confused, 2 years out.
My mistake , still, for me, it would take a whole year to fill it and then I'd have to pay for it to stay...
I'm hosting rom tests there lol
**** 50 free gigs n in two years I won't need my test roms lol
sent from my batcave in space! lol
just my 2 cents here, last month I got a message from Dropbox that too many people tried to download HebMIUI at once and my public links were put down for 3 days.
As you know, HebMIUI is nice but your ROMS are far more popular...
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My mistake , still, for me, it would take a whole year to fill it and then I'd have to pay for it to stay...
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I'll most likely never fill it. I just got it because I could. lol It really is pretty painless and free stuff is always nice.
I am now a Dropbox Guru!
I would be careful with this, I remember a while back xda removed a bunch of these posts. It was because dropbox requested they be removed because the app used to get the free space was "modified" to work on any phone. There is a build/prop check that is modified to allow any phone to get the free space.
Just be mindful of whats in there. And remember shared folders dont count towards your dropbox space limitation. Maybe a sgs4g shared folder would be a option.
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Also remember its wise to uninstall this modified app and reinstall the official one after. I think xda removed most of these initially because of password theft claims by dropbox.
Also a reason why it's good to use a random generated password for DB or anything else, and 2 stage authentication so that even if they do get your password, they're unlikely to get it within the 15-30 second window where the generated authenticator code is actually valid...
Worked for me too! Awesome, thank you!
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I would be careful with this, I remember a while back xda removed a bunch of these posts. It was because dropbox requested they be removed because the app used to get the free space was "modified" to work on any phone. There is a build/prop check that is modified to allow any phone to get the free space.
Just be mindful of whats in there. And remember shared folders dont count towards your dropbox space limitation. Maybe a sgs4g shared folder would be a option.
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Also remember its wise to uninstall this modified app and reinstall the official one after. I think xda removed most of these initially because of password theft claims by dropbox.
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FYI: I know someone who lost the 50 GB after uninstalling this then re-installing the official one. I can't say if it's just a coincidence. I'm not using the app on my phone and I still have the 50 GB after many wipes and flashes of various ROMs.
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FYI: I know someone who lost the 50 GB after uninstalling this then re-installing the official one. I can't say if it's just a coincidence. I'm not using the app on my phone and I still have the 50 GB after many wipes and flashes of various ROMs.
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I seen some of the reports of this happening. I dont think it is too far fetched to say its only fair to the people that have the devices the promotion was directed to. I mean you are deceiving the company into thinking you have that device.
i've always been curious and thought i should ask to see if anyone knows. I know Dropbox and Samsung did a promotion where you activate your phone/tablet and you get 50gb of Dropbox for free for 2 years. What happens with all of that storage when 2 years is up? Do you lose all of it and everything that is in that Dropbox or are you given a less amount of storage for everything you've uploaded? Just thought of this.
You will have to pay for the extra storage or lose what you have.
well that sucks then. Thanks for the quick reply
It does suck but it will be awesome for 2 years. That might give you enough time to have friends sign up and get you extra storage.
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Interesting. I signed up a second account just for this promotion.
In two years I'll just switch full-time to Google Drive, heh.
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You will have to pay for the extra storage or lose what you have.
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I'm pretty sure that's wrong, I recently had an old Dropbox promo expire and they don't delete your files, you just can't add anything to your Dropbox until you remove enough stuff from it to get your total file size under your new storage cap.
I remember that during preorder phase there was 6 months free of Google Play Music offer advertised on the HTC side.
Now it looks like this
http://www.htc.com/us/googleplay-htc-one-a9/
with terms here
http://www.htc.com/us/go/googleplay-htc-one-a9-terms/
Buy the HTC One® A9 between 11/2/15 and 1/7/2016.*
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I've made preorder in October. However I never got any confirmation about this offer. Has anybody who preordered managed to claim the offer?
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I remember that during preorder phase there was 6 months free of Google Play Music offer advertised on the HTC side.
Now it looks like this
http://www.htc.com/us/googleplay-htc-one-a9/
with terms here
http://www.htc.com/us/go/googleplay-htc-one-a9-terms/
I've made preorder in October. However I never got any confirmation about this offer. Has anybody who preordered managed to claim the offer?
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No and I was wondering about this yesterday.
I have contacted HTC over support chat and twitter. The chat support said that they will escalate the case. Let's see what happens. My initial guess is that they missed sending it out to people who ordered the phone before Nov 2nd(the day that offer page was put up). However on twitter htcusa tweeted out saying that those who pre-ordered in October will receive it too.
postmortem. said:
I remember that during preorder phase there was 6 months free of Google Play Music offer advertised on the HTC side.
Now it looks like this
http://www.htc.com/us/googleplay-htc-one-a9/
with terms here
http://www.htc.com/us/go/googleplay-htc-one-a9-terms/
I've made preorder in October. However I never got any confirmation about this offer. Has anybody who preordered managed to claim the offer?
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Did you notice that if you clicked on it, the title page on that first link actually says "$100 Google Play credit for the HTC One A9 | HTC United States". Probably a title from an old page that they forgot to edit, but I'd rather have $100 credit than 6-months Play Music
I just received my code for 6 months Play Music.
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I just received my code for 6 months Play Music.
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Me too, got two codes actually
I ordered last week when they had $100 off. Ordered 3 and got 3 emails today for the promo 6 months
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Were you all able to redeem it without any issues?
Needs to be a new subscriber. real lame and useless for me.
Really? Both valid?
$9.99/month starting May 18, 2016. You can cancel your trial at any time.
Google Play Music is an auto-recurring subscription. You authorize us to charge you the subscription cost (currently $9.99/month) monthly. You can cancel at any time. Learn more.
By clicking "Subscribe", you agree to the Google Play Terms of Service.
Worked for me and I had been a subscriber in the past
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Really? Both valid?
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I can't activate both, so it is kind of pointless : "must not be active subscriber". It is not like I can wait 6 months and then activate second one - it needs to be activated within 2 months.
The side benefit of this is you get 6 months free of Youtube Red too.
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$9.99/month starting May 18, 2016. You can cancel your trial at any time.
Google Play Music is an auto-recurring subscription. You authorize us to charge you the subscription cost (currently $9.99/month) monthly. You can cancel at any time. Learn more.
By clicking "Subscribe", you agree to the Google Play Terms of Service.
Worked for me and I had been a subscriber in the past
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will it automatically renew the subscription afterwards?
jokies said:
will it automatically renew the subscription afterwards?
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yes but I can cancel it now so it won'r auto renew but keep the 6 months going
Hey guys. How did you activate the play music subscription. On my primary account I have already consumed 1 month free trial and my other account was never used for subscription, but for a new subscription play music is asking for $9.99 per month. I contacted HTC, they asked me to contact google :"
In regards your concern, the account can be marked as not eligible if it participated in the 30 Day Trial in the past 12 months as it was mentioned.
The next step could be to reach Google Play support to request a code for another account if you still want to. Then you'll need to go to:
https://support.google.com/ ".
Confused on how to activate or contact google from here. In the link they sent google music is not listed too
Cashreedhar said:
Hey guys. How did you activate the play music subscription. On my primary account I have already consumed 1 month free trial and my other account was never used for subscription, but for a new subscription play music is asking for $9.99 per month. I contacted HTC, they asked me to contact google :"
In regards your concern, the account can be marked as not eligible if it participated in the 30 Day Trial in the past 12 months as it was mentioned.
The next step could be to reach Google Play support to request a code for another account if you still want to. Then you'll need to go to:
https://support.google.com/ ".
Confused on how to activate or contact google from here. In the link they sent google music is not listed too
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What I did to activate was simply login to Google Play Store on a computer, and then redeem the code. Make sure you're logged in to the correct account you want (and logged out of any other accounts you may have).
I'm not sure why it wouldn't work on your second account, maybe you took other type of free offers in the past 12 months? If the account took part in any kind of trial or free offering in the past 12 months, then it wouldn't be eligible. My primary account took a 3-month free last year around this time of year, and isn't eligible. I checked my other account and it turns out it had its own somewhat out of nowhere free 6-month offer from Google, so I took that. I ended up giving the code to my wife and she redeemed it without any problem.
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What I did to activate was simply login to Google Play Store on a computer, and then redeem the code. Make sure you're logged in to the correct account you want (and logged out of any other accounts you may have).
I'm not sure why it wouldn't work on your second account, maybe you took other type of free offers in the past 12 months? If the account took part in any kind of trial or free offering in the past 12 months, then it wouldn't be eligible. My primary account took a 3-month free last year around this time of year, and isn't eligible. I checked my other account and it turns out it had its own somewhat out of nowhere free 6-month offer from Google, so I took that. I ended up giving the code to my wife and she redeemed it without any problem.
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How did you get the code to redeem? I have been asking HTC and they are telling google need to provide that
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How did you get the code to redeem? I have been asking HTC and they are telling google need to provide that
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I just told you how, in the message that you replied to. In fact it's the very first sentence. There is a 'redeem' link on the side bar.
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How did you get the code to redeem? I have been asking HTC and they are telling google need to provide that
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HTC should have sent you the 6 month trial code to the email address you provided while ordering the phone. If not contact the customer service and tell them explicitly that you haven't received any code yet, they will then verify and send the email again to you.
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I just told you how, in the message that you replied to. In fact it's the very first sentence. There is a 'redeem' link on the side bar.
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Yeah my bad, realized it. I contacted HTC and they still think they sent me the code, and they are going to check after the escalation.
rlvl said:
HTC should have sent you the 6 month trial code to the email address you provided while ordering the phone. If not contact the customer service and tell them explicitly that you haven't received any code yet, they will then verify and send the email again to you.
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Yes, that is what missing.. contacted them, its really difficult to make them understand I have not received the code..
I'm trying to redeem the free VR promotion with Verizon, but I'm having trouble at the "Upload your Receipt" page. I've tried Chrome and IE, and both simply say "unknown error" when I try to upload any file, regardless of file type or size. Has anyone had any success?
I tried the last few days and I get either an error or bad request. I'm going to chat with them now, thanks for reminding me.
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I went on chat to let them know I was having errors. I tried submitting my claim again right after and it worked fine. Ive got my submission number and we're all good to go.
Where is the page for a free VR through Verizon? I thought that was only when you purchased through Google?
sillyphillie said:
Where is the page for a free VR through Verizon? I thought that was only when you purchased through Google?
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Here is the redemption site
Promo Code: GOOGLEGIFT
Requirement Information:
Date of purchase (not ship date)
Purchase receipt (Can be found in your MyVerizon, under 'Devices' tab, then 'Documents and Receipts'
Picture of barcode label on the side of the Pixel's box
Excellent! Thank you so much!
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I'm trying to redeem the free VR promotion with Verizon, but I'm having trouble at the "Upload your Receipt" page. I've tried Chrome and IE, and both simply say "unknown error" when I try to upload any file, regardless of file type or size. Has anyone had any success?
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I'm having the same issue as well.
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I'm having the same issue as well.
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I too was having this issue all of yesterday, and they were aware of it. Submission database was being maintenanced most of that day. I tried a 5th time about 2 hours ago and it worked finally.
duddy said:
I too was having this issue all of yesterday, and they were aware of it. Submission database was being maintenanced most of that day. I tried a 5th time about 2 hours ago and it worked finally.
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I'm going to try again now.
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Finally worked for me!
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I'm going to try again now.
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Finally worked for me!
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Awesome! Yeah, I was worried that submitting later would kinda put us at the back of the queue. But my brother did it the hour he got the phone on the 20th, I did mine today. But both estimate November 6th.
PSA; The networks that connect the internet has been under ddos and may or may not have affected recent failed internet activity. Personally have had several transactions and pages fail all over the place, Comcast, Cricket Wireless, even the Google store.
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Has anyone else had an issue buying the oneplus 6 from their website. It won't let me go to checkout and keeps telling me to add to cart. And nothing else
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"Uh oh... there was an error with your payment
service busy" is the message I keep getting. Its been over 20 minutes since I first tried to pay and I'm not getting any further than that message.
same here added to cart wont let me check out . have 30 mins before it gets out of cart then it will be later date
What a joke.. same here after 40 mins
keep trying - worked for me after 7th attempt.
is pay pal working on there?
same for me. Very unhappy as its not got 4 orders processing.. and i cant pay for any of them!!
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7th attempt at paying? Or 7th new order?
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same for me. Very unhappy as its not got 4 orders processing.. and i cant pay for any of them!!
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7th attempt at paying? Or 7th new order?
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i just kept hitting the Pay Now button. The first times i got an odd message about a spaceship not being down to earth yet
Ive been hitting it for 50 minutes. All i get now is secure-gateway.hipay-tpp.com is currently unable to handle this request.
ok payment has been taken out but on there site says pay now?
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Has anyone else had an issue buying the oneplus 6 from their website. It won't let me go to checkout and keeps telling me to add to cart. And nothing else
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Nah when I ordered the phone it went through easy but then when I ordered a case 2 minutes later it really struggled had to try 3 or 4 times before it would let me pay.
Looks like there are 2 phones ordered on my account. One is paid for but the other has a Pay Now button. Guess the server messed up. Don't mind too much as long as they don't hold the order for the one that was paid
it worked in 8th-9th attempt
Has any of you guys paid for order and still says pay now on account ? i have checked bank ac and they have taken payment out
In Spain website you can purchase OnePlus 6 without any problem. Fast and accuracy. Tested 2 minutes ago.
Greetings from Spain.
now its showing cancelled what a joke
pro4ever said:
now its showing cancelled what a joke
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Mine is too, but the money has been taken from my account!
Logged a ticket with them as phoning them you get two rounds of finding an agent and calls maybe logged then it hangs up
Can't even order yet till edt 10 in one hour. Can't wait.
Mine has been cancelled also, even though payment was successfully taken
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now its showing cancelled what a joke
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Mine has been cancelled also, even though payment was successfully taken
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I logged a ticket on the support portal and they have came back with
Hello There,
Thank you for contacting OnePlus customer support. My name is Sydney and I will be assisting you for today.
I understand that although your order was canceled, the payment was still removed from your account. I understand how frustrating it is to have your order canceled and have already paid for it.
Just wanted to clarify that our orders are automatically canceled if payment has not been completed within the hour. Looking at your order details it seems that the payment was not able to go through to our database.
Just wanted to ask what mode of payment did you use to process the payment. Looking forward to hearing from you soon,
Regards,
Sydney