Hi! I keep getting emails from that company based in Germany called "synapsy", they offer to distribute and manage my icon packs, and I just wonder if anyone of you got into some agreement with them, or even heard about them? here's copy of the email they sent me:
Dear yackovsky Team,
I'm Andreas Mehlmann and I'm Content Partner Manager at the German company SYNAPSY Mobile Networks GmbH.
Since more than 10 years we develop and manage Application and Games Stores for international network operators like Hutchison 3, Orange, Qtel, Telstra...
I have just recognized your App Simplicons Red in Google Play and would like to invite you to join our developer & publisher program in order to distribute your Apps to channels managed by us as well.
There's no signup or monthly fee and submitting an App just takes 2-3 minutes via our easy to use self-service submission interface.
visit it now: http://publisher.synapsy.net
I'm looking forward to distributing your content soon!
Thank you in advance & kind regards,
Andreas
Andreas Mehlmann
Content Partner Manager
SYNAPSY Mobile Networks GmbH
Daimlerstr. 19
97267 Himmelstadt
GERMANY
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.synapsy.com
Registergericht: Würzburg, HRB 7401
Geschäftsführer: André Freier, Waldemar Mehlmann-Selin
Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer: DE 216 254 808
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I just received the same message. I have yet to find anything.
Synapsy not paying developers
Hey saw your post, I found on this games news site that they were being sued and not paying developers.
http://thegamingpost.com
They posted the story, I got the same emails for every app I have in google play.
When I contact Google Support about the issue I was told they were taking appropriate legal action against Synapsy.
So from what I can see I'd say dont touch them with a ten foot pole.
Also my friend Rob said that when he published his game there and he made the benchmark of $200 Euro in the account, They told him he is due for a payment, But he wont get it until they (Synapsy) Gets the money from the MNO aka Carrier i.e. Telstra etc.
Its been 64 days and he hasn't been paid.
So no I would say its a bad deal all the way around, And these dudes is dirty getting U.S. Developers to publish with them and not pay them, It is just wrong.
Maybe the FTC or the government will step in, Or maybe this company is suing them and Google will join them, I don't know.
But it doesnt look good for them.
I knew there's something fishy with them, I wasn't going to let them distribute anything anyway
no problem
yackovsky said:
I knew there's something fishy with them, I wasn't going to let them distribute anything anyway
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no problem
dont want any other developers to get scammed
I didn't like it at all, after reading Terms And Conditions.
You can refer this article for highlights: http://sebastianbloggt.wordpress.co...rth-joining-i-dont-think-so-and-tell-you-why/
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This is going to sound weird but... I've been selling a few xdas (New, 'as new' and used) over here (Lagos, Nigeria) and now I've got what seems like a serious enquiry to buy 100 pieces of them from me.
I've been getting all the ones I sold from ebay and other private sellers. Can anyone tell me where I might be able to get as many as a hundred at once?
Thanks if you can...
Aide
If you hang on for a few weeks - I think a lot of people here will be upgrading and looking to part with their old XDA's for a fair price. :shock:
Want XDA II - Willing to Sell
Quote me a price for my T-Mobile PPC (I'll load any ROM on it you'd like) and I'll consider selling to start my XDA II fund...
I could make it for a few short months on a beater.
Jon.
Email me at [email protected].
Be SUPER CAUTIOUS about doing business in Nigeria.
Don't send invoices, bank account information (for wire transfers) or any
other personal information. The only payment you should accept is an international money order from recognized bank, that is accepted and cashed by your bank before sending anything.
Sorry aicon, but even you must know the many scams run out of Nigeria.
Be SUPER CAUTIOUS about doing business in Nigeria.
Don't send invoices, bank account information (for wire transfers) or any
other personal information. The only payment you should accept is an international money order from recognized bank, that is accepted and cashed by your bank before sending anything.
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Joe, I wish more people had the knowledge you have. First it would keep a lot of them from getting burnt and also people like me would be able to do business out of Nigeria without first having to battle our way through the (expected) suspicion .
The scams are a serious issue so if any one does have what I am seeking (100 xdas) and wishes to sell please be aware that payment will be in the UK, in pounds (cheque, cash, postal/money order, credit card, bank transfer basically any reasonable way you want) and goods will not be collected/delivered until payment is cleared. Though the goods will need to be inspected first of course.
Thanks, all.
Aide
Nigeria
Yes, the Nigeria scams are a nice little plague on the internet. If anyone here wants more information, visit www.snopes.com and do a search - they have some excellent explanations on that site of many internet scams.
I considering suing 2012 for false advertisement because it listed 2012 as destruction of all humanity, they're liars . so I would need to know how many people would be willing to join my suit to possible a class action lawsuit. We must save Google, Android and AT&T!
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I considering suing AT&T for false advertisement because they listed the FM radio saying the phone had it,but upon learning this they removed the said feature from their site. so I would need to know how many people would be willing to join my suit to possible a class action lawsuit. I have started contact with a law office in Houston, and I intend to contact them tomorrow to see how to proceed. This is for AT&T customers only and for thoughts who purchased the Galaxy S 2 with intentions of using the FM Radio. This is not for people trying to make money for a feature they don't give a damn about.
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This is the dumbest thing I've ever read haha.
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Can't tell if real lawsuit or trolling ...
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King Shady said:
This is the dumbest thing I've ever read haha.
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OP, are you serious? The T-Mobile G2X was advertised as a quad-band phone and it wasn't. Their website wasn't updated until about a month after people started to receive the device. You know what their response was? Crickets. The same response you'll get from AT&T. And this is a lot less impactful an omission. Whether you realize it or not you can't sue AT&T even if you wanted to. The T&C you agreed to when you signed up limits you to arbitration in case of a dispute. Instead of the nuclear option, why don't you try charm and get them to swap the phone or undo the transaction if FM radio really is that important to you. Those are your only options anyway as they're not going to change the specs on the phone or produce one just for you that has the FM radio.
This guy works for apple.
I voided my warranty and your mum.
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I considering suing AT&T for false advertisement because they listed the FM radio saying the phone had it,but upon learning this they removed the said feature from their site. so I would need to know how many people would be willing to join my suit to possible a class action lawsuit. I have started contact with a law office in Houston, and I intend to contact them tomorrow to see how to proceed. This is for AT&T customers only and for thoughts who purchased the Galaxy S 2 with intentions of using the FM Radio. This is not for people trying to make money for a feature they don't give a damn about.
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Good luck with that.
This is from the Terms of Use for att.com which you agree to by using the site...
AT&T does not warrant that information, graphic depictions, product and service descriptions or other content of the Sites is accurate, complete, reliable, updated, current, or error-free. Despite our efforts, it is possible that a price for a product or service offered on the Site may be inaccurate or the product or service description may contain an inaccuracy. In the event AT&T determines that a product or service contains an inaccurate price or description, AT&T reserves the right to take any action it deems reasonable and necessary, in its sole discretion, to rectify the error, including without limitation canceling your order, unless prohibited by law. AT&T may make improvements or changes to any of its content, information products, services, or programs described on the Sites at any time without notice. You agree to notify AT&T immediately if you become aware of any pricing or descriptive errors or inconsistencies with any products or services you order through the Sites and comply with any corrective action taken by AT&T.
In other words, between mandated arbitration and the website ToU, you and your "lawyer" are pretty much SOL.
Barry is correct. You have no legal right or ability to file a law suit against them. In the contract that you signed, you accepted the ability to file through arbitration, but not through the courts.
i'm going to join the bandwagon here. Please do not actually follow through with this.
KJSOARES2 said:
I considering suing AT&T for false advertisement because they listed the FM radio saying the phone had it,but upon learning this they removed the said feature from their site. so I would need to know how many people would be willing to join my suit to possible a class action lawsuit. I have started contact with a law office in Houston, and I intend to contact them tomorrow to see how to proceed. This is for AT&T customers only and for thoughts who purchased the Galaxy S 2 with intentions of using the FM Radio. This is not for people trying to make money for a feature they don't give a damn about.
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here you go, https://market.android.com/search?q=radio&so=1&c=apps
i recommend iHeartRadio if you want to listen to ClearChannel stations..
Its seems returning your phone would be the easiest solution to this issue...
Yeah... At best a lawsuit would get you back a restocking fee. Everyone who has this device is still within their 30 day return period at this point.
Entropy512 said:
Yeah... At best a lawsuit would get you back a restocking fee. Everyone who has this device is still within their 30 day return period at this point.
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Approached diplomatically, I'm sure they'd waive the re-stocking charge since there was an error on the website that indicated the phone was equipped with an FM radio. I've found AT&T pretty decent to work with most of the time. There's no question there was an error, the debate is over what should be done about it.
OP, assuming they let you out of the original purchase, get an iP4S instead. You can sell it on eBay and for the same price or less get an international SGS2 instead. It has the FM radio. If you buy it from the UK or Expansys-USA it'll still have a 2-year warranty.
This is something that could effect us all. What if the world does end? Depending on the survivors there may be enough to keep at&t going.
Does that mean I'm still under contract?
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I think your contract dies with at&t. Unless you become president of at&t if you survive.
Ok guys found this link for you UK guys and girls
Get your free tags
http://www.sony-promotions.com/xperia/
They are only available to 02 customers only.
Dont get why sony didnt just include a couple with all Xperia S's so we could at least try it out.
dibdin said:
They are only available to 02 customers only.
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I filled in a form on that site. It did not stress it was for O2 only
dragon546 said:
I filled in a form on that site. It did not stress it was for O2 only
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It's in the t&c's and limited time offer as well :-(
Unfortunately once they check your details they'll send a email back stating o2 customers only
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Unfortunately once they check your details they'll send a email back stating o2 customers only
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Mine said imei was invalid and to double check. I sent a screenshot of it but not heard back yet. I also emailed customer support asking if the offer will be extended to other networks but not heard off them yet either.
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i bought mine from o2 online and they are saying my imei is not valid.
replied saying my phone is locked to o2 and o2 branded, not heard back from them yet
A bit like Tesco's iPads
This whole story smells a little like the recent scandal with the Tesco offer to sell the new iPad 3 for £49.99
For those who don't know it, due to a 'computer'(?) error, Tesco advertised the wrong price (a 90% discount), a lot of people ordered - and were told that Tesco will not supply at this price. It is still hotly debated in the (social and mainstream) media.
In this case there isn't a price error - just a poorly designed promotion site where the O2 condition is buried in a separate PDF 'Terms and conditions' document (which, naturally, nobody reads) and is not mentioned anywhere on the actual promotion page. Many people - yours truly included - naively filled the form, only to be told they are not eligible.
Despite the 'Sony' domain, this is not Sony - they have their epic gaffes but cannot be so unprofessional. The UK promotion is outsourced (possibly by O2) to an outfit called 'Mad About Handling Ltd' run by a couple, Annabel and Angus Gilmour. Their 'professionalism' shines in that form and website - and in the subsequent handling of complaints.
Some victims may wish to run a retaliation campaign on Twitter and Facebook - like the Tesco crowd, who are currently causing serious reputation damage to the retailer. I wouldn't bother, though -
Just ignore!
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This whole story smells a little like the recent scandal with the Tesco offer to sell the new iPad 3 for £49.99
For those who don't know it, due to a 'computer'(?) error, Tesco advertised the wrong price (a 90% discount), a lot of people ordered - and were told that Tesco will not supply at this price. It is still hotly debated in the (social and mainstream) media.
In this case there isn't a price error - just a poorly designed promotion site where the O2 condition is buried in a separate PDF 'Terms and conditions' document (which, naturally, nobody reads) and is not mentioned anywhere on the actual promotion page. Many people - yours truly included - naively filled the form, only to be told they are not eligible.
Despite the 'Sony' domain, this is not Sony - they have their epic gaffes but cannot be so unprofessional. The UK promotion is outsourced (possibly by O2) to an outfit called 'Mad About Handling Ltd' run by a couple, Annabel and Angus Gilmour. Their 'professionalism' shines in that form and website - and in the subsequent handling of complaints.
Some victims may wish to run a retaliation campaign on Twitter and Facebook - like the Tesco crowd, who are currently causing serious reputation damage to the retailer. I wouldn't bother, though -
Just ignore!
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This isnt anything to try and catch people out, on the launch of the Xperia S, stock in O2 stores was supposed to come with 4 SmartTags in the box but Sony weren't able to do so in time for the launch offer, so customers were told to go to that site to redeem the offer. All stock in O2 stores now should come with 4 SmartTags in the box.
maistora said:
This whole story smells a little like the recent scandal with the Tesco offer to sell the new iPad 3 for £49.99
For those who don't know it, due to a 'computer'(?) error, Tesco advertised the wrong price (a 90% discount), a lot of people ordered - and were told that Tesco will not supply at this price. It is still hotly debated in the (social and mainstream) media.
In this case there isn't a price error - just a poorly designed promotion site where the O2 condition is buried in a separate PDF 'Terms and conditions' document (which, naturally, nobody reads) and is not mentioned anywhere on the actual promotion page. Many people - yours truly included - naively filled the form, only to be told they are not eligible.
Despite the 'Sony' domain, this is not Sony - they have their epic gaffes but cannot be so unprofessional. The UK promotion is outsourced (possibly by O2) to an outfit called 'Mad About Handling Ltd' run by a couple, Annabel and Angus Gilmour. Their 'professionalism' shines in that form and website - and in the subsequent handling of complaints.
Some victims may wish to run a retaliation campaign on Twitter and Facebook - like the Tesco crowd, who are currently causing serious reputation damage to the retailer. I wouldn't bother, though -
Just ignore!
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Tesco are suffering serious damage to their reputation over it? I really doubt anybody truly cares as long as they can get everything they want under one roof still.
As for the smart tag promotion, the address for the site was given to customers instore at o2, so there is no logical reason why anyone from another UK network would get the address and try to apply unless your network provided you with the promotional leaflet. So nobody was hiding the o2 clause in the t&c's, it is there, because the offer is only open to o2.
The two stories couldn't really be further apart.
I should point out that I do agree that it is stupid that it is just open to o2 customers. Why have the feature if you won't let everyone use it?!
Not sure where to put this, so I'm putting it here. I attempted to buy G-Watch from in.mobilefun.com (mobilefun.co.uk's india website). A day later they informed me that due to shipping issue they are unable to make the item available in India at all, they have since removed it from their indian website. The money was credited back to me.
HOWEVER, they have since re-debited my account for said money, under the same transaction (reversal of above credit). CAlling up mobilefun's UK phone numbers usually does not connect me to anyone and when it does I get a rather unhelpful set of people telling me they have no idea about the re-debit, the last they see is that my account was credited BACK for the amount.
PLEASE no one buy from this site, they are swearing they didn't take my money, not shipping or having any promise of ever shipping the item to me or this country at large, and have taken my money and refusing to give it. Since Visa's dispute policy is 10-15 days post-purchase I have to basically wait a month before even thinking about getting my money back.
I kinda doubt that mobilefun.co.uk is a fraud. Im not from the UK, but they have a trustworthy rating. Maybe your bank has made a mistake. Have you tried contacting your bank and asking them about it? That's what I would do.
Mobilefun isn't a fraud, but they do tend to have dubious practices concerning stock levels. They will claim an items in stock when its not so that you order with them and they hope you will wait rather than cancel..
Ask your bank about it. They should reclaim the money.
Even though you may see a reversal sometimes they can stay pending for several days. Same with any pre-authorized amount when you first purchased the item. Sometimes these will drop off the account before it is fully posted. I'd call the bank though they should be able to tell if it was a hold or pending debit or credit to your account.
They are using your money to buy more stock of items then by the time you fight it they have sold enough to cover it. It's called a float. Terrible practice.
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Even though you may see a reversal sometimes they can stay pending for several days. Same with any pre-authorized amount when you first purchased the item. Sometimes these will drop off the account before it is fully posted. I'd call the bank though they should be able to tell if it was a hold or pending debit or credit to your account.
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My bank says it was originally a hold that was reversed as the order was cancelled, but the "reversal was reversed" in essence, mobilefun basically claimed their money back from my bank after reversing it
Hi TjPhysicist,
I am from the Mobile Fun Indian customer service team.
If you would kindly let me know your order ID and I will look in to this as a matter of urgency and respond via email.
Can I also ask for any Customer Service Ticket ID's for any queries you have submitted to us, so I can investigate the level of service we have provided you already.
We have indeed removed the LG-G watches from our Indian site as we are unable to sell them currently due to supplier restrictions. We are however working hard to try to rectify this issue and have them listed again as soon as possible.
Yours faithfully,
Mobile Fun India
MobileFun India said:
Hi TjPhysicist,
I am from the Mobile Fun Indian customer service team.
If you would kindly let me know your order ID and I will look in to this as a matter of urgency and respond via email.
Can I also ask for any Customer Service Ticket ID's for any queries you have submitted to us, so I can investigate the level of service we have provided you already.
We have indeed removed the LG-G watches from our Indian site as we are unable to sell them currently due to supplier restrictions. We are however working hard to try to rectify this issue and have them listed again as soon as possible.
Yours faithfully,
Mobile Fun India
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3949286 is the order ID#. I have called many times about this and am assured that you have *not* made any debits further to the credit on your side. The bank says that the second debit and the first are in fact done under ONE single authorisation code (not sure what that means). All in all, my whole experience is soured, It could be the bank being wierd, I don't know, but the result is the same.
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3949286 is the order ID#. I have called many times about this and am assured that you have *not* made any debits further to the credit on your side. The bank says that the second debit and the first are in fact done under ONE single authorisation code (not sure what that means). All in all, my whole experience is soured, It could be the bank being wierd, I don't know, but the result is the same.
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Hi TJPhysicist,
This does sound very strange and my apologies for this. Would it be possible to send over the full details of the individual transactions(including times, dates and auth codes) to [email protected] and I will investigate further with our payment service provider. Like you said it may just be the bank being weird and hopefully it will be cleared up in the next 24hrs.
My apologies again for the inconvenience caused and I assure you that this is the first case of this we have dealt with in the numerous refunds we have ever processed.
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3949286 is the order ID#. I have called many times about this and am assured that you have *not* made any debits further to the credit on your side. The bank says that the second debit and the first are in fact done under ONE single authorisation code (not sure what that means). All in all, my whole experience is soured, It could be the bank being wierd, I don't know, but the result is the same.
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Hey, was this issue resolved or not as i am thinking to buy a 3500 MAH battery from mobilefun, i will place my order on your feedback only
Sorry Google Play Music subscribers. It looks like you won’t be getting an advertised three month credit when you purchase a new LG Nexus 5X or Huawei Nexus 6P. In the terms for the Play Nexus 90 promotion, it says the following:
“The Offer is only open to residents in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Austria, Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Switzerland, Belgium, Norway, Poland, Greece, Japan, Australia and New Zealand (each an “Eligible Territory”) who:
1. have purchased an Nexus 6P or Nexus 5X in a Eligible Territory (“Phone”) between September 29, 2015 and midnight Pacific Standard Time on April 18, 2017; and
2. at the time the Offer is redeemed: (i) are not current Google Play Music subscribers; (ii) have not been Google Play Music subscribers in the past 12 months; and/or (iii) have not participated in a Google Play Music trial in the past 12 months.”
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In past cases, even as recently as the Nexus 6, current subscribers would get a credit towards their bill. I personally have a credit until December due to buying a Nexus 6 and I’ve been a subscriber since the service begun a few years ago.
Definitely disappointing but probably not something that will keep many people from purchasing the phone. If you’ve only used the free version of the service it appears that you’ll still be able to redeem the offer and get three free months.
http://www.androidguys.com/2015/10/03/current-subscribers-wont-receive-a-google-play-music-credit-with-a-new-nexus-purchase
Ugh
Makes absolutely no sense!
Existing customers get nothing.
And because I'm in the UK, I don't even get the $50 Google Play credit that everyone gets in the states either.
It's bad enough we pay soooo much more for the device aswell!
.... Thanks for nothing Google! (Literally)
I'm not even planning on taking advantage of it. 90% of my music listening is on the subway, streaming doesn't work for me.
Thats disappointing for sure..
Just create a new gmail. Should work and since you can have multiple accounts on a device it won't impact you. I did this with Nexus 6 promotion last year
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I'm not even planning on taking advantage of it. 90% of my music listening is on the subway, streaming doesn't work for me.
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You can create playlists and then select to download them to your device for offline use. Any future songs added to that list will auto-download on your device when you have data (you can select it to only happen on Wi-Fi).
I was planning on doing something similar with my car. There is an after market android head unit (not android auto) that I was looking at and I would put Play Music on it and make a playlist for the car and have it auto-download there. When the car is in my driveway it gets Wi-Fi and would download the music before I left
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;1975325]I'm not even planning on taking advantage of it. 90% of my music listening is on the subway, streaming doesn't work for me.
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You can download it for offline playback
i don't know what's so outrageous about this. i know you mention something about being able to take advantage of such offers before, but that's never been the case for me. Previous offers bundled with other nexus devices and chromebooks have been off limits to me as an existing subscriber. the only thing they've consistently allowed was google drive storage bonuses. ymmv but it's hardly shocking
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You can create playlists and then select to download them to your device for offline use. Any future songs added to that list will auto-download on your device when you have data (you can select it to only happen on Wi-Fi).
I was planning on doing something similar with my car. There is an after market android head unit (not android auto) that I was looking at and I would put Play Music on it and make a playlist for the car and have it auto-download there. When the car is in my driveway it gets Wi-Fi and would download the music before I left
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You can download it for offline playback
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I'm just extremely anal about my music collection. I like organizing it on my NAS so I can put it on any device I feel like with a simple copy on my local WiFi. I also have Amazon prime (where I buy all my mp3s anyway for a large number of years) so I'm already paying for being able to stream a decent chunk of my purchases and whatever Amazon throws in for free in Prime from time to time if I want to stream something on my laptop that I don't actually "own" in a rare case. I don't need yet another music service I will rarely want to use. I like having full control over my mp3s. I definitely see the draw for people that like to use it or if you don't have a music collection at all. But I've got like hundreds of gigabytes of music that ripped from my CD's (which I rarely buy anymore, but I've still got a ton of them) and purchased from Amazon MP3. I've still got all my CD's going back to like the late 80s (I'm old..relatively..)
bummer. i like free credits.
but this phone is so awesome, i'd buy it again. credits be damned.
AS someone said, its pretty trivial to create a new google account and use it for music for the 3 months.
indianajonze said:
i don't know what's so outrageous about this. i know you mention something about being able to take advantage of such offers before, but that's never been the case for me. Previous offers bundled with other nexus devices and chromebooks have been off limits to me as an existing subscriber. the only thing they've consistently allowed was google drive storage bonuses. ymmv but it's hardly shocking
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Then credit me the 3 months of service in my google account.
Pisses me off. We should get something.
EVOme said:
Pisses me off. We should get something.
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Why do you feel entitled to this?
The world is full of "for new subscribers only" type offers. The concept is well understood. The terms were posted when you purchased the device. What ever Google did previously with other releases is not relevant.
I ask because I don't understand the sense of entitlement and anger people expresses in this thread over what amounts to less than $30.
Elnrik said:
Why do you feel entitled to this?
The world is full of "for new subscribers only" type offers. The concept is well understood. The terms were posted when you purchased the device. What ever Google did previously with other releases is not relevant.
I ask because I don't understand the sense of entitlement and anger people expresses in this thread over what amounts to less than $30.
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Well, it sucks when companies screw current customers in order to gain new customers. We've contributed to the success of the service and when there's incentives to be had, you'd think current loyal customers saw something from it. One month free would be fine with me....something to say thanks for being a customer as well as thanks for spending $590 on our new phone. I don't feel i'm owed anything, btw....just think there should be something for us all.
Elnrik said:
Why do you feel entitled to this?
The world is full of "for new subscribers only" type offers. The concept is well understood.
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How about the $50 Google Play Credit & the fact it's only U.S only.
You don't think this is unfair?
Especially when everyone outside of the states pay a much higher price for the devices already.
Would have been nice to have credit towards my current service - but doesn't surprise me they aren't doing this. Also, would be nice to buy a case with the $50 - Is what it is, not why I bought the phone anyways.
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Well, it sucks when companies screw current customers in order to gain new customers.
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Well, that's what I don't understand though. From my perspective, I'm not being screwed. You're not being screwed. Google hasn't increased the price of the service, or deleted our music libraries, or whatever just to be spiteful or to screw you. Nothing is changing for us. Google is just offering new customers a little incentive to use their product.
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How about the $50 Google Play Credit & the fact it's only U.S only.
You don't think this is unfair?
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I don't understand the decision, but I wouldn't call it unfair.
chrisjcks said:
Especially when everyone outside of the states pay a much higher price for the devices already.
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Let's examine that.
In the States the 32GB black Nexus 6P costs $499. According to Google, the current conversion rates makes that 324.89 British Pounds.
In the UK, the same phone costs what? 449 pounds?
449 pounds converts to $689.62 usd.
$689.62
-499.00
=You're getting screwed.
BUT - considering I have no idea what other costs go into selling the thing in the UK (tariffs, taxes, etc), I couldn't say for sure that this is completely unfair. Easy to look at it and say it is though.