Steve Gets A Life

so i might be a chump

but i signed up at freeflatscreens.com (same company as freeipod.com) and i think its gonna work.

now, i know what you're thinking: "steve, you're a chump" but im like 99% sure this isn't a pyramid scheme or anything like that. just annoying marketing that somehow makes someone enough money to give out TVs and ipods. so check out the following links for why i think its legit:

an actual wired article saying its legit

http://www.rekutyn.com/ipod.html
this webpage is a pretty good breakdown of reasons why it is legit, and how to jump through the marketing hoops they have set up for you.

so i signed up for dialup service through netscape. it required a credit card number, said it wouldn't be charged for the first month, and you can cancel before then. so thats the plan. there are other deals, all very similar with cancellation windows, etc. (eg colombia house)

so, who's gonna hook it up?

click this
just say "no" to all the optional questions, then sign up for a trial period of something at the end and thats it.
and to make it easier, ill send you a gmail invitation so you can sign up with a throwaway email account (so you won't get spammed) just like it did :) (note: gmail will sort email from this company as spam. just open your spam box to verify your account)
if you think im an idiot, tell me. otherwise just try it out and maybe ill get a TV out of it, and ill let you know so you can get one too. why not?

or do you want an iPod? sign up here

(you can do both)
Posted by Steve on September 14, 2004 02:39 PM