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remember those pc's with $400 rebates for signing up to a 3 year dial-up isp contract?

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just wondering if u guys know anyone who did that, and if they are still suffering thru the contract? or did those isp's (like msn or aol) allow for some kind of upgrade to broadband?
 
I think eMachines did that through Best Buy... That was what started the whole rebate revolution. I wish I could go back in time and kill whoever invented that.
 
Originally posted by: edro13
I think eMachines did that through Best Buy... That was what started the whole rebate revolution. I wish I could go back in time and kill whoever invented that.
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new idea for terminator 4
 
Originally posted by: edro13
I think eMachines did that through Best Buy... That was what started the whole rebate revolution. I wish I could go back in time and kill whoever invented that.
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They also did it through Fry's. I remember seeing FREE FREE FREE all over the advertisement when it turns out there was about $600 in rebates.
 
My sister did that on the HP she bought @ BB or CC. I gave up helping her so I don't know what she uses now for an ISP.
 
Originally posted by: spanky
just wondering if u guys know anyone who did that, and if they are still suffering thru the contract? or did those isp's (like msn or aol) allow for some kind of upgrade to broadband?
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My grandmother did it back in 99. She only uses the internet for email and some research so broadband would be useless to her. Her contract has expired yet she still continues to pay for the dialup since broadband cost is not justified.

 
Originally posted by: edro13
I think eMachines did that through Best Buy... That was what started the whole rebate revolution. I wish I could go back in time and kill whoever invented that.
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Started "the whole rebate revolution"?
 
Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
Originally posted by: Amorphus
Originally posted by: spanky
Originally posted by: edro13
I think eMachines did that through Best Buy... That was what started the whole rebate revolution. I wish I could go back in time and kill whoever invented that.
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new idea for terminator 4
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This is, too
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What's so bad about the touchpad? I love the tap thing.
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I agree... maybe that comic guy should focus on not being an idiot for his next cartoon.
 
Originally posted by: edro13
I think eMachines did that through Best Buy... That was what started the whole rebate revolution. I wish I could go back in time and kill whoever invented that.
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It was not eMachines. The entire $400 rebate thing was started by signing a three year contract to Prodigy.net ISP which no longer exists. Eventually the deal was shifted towards MSN and the rebate could be applied to the purchase of any item in the store as long as you signed that three year contract.

 
lol i remember msn suffered in ca. the wording allowed one to cancel and not return the 400 dollars🙂 i got 400 dollars of free sh*t🙂
 
Originally posted by: minendo
Originally posted by: edro13
I think eMachines did that through Best Buy... That was what started the whole rebate revolution. I wish I could go back in time and kill whoever invented that.
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It was not eMachines. The entire $400 rebate thing was started by signing a three year contract to Prodigy.net ISP which no longer exists. Eventually the deal was shifted towards MSN and the rebate could be applied to the purchase of any item in the store as long as you signed that three year contract.
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It was when buying an eMachines computer though...

I don't think Prodigy.net or MSN make retail computers, I could be wrong.
 
well until they got wise and changed the wording🙂 me and hundreds of others got free high end video cards and stuff thanks to msn🙂 cancelation jjust hours after buying the stuff. after more people got wind of it, best buys around ca got raped, shelves emptied🙂
 
Originally posted by: fumbduck
Originally posted by: minendo
Originally posted by: edro13
I think eMachines did that through Best Buy... That was what started the whole rebate revolution. I wish I could go back in time and kill whoever invented that.
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It was not eMachines. The entire $400 rebate thing was started by signing a three year contract to Prodigy.net ISP which no longer exists. Eventually the deal was shifted towards MSN and the rebate could be applied to the purchase of any item in the store as long as you signed that three year contract.
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It was when buying an eMachines computer though...

I don't think Prodigy.net or MSN make retail computers, I could be wrong.
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The rebate applied to any instore product. eMachines quickly gained popularity though because they were always advertised as free after rebate or $100 after rebate.

 
I signed up with Compuserve so I could have a PC. Sad? Yes, but not as sad as the balance on my checking account at the time. At the time I had a Gateway with Pentium 133, and I couldn't take it any more. I was too broke to buy/assemble a decent PC, so I did it. Even worse, I sold the PC 6 months later(I sold for about $300 + purchase price), but I couldn't dump the Compuserve service, so I continued to pay. 🙁 In my last year of the 3-year sentence, I was paying for it, and was splitting the cable cost with my ex-roommate.
 
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