I took a look at my gmail account today and noticed I had much more space than expected. I actually had an extra 60GB so when I checked my storage I found 2 promotions. One is from the Quickoffice promotion (10GB for 2 years) but I also have an entry for an unknown promotion that is 50GB for 2 years. Does anyone know what it might be from?
I'm aware of the 50GB for 2 years that is with the Moto X but I don't own that device so it can't be from that.
Edit: nevermind. The 10gb is from the initial sign in with the new quickoffice app. The 50gb was from the promo for those that bought the older one.
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I'm switching from a One X to the One hopefully next week and I'm wondering what to do about with my Dropbox account when I switch.
I got the free 25GB from the One x which is probably due to expire at the beginnig of next year and the One comes with another two years free Dropbox but im guessing if I just use my existing account details on the new handset it will still expire next year rather than in two years time ?
Anyone know if there is a way to get the free 2 years without creating another seperate dropbox account ?
You can only have one free 25gb I had 3 Samsung devices and only got the 25gb once. Luckily now have another free lot from htc so happy
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It automatically adds the additional storage when you log in for the first time with your new phone.
I had 50GB with my SGS3. popped SIM into HTC One and it shot up by 25GB to 75GB.
It's just a new hue for a seven-month-old phone, but there are still a few Nexus 4 enthusiasts who are ecstatic that a white version has finally been released. It officially launched two days ago in Hong Kong, but it's now hitting the US Google Play Store, as well as T-Mobile's website "for a limited time." If the $299 / $349 Play Store price is above your budget, the UnCarrier's financing plan will be your best option: it's offering the alabaster Android device for $20 down with 24 monthly payments of $17. If your country's Play Store isn't selling the new color yet, be patient -- its rollout over the rest of North America, Asia and Europe will continue over the next few weeks.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/31/white-nexus-4-available/
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_4_16gb_white_promo
Where's my free bumper? I just bought my Nexus 2 months ago
Oh well. Even had I had the knowledge of all of this two months ago, I wouldn't have waited.
Ugh I just received my Nexus 4 in the mail yesterday and found out about the free bumper promotion. Called Google today, they told me to return the phone and reorder it for the free bumper, I asked them if i could just get my order refunded $20. They said no, It's ****ing backwards how they want to do this. I already got my screen protector applied and my phone rooted and custom rom installed; I'm just gonna cut my losses and take the $20 hit.
Edit: Might as well try emailing them, I got nothing to lose.
T-Mobile posted on Facebook saying the white one is available through them too in limited quantities. But it says online "Note: This item is not eligible for a monthly payment plan." So you would be paying $427 99 from T-Mobile up front.
Ordered the white one today... Time to sell the black one
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I am thinking of getting the Nexus 4 now since it will be my first smartphone and this promotion is too hard to pass up. Any suggestions on which storage option I should pick? I plan to root, install custom rom and just experiment a lot with it. Have the occasional videos and music and some games/apps too.
8gb or 16gb, thoughts? Thanks.
ShinnAsuka said:
I am thinking of getting the Nexus 4 now since it will be my first smartphone and this promotion is too hard to pass up. Any suggestions on which storage option I should pick? I plan to root, install custom rom and just experiment a lot with it. Have the occasional videos and music and some games/apps too.
8gb or 16gb, thoughts? Thanks.
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I don't store any media on my device and I have 6.32GB left. All the space is taken by nandroids and apps and stuff. I guess if you're really going to get into flashing ROMs and experimenting with your phone, I'd go 16gb, just so you have to shuffle things from your device to the computer way less.
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I don't store any media on my device and I have 6.32GB left. All the space is taken by nandroids and apps and stuff. I guess if you're really going to get into flashing ROMs and experimenting with your phone, I'd go 16gb, just so you have to shuffle things from your device to the computer way less.
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Okay makes sense, but in regards to flashing ROMS, wouldn't I have to factory reset after each flash and as a result all data would be deleted?
Thread Closed, we only need one thread about the new nexus white - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2298409
With Amazon offering 5 free apps = 1000 Amazon coins ($10) for purchases from the Amazon App Store currently, you can get both Plex and Avia (in app upgrade) for free and still have plenty left over to get a game or two.
- You must buy through the Amazon App Store, using your U.S. account (Canadian account won't work)
- You have to "purchase" and download the 5 listed free apps, but you don't have to install them unless you want to
- You get 200 Amazon coins for each of them, arrives in your account within a minute or so
- You can then use the 1000 coins for buying apps or making in-app purchases up to $10 worth
Definitely works for Plex and the Avia in-app upgrade. AllCast not listed unfortunately (there's an AllCast for FireTV, so Amazon may consider the Chromecast version a competitor)
actually if you haven't already, use 700 of those coins to buy GTA and get an additional 2000 coins. this plus the info above left me with a bunch of free apps (which you don't have to install if you don't want) GTA which i believe is for Fire TV and therefore have no use for. plex, avia and $22 in coins to use for future purchases. Thanks for reminding me to try my US account and not just my canadian account. Thought I was SOL.
Amazon have lost their minds. With all the promos they're offering this weekend, I've so far downloaded 3 paid apps I wanted for free, and ended with $30 in app store credit to spend in future. Since you can start with a free download that gives you some credit, and then leverage that to give you back more credit than you spend, I bet with a little work you could end owning every app that Amazon offers and still have a $1 million credit!
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Amazon have lost their minds. With all the promos they're offering this weekend, I've so far downloaded 3 paid apps I wanted for free, and ended with $30 in app store credit to spend in future. Since you can start with a free download that gives you some credit, and then leverage that to give you back more credit than you spend, I bet with a little work you could end owning every app that Amazon offers and still have a $1 million credit!
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Those free coins doesn't happens usually. I'm too with like 3300 coins ($33) in my account. If I'm not wrong, they expire after a year.
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Those free coins doesn't happens usually. I'm too with like 3300 coins ($33) in my account. If I'm not wrong, they expire after a year.
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Yes, these deals are infrequent. You are also correct - promotional/bonus coins expire after a year, but they are used before purchased coins when redeeming, so as long as you get something with coins every now and then, you will be fine.
But for some reason Amazon is giving away more coins than advertised at the moment. For example people buying GTA San Andreas for 699 coins are getting back 2500 coins instead of the advertised 2000. I bought a 99 cent app offering 30 coins back and got 200 coins instead. Ditto for other apps offering coins.
Yeah.. I saw that. Probably a bug. I evem bought one and the coins didn't change.
Nice find. Any other recommended apps? I am in Canada as well, just had to indicate a US address on account. Hope this does't spoil it. Had to purchase the San Adreas via PC but I don't have a kindal Worth for the bonus.
Looking to spend the rest of these coins too, any other apps recommended? Don't have too many via Amazon, picked up the Avia for sure or was it Plex, i dunno, i like free stuff.
Thanks OP and follows ups for the tips.
FYI i was using a VPN via phone to make purchases however, online just had to log into account.
So you just put a US address on your Canadian account and it worked?
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Many of the Amazon app special offers are U.S.-only, and while Amazon coins are now supported in several countries, they aren't yet in Canada. But all you have to do to take advantage of these offers if you have an existing Canadian Amazon account is change the country in your account settings to United States, and give it any U.S. address (tip: you might want to choose a tax-free state, because taxes do apply to digital purchases). You don't have to use a VPN.
You could also create a separate U.S. Amazon account, but be aware that Amazon apps are DRM-restricted to one account. Every time an Amazon app runs on your Android device it checks the current Amazon account login on the device to make sure it matches (you will be prompted to log in if you are not currently logged in to Amazon). The app will refuse to run if the device is not logged in to the correct Amazon account. You can only be logged in to one account at a time. If you have some apps purchased through one Amazon account and some purchased another Amazon account, you will have to keep switching accounts to run them. There is no way to consolidate app purchases on different accounts. However apps purchased by one account with different countries selected at different times are fine because it's all one account. And you can use the same account and purchased apps on any number of devices.
Thanks for that breakdown. I had originally used my separate account for the US stuff and put that on my tablet. but getting my canadian account recognized was the better move. wish I had learned of this sooner but still took advantage of this promo.
When i got my galaxy s2 i was given 50GB of dropbox which made me happy, when I upgraded to an s4 i was pleased because the the 50GB was renewed. I heard the Note 4 contined the deal but was dismayed to realise the deal was now only applicable to new customers!
I partly stuck with Samsung due to this and am shocked to be left with an email saying that in 2 months i will have to drop 9GB of data to be able to keep any more.
Dropbox only offer 1TB, i dont need that much. 50GB was fine and i like Dropbox a lot. However i have 1TB 'sky'/'one' drive with Microsoft I'll have to get used to now.
I'm upset with both Samsungs & Dropbox over this... i assumed sticking with Samsung meant good cloud provision!
Same here....
I was hoping for the same thing. Dropbox gave me 3 more free GBs. Looks like it's time to join sky. Was fun while it lasted.
I was also faced with the same problem. However, instead of signing in, I signed up again with a new account and got the free 50GB (after doing a few introductory steps). Then I went to my computer, copied the old dropbox directory to the desktop, then uninstalled dropbox, and reinstalled with the new credentials. I then placed the contents of the old dropbox directory into the new one. It took me 10 hours to re-upload the 38GB I had in dropbox. I then deactivated my old dropbox account entirely (just so I can do this again when the Note 5 comes out )
You can also easily add another 18GB by doing some silly referrals. Or you can go buy these referrals from eBay for $5 for the 18GB.
Just wanted to add that if I had to pay, it would definitely be for Sky-one-drive. The 1TB option with them costs $69/year (vs $100 for dropbox) and for that you get the same 1TB as dropbox, plus office365 for a year, plus 60 free world minutes on skype per month. That's so much better than dropbox, I can't imagine how they are not trying to compete harder.
I'd become rather fond of old Dropbox over the years but fortunately I have 1TB of Sky/Onedrive with my M$ Office subscription so will start using that more. It will probably be more convenient anyway.
I hope this thread helps others realise they should set up a new Dropbox account rather than reactivate a previous one.. the warnings are there but i thought it would be okay.
I do not understand why Dropbox don't have a cheaper 50 or 100GB option? Im not a heavy cloud user despite using it for all pictures & work related stuff but i can't justify the monthly cost of 1TB of storage with them when Google only charge a couple of quid.
Well done Dropbox you've lost a lot of potential custom, thank you and goodbye.
Oh we all know we can setup a new one. The problem is the hassel in doing so. I might as well make the switch if I'm starting over again.
At least Dropbox finally lowered their price. Not to long ago they were charging a lot for data. But as others said where is my 100 GB option option?
Make a new dropbox account with different email. Got to pc. Log out the old one and log in the new one. It will create a new dropbox folder. Then go to the old dropbox folder and copy everything to the new folder. This is how I get back my 50gb storage
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I've moved almost everything to my OneDrive now except the camera upload.. Microsoft have made a meal of the feature by forcing notifications on me when it pauses automatic uploads when not on wifi. Do not like!
I'm sticking with Dropbox for camera uploads as I will still have 10GB with them after they downgrade me. I'm not interested in Dropbox now they've busted the renewal relationship with Samsung.
I don't know why dropbox/samsung did this "new customers only" BS.... I got a free year with Evernote through Samsung's Note 4 promo, even though I already have a premium account with them.
I was too annoyed by this, however I went to Google Drive and upgraded to 100GB package which only costs $1.99 a month, so less than $24 a year for 100GB, seems like the best deal out there.
See here http://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/...x-bonus-space-on-samsung-galaxy-s5-no-chance/
This was situation with S5. Lots of people added their views too on thread.
Wow I didn't know that.. my other half had the s5 when it came out and got the free space. As I said in the OP I first got my space with my Galaxy s2 and it was renewed with the Galaxy s4, of course I assumed this tradition would continue.
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Oh we all know we can setup a new one. The problem is the hassel in doing so. I might as well make the switch if I'm starting over again.
At least Dropbox finally lowered their price. Not to long ago they were charging a lot for data. But as others said where is my 100 GB option option?
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I have the same nightmare of 2 year end date. I have just used the pay monthly option to give me time to look for alternatives like Box
Try 3rd party storage
try Yunio... gives double for lifetime n keeps adding more
Starting today you can go from 2 to 4gb, 6 to 8gb or 10 to 15gb for no extra charge. Simply log into your my Verizon app or your account on a pc, go to change plan, choose the new higher data plan, notice it's the same price? Submit. Done. Free data.
Found the article on Engadget myself in case you are skeptical.
I went from 10 to 15gb data for the same price.