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Hey guys, I found this deal this morning on twitter and I figured you might find it interesting for those of you who don't have Netflix subs yet. If you sign up through this site http://studentrate.com/StudentRate/bu/get-bu-student-deals/Netflix-Student-Discounts--/0 they send you a $10 check, which makes your first month free. I think you might need to be a student with a .edu address to sign up but not sure. Enjoy!
thank you, worked for me.
Sweet ! I am currently on free trial so I guess i m just gonna cancel that and then sign up my boyfriend so it won t be the same name.. Thanks
niceee, thanks op
Netflix is already cheap as it is but with this deal it s a real bargain
wat is netflicks
I use Netflix to stream movies and TV shows on my PS3 but you can also have DVDs mailed to you if you want to. Cool thing is that you can use the same username and password on like 3 computers/systems so we are just sharing it with my siblings. dirt cheap in the end!
Floraaa said:
I use Netflix to stream movies and TV shows on my PS3 but you can also have DVDs mailed to you if you want to. Cool thing is that you can use the same username and password on like 3 computers/systems so we are just sharing it with my siblings. dirt cheap in the end!
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dont u have enuff garbage in your mind as it is ?
Netflix is way cheaper than cable especially when you split it with your roomates in college, I think this is a great deal
I wonder when my rebate is supposed to get here
So you get a $10 rebate which makes the 1st month free...so Netflix is only like $10 a month?? I spend $20-$30 a month renting movies ondemand.
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I wonder when my rebate is supposed to get here
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60 days I think...
Netflix has so many TV shows on demand it's awesome
Dexter!!!!
What about HBO shows? Can you get those through Netflix?
I was searching on Netflix to see what shows they have, they have Entourage and True Blood seasons so I'm guessing they'll have other HBO shows. I'm pumped.
They do have HBO shows. only thing about netflix is that sometimes they just take the shows off the streaming list and u have no idea. so it sucks if you re in the middle of watching a season
I watched an entire season of Lie to me this weekend... thanks netflix!
I got this deal and I have no complaints about Netflix so far
iphonebaby said:
I watched an entire season of Lie to me this weekend... thanks netflix!
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This show is awesome. They also have a lot of seasons of Bones and south park )
I just snagged a Streak 7 on the Dell outlet site for 180. I figured that if I didn't like it I'd return it.
Anyways I was just reading that someone said that they didn't get the market update to allow movie rentals or music purchases. Is this true? If I can't rent movies and such via the market I'm going to return it.
Also I read that people were having issues with the music player reading music off an inserted SD card. Anyone else having this issue?
You cant rent movies on any tablet, google specific disables it on tabs/HC (likely due to the stupid agreements they had to make to get them)
Just as much you cant rent movies if you're rooted either, if the main reason you bought it is to watch rented movies from the marketplace then you'll likely be better off returning it.
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You cant rent movies on any tablet, google specific disables it on tabs/HC (likely due to the stupid agreements they had to make to get them)
Just as much you cant rent movies if you're rooted either, if the main reason you bought it is to watch rented movies from the marketplace then you'll likely be better off returning it.
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Hi, this is false. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 and their newer smaller ones AND the Xoom can rent movies. In fact the first device to be able to rent movies was the Xoom.
Really? are they newer then 3.2.0?
My s10 and s7 cant rent movies, the entire catagory is hidden. If it's something like having to mask as certian devices it's a real hassle then, as you must root to change your device ID and you cant rent movies while rooted (unless you use a hacked market app or something, but that's besides the point)
I have the same problem with music from the market. I have a workaround though. I download music from the market on my DX, then it will download on my DS7. This might be a glitch that Google did not think about. I have not tried movies yet.
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I got Two Nexus 7, then I fly to South America and give one to ma nephew, Ohh Surprise, NO GOOGLE PLAY Outside US.
Neither the Videos and eBooks I Purchased I can Open Outiside the USA.
More, some Apps Just "dissapear" from Launcher.
As soon I connected to a VPN with exit node AT USA, everithing comes back.
I Experienced similar Issues when removing the Simcard at my Previus Galaxy Nexus, but only for new content, no appg got hidden.
THIS IS A SHAME. WE MUST JOINT TO START A CLASS ACTION AGAINST GOOGLE ON THIS, NO MATTER IF WE LOST, AT LEAST EVERY BODY WILL KNOW THAT DISCRIMINATORY POLICY.
I Believe the restriction on certain media outside the US is more having to do with united states copyright laws in other countries or some such. I don't think its a -google- discrimination.
Anyway I am sure its frustrating and I would be a little disappointed as well.
Yeah...good luck with that.
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I think you will find it's a movie company restriction, nothing really to do with Google....
Ask a grown up if you don't understand the difference.
Old news
Sorry to say but the world is bigger then the states. Almost every country has different laws/restrictions ect. Not half of all the options you'll have in the states work in Europe due to above. I'm waiting for the Nexus 7 to be released (in my country) to buy one but I know we will miss a lot of content. Be patient google is working to fix this (I hope).
Even Barnes & Noble require you to have a credit card with a US address before you can buy any books on your Nook.
Sideload EVERYTHING
There is always a workaround.
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Even Barnes & Noble require you to have a credit card with a US address before you can buy any books on your Nook.
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And have fun trying to buy things while you're out of the country. It (the Nook) doesn't even have the decency to tell you that it's not available until after you order and it just doesn't work. Eventually, you see an email pop up on your phone telling you that your money doesn't spend since you aren't in the US.
At least they let you keep (and download) everything you already purchased.
Google is trying to expand, the problem is that everything requires a contract signed with the media rights holders. And those holders are different in every freaking country.
Google isn't restricting your access, they just don't have the legal ability to give you that stuff until all the contracts get signed. Cut them some slack.
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I got Two Nexus 7, then I fly to South America and give one to ma nephew, Ohh Surprise, NO GOOGLE PLAY Outside US.
Neither the Videos and eBooks I Purchased I can Open Outiside the USA.
More, some Apps Just "dissapear" from Launcher.
As soon I connected to a VPN with exit node AT USA, everithing comes back.
I Experienced similar Issues when removing the Simcard at my Previus Galaxy Nexus, but only for new content, no appg got hidden.
THIS IS A SHAME. WE MUST JOINT TO START A CLASS ACTION AGAINST GOOGLE ON THIS, NO MATTER IF WE LOST, AT LEAST EVERY BODY WILL KNOW THAT DISCRIMINATORY POLICY.
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Really? You have no understanding about content licencing do you? Ask iPhone 4 owners how Siri works for them outside the US. Oh right it doesn't for the same reasons.
Mods please lock this thread to stop the idiocracy.
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You either knew of these policies before hand or you didn't do your research before buying. In my opinion ignorance of policy is not at all a valid argument against a content provider. Google didn't force you to buy the product and they didn't force you to keep the product.
It's kind of like me buying peanut butter to use as an adhesive, then building an entire house using peanut butter instead of nails and glue for all material connections. Except the peanut butter would need to have "Not to be used for adhesive properties or as a construction material." But decide to use it anyway and then when my house starts falling apart I go on a derogatory defamation campaign and try to file a lawsuit demanding an injunction which would require Jif Peanut Butter Inc to start using epoxy resin in their peanut butter.
I understand you being frustrated but it's not googles fault and they didn't declare that the product would work in every place on Earth, they made it clear from the start that wasn't the case.
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The problem is that Google disables your content if you go outside the us. Can be really annoying if you purchase and download a lot of content to bring with you when traveling. This is not the case with amazon kindle or iTunes... You have to be pretty stupid to buy content in the play store IMHO, except apps of course.
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runemail said:
The problem is that Google disables your content if you go outside the us. Can be really annoying if you purchase and download a lot of content to bring with you when traveling. This is not the case with amazon kindle or iTunes... You have to be pretty stupid to buy content in the play store IMHO, except apps of course.
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i agree. iOS allows you to at least bring content out of the US. hell... they now have a movie and tv store where i am (manila). amazon kindle books are the same way. we could buy books from abroad and read them anywhere.
did you download the transformers movie offline and it still disappeared when you didnt have a US ip address? still looking for a non root non vpn offline solution for my nexus 7. even just for movies for the meantime as i can still use zinio for my magazines and kindle for my books.
THe world does not revolve around the U.S either. I live in Canada, I'm pretty sure I can confirm my Nexus 7 has full play capabilities.
Sigh. You guys heard of proxy? Try proxydroid. Problem done. Used my GT 10.1 in Brazil without any problems.
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Sigh. You guys heard of proxy? Try proxydroid. Problem done. Used my GT 10.1 in Brazil without any problems.
Sent from my amazing Nexus 7.
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still looking for a non root solution.
i can get google music though. since i was in the US when it started and i was able to register there. i can still access it even when i am not in the US. i can also do vpn on my macbook to buy music. just hoping some similar solution can be had for books magazines and movies.
I'm curious. For example, you 'own' the Transformer movie.
If the entire movie is downloaded to your device (or a book for that matter), vs. streaming, and you enter into a country where there are licensing restrictions on the movie, would it still show as being available or would it disappear?
Has anyone run into this scenario yet? My assumption from the OP's post signified that the content was being streamed and not already downloaded onto the device.
That would be akin to you buying a bunch of movies, TV shows, songs onto your iPhone/iPod, and as you travel around the world and you can only listen to them in 'certain countries'.
Cheers,
Kermee
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I'm curious. For example, you 'own' the Transformer movie.
If the entire movie is downloaded to your device (or a book for that matter), vs. streaming, and you enter into a country where there are licensing restrictions on the movie, would it still show as being available or would it disappear?
Has anyone run into this scenario yet? My assumption from the OP's post signified that the content was being streamed and not already downloaded onto the device.
That would be akin to you buying a bunch of movies, TV shows, songs onto your iPhone/iPod, and as you travel around the world and you can only listen to them in 'certain countries'.
Cheers,
Kermee
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Booted my Nexus 7 via VPN so I can get the credit on signing in. Downloaded the books offline. After I switched VPN off play books and magazines disappeared so I would say yes on those.
Didn't bother trying with the Transformers movie since download was slow and I wanted to play with my toy already.
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I can understand google preventing users from buying content when outside the covered areas but to prevent users from using the content they have purchased just because you connected to a wifi network outside the us is stupid. This makes a Nexus 7 a no no device for travelers. I love my Nexus 7 but not even Apple does this if you travel with your iPad and have books and magazines on your device you can enjoy them anywhere, after all you paid for the content. Google needs to fix this for travelers.
I am probably going to have one of the first Chromecast dongles in Canada unless someone ordered it with 1-day shipping or got it from a Best Buy across the border. I ordered it from Amazon with 2-day shipping to pick up in Point Roberts. I should have it by Friday or Saturday. I can report back as to how many region-related obstacles it throws up.
The first is getting the Chromecast setup apk as it's not available on CDN Play Store. Thanks to the helpful Dropbox link in this forum, I've got that covered.
If there is anything to note that CDN Chromecast users should be aware of, I will edit this first post on an ongoing basis.
EDIT: I have posted the Chromecast apk as of 2013/07/31 to the top post.
Summary:
- Everything works.
- If you have cloud music enabled on your Google Play Music it works.
- CDN Netflix works.
- YouTube works.
- Google Cast from Chrome desktop works. I do not have a powerful enough desktop to stream video but that is unrelated to region.
- If you connect your Android to a VPN or a DNS-changing service to try and access non-CDN Netflix, it will not cast titles unavailable in Canada to Chromecast successfully. Workarounds include either connecting your router itself to the VPN, or entering custom scripts into your router to redirect its hard-coded reliance on Google DNS servers (8.8.8.8 & 8.8.4.4).
Cool, so I guess I'm not the only one in Canada looking to get one. I got someone to order one for me, but I won't have it in my hands any time soon (10-20 days).
Looking forward to hear about any region issues. Hopefully there aren't many.
Mac_33 said:
Cool, so I guess I'm not the only one in Canada looking to get one. I got someone to order one for me, but I won't have it in my hands any time soon (10-20 days).
Looking forward to hear about any region issues. Hopefully there aren't many.
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Welcome! I will keep you and the rest of Canada updated. It should arrive in Point Roberts sometime tomorrow. If it arrives before 1PM or so I'll go get it tomorrow, and otherwise Saturday morning.
Yes, do let us fellow Canucks know how it works here. Eagerly waiting for its release here in Canada or otherwise re-stock in the US...
OP, can you also link to the thread/post where the apk is posted to make it easier for all the non-US users?
http://db.tt/NekoWRpV
There's a link to mine
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I'll have mine today (Friday) since I live in a border town and purchased one for pick up in store. I will also update with issues.
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ibike2much said:
I'll have mine today (Friday) since I live in a border town and purchased one for pick up in store. I will also update with issues.
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I installed the Chromecast app and am wondering now if the nexflix / youtube etc apps for chromecast to work are also region specific. Please let us know! I ordered but a little too slowly so I'll have to wait.
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I'll have mine today (Friday) since I live in a border town and purchased one for pick up in store. I will also update with issues.
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Haha damn you might beat me to it! Whereabouts are you? Vancouver here.
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Fort Erie. 15 - 20 mins to the Bestbuy from my house. LOL
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Fort Erie. 15 - 20 mins to the Bestbuy from my house. LOL
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Haha nice. I'm picking mine up in Point Roberts. The nearest USA Best Buy is in Bellingham which is a longer drive.
I'm going to Buffalo tomorrow hopefully I can snag one for myself.
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Already hooked up. Literally maybe 3 mins to setup. That's nuts! Netflix site having an issue though...
Boys and girls, the Chromecast rocks do far.
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Just got mine too! Been playing with it for an hour.
Setup worked via Nexus 7 using the apk posted upthread.
No problems with Netflix, YouTube or Google Play Music, casting from phone or tablet.
My old netbook on Windows XP was still willing to let me attempt to cast a Chrome tab but the results were lousy. From my dual-core desktop I had acceptable results casting a non-HD MP4 file direct, casting static web tabs and casting YouTube videos which would already be optimized. Attempted to cast a Collegehumor video and it was too laggy. I guess I need to get myself a Core i5 or better one of these days!
But yes, no trouble in Canada at all. Out of interest I tried connecting my tab to a VPN and launching a Netflix video only available in the US. The Chromecast just errors out. Perhaps a service like Unblock-Us would be useful since you can set the DNS at the router level and then get US Netflix.
Thanks for the initial feedback guys. Keep them coming.
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My old netbook on Windows XP was still willing to let me attempt to cast a Chrome tab but the results were lousy. From my dual-core desktop I had acceptable results casting a non-HD MP4 file direct, casting static web tabs and casting YouTube videos which would already be optimized. Attempted to cast a Collegehumor video and it was too laggy. I guess I need to get myself a Core i5 or better one of these days!
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What dual-core processor specifically does your desktop ? I plan to do quite a bit of casting from Chrome and my computers aren't exactly the latest spec.
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Thanks for the initial feedback guys. Keep them coming.
What dual-core processor specifically does your desktop ? I plan to do quite a bit of casting from Chrome and my computers aren't exactly the latest spec.
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Pentium Dual Core E5300, 2.6 GHz.
I can add this: I set up my router with a free trial of Unblock-Us, and then tried to cast a Netflix show that is only available in the USA. Again I got an error. So whatever stream Chromecast is using, it's not intercepted by this service.
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The Chromecast app is now appearing as available on all devices in my Play Store. Did Google remove the region lock?
EDIT: Nevermind, Google's web interface seems to think I'm in the USA now but Play Store on-device still thinks of me as CDN. Probably for unrelated reasons - a combination of a US billing credit card and Unblock-Us.
Great news! I've got mine on order probably be a month it so before I get it, glad to know it will work.
I'm considering getting Chromecast for my mother and sister. Both have android phones but are not the most tech savvy people.
My big question is, are they going to be able to set this up to work with Netflix Canada reasonably easily? Does it even work with Netflix Canada?
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I'm considering getting Chromecast for my mother and sister. Both have android phones but are not the most tech savvy people.
My big question is, are they going to be able to set this up to work with Netflix Canada reasonably easily? Does it even work with Netflix Canada?
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It does work with Netflix Canada. I can attest to that. The only thing is, the Chromecast setup app is not available on the CDN Play Store. That can be obtained from alternate sources.
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It does work with Netflix Canada. I can attest to that. The only thing is, the Chromecast setup app is not available on the CDN Play Store. That can be obtained from alternate sources.
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Great! Getting the apk for them is easy enough.
Is there any way to properly cast Hulu without a Hulu Plus account?
I'm rather unexperienced when it comes to both Hulu and the Chromecast. I have a free Hulu account without Hulu Plus.
On the Play Store, I could only find a HuluPlus app and a japanese Hulu app, so I'm assuming there is no regular American Hulu app for the free content.
The Hulu Plus app wouldn't let me log in with my free account, so casting from my phone or tablet seems to be a no-go.
Casting from Chrome on PC is a pain, as you can't use your PC while casting in full screen, or it will revert to a regular window again.
Using a trick from Lifehacker to use the Pop out player to cast full screen isn't satisfactory, as it comes with black bars on all four sides of the screen and is terribly slow.
Is there no way to cast regular Hulu to the Chromecast? Another Hulu app I am unaware of or maybe a third party app?
Nope no way to do it without a Hulu Plus account from a phone or tablet.
I personally find Hulu Plus worth it.. Yes you still get ads but they are greatly diminished and the amount of content it opens up is a good value for what I'm interested in.
On the pc, can't you alt+tab out of the stream? It works with other players
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I do regular Hulu through PlayOn and Avia to CC. Looks pretty good and supports subtitles.
So you use Playon as a DLNA server playing Hulu, and then Avia to cast the DLNA stream to the Chromecast?
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So you use Playon as a DLNA server playing Hulu, and then Avia to cast the DLNA stream to the Chromecast?
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Yes, works pretty well except for the common problem with PlayOn that you can't easily forward/reverse video. Pause works fine though. Another advantage of PlayOn is that it uses VLC player so can play basically any local video format.
All the PlayOn channels give CC the closest thing to a Roku experience to this point.
So if I understand correctly, you can watch all kinds of things through playon, but playon requires a paid subscription, right?
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Yes.. I want you to be very very aware of PlayOn.. They are a incredibly corrupt company.
Absolutely DO NOT PURCHASE the lifetime subscription. You'll never find a EULA or ToS agreement on PlayOn's site. They have changed the lifetime plan more than twice and left users in the dust. I'm one of them.
I paid for a lifetime subscription to Hulu and whatever was in PlayOn at the time and none of that is included any longer.
If you must deal with this company, the yearly sub is the best run for the money. I have a counter-press release ready when this company releases their ChromeCast plugin to warn people of this, but I figure that of you are interested in this option, you should know about this corruption.
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Yes.. I want you to be very very aware of PlayOn.. They are a incredibly corrupt company.
Absolutely DO NOT PURCHASE the lifetime subscription. You'll never find a EULA or ToS agreement on PlayOn's site. They have changed the lifetime plan more than twice and left users in the dust. I'm one of them.
I paid for a lifetime subscription to Hulu and whatever was in PlayOn at the time and none of that is included any longer.
If you must deal with this company, the yearly sub is the best run for the money. I have a counter-press release ready when this company releases their ChromeCast plugin to warn people of this, but I figure that of you are interested in this option, you should know about this corruption.
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I won't even purchase a yearly account if that is the way they do business....not worth it to me
abuttino said:
Yes.. I want you to be very very aware of PlayOn.. They are a incredibly corrupt company.
Absolutely DO NOT PURCHASE the lifetime subscription. You'll never find a EULA or ToS agreement on PlayOn's site. They have changed the lifetime plan more than twice and left users in the dust. I'm one of them.
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I've only tested PlayOn briefly a few years ago, and it didn't work with my Samsung Blu-Ray player at the time, so I didn't pay for it. But I've since mentioned it to a few other people who use it now, and I've never heard about this.
So tell us more. What exactly is the problem with their lifetime subscription? What are the two times they left users behind? Are you referring to when they switched from a one-time purchase to a subscription model in 2010? And when they added the PlayLater PVR feature that wasn't included in the basic subscription?
The lifetime subs were changed when PlayOn went to HD and when they went to the subscription model.
The way they rolled it out to users is by a lifetime sub and you'll be fine, one month later they left all in the dust. I'm not even sure what PlayOn basic does, but it sure doesn't do hulu.
When they left the users behind for HD, I can imagine it went the same way.
Very very corrupt company when you bait and switch your customers in a regular basis
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