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Hi all, as you all know, I host the guide to flash Feeler/Amadeus/Typhoon to WM6 in my free hosting website. Since day 1, the amount of traffic to the website is getting more and more.
Months ago, I would only reach around 40% of the 6gb free bandwidth allocated but recently, it has increased and this month, I have used up all the bandwidth allocated and as the result, my website is temporarily banned for this month. While its alright for this month as the website will be restored in a couple of day when next month begin.
However, soon, the 6gb of bandwidth would not be able to sustain for half a month based on the traffic pattern.
Hence, I am appealing to anyone who can afford to donate to help me pay for the paid hosting. I am only a student and do not have any credit card.
Note that the money would only be used to pay for paid hosting and not for any personal usage. If I am able to get a paid hosting, I would also host the latest ROMS so that it can be downloaded directly using HTTP and not via rapidshare, etc.
I hope that by keeping the guide online, many people can continue to receive the latest update on the ROM developed at xda-developers and many more can flash their phone without bricking their devices.
Payment can be done via paypal to karhoe at msn dot com
Thanks in advance.
This is from MacRumors forum.
It applies to not only iphone, all new at&t users. Let's take advantage of this and get $25 for both parties.
I have 4 open referrals, please send your full name with email address.
lennypark at gmail.com
Originally Posted by transamman1999
Current AT&T users can help people swithing save some money
at&t has a referral program that earns both parties a $25 at&t gift card.
It is limited to 5 referrals a year so you can not get rich with it, and it would make no sense to spam it.
so if you are switching to AT&T to get the iPhone, message an AT&T user your FIRST NAME and main E-MAIL ADDRESS and THEY will send you a referral.
after you activate your iPhone, go to the link in the referral and fill out the form.
AT&T will then mail you a free $25 gift card!!!
more info here: referral.wireless.att.com
i know people are aware that at&t offers discounts via college's and/or employer's..but if those options aren't available to you, you can still get a discount!!
for new customers:
10% off monthly recurring charges
Waived Activation Fee
Free Shipping, and
Heavily discounted handsets
for already existing customers:
10% off monthly recurring charges
Waived upgrade fees (weekends)
Discounted handsets (for upgrades)
Free Shipping
to get the discount:
google student rate and go to their site.
their wireless promos are on the front page (you can't miss it).
go through them and you can obtain a discount phone & monthly bill!!
is there any way to go to an at&t location and still apply the discount via student rate?
Most carriers offer something for a lot of companies/schools. Just ask.
I've even heard people getting discounts over the phone just by asking nicely even if they don't qualify.
I have 25% with Sprint..
I get a 15% "discount" for being a union member.
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"Please send us an email at [email protected] with the following information: your first and last name, your AT&T mobile number, the last 4 digits of your social security number and your billing zip code and we will migrate your account to apply the discount to your bill. Please specify in the email if you would like us to forward you the confirmation."
Sounds fishy..
Can people confirm this is legit and isn't gonna screw me?
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"Please send us an email at [email protected] with the following information: your first and last name, your AT&T mobile number, the last 4 digits of your social security number and your billing zip code and we will migrate your account to apply the discount to your bill. Please specify in the email if you would like us to forward you the confirmation."
Sounds fishy..
Can people confirm this is legit and isn't gonna screw me?
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That doesn't seem very legit. I'd go into a store directly and ask for a student discount. The rep I talked to the other day said he didn't know if it counted for community colleges, but he said it did count for uni. Probably you just need a .edu email and then it's good, but yeah, ask.
sweet deal att has there, luckily i work for Allied Barton we get a major discount of 21%
msfguard said:
sweet deal att has there, luckily i work for Allied Barton we get a major discount of 21%
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I wonder if they'll do the same for Securitas employees.
thatbigmoose said:
"Please send us an email at [email protected] with the following information: your first and last name, your AT&T mobile number, the last 4 digits of your social security number and your billing zip code and we will migrate your account to apply the discount to your bill. Please specify in the email if you would like us to forward you the confirmation."
Sounds fishy..
Can people confirm this is legit and isn't gonna screw me?
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i applied with student rate myself and i would call them for your own security and reassurance for yourself.
also check out their website. it's legit. but once again, check it out for yourself and see what your thoughts are on it.
just google studentrate
hope this helps!!
it's better than not having a discount at all.
it's worth a try.
I apply discounts for customers all day and never have I ever seen that before.
Try your luck here with your employee/school email.
https://www.wireless.att.com/business/authenticate/
I hope you know that they could easily sabotage your AT&T account and steal your identity with just that little piece of information that they asked for.
student rate offers a ton of discounts, not just cell phone deals.
it's a pretty good site to get a variety of deals.
great source.
samryderdie said:
student rate offers a ton of discounts, not just cell phone deals.
it's a pretty good site to get a variety of deals.
great source.
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Hmmm yea a 10% discount is def not worth giving out that sort of info
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my school gives 10% and the paperwork is lengthy..
i went through student rate and it was just easier.
i've purchased through them before so i'm comfortable.
i haven't heard anything bad about them. just read reviews.
I just called customer service and they said that they don't offer student plans...but then again...it was customer service. Hahaha.
i believe in order to get the discount you have to do it on student rate's website. they have a promo code or a link.
It depends if your school has a bsuiness account with AT&T or not.
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you can apply them to a family plan but they limit you on the amount of lines that get the discount.
for anyone who cannot obtain a discount from their school or work.. it's better than nothing. right?
Discounts first line mrc
All lines data 25+
None on msg
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Hay guys not sure if this is the right place to post, But if its not please feel free to let me know on move the post.
As people in the UK are aware as of today EE has just turned on there 4G network. This is fantastic in the fact that we are finally moving forward with the technology in the UK.
The only problem is , is that there data packages are stupidly expansive and you get enough data on the lowest package to last you 3 mins. How stupid is that, that not progression but a step back. So it looks like they are just out to exploit the people of the UK.
In the UK we all communication providers are governed by a governing body called Ofcom (for those of you outside of the UK). Now my point is that EE should not be allowed to exploit people of the UK . By completely over pricing there products. I am trying to rally the people of the UK ( and the world ) to get something done about this. I found that Ofcom are actually on social media sites. ( http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/). My suggestion is that if we can get as many people to comment post and tweet them complaining about this. Then it will force them to do something about it and hopefully force EE to increase data in there packages or drop there prices..
So please join me in hitting them with as many complaints as possible to get something done about this. I have already started Tweeting Ofcom. So feel free to re-tweet. Check my signature for twitter ID.
Thanks for reading guys....
+1
500mb 4G for I think £36 a month!
With potential speeds of 30mbps+ ... I don't want to know how 500mb will last
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After months of criticism for their meagre allowances, EE have just increased the data allowance on all of their 4G plans. For example, EE46 used to get you 3gb, now you'll get 10gb.
However, existing customers won't get the increase. I've asked, and been told no, absolutely no way will they give me the 10gb allowance that a new customer signing up today for the same plan I joined a month ago will get.
The only way for an existing customer to take advantage of the new allowance levels is to increase your plan level, ie I would have to switch the the EE51 plan, which would get me 20gb!
This is awful customer service, a huge f--- you to all of their customers who have been with them from the ropey launch of the service right up to people who joined yesterday, just before the announcement. They want more money from us, to get the same service that a new customer would get. Shocking.
If this effects you, complain loudly to the network, to your friends and colleagues, on twitter and facebook etc, make them give you a fair deal. They need to get bad publicity from this d-ck move, especially now that their competitors are about to roll out their 4g plans.
CactusVPN is relatively a new player in the industry launched in the early 2012. In fact, CactusVPN is the latest addition to the anonymous web browsing marketplace with the ability to OFFER anonymous IP and unrestricted internet access to their subscribers.
Being a new company on the market, CactusVPN has a lot to prove, and are certainly looking good to achieve a good portion of the market share with attractively priced packages. The competition in the industry is quite tough, which means that CactusVPN has come up with some unique strategies to OFFER good quality anonymous web browsing services to their clients and in April 2014, added support for Softether VPN protocol.
CactusVPN also OFFERS access to P2P traffic, which is something that only a handful of other VPN providers OFFER to their clients. And they offer the best in terms of browsing speed as well, which means this is one of the only few service providers that can stream online videos without any major buffering issues.
Unlike other VPN clients, you can sign up and use CactusVPN services for a free 24 hours. And that means you don’t have to pay anything for the 24 hours of subscription.
This mainly acts as a buffer or test phase where you can see for yourself if VPN services work as per your requirements. There is also a 30-day MONEY back guarantee if you sign up for a subscription package, but are not satisfied with their services for some reason.
Installing & Setting Up Cactus VPN On Your System
One should note that it is extremely easy to install and use CactusVPN on your system. Cactus VPN deserves full marks here, as they have gone all out to design an interface that works. Maybe a late launch into the MARKET has helped them understand the issues and pitfalls faced by existing VPN clients while accessing blocked content over the net. This is clearly evident in the way the CactusVPN platform runs and works.
As is the case with other VPN service providers, CactusVPN OFFERS PPTP, SSTP, L2Tp/IPSec and OpenVPN security protocols. No surprises here, but what is outstanding to note is that CactusVPN has gone ahead and implemented a new VPN protocol. The SoftEther VPN protocol is new in its concept and offers high speed connectivity over extra layers of security. SoftEther VPN protocol is only OFFEREDby a handful of VPN providers, and CactusVPN is one among them.
CactusVPN platforms are OFFERED for Windows, but not Mac OS, iOS and Android devices. Surprisingly, there’s also no Linux version available, but you can still connect to all of the mentioned platforms by using the built-in VPN feature. To do this, you will have to enter the login parameters that you received with your subscription. Using VPN without an application is actually preferable because that’s one less program to run on your computer and it just works.
All you have to do to get started with CactusVPN is to sign up, make payment and subscribe to CactusVPN from their website. Downloading the software doesn’t require you to sign up, but you need to obtain login parameters to log in to the server and browse the web anonymously.
Once you download and install the software, you will have to enter the login information, which will take you to the platform dashboard. Here, you will be greeted by a range of VPN options related to your VPN customization, but don’t expect any significant features such as static and dedicated IPs or the ability to choose a server of your choice(unless you have chosen the high end subscription pack). Still, the interface is pretty easy to use, and it runs in the background quite smoothly.
If you don’t want to use the platform, and are more comfortable with hard-wiring VPN on your system, you can directly configure your LAN settings with the user login parameters. Of course, that is your choice, and you have the option to choose either.
For those who prefer to use a VPN for streaming videos without buffering issues can also choose the Smart DNS option, which offers negligible lag while streaming videos and audio files.
Cost Of CactusVPN Subscription & Packages
This is really the best aspect of CactusVPN. They offer a wide range of features, with pricing options for servers in specific countries like the US, UK, and Netherlands. Their VPN with Smart DNS Technology is their most popular service, which includes 12 servers in all 4 countries at $6.99 per month. That is way less than the competition, and really cheaper than those VPN service providers that offer less than half the number of features as provided by CactusVPN. This means that they have certainly priced it right and is certainly a worry for the competition. If that doesn’t take your fancy, they offer Smart DNS on its own.
The only problem with CactusVPN subscription is that with some of the options, you only have a limited choice of servers, either from the United States, United Kingdom or Netherlands. And only the Netherlands server offers P2P access. It is in no way expensive, but the process of diversifying their packages can confuse some customers. Maybe a bit more aggressive pricing for a single package with all the bells and whistles would have been perfect. But we have no serious complaints.
You do get a full 24 hours of free usage with no strings attached. They wouldn’t even ask for your credit card details. This is pretty excellent from the part of CactusVPN, and they even offer 30 days money back guarantee. But if you are an online person, and if you have a blog, forum, website, or just about any form or online real estate with a PR or PageRank of at least 2, you can get a free VPN account from CactusVPN.
Yes, you can get a free account, but in return, you will be required to post a review or some text with a link back to the CactusVPN account. Therefore, the free VPN account is just a link-bait strategy, one that works for every party concerned (Disclosure: We received a free VPN account from CactusVPN in order to review their services).
The payment option is however, a weak point in the CactusVPN arsenal. Only PayPal and credit card payments are accepted. We all know that PayPal is blocked in some countries, and privacy credit card information is extremely valued by people who wish to be anonymous online. Hence, if you want to hide behind an anonymous IP without using either PayPal or credit cards, you should move on to other VPN service providers. Addition of multiple payment options can surely help CactusVPN beat the competition with the pricing on offer.
You can also get a decent discounts on bulk orders. The top end ‘VPN + Smart DNS’ package can be ordered at $17.99 for three months, $31.99 for six months and $54.99 for a year. For server specific packages such as US VPN, UK VPN and NL VPN, you can choose to pay $12.99 for three months, $22.99 for six months and $38.99 for a year. This result in an even cheaper pricing for your subscription compared to other competitors offering the same or similar set of features and services.
Speed Of Anonymous Web Browsing & Bandwidth At CactusVPN
Speed is another feature that truly works in favor of CactusVPN. Time and again, we have faced streaming issues with various VPN service providers. We couldn’t really complain about the loss of speed, because we understand that speed and bandwidth will be lost while rerouting traffic through different servers located around the world. But CactusVPN has given us what we had always hoped.
Instead of the standard 40-80% customary drop in available ISP speed with other VPN companies, CactusVPN was able to tap into almost 80-90% of the available ISP speed. Even we were surprised to find this was possible. This ensured that all streaming media could be viewed without trouble.
CactusVPN also offer unlimited bandwidth across the board, and there are no bandwidth restrictions. Good speed and unlimited bandwidth mean users with P2P traffic preference will certainly choose CactusVPN over other service providers. This does have its own disadvantages, as the NL server faces a few serious downtime issues, and at peak hours, there are issues of server outages. This trouble is not really that prevalent in the servers from US and UK. Adding a few servers will certainly solve this issue.
Number Of Servers & Server Locations
Number of servers and server locations is not really a strong suite for CactusVPN. At present, there are only three countries on offer, mainly United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. The exact number of servers is not known, but expects it to be in the lower 20s. Unfortunately, this is a really low figure, and seeing that this is just a startup company, we can expect a greater number of servers in the near future.
CactusVPN Customer Support & Website Information
CactusVPN does not have what one would call a top-notch customer service department, but they aren’t any slouch either. The customer support is quite responsive, and you can send an email, submit a ticket or initiate a live chat. Live chat support is only offered to customers, and prospective clients will find it hard to talk to someone directly. Amazingly, there isn’t any direct contact phone number either.
The CactusVPN website on the other hand, is superbly designed and has all the right information. Even the tutorials are presented in an easy to read manner, which ensures that even a novice user can set up VPN on their system without any difficulties. You can find everything you need from their knowledge database, and if you do run into any issues during setup, the customer support team can be of great assistance.
Issues & Drawbacks Of CactusVPN
We have to be really picky to pick out the drawbacks of a VPN service that offer anonymous web browsing services at such an affordable price. But still, we have faced a few issues that we would like to be rectified. For starters, the number of servers is quite low, and we want a large number of locations added to the list as well.
This will also improve the overall speed and reliability, especially for users opting for the Netherlands server. Also, there isn’t an option for dedicated IP, not even as a paid option and this is something that people are willing to pay for. SSL security is also absent, which once again, is something that people will pay for. Combining these features and avoiding splitting up servers for the sake of offering low-priced packages should do the trick. CactusVPN is not overly priced at the moment, and we don’t get the theory behind mending something that wasn’t broken in the first place.
CactusVPN Verdict
This is a no-brainer. For under $5 and with an all-inclusive package available, this is certainly something that will get all the anonymous web users excited. It isn’t as if CactusVPN were conservative with their features. There are unique and standard features on offer, and for this price, CactusVPN is a good choice. We can certainly ignore a few shortcomings, and seeing the way CactusVPN are making changes to their services, we expect most of the issues to be sorted out at the earliest.
CactusVPN Discount Coupons & Offers
There is a free 24 hour trial from Cactus VPN, after which, you can enjoy another 30 days money back guarantee. This means that you can use the CactusVPN without worry for an extended period of time to test out the service.
Your Verdict
Now, you’ve heard our opinion of CactusVPN, but what are your own experiences? Did we hit spot on or do you disagree without verdict? If you have tried CactusVPN please share your thoughts with us using the comment section below.
CactusVPN Facts & Ratings
Name CactusVPN
Based Moldova
Established 2012
Servers 12+ Servers
Countries 3+ Countries with Servers
VPN Protocols OpenVPN, PPTP, L2TP/IPSec, SSTP
Platforms Windows, Android, Mac OS/X, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, Linux
Key Features Torrents/P2P Allowed, Unlimited Data Usage, Unlimited Download Speed
Price 1 month $12.99
Price 6 months $22.99
Price 12 months $38.99
MONEY Back Guarantee 30 days