You may have heard about the web sites that have popped up offering free iPods. I did some research, and according to everything I've found, they're not a scam. Wired even did a positive write-up on them. So I decided to try it out. That's where you come in.
Follow this link to sign up, then complete one of the sponsor offers. I chose the Infone offer, which requires a credit card but the card will never get charged if you don't use the service, and just for signing up with Infone you get a $10 Amazon gift certificate. Sweet.
If 5 people do this, I'll get a free iPod. And those 5 people can in turn recruit 5 people of their own to get their own iPod. And so on. Sounds pyramidal, but there's no cost to you. And people really are getting iPods.
If you use the above link to help me out (which means going all the way through the process and completing the sponsor offer), feel free to post your own referrer link in the comments and we'll get a conga line going. Free iPods for everyone!
Posted by Peter at August 25, 2004 03:58 PMI can't believe I'm doing this. But what the hell. Let's see how many readers Peter has. Yo, hook me up once he gets his. :)
Here's my link. Pleeze click here.
Posted by: Chris Lemon on August 25, 2004 04:06 PM(I will point out that not everyone gets this Infone offer. I don't have it on my list.)
But Ebay can give me a credit card if they like.
Posted by: Chris Lemon on August 25, 2004 04:14 PMThe available offers apparently change frequently. But I just signed up again with completely bogus info just to see if the Infone was still there, and it was. It's the last offer at the bottom of the page. Check again. Another reason why it's a great offer is because you get credited for it within 2 days. For the credit card offers, you actually have to get approved for the card, which takes forever.
Posted by: Peter on August 25, 2004 04:22 PMThat explains why I haven't been credited with it yet. Maybe I'll clear my cookies and try logging on again.
I dunno why you're getting the Infone deal and I'm not, but this is what I get: AOL 9, Video Professor, BMG Music, Colombia House DVD, EBay, MiracleBurn, Petcare RX, Blockbuster Online, and GM Card.
Too bad. I was thinking of making an Amazon order, too.
Posted by: Chris Lemon on August 25, 2004 04:38 PMMe, I'm still skeptical. *IF* you get this, it will be the first time I'll "know" someone who gets this. Please let us all know if you get it...
Posted by: Rialtus on August 25, 2004 08:37 PMAnother way to get a free iPod: Sign up for TiVo's new rewards program. Refer four people to sign up for the TiVo service, you get a free iPod. Lots of other prizes too. http://www.tivo.com/rewards
New TiVo boxes are well under $100 now.
Posted by: Stephen on August 26, 2004 01:54 AMAn Amazon GC would make it worth signing up, but I can't get that offer to appear.
Posted by: Larry on August 26, 2004 06:05 AMSometimes economics seems to live in the Looking Glass World. Supposedly, BMW did a study, related to some wireless IP giZmo they thought about plugging into the dashboard.
(Continuing with a grain of salt: I was drinking AND in a stip bar when I had this conversation): BMW found that if they could charge people $30/month for the service, and sufficient people (well under a million) signed up, they could give the CAR away for FREE. Like a big cell phone!
Posted by: Howard M. Lewis Ship on August 26, 2004 10:16 AMhttp://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=8119413
i'll reciprocate for SURE. keep us posted on your status for the ipod referrals. you were the first link in feedster.
Posted by: Justin on August 26, 2004 11:26 AMOkay Peter, I'm in. here is my referrer link. It was tough to get over my normally skeptical side.
http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=8361951
Posted by: Craig Massey on August 26, 2004 11:59 AMCraig: You da man-- signed up AND completed your offer (which one did you do to get credit so quickly?). 1 down, 4 to go. A few other people have signed up, but not yet completed an offer (or haven't yet been credited with completion). When I get 5 referred completions, I'll let everyone know and direct people to the next link in the conga line instead.
Posted by: Peter on August 26, 2004 12:28 PMI signed up for the Blockbuster offer for their new Netflix-like DVD service. 2 free weeks plus 2 coupons for in store use. I already use (and love) Netflix so I'm really just getting 2 free Blockbuster coupons. Seemed low risk and low effort.
Posted by: Craig Massey on August 26, 2004 12:33 PMI signed up for the Blockbuster offer for their new Netflix-like DVD service. 2 free weeks plus 2 coupons for in store use. I already use (and love) Netflix so I'm really just getting 2 free Blockbuster coupons. Seemed low risk and low effort.
Posted by: Craig Massey on August 26, 2004 12:41 PMHmm. Mine was the credit card, so it will take a couple weeks to show up. I wonder if one person can do two offers and get credited for both? I'd do the Blockbuster one, too, if it wouldn't be a waste. (especially since I'm next in line! :))
Posted by: Chris Lemon on August 26, 2004 05:03 PMSometimes economics seems to live in the Looking Glass World. Supposedly, BMW did a study, related to some wireless IP giZmo they thought about plugging into the dashboard.(Continuing with a grain of salt: I was drinking AND in a stip bar when I had this conversation): BMW found that if they could charge people $30/month for the service, and sufficient people (well under a million) signed up, they could give the CAR away for FREE. Like a big cell phone!
Either I am missing something here, or that implies that BMW could make a profit by just charging people $30/month for the car, and never mind the wireless thing. Heck, they'd make more of a profit, since they don't have the cost of the wireless things and the service they connect to.
The obvious question is then, why don't they charge people $30/month for cars? Just about everyone would get one - I just calculated that my car, which I've used for 11 years and was not too expensive, cost me over triple that.
(Cross-posted)
Well, I got suckered into this. Here is my link:
http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=alfredo_lorente@yahoo.com
Alfredo Lorente
Posted by: Alfredo on August 27, 2004 10:10 AMIf anybody is reading this and wants to get in on this free iPod deal, I need some completed referrals. Free Gmail invite to anybody who goes through it with my link! Email me.
It really does look like a good deal. There are plenty of people who have posted info about getting their iPods. Good things.
Posted by: Brian on August 28, 2004 10:23 AMThis is no joke. do the infone offer all it is is $10 in ur wallet without u payin a penny.
Posted by: Mike on September 11, 2004 07:38 PMhey give me a hand and use my link
http://www.freeipods.com/default.aspx?referer=8473809
http://www.freeflatscreens.com/default.aspx?referer=8244488
Posted by: rem on September 22, 2004 07:13 PMSo, here we are almost two months later. Have you seen or heard anything about receiving a free iPod yet?
Posted by: Rialtus on October 16, 2004 03:41 PMEnough people have completed offers for me that I've qualified for the iPod, but I have not yet received one. My status for the past few weeks had remained constant:
"9/7/2004: Order placed with vendor. Awaiting product."
Or something to that effect. I can't give you the exact message, because it's not there anymore. Seeing your question, I went to the web site today to copy and paste the message into my reply, only to discover this message instead:
Order # 457991 freeiPods.com 9/7/2004 3:11:00 PM Shipped
Yee-hah!
According to the FedEx tracking report, it left Shanghai, China on the 15th and is currently in Anchorage, Alaska. Which means it should be in my mailbox sometime next week. I'll post on the main page when it arrives.
Posted by: Peter on October 16, 2004 10:14 PMhttp://www.freeiPods.com/?r=7229659
and i will give you a gmail invite
i have 6 to spare
when you sign up, shoot me an email at sherbet808(at)yahoo(dot)com and let me know you've signed up. first 5 joined AND completed offers get a gmail invite each
Posted by: sherbet808 on December 19, 2004 12:39 AMhttp://www.freeiPods.com/?r=16720180
Posted by: 4 dizzle on March 28, 2005 08:03 PMhttp://www.freeipods.com/?r=15584290
please get me referals fast!
thanx
thanx
thanx
http://www.freeiPods.com/?r=14858298
Posted by: Alexandria on June 18, 2005 04:58 PMIf you have heard about ipod congas or are interested in how they work heres a good site that explains how they work and provides a new short conga that you can join.
http://www.geocities.com/limak116/Ipod_Conga.html
Hi i need one more referral and i have bothered all my friends please click the link and sign up for an offer. Click Here
Posted by: mike schira on December 6, 2005 06:33 AMI just got my psp stolen off ebay, because of fraud, so im in a really bad mood i just read this post and maybe i could get my money back by gettin a free ipod, if anyone is willing to help me out it would be very appreciated heres my link http://ipods.freepay.com/?r=30935786 plz help me i still need 5 referrs, choose blockbust then cancell thats all thanx!
Posted by: Zach on June 29, 2006 02:35 AMhey ive signed up to ipodnanogiveaway, they offered lovefil as a sign up offer which was great and free , they credited me within 1 day then i just deleted my account with them, aslong as you delete within 30 days its free. BUT i have 0/7 referrals, would anyone want to help me, sign up through me and ill give you a referral when youve completed your offer!?
heres my link :
http://ipodnanogiveaway.co.uk/index.php?referral=167547
Posted by: amy price on January 26, 2007 06:38 AMHey everyone. Please help me out. I only need a few more referrals. Thanks!
Here's my link:
http://www.mp3players4free.com/default.aspx?r=856894
Posted by: Matt Chris on August 1, 2007 02:47 PM