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Hansolo

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It's says it's a 30 day free trial to use steam and origin? And this isn't going to interfere with my normal cap at all?

So I can download and play as much as I want on Origin and Steam?
What's the catch do they automatically sign you up for the DO gaming after the free trial?

Anyone using this? How is it going?
I feel very suspicious there must be a catch?
 
Seems a bit expensive. The only interesting thing there is the Steam & there are cheaper ways to get free steam. e.g. buy 1 gig WA & using the methods on the WA forum. Bit of a schlep...but theoretically good for 1 year free steam @R30 ish bucks.
 
HavocXphere said:
Seems a bit expensive. The only interesting thing there is the Steam & there are cheaper ways to get free steam. e.g. buy 1 gig WA & using the methods on the WA forum. Bit of a schlep...but theoretically good for 1 year free steam @R30 ish bucks.
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The do gaming add-on costs like R49. Considering I do over 50GB to steam alone in a month that is hardly expensive?
 
Frikkenator said:
The do gaming add-on costs like R49. Considering I do over 50GB to steam alone in a month that is hardly expensive?
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Its all relative I suppose.

My point was simply that R30ish per year + some effort will get you a similar effect as R588 per year. ( http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthr...Zone-ing-Steam?p=640989&viewfull=1#post640989 )

So thats a ~R550 saving...assuming your willing to jump through said WA Steam hoops. And that they still run their freezone thing...haven't kept up to date there.

Its very much dependent on situation, but personally I can't make this work for me...not even remotely. e.g. You said 50 gigs. For perspective...Cybersmart recently had 1000gb @ R99. Not a big fan of CS & wouldn't go for them..but my point is I just don't see this thing working out. You've got uncapped packages not too far off that mark. It just doesn't fit into the enlightened mybb user's ADSL worldview.

If you're intent on moving heavy data then you'll get an uncapped package approved by mybb crowd.

If you're intent on moving heavy steam data then you'll investigate options linked above & do so for 30 bucks per year.
 
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I probably just want to use it for the trial at the moment.
 
HavocXphere said:
Its all relative I suppose.

My point was simply that R30ish per year + some effort will get you a similar effect as R588 per year. ( http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthr...Zone-ing-Steam?p=640989&viewfull=1#post640989 )

So thats a ~R550 saving...assuming your willing to jump through said WA Steam hoops. And that they still run their freezone thing...haven't kept up to date there.

Its very much dependent on situation, but personally I can't make this work for me...not even remotely. e.g. You said 50 gigs. For perspective...Cybersmart recently had 1000gb @ R99. Not a big fan of CS & wouldn't go for them..but my point is I just don't see this thing working out. You've got uncapped packages not too far off that mark. It just doesn't fit into the enlightened mybb user's ADSL worldview.

If you're intent on moving heavy data then you'll get an uncapped package approved by mybb crowd.

If you're intent on moving heavy steam data then you'll investigate options linked above & do so for 30 bucks per year.
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I suppose you're right. For me personally, I'd very easily pay R49 a month to not have to jump through hoops, but you do make a valid point.
 
Hansolo said:
It's says it's a 30 day free trial to use steam and origin? And this isn't going to interfere with my normal cap at all?
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No, it doesn't get counted to your normal cap.

So I can download and play as much as I want on Origin and Steam?
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Yes, after you have activated the 30-day free trial on the tracker any time this month.

What's the catch do they automatically sign you up for the DO gaming after the free trial?
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No catch. If you want to continue after the free trial, you either need to pay month-by-month by credit card on the TopUp tool, or call the call centre to subscribe to the product.
 
this thing never worked for me I have had it from December the R49 gets deducted from my account and I'm downloading final fantasy xiv from the PSN (playstation network) now and my inbundle cap is getting used
 
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Elmo1980 said:
this thing never worked for me I have had it from December the R49 gets deducted from my account and I'm downloading final fantasy xiv from the PSN (playstation network) now and my inbundle cap is getting used
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Thats why WA never made it entirely "official"...they battled to make it stick 100%.
 
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