MadGrip

Free PC



Phil

Badger Stuffer

Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...............**** off!


The following 5 key terms and conditions are for your guidance only, and do not constitute a legally binding agreement. Before delivery, you will be required to complete a written agreement, either by post or online.

1) On screen advertising: In exchange for your free PC, you must accept up to 3 minutes of on-screen advertising per hour of PC use. Every month, you will receive a cd containing adverts to be shown over the following four weeks. Each disc must be loaded onto your PC for the system to update. Should you fail to do this, your PC will be disabled.

2) The PC is lent to you for a term of 36 months, after which you will be offered a new computer and a new agreement, or you can simply return the old machine to a local collection point.

3) Your household must use the PC for at least 30hrs per calender month, or approximately 1 hour a day.

4) The PC must be connected to the internet at least once a month, and you must maintain an ISP (Broadband, 56k or ISDN) account throughout the term of the agreement.

5) The principle applicant should be 18 or over, and provide a home telephone number. We will conduct a security check linking you to the address given. Under certain circumstances, you may be requested to provide alternative proof of ID. This offer is restricted to one PC per household, and is only available to UK residents at this time.

If you accept these terms and conditions and consider yourself eligible, then please click on the 'Order your free PC' button to the left of your screen, and complete the short application form.

boxst

Hello

That's interesting. I wonder how they do the advertising. You could just get it and reformat the hard disk.

Steve.

MadGrip

when something is free it never really is unless you follow some sort of conditions.

Phil

iDLe*

Seems ok to me!?

PG

so, B20 other than that it is OK

MadGrip

dualboot springs to mid

chaos.

If you could get the pc delivered to a 'drop' (vacant house) you could probably format it and all. Its only a $hitty IBM only worth a few houndred quid, not worth the hassle.

If I got it 'ad shoot the feker up

cha0s

lightning101

Put a mickey mouse signature on the delivery note, put it in a mates garage and phone the company and ask where it is.

Or what happens if someone broke into your house and stole it, what would you get from your house insurance, enought money to replace the PC at normal PCWORLD/DIXONS prices, seems OK to me. Then when they send you another computer don't watch the ads, so what if they disable it, use partition magic and use the rest of the PC.

Molbyman

iTrader: (2)

Sounds an ok deal for my son to play games on / learn.

Molbyman

iTrader: (2)

Have done a search on yahoo under "metronomy" and found nothing that frightens me.
Therefore have registered for one. Will keep you posted on progress!

carl

I reckon it could be cracked.

Big C

done.
let's wait and see..

C

jjones

or bill you for their over inflated price for the pc for breach of contract.

SiDHEaD

£30 for a new hdd

mj

sidhead, you read my mind

dicky address & new HD gets my vote

carl

Nononono. By "cracked" I mean report to them that it's been used/viewed the requisite amount, even though it hasn't.

BTW what does "used for 30 hours a month" actually mean? Switched on for 30 hours a month?

mj

you must have to be seen to have recied "x" amount of popups and spam per month - if you have a BB connection buy one and let it just tick away........

Big C

Anyone had a communication from this mob yet?
I'm still waiting...

C

-=Buzz=-

If it could be left on all night and show all the adverts while I was asleep, then I got an interuption free month, I'd have one...

Still tempting for my 3 year old to mess with - keep him off mine while I'm playing Planetside

Molbyman

iTrader: (2)

I've heard nothing yet !!