The PS freeipods.com Conga Line

[|Zidewinder|]

A lot of forums seem to be making their own \"conga lines\" for http://www.freeipods.com, and since I just decided to try this site out, I figure Planeshift might as well have one too! The deal with this site is, you complete one of their \"offers,\" for things like free trials of Netflix or AOL. You then have to get five other people to do the same thing, naming you as their referrer. Then, supposedly, they will send you an iPod of your choice for free. I know it sounds like BS, and since I haven\'t yet met the requirements for getting a free iPod I can\'t vouch for its authenticity, but a lot of people claim to have gotten iPods from these people, and seem to have pictures of invoices and packages to prove it. Here are some of these people:

http://www.freeipodguide.com/?ops=pics2

http://www.freeipodguide.com/?ops=pics

http://geocities.com/ghettopia/freeipod.htm

http://forums.speedguide.net/showthread.php?s=1cf622caadc280fb3e22f62c2b506a7f&t=149341

http://www.gearlive.com/archives/2004/07/freeipodscom_is.html

True, maybe all these people are lying jerks, or are really the owners of the site using aliases, but I figure I haven\'t got anything to loose by trying this out, except a bit of my overly abundant free time. Freeipods.com doesn\'t ask for your credit card number or any other sensitive information. You do have to give your credit card number to the companies making the \"offers\" (except for Netscape and possibly others who allow you to use online checking) but these are all well-known companies like Blockbuster, AOL, etc.

So, the idea with conga lines is that people cooperate to generate referrals for each other. The way it works is, if you want to sign up for the site, you use the referral link posted by whoever is at the top of the list of people waiting for referrals. You are then added to the list of people waiting in line. When the person at the top of the line gathers five referrals (completing the requirements for an iPod) he/she is removed from the list, and the next person in line starts gathering referrals.

So here\'s the current line, I will update this as people join.

#1: Zidewinder  Completed: 2, Pending: 13     <--Click there to join!
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#2: FESFES
#3: You could be here...
#4: You could be here...
#5: You could be here...

Join fast to get a good spot in the line! Please post here if you join through the line, so I know to add you to the list. You can only join the list if you register through the list. Also, be aware that to generate a referral for someone, you have to complete one of the \"offers\" on the site; just registering isn\'t enough.

I hope the mods don\'t have a problem with this... If you do, mods, just go ahead and lock it or delete it or whatever. Please give it a chance though, as you can see there\'s a lot of evidence that it\'s not a scam.

[Psycon]

You do have too much free time . I guess you play the lottery too.

[|Zidewinder|]

Erm, well no, because the lottery costs money. =P

This doesn\'t take up that much time, really, and I mean it\'s an iPod... It\'s worth a bit of time if it\'s free. =)

[dfryer]

or instead of a free ipod, you can get scammed for free!  Seems to pyramid schemish for my tastes.

[Kiern]

*shrugs*  Well, I don\'t see what you have to lose with this, I completed the offer like a year ago and never paid anything, so if I had done the same with five friends the only way you could get \"scammed\" is by not receiving the ipod...but that wouldn\'t matter since it\'s free anyways.

[FESFES]

OMFG every single thing needs a credit card #!!!!!!!!!!!
what did you sign up for?

OK i did it for party poker but it still shows the \"last step\" page. Is thins supposed to happen?

[|Zidewinder|]

AOL doesn\'t require a credit card.

FESFES, did it say Party Poker was supposed to be instant? Some of them are, but it usually takes around 24 hours to get credit. What e-mail address did you use?

Dfryer, if it helps, here\'s a site that explains how they actually make money off this, even if they really do give away the iPods: http://people.bu.edu/jbrock/ipod_analysis.htm

Edit: Also, here\'s a guy who just got his iTunes gift certificate  from them (you can get a $250 iTunes gift certificate instead of an iPod if you already have an iPod): http://kevinrose.typepad.com/kr/2004/09/freeipodscom_sc.html

[FESFES]

WTF?? aol asked for a credit card # from me!!!
*goes to try again*

[|Zidewinder|]

You can pick online checking from the Payment Options dropdown... Then you can just do a Google search and find a routing number (AOL checks it for authenticity), then enter a fake random account number (no verification on the account number, but I think it has to be 9 digits), or you can of course use a real check.

Edit: If you already did Party Poker though then there\'s no reason to do AOL too...

[FESFES]

Is there a way to know if I did it right?
http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=aramano1@yahoo.com
Theres my like if anyone wants to help me out ^_^

OK I think I did it right so ill have to wait \"2-3 days\" to see

[|Zidewinder|]

No, not really, unfortunately you just have to wait and see. When your referral goes green (i.e. your offer worked) I\'ll add you to spot #2 in the line.

[FESFES]

When I complete it am I stil supposed to see the same screen?
(the one that says \"your last step\")
And I also got an email from them saying \"activate\" and I \"activated\" it

[|Zidewinder|]

Yes, however the offer you completed will no longer be a link, and will be covered in red check marks. Also, if you go to your Check Status page, it will say \"Congratulations! You have completed the requirements. Now just get five friends to complete an offer.\"

[FESFES]

OK thatnks ill go check right now
Wait will that happen after the 2-3 days?

[|Zidewinder|]

Yeah.