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martyyn

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Topic # 112021 23-Nov-2012 09:58
Ive been looking for a cloud solution recently and Crashplan appears to have several recommendations on here so I took a look at the site. They are currently offering a 12 month plan at a 96% discount....yes thats ninety-six ! A year of backups for 2-10 machines is currently USD7.20. I have tried to sign up but the site still loads the total as $150. So if the price is US based only. X-Case Q-Box \| Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H 780G with Onboard ATI HD3200 \| AMD Phenom X4 9500 CPU \| Corsair 2GB DDR2-800 x 2 \| WD Caviar 1TB HDD x 2 \| HVR-4000 with MCE Remote \| XP Pro SP3 \| Mediaportal 1.1.0 RC6 \| CoreAVC2.0 \| Samsung UN32B6000 32" LED \| Sony STR-K660P Receiver

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Reply # 721712 23-Nov-2012 10:06
The FAQ says: Who is eligible?Discounts are available worldwide. People who are not already or ever have been CrashPlan+ customers Offense can never be given, only taken ...

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Reply # 721714 23-Nov-2012 10:08
Perfect, I didn't think to read the FAQ ! I've sent them a tweet to see what's going on because it only gives me full price. X-Case Q-Box \| Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H 780G with Onboard ATI HD3200 \| AMD Phenom X4 9500 CPU \| Corsair 2GB DDR2-800 x 2 \| WD Caviar 1TB HDD x 2 \| HVR-4000 with MCE Remote \| XP Pro SP3 \| Mediaportal 1.1.0 RC6 \| CoreAVC2.0 \| Samsung UN32B6000 32" LED \| Sony STR-K660P Receiver

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Reply # 721719 23-Nov-2012 10:09
martyyn: Perfect, I didn't think to read the FAQ ! I've sent them a tweet to see what's going on because it only gives me full price. You could probably try signing up with a different email address. Offense can never be given, only taken ...

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Reply # 721720 23-Nov-2012 10:10
BraaiGuy: The FAQ says: Who is eligible?Discounts are available worldwide. People who are not already or ever have been CrashPlan+ customers Yeah, I just found the same thing but am getting same behaviour as the OP - add to cart and it seems to load the full price

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Reply # 721722 23-Nov-2012 10:10
Tried it here and got the same result as the OP. Cheap as ghost chips maybe?

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Reply # 721723 23-Nov-2012 10:10
sidefx: BraaiGuy: The FAQ says: Who is eligible?Discounts are available worldwide. People who are not already or ever have been CrashPlan+ customers Yeah, I just found the same thing but am getting same behaviour as the OP - add to cart and it seems to load the full price Thats exactly what happens to me. But I am a crashplan+ customer Offense can never be given, only taken ...

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Reply # 721727 23-Nov-2012 10:14
Anybody tried with a US VPN?

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Reply # 721732 23-Nov-2012 10:27
Tried from my unblock-us machine, but no dice :( Price has now gone up too ! X-Case Q-Box \| Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H 780G with Onboard ATI HD3200 \| AMD Phenom X4 9500 CPU \| Corsair 2GB DDR2-800 x 2 \| WD Caviar 1TB HDD x 2 \| HVR-4000 with MCE Remote \| XP Pro SP3 \| Mediaportal 1.1.0 RC6 \| CoreAVC2.0 \| Samsung UN32B6000 32" LED \| Sony STR-K660P Receiver

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Reply # 721752 23-Nov-2012 10:43
You folks SHOULD NOT use the Crashplan when using a VPN. When you create your backup Crashplan will use either their US datacentre or their new AU datacentre. Uploads to AU are a lot faster than uploads to the US. Having said that please use this aff link to sign up for Crashplan ;) Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) Geekzone Price comparison \| Amazon Kindle order page \| How to get the best out of Geekzone \| New Zealand IT Jobs \| Geekzone News \| Jinglebugs

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Reply # 721754 23-Nov-2012 10:43
Hmmm... Is their code to detect timezone screwing up? "On Friday, Nov. 23 at 6:00AM CST, CrashPlan 1-year plans will be FREE. Every two hours after that, the price will steadily increase " But the current CST time is: "Current time in Mexico City Thursday, 22 November 2012 at 3:43:49 PM CST"

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Reply # 721755 23-Nov-2012 10:45
freitasm: You folks SHOULD NOT use the Crashplan when using a VPN. When you create your backup Crashplan will use either their US datacentre or their new AU datacentre. Uploads to AU are a lot faster than uploads to the US. I'm using unblock-us (though not a VPN) and all my backups default to Australia Having said that please use this aff link to sign up for Crashplan ;) But thats not the special Offense can never be given, only taken ...

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Reply # 721761 23-Nov-2012 10:48
Is the special a code or a link? If a code then use our link, if it's a link then use theirs ;) Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) Geekzone Price comparison \| Amazon Kindle order page \| How to get the best out of Geekzone \| New Zealand IT Jobs \| Geekzone News \| Jinglebugs

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Reply # 721763 23-Nov-2012 10:51
freitasm: Is the special a code or a link? If a code then use our link, if it's a link then use theirs ;) Its just on their front page. X-Case Q-Box \| Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H 780G with Onboard ATI HD3200 \| AMD Phenom X4 9500 CPU \| Corsair 2GB DDR2-800 x 2 \| WD Caviar 1TB HDD x 2 \| HVR-4000 with MCE Remote \| XP Pro SP3 \| Mediaportal 1.1.0 RC6 \| CoreAVC2.0 \| Samsung UN32B6000 32" LED \| Sony STR-K660P Receiver

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Reply # 721765 23-Nov-2012 10:54
Yeah exactly, supposed to be the 23rd at 6am CST time - which i worked out is 1am the 24th for us. Sucks that it's new customers only - I'm coming to the end of my 1 yr subscription so looking to renew, was hoping I'd be able to do it . Previously knows as psycik NextPVR Based HTPC: 2 x HVR3000 - DVB-S - Freeview, HVR3000 - DVB-T Freeview\|HD, Nova-T 500 - Dual Freeview\|HD, Digital Coax --> Yamaha RX-v540, 8600GT --> Samsung LA46A650D via HDMI Clients: Popcorn Hour A-100, 1xATV2, 1xATV3 Windows 7 Ultimate Host 4x2TB + 1x1.5TB using DriveBender, VMWare Server 2 with 1xW7, 2xW2k3 1xUbuntu 11.10 Desktop, 1xWHS2011, Plex

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