Special Deal on Friday?

Does Best Buy have any special deal for Vaio laptop on Black Friday? Please let me know. Thank you.

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Why have the special deals disappeared today from all non US store sites?

Some time today all "special deals" (refurbished Mac, iPad etc) disappeared from all non U.S. store sites and are still not shown. What is the reason for this?

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Special deal for pensioners?

I probably know the answer to this before I ask but i've got to ask, just to make sure.
Are BT doing any special deals at the moment for OAP's? My mum got a phonecall today saying that BT are doing a deal and that a one off payment of £180 per year would cover all line rental and calls. Fortunately my mum said that she'd have to talk to her daughter (me!) as it's me who deals with all her stuff. They're phoning back on Thursday. They also said that the £180 must be paid in cash as there's a lot of fraud concerning cards. I asked my mum how on earth you're supposed to pay £180 in cash but she didn't know.

Hi jackieb,
We don't have a deal that currently requires customers to pay £180 in cash.
There is an offer called Line Rental Saver that JohnB47 has outlined in his post, but the only way to sign up to this is (among other things) to pay the £113.88 by debit or credit card.
If you want to sign up to this deal or discuss your mother's account further I can take a look at this for you. If you want to get in touch directly please email me your forum username and your mother's account details (provided she's happy for you to pass her details on to me).
If you click on my username you can get our forum mod email address.
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If I buy a Mac now, do I get a special deal to upgrade from SL to Lion?

Hey Guys!
I'm new to Macs and I will hopefully be getting a MacBook Pro 13" v. soon, but I've read Lion will be coming out in the Summer. Does Apple have special deals for SL to Lion upgrades for new purchases close to the release date? If so, will this only happen when a purchase is v. close to the release such as a few weeks?
Or should I try to wait until the Summer?
Thanks for your help!
ken

From the Apple Press Release:
"The Mac OS X Lion Up-To-Date upgrade is available at no additional charge via the Mac App Store to all customers who purchased a qualifying new Mac system from Apple or an Apple Authorized Reseller on or after June 6, 2011. Users must request their Up-To-Date upgrade within 30 days of purchase of their Mac computer. Customers who purchase a qualifying Mac between June 6, 2011 and the date when Lion is available in the Mac App Store will have 30 days from Lion’s official release date to make a request."
I imagine more detailed information will be on the Apple Website when Lion is released in July. No specific date has been announced yet, that I am aware of.
For more information on getting Lion:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/how-to-buy/
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OAPs - Any special deals with line connection / re...

Hello - I think I may know the answer but are there any special BT deals available for OAPs regarding line connection and rental.
My inlaws have just returned to the UK after 30 years in Cyprus - moving to their own flat here in the UK - both aged 82
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Hi stevedan,
If your in-laws are in receipt of a pensions credit they may be eligible for the BT Basic service.
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Special pricing, black friday

Does anyone know if the black friday pricing is on top of student discount? Or is it one or the other?

It says quite clearly here:
http://store.apple.com/uk
that " Promotional pricing cannot be combined with any other offers ".

Regarding the iPhone special deal

I ordered an iPhone 6 at the Verizon store two weeks ago with the special offer to trade-in an older iPhone. It arrived in the mail last night, but how long do I have until I have to mail my iPhone 4 to receive the $200 credit?

Great question falberg. Congrats on your new phone. I recommend sending your old phone in as soon as you can so that your trade in process can get started and your gift card can be sent once its completed in our system. You have until December 1, 2014. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
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Buying more than 3 games during special ElitePlus Black Friday early access event?

Hi there!
So here's my question.
I'd like to gift a bunch of games to various people and would probably also prefer just shipping it to them since I have expedited shipping as an Elite Plus.
I'm waiting for the early access event that's scheduled on 11/24 Monday to buy some games. A lot of my friends have similar wishlists.
These are my questions.
1. Is it truly "forbidden" to buy more than 3 copies of a single game for one console? Why? What if I want to buy more?
2. I heard that if I were to purchase a 4th or 5th copy of a game, the 20% would still apply, and then I risk getting my account banned. But what if I want to purchase a 4th or 5th game and not use the 20%...Would that be okay?
3. If it is, please show me how to access the Elite Plus event using my MyBestBuy account, and still not have the system use the 20% GCU discount, since it's tied into my account, and if I don't sign in, then I won't be able to access the event at all.
PLEASE HELP.
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Hello the_J129,
It looks like qualityman13 has things pretty well covered here, but to provide an official answer:
The 20% Gamers' Club Unlocked discount on new video game software is limited to three (3) copies per title per platform. If you wish to purchase more than three copies, then all copies beyond the third must be purchased at their full retail price.
Again, if you wish to purchase more than three copies of any given title, then all copies beyond the third must be purchased at their full retail price.
To access any of our online Elite/Elite Plus events, members must have their My Best Buy membership information tied to their BestBuy.com account. These offers are not available when checking out as a guest. Additionally, once linked, any applicable Elite/Elite Plus and GCU benefits are automatically applied to eligible purchases at the time of checkout.
Let us know if you have any other questions.
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Some pretty insane deals this weekend :O :O

Snagged this from SD's forums; figured it might be helpful for some:
HTC Inspire 4G (AT&T) – $0.01 with two-year agreement (new or upgrade)
Motorola Atrix 4G (AT&T) – $79.99 with new two-year agreement; $99.99 with upgrade
Samsung Infuse 4G (AT&T – $129.99 with new two-year agreement; $179.99 with upgrade
Samsung Droid Charge (Verizon) – $179.99 with new two-year agreement; $199.99 with upgrade (doesn’t apply to family plans)
HTC EVO 4G [White] (Sprint) – $59.99 with new two-year agreement; $149.99 with upgrade
HTC EVO 4G [Black] (Sprint) – $79.99 with new two-year agreement; $179.99 with upgrade
HTC EVO Shift 4G (Sprint) – $49.99 with new two-year agreement; $129.99 with upgrade
Samsung Nexus S 4G (Sprint) – $49.99 with new two-year agreement; $99.99 with upgrade
LG Revolution (Verizon) – $149.99 with new two-year agreement; $199.99 with upgrade
…and there’s more where that came from.
Linky: Amazon Wireless: Cellular Phones and Service: Special Deals [amazon.com]

Only way to tell is to go to Amazonwireless.com and find out. The posts you have replied to are rather old.

Are there any Apple package deals or grants available to universities?

I'm part of Indiana University's student government and we are trying to implement a tablet initiative for our school. Are there any special deals or grants available to universities regarding iPads? Any comments or help is much appreciated. Thanks!

But Apple has been known to offer all sorts of specifically negotiated deals with Universities - especially large schools with a large Apple footprint already on campus (in the form of student sales, or University corporate sales). Some schools for example, have negotiated a special 3-year AppleCare program for computers sold through their campus Apple education store, offering a total of 4 years of coverage on Apple computers bought (so an incoming student would be covered for their whole degree program). There have also been specials offered in some schools that might include some BTO options at the regular base-model shelf prices, again, if purchased by a student through the school's specific Apple education store.
If some school wanted to do a large implementation of iPads, they might be able to negotiate some deal to be offered in their school-specific education store that could include some significant offerings albeit not actual price discounts. But the OP cannot negotiate on behalf of his school as he is not an officer of the University corporation - but he can always approach University officials with an idea he'd like them to pitch to the school's Apple reps.

Another special discount for forum users

Pssst. If you're not registered for BrainShare yet, and are a forum user, watch the BrainShare banner at the top of these forums on Monday August 22nd for a special deal.
As you already know, if you register before the end of August, you get $100 off the price of a BrainShare pass. IN ADDITION, on Monday, if you click on the banner and follow the instructions there for registration, you will get an ADDITIONAL 10% off. That's two discounts in one. The BrainShare team here at Novell is really interested in getting the techies here in the forums to the conference. Keep in mind this is for new registrations only. You can't go back to Walmart when they have milk on sale and ask for a refund of the difference because you bought milk last week at the regular price. That's why I'm giving you this advance notice. Monday is the day. Get your ducks in a row so you can register then. I hope to see you at BrainShare...it's always a fun, educational party!

Today is the day. Click on the banner above for the double discount.

Apple's Black Friday Sale

Anyone have an idea of what the Apple Stores maybe doing for Black Friday?
I received an email informing me about a special sale on Friday, but any inside info?

Not sure what was mailed out, but the powerpage.org is reporting the following sale items at Apple Stores and online:
+Motorola Bluetooth H300 Headset - $9.99+
+Jabra BT125 Bluetooth Wireless Headset - $17.99+
+Jabra BT2040 Bluetooth Wireless Headset - $9.99+
+Plantronics Explorer 220 Wireless Bluetooth Headset - $29.99+
+SanDisk 2GB Cruzer Micro USB Flash Drive - $7.99+
+SanDisk 4GB USB Cruzer Micro Flash Drive w/ReadyBoost for Vista - $21.99+
+Samsung 22" LCD Widescreen Monitor - $199.99+
+Envision 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - $149+
+Nikon S51 Coolpix 8.1MP Digital Camera - $199.99+
+Seagate 320GB SATA Internal Hard Drive - $59.99+
+Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB Internal SATA Hard Drive - $99.99+
+Maxtor 500GB OneTouch 4 External USB/FW400 Hard Drive - $79.98+
+Memorex 50 Pack Of 16X DVD-Rs - $9.99+
Link from PowerPage:
http://www.powerpage.org/2007/11/cometo_geek_islands_thisfriday.html

Will the special price for cs users still be available if i buy a one month plan

I'm thinking about "extending" trial of CC InDesign by buying the app for a month at $29.99. I have CS3 and so am eligible for the special deal for a complete CC package for a year at $29.99 per month which I may choose to do at some point after that. My question is, by buying the one month plan, am I making myself ineligible for the special deal for CS owners?

kimcats wrote:
so what happens if you don't connect every 30 days with a monthly subscription?
Same as described above by kglad on day 100 with the annual membership.
kimcats wrote:
is that why my programs have DRASTICALLY become so slow to open or do anything!?
Unlikely to be related. That sounds like a separate issue. Licensing checks don't affect software performance. If you're financially up to date the software works. If not then it does not.
kimcats wrote:
and what exactly do i need to do every 30 days online? connect how?
Nothing special. Just connect to the internet.
The licensing mechanism built into the software will do what it needs to do automatically and silently In a few seconds while you work.

App Store: Unconfirmed buy after clicking on URL ("silent buy")?

Hi Forum,
Last Friday I bought on my new iPad without my confirmation ("Click on Price or Purchase") 2 applications by simply clicking on a web link which opened the App Store on my new iPad! Yes, you read correct: I did NOT confirm the purchase by clicking on ANY button in the App Store! The App Store page (showing the corresponding App) simply claimed that the application was already Installed - doh! Checking the iPad "workspace" ("Home") afterwards indeed showed the app installed (completely downloaded while I was dazzled in the App Store - record time in downloading!).
Anyone else ever experienced such a thing, a purchase action without you confirming such an action? Mind you, I am not talking about the fact that when you buy one application (and identify using your Apple ID password) that your identity remains valid for another 15 minutes, and the next time you just have to click "Install" (without entering your password again). I am really talking about the fact that you click on some web site URL link which opens the App Store and executes the purchase for you!
Okay, here's the whole story:
First I started FaceTime on my iPad. I had to re-enter my Apple ID password (probably because I hadn't used the app for a long time? But I did use it in the past...), and I called a friend of mine (video chat).
Matter of fact I was now somehow "logged in" with my Apple ID (into FaceTime! At this point I never had identified myself in the App Store on my iPad on that day).
Next I went to a news site on "9 to 5 Mac" which promoted strongly reduced apps ("iOS & Mac App special deals for the 4th of July" - apparently I am not allowed to post this URL here, some Forum moderator already deleted a previous post of mine - but it totally doesn't matter, just assume ANY website which links to the corresponding iTunes pages!).
Interested in the game "Real Racing 2 HD" for iPad I clicked on the link next to "Real Racing 2 HD" (in Safari on iPad) which pointed to click.linksynergy.whatever, followed by lots of parameters (again, I am not allowed to post URLs here, even though they might be part of the problem! But again, the actual URL parameters could be insightful, but in the end the error would be on Apple's side anyway).
What happened next is that in Safari I got a redirect to some page and immediatelly after that the App Store on the iPad was opened (as expected) (in Safari the browser returned back to the "9to5mac" site).
Now what I did not expect was that in the App Store the button which usually shows the price (or the option to Install) was greyed out and it said "Installed"!
Huh, what?! But maybe I had once bought that game already (as a matter of fact I did on the Mac Desktop App Store a long time ago - so maybe a nice gift from Apple or the developers?)
So I clicked on another link to "Battlefield: Bad Company 2" - a game which for sure I never had bought on any device before!
Interestingly this time a message popped up in the App Store saying "Your request could not be satisfied" ("Ihre Anfrage konnte nicht abgeschlossen werden.") - we will come back to that later.
So I manually entered the title of the game ("Categories / Search")... and again it claimed that the game was already installed! And indeed, both games were on my workspace, fully installed - and working!
To make that very clear: I never clicked on any other button in the App Store, from the very beginning it said "Installed"! Nor did I ever (on that day) identify myself with my Apple ID in the App Store (but in FaceTime just before, in case that is related anyway...).
So I went back to my MacBook Pro, checked my email and indeed, about 30 minutes later I had a Purchase Confirmation email from Apple (luckily that 99 cents promotion was apparently still valid: I was charged CHF 1.00 per App). So yes, that implicit BUY action really cost me money.
Now to the even weirder part: remember the "Your request could not be satisfied" message from "Battlefield"? Curious what would happen when I clicked in my MacBook Pro desktop Firefox on above links, I was forwarded to the iTunes Apple website, but in the US Store (not surprisingly), and a popup message appeared telling me it wanted to open the iTunes app. After confirmation with OK iTunes launched and the following message appeared: "Your request could not be satisfied - the requested article is currently not available in the Swiss store. But it is available in the US store. Click on 'Change Store' to view the article."
Original message:
"Ihre Anfrage konnte nicht abgeschlossen werden.
Der von Ihnen angeforderte Artikel ist zur Zeit nicht im schweizerischen Store erhältlich. Er ist jedoch im amerikanischen Store erhältlich. Klicken Sie auf „Store ändern“, um den Artikel ansehen zu können."
(The same message appears with "Real Racer 2 HD" on my MacBook Pro. Both apps actually are in the Swiss App Store as well, also for the reduced price of CHF 1.00. However on my iPad I just remember getting the "Your request could not be satisfied" for "Battlefield").
So both links from the original website (9to5mac) pointed to the iTunes US store, on my iPad only in one case did I get a "Your request could not be completed" message, but in any case both apps were installed without me acknowledging the purchase (by clicking on "Install").
Maybe I did click on "Install" after all? Maybe one time that can happen - but not twice, especially if you pay close attention on whether you do so or not! Maybe I purchased those applications anytime before (with proper confirmation on my side)? But that must have happened between July 3rd (the day the 9to5 article appeared) and yesterday, July 6th. Because as I said, I am totally sure that I never bought Battlefield ever before! And the previous 2 days I was not at home anyway (and I did not have my iPad with me).
But to make really sure whether it is possible that these applications - 444 MB for Real Racer and 265 MB for Bad Company, total 709 MB, not exactly tiny downloads - were downloaded yesterday I checked my home router statistics (*), and indeed: on that Friday the download was 756 MB! That pretty much exactly matches with the iPhoto Stream downloads/synchronisation I did as well!
And mind you: usually when you click on "Install" you get pushed back onto the "Home" screen of the iPad and you see the icon appearing, together with the download progress bar. That definitively did not happen when the App Store was opened on my iPad, after clicking in Safari onto those two links! The apps were fully installed (and the icons next to each other, indicating that they were downloaded indeed after each one) when I checked (so yes, congratulations to the Apple App Store - download speed must have been amazingly fast!).
So here are a few more key facts:
* I bought the new iPad in the US (in case that matters)
* All involved software updated to the latest (non-beta) software: iOS 5.1.1 (Lion 10.7.4)
* Since last week I have a Voucher amount of 50 CHF for my iTunes/App Store account (for the first time ever) - so that voucher amount got charged. Maybe that is related to the problem?
* I have exactly ONE Apple ID for everything (iCloud, Desktop App Store, iOS App Store, FaceTime, ...) - I never had any other Apple ID
Oh and mentioning iCloud (which might be related). I am not sure whether it was before, during or after those two purchases, but I played around with iPhoto on my MacBook Pro and created a new iCloud Email acount (and also enabled "Mail & Notes" iCloud service in the System Settings during that action). So not sure whether this could have had an influence on that "implicit purchase action" as well...
So what did I do? I called Apple Support here in Switzerland, told them about this issue and they told me the "15 minutes and your identifictation remains valid" thing (which I already knew). My objection that even when I am authenticated in the App Store a click on a random website (leading to the iTunes website and opening the App Store) should never do a purchase without me confirming was acknowledged by the support, but I don't expect them to do a follow-up on that (they noted down the URL I gave them and that was it).
Anyway, I did not insist on reverting those purchases, as I would have bought them anyway - but it gives me a very shallow feeling that when clicking on some link it might actually produce a valid purchase action, even if you haven't actually authenticated in the App Store (but possibly with some other Apple service such as FaceTime)!
Anyone else experienced a similar situation?
Best regards, Oliver
(*) Even though we are talking about games here you may safely assume that I am pretty proficient with any OS/computer and even know the difference between "authentification" and "authorisation" when it comes to IT security

Hi,
unfortunatelly it seems that one isn't allowed to post 3rd party URLs (even though I am totally not connected with that site in question!) - I already had my previous post removed after just one hour.
But you'll find the page in question when you search for
"iOS Mac App special deals for the 4th of July" 9to5mac dot com
(replace the " dot " by a "." - use the quotes " in the query). It should be the first Google hit...
Again, I don't think this is the fault of those site (respective the site you get redirected to, which will finally point you to the iTunes website...). If at all then it was a security hole in iTunes Store itself which allowed the external site (probably even without purpose) to trigger a "silent buy"! It was also at the time when Apple apparently struggled in the App Store with certain App downloads being faulty, so it is well possible that this was just a "temporary glitch".
Mind you, the above links will redirect you to the US store, and since I am based in Switzerland (and my iTunes account is registered for the Swiss Store), I should not even have been able to manually trigger the purchase there in the US Store. For instance when I click on those same links in my desktop browser the iTunes Store application opens and i am told that "these offers (offered in USD) are not available in the Swiss store and I have to switch the Store from the Swiss -> US Store - but then off course I would not be able to purchase (which is correct), since I do not have an US iTunes account.
However the same offers are (were) available in the Swiss App Store as well for the equivalent reduced price in CHF - so even though I got an "unavailable" message on my iPad for the second application it was still downloaded - without further ado! The Apple receipt was then in the correct amount and currency (the same amount as in the Swiss Store). So again, even though I should not have been able to download these two apps iTunes somehow manages (behind my back!) to download the corresponding offer from the Swiss store, without me pushing any button (I am not even sure whether you can actually "change Stores" in the iPad version of the App Store, as in the desktop iTunes app...)

Problems getting a TV fixed or exchanged

I am having problems getting a black friday tv purchase fixed or replaced. I bought the doorbuster 50" panasonic TC-50A400U on thursday along with the 2 year protection plan, took it home and it has vertical lines on left center of the sceen. Went into a store on saturday to fing out what to do, was advised to call 1-800-geek-squad because it was a 50" tv.
Geek Squad came out yesterday immediately diagnosed the problem, called it in and was told that panasonic is not going to provide the needed board to repair it and I would have to bring the tv in for an exchange as it is within the return policy period. Of course there are none in stock and will take at least a week to get a new one. While I understand the TV was a special deal, it should not mean that it or the person buying it should be treated any differently than soeone buying a more expensive tv or other product.
I feel this reflects poorly on Panasonic as well as they do not seem to want to stand behind products that they are selling unless it is a certain price point

Hi there pjmccarthy63-
Thank you for your patience while we worked through our backlog to reach your post. We’ve been very busy since the Thanksgiving holiday and it’s taking us a bit of time to catch up.
Congratulations on getting your hands on one of the Panasonic doorbuster TV’s. I can only imagine how disappointing it was to see that it wasn’t working correctly and that the only option available to us was to exchange it for you, which meant waiting for us to get stock back in.
Normally during the manufacturer warranty period, we have to follow the manufacturer’s instructions regarding potential repairs, so if they stated that it would be more economical to replace that to repair, we do need to follow those directions. It does appear that since you’ve posted, we did get more of these TV’s in stock and that you’ve completed your exchange. I hope that the new television is working well and you are enjoying it!
Thanks for posting and Happy Holidays!
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