Free Month

[Freis968]

As of yesterday I had 341 days left in my MobileMe Account. I just checked and now I have 371 Days. So, my FREE month or 30 days has been added to my account.

Anyone else?

[Daveoc64]

I really don't get how Apple is applying this free month.

Mine expires in 331 days, yet I have had no extension.

Logically, I should have got it before you (if what Apple said was to be trusted).

EDIT: Should add that I never got the apology e-mail.

[Freis968]

Well, don't feel bad, I never received either email from Apple in regard to an apology or about receiving a free month. Now my friend who is a .Mac/MobileMe subscriber had not renewed his account yet, as it did not expire until December of this year, received both emails! I upgraded before him and even downloaded all the MobileMe updates and he didn't and he got those two emails from Apple.

I guess this is why I got my free month before him.

Ah, who knows what they are doing over there at Apple anymore.

[Freis968]

I just went into MobileMe account info to change my iDisk vs Mail settings...I realized I had my mail set too high and I noticed this.

Check out the picture.

[Daveoc64]

I just went into MobileMe account info to change my iDisk vs Mail settings...I realized I had my mail set too hight and I noticed this.

Check out the picture.

Now that is an interesting find.

I hadn't seen anyone post this before, I just assumed that it was done silently.

Anybody else seen this in their account?

[Pooshka]

Yep, got mine today too.

[Morod]

Nothing new here. I never received the email from Apple, and haven't gotten the 30 day extension either.
Morod

[rdowns]

Never received an email but my account now has the 30 days added to it.

[koobcamuk]

same for me...

[cyclingplatypus]

I received the email but have yet to receive the extension...

[IgnatiusTheKing]

I got the email and the extension, but mine doesn't say "(30 days free)"

[Zengrok]

I never got an email but got my free month when I had the 90 day trial active. Although, as soon as I paid for the service, I lost the 90 day trial AND free month. My account expires exactly 1 year from the first day I signed up for the trial.

Personally, I think that's pretty low class on Apple's part.

[Mindflux]

I never got an email but got my free month when I had the 90 day trial active. Although, as soon as I paid for the service, I lost the 90 day trial AND free month. My account expires exactly 1 year from the first day I signed up for the trial.

Personally, I think that's pretty low class on Apple's part.

The trial is 60 days. So if you had a 90 day trial they gave you 30 days extra (like they said they would).

[koobcamuk]

I never got an email but got my free month when I had the 90 day trial active. Although, as soon as I paid for the service, I lost the 90 day trial AND free month. My account expires exactly 1 year from the first day I signed up for the trial.

Personally, I think that's pretty low class on Apple's part.

or pretty dumb on yours?

If you have a free trial, that allows full access, you don't pay until it's up :rolleyes:

[IgnatiusTheKing]

or pretty dumb on yours?

If you have a free trial, that allows full access, you don't pay until it's up :rolleyes:

I agree completely, though the trial isn't "full access" (it's just really close).

[d21mike]

I never got an email but got my free month when I had the 90 day trial active. Although, as soon as I paid for the service, I lost the 90 day trial AND free month. My account expires exactly 1 year from the first day I signed up for the trial.

Personally, I think that's pretty low class on Apple's part.

If I am reading this correctly, if you started your trial on July 15 and you ended the trial on Sep 15 (only use 60 days) then your annual renewal would be July 15, 2009. Meaning your new subscription is for only 10 months?

So the free trial is really just a "delay" in paying your subscription (assuming you decide to become a subscriber). The start date is the day your started your trial, no matter when you actually start the subscription.

So if you are going to subscribe (for sure) then it really does not matter when you activate.

[JML42691]

I believe that everybody will be receiving a free month for the inconveniences at launch, and just as they had the launch problems, they are probably having issues giving everybody a free month.

[mwp98223]

Now that is an interesting find.

I hadn't seen anyone post this before, I just assumed that it was done silently.

Anybody else seen this in their account?

Yes. I just checked and I have the same. It shows July 17 and (30 days free) when my previous renewal date was in June.

[HLdan]

Same here, mine was ending Sept 30th. Now it says expiration date Oct 31st (30 days free).

[Daveoc64]

No e-mail, but I got the extension:

[MattZani]

I Have 30 days left on my free trial (Looks like it started the trial again when upgrading to MobileMe, i started the trial probably about june 25th, the day i got my MBP.

[arkitect]

Excellent.
Got mine as well…
:)

[cyclingplatypus]

Just checked, got mine sometime in the last 24 hours :D

[Clix Pix]

Yep, got mine. My subscription will now renew in November rather than October. Fine with me!

[Morod]

Yup!
Never did get an email from Apple, but I just checked my Account at MM and the 30 day free extension is there! :)
Morod

[vanmacguy]

Yup!
Never did get an email from Apple, but I just checked my Account at MM and the 30 day free extension is there! :)
Morod

I just checked and same goes for me! No email, but 30 days free!

Sweet. Thanks Apple.

Cheers.

[redgaz26]

well get this, I'll try to explain so keep with me. I first got a .mac account when I first got my mac back in April 06 had it for a year and didnt renew.
then back in May this year I signed up for another trial using a different user name, after the trial I didn't renew again...........
so just now I was checking my system preferences and mobile me is there, I went to me.com put in my original username and password and it says my
Expiration Date is April 21st 2009??????????????
went into my account info and it says I have an AMEX card and gives a number i"ve never heard of although my address and phone number are correct??

[kap91]

Just wanted to let people know that the extensions have started being applied. My account has been given the 30 day extension promised a couple of weeks ago. You might want to check you accounts to see if yours have been applied.

[Apple Ink]

Yippee.... I have it too! Thanks for the notification!:D

[profetto]

Damn, I don't remember how long I had left!
:o

Though it does seem to look like more than I remember.

[jbromer]

Damn, I don't remember how long I had left!
:o

Though it does seem to look like more than I remember.

Go to the online account section is mobileme. It now lists an expiration date, and says "30 days free" in parentheses...

[Zengrok]

The trial is 60 days. So if you had a 90 day trial they gave you 30 days extra (like they said they would).Yes, and promptly lost my 30 days extra when I signed up for the service (in addition to losing my trial time). My billing ends 1 year after the date I signed up for the trial. This means the trial counted towards my 1 year subscription, and in my case, the free month was only an additional month for the trial, which also counted towards my 1 year subscription.

So, my comment isn't as much a complaint as it is a warning. When users turn their trial accounts into paid subscriptions, it's likely they'll find they only have 9 months left of paid service. So whether you convert it now, or wait it out, it won't make a difference.

The reason I paid up was to test out the family plan. It's definitely not worth the money now, but I'm sure they'll keep working on it.

[Freis968]

Just wanted to let people know that the extensions have started being applied. My account has been given the 30 day extension promised a couple of weeks ago. You might want to check you accounts to see if yours have been applied.

This is what the whole thread is about!!!:eek:

[markmcrobie]

My free trial still says it runs out on the 14th September, which it always has. So no 30 day extension for me yet :(