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[DEAD] Discovery about AT&T & Verizon discounts, all of Facebook is eligible! [DEAD]
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So I was looking up FAN discounts recently for a friend of mine, who was lamenting the fact that he does not qualify for any FAN discounts with AT&T. We discovered that our school's FAN does not provide service discounts on iPhone lines, so I thought about it for a while, and decided to try every e-mail address I have, just to see if AT&T's site (link here) would accept them.
Then I realized that Facebook has just been rolling out their "new messages" service (link here) which gives every Facebook user an e-mail address ending in @facebook.com. You can opt-in to this service right now but eventually it wil be rolled out to everyone (takes a few days to get an invite if you request one). This used to be Facebook's corporate e-mail domain, but they switched all their employees to @fbmail.com so that users can now get their own e-mail address.
I typed in my @facebook.com e-mail address, went to Facebook Messages, selected "Other", and saw an e-mail from AT&T. I clicked on the message, selected "Expand" (you cannot see the images/link without expanding the message) and clicked on the "shop now" link in the image, and was taken to AT&T's Premier website where I discovered a 12% service discount. This includes the 2GB data plan and all of the voice plans.
Quickly, snap this up before AT&T realizes (or before Facebook tells them that they changed their corporate e-mail accounts). The best part is, you can just say you figured that AT&T might have a deal with Facebook and so you gave it a shot. AT&T never checks on FAN discounts after you set it up (online has no verification beyond e-mail) and you have it forever.
Enjoy.
I just tried it and it says I qualify but I'm not getting the message. How long did it take AT&T to email your Facebook account?
Mary Kay give 18% off of Voice and Data, Plus its a nice way to make some extra money
*Also all you have to have to get it is an "official Mary Kay Business Card" which you can get when u become a consultant
Are you kidding me? The armed forces of our country only get 15% and MARY KAY get's almost 20? Unbelievable.
How dare you belittle the makeup consultants of this great country. They put their reputations on the line every day ensuring that your favorite blemish has great coverage.
It was there immediately. Go to your Facebook messages page, and on the left you should see "Other" (under Messages) with a number next to it. Click on that. That's where all your external e-mails (from non-Facebook users) as well as messages from groups/events go, so that your main "inbox" doesn't get spammed as much.
It's been a couple hours now and still nothing... I've checked all the inboxes and don't see anything. Not sure why. Maybe I'll try calling AT&T later today. I can never get their online chat thing to show up.
How do you figure out your current FAN discount? I have one thru my school but Im not sure if its 10% or 15%. Also does the FB 12% include the unlimited data?
2% isn't worth the risk. We don't know how customers will get "punished" when AT&T figures this out. If your bill is $100 before taxes then that's only an additional $2 off. If your bill is less than that, it's even less.
yeah but I dont think that my school one covers data. so if this covers data it may be worth it. im sure I could always get back my school one. im not doing anything illegal. theyre allowing me to do so. if they want to take the FB discount away fine but ill get my school one back.
Did you "activate" your facebook e-mail address?
http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=19031
How do I set up a free @facebook.com email address?
To set up a free @facebook.com address, go to your Messages view and click the "Claim your Facebook email" link.
Your email address will match your public username, for example:
Profile: facebook.com/username
Email: username@facebook.com
If you don’t have a username yet, you can choose one when you create your email address.
Once you set up your email address, people can email you using any traditional email system (e.g., Hotmail, Yahoo or Gmail), and the emails will be delivered to your Facebook Messages. When you send messages to external email addresses, the emails will be formatted to look like Facebook messages, including your name, your profile picture and your message.
I already get one because I have a college email address that's valid for life, even though I signed on with AT&T a year after I graduated.
I had zero luck and gave up on it. I've had my facebook email set up since it launched awhile back. I tested it by sending a gmail to that address to make sure it works. All that happens is that the FAN site says you qualify but you never get the email from them. If anybody figures out how to make it work I'd love to know but for now my old school email address is getting me 10% off so I'm not going to push it.
I just went and checked again. Got an e-mail from AT&T in my Facebook Messages "Other" box immediately. Something is messed up in your Facebook e-mail settings or something, because I'm having no issues getting the message from AT&T.
Doesn't seem like it.
You've got me. I tried again just for kicks and nothing. I've checked all the inboxes. As far as I know I can't change the junk/spam settings on this inbox so I'm stuck.
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I figured it out for those that may be having issues.
You need to go into your privacy settings, then click View Settings for Connecting on Facebook. From there set "Send you messages" to everyone. You can then set up your FAN account and change it back right after that.
Enjoy!
I figured it out for those that may be having issues.
You need to go into your privacy settings, then click View Settings for Connecting on Facebook. From there set "Send you messages" to everyone. You can then set up your FAN account and change it back right after that.
Enjoy!
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I'm not seeing the "Claim Facebook email address" link anywhere on my profile or in the message area.
I'm not seeing the "Claim Facebook email address" link anywhere on my profile or in the message area.
http://www.facebook.com/about/messages/
Will that link let you activate it? If so then make sure you use my directions from above as well.
Ahhhhh...now I see. I missed your other link to request an invite from FB for the new setup. Thanks.