Looks like freepay sites have been updated

Live forum: http://forum.freeipodguide.com/viewtopic.php?t=35674

netsparc

21-03-2006 13:07:39

Jake mentioned freepay would be making an update to make it easier to get referrals. I just noticed the layout changed at flatscreens.freepay.com and is more step/flow oriented. It also has a referral emailer type tool and a more prominant faq.

Do you guys think this is what he meant by making it easier to get referrals?

VGM

21-03-2006 13:11:21

If this is what they meant by making it easier to get referrals, they are clueless. Site looks good though, easier on the eyes.

SilverEagle2

21-03-2006 13:13:42

Order status seems to be FUBAR'd now though.

drunkmonkey

21-03-2006 13:18:01

Sweet...my order status has now been changed to "Server Error in Application." lol

egyptianruin

21-03-2006 13:21:23

[quote93bb3c7ea5="drunkmonkey"]Sweet...my order status has now been changed to "Server Error in Application." lol[/quote93bb3c7ea5]
lmao me too!!!!! YAY!

thehacker010

21-03-2006 14:18:15

[quotea415c34214="egyptianruin"][quotea415c34214="drunkmonkey"]Sweet...my order status has now been changed to "Server Error in Application." lol[/quotea415c34214]
lmao me too!!!!! YAY![/quotea415c34214]

SWEET!!!

I am but one step closer to getting my Xbox360 now!

johnjimjones

21-03-2006 14:30:33

Those green smilie faces are a bit creepy. Liked the checkmarks better lol

I'm not liking their flowchart...Registration -> Your Offer -> Referrals -> (REALLY LONG WAIT PERIOD <-missing) -> FREE ITEM!!

Rodney

21-03-2006 14:37:14

[id77d527c7c]Where exactly is the list of referrals who have signed up under you?[/id77d527c7c]

edit nm, I found it by reading another thread.

The usability of the site has been improved (except for that feature)

mpbollywoodking

21-03-2006 14:43:12

click on "Referr Friends"

tramahound

21-03-2006 14:48:10

I got excited when I went in to check my status today thinking it was their new way of telling you that you got enough greens. sadly it wasn't...one more to go!!!

netsparc

21-03-2006 15:35:26

Yeah all I can see is that it's easier to nag people via email. I'm not sure if this will help but I'm going to sit down and write out a few instructional emails and send them to my yellows. And I guess I'm gonna start trading referrals with non freepay sites for my freepay greens.

Gigante

21-03-2006 16:32:56

Except now there is an error when viewing my order status...

[quote3c6ea857db]Server Error in Application.
Page

/Orders.aspx


Source

System.Data


Message

TotalPointCost


Stack Trace

at System.Data.Common.FieldNameLookup.GetOrdinal(String fieldName)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader.GetOrdinal(String name)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader.get_Item(String name)
at Gratis.Components.Platform.Orders.LoadDataReader()
at Gratis.Components.Platform.Orders.List()
at GratisPlatform.Orders.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)[/quote3c6ea857db]

Anybody else getting that?

somethinggarlic

21-03-2006 16:39:39

[quotecce412e065="Gigante"]

Anybody else getting that?[/quotecce412e065]

I got it... (

johnjimjones

21-03-2006 16:49:53

Same

netsparc

21-03-2006 16:50:40

Nice! I see that on my ipod account which I finished through freeipodguide donations all of the emails are listed again.

35 signed up, 10 completed of 5 required

That reminds me of the days when freeipodguide was really really popular and you were pretty much guarunteed an ipod for one donation. I wish it were still that easy.

jy3

21-03-2006 17:17:16

[quote781edcdc45="Gigante"]Except now there is an error when viewing my order status...

[quote781edcdc45]Server Error in Application.
Page

/Orders.aspx


Source

System.Data


Message

TotalPointCost


Stack Trace

at System.Data.Common.FieldNameLookup.GetOrdinal(String fieldName)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader.GetOrdinal(String name)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader.get_Item(String name)
at Gratis.Components.Platform.Orders.LoadDataReader()
at Gratis.Components.Platform.Orders.List()
at GratisPlatform.Orders.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)[/quote781edcdc45]

Anybody else getting that?[/quote781edcdc45]

still getting that error

what would be nice is if u could import address books -> send emails out to a bunch of people. that would be nice

netsparc

21-03-2006 17:21:35

Oh I tried emailing the 10 people who went green for me on freeipods and it didn't format too well. No paragraphs or linebreaks worked. I tried again and html didn't help either. I guess keep your message short and sweet and to the point. The rest of the email is formated nicely as long as your friends are kind of expecting it (it may be mistaken for spam).

A cool feature is that when someone opens the email, the status on your freepay site is changed to opened.

Brok3n_Sword

21-03-2006 17:23:46

After waiting about 4 months on my processing xbox 360, it now shows that I have 7 greens. Great.

mpbollywoodking

21-03-2006 17:28:03

[quoteb7f738fe1f="Brok3n_Sword"]After waiting about 4 months on my processing xbox 360, it now shows that I have 7 greens. Great.[/quoteb7f738fe1f]


do u know why?

Brok3n_Sword

21-03-2006 17:31:33

It says I have a user on hold, but why the hell would that just now be showing up? I've been approved since Nov 22, 2005.

mpbollywoodking

21-03-2006 17:33:27

oh ok

darkscout

21-03-2006 17:49:10

So basically they added back a feature that they had a year ago?

Any one remember the old 'refer friends' email thingy?
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It looks like they really did go back to a year ago. Notice even after you're shipped/recieved you can still view who you referred? I would always nag the people on my iPod completed site to complete my other offers.

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Wow, thanks freepay. You've added back features that you had in July of 2004.

Tholek

21-03-2006 20:51:14

[quote6093313247="Rodney"][i6093313247]Where exactly is the list of referrals who have signed up under you?[/i6093313247]

edit nm, I found it by reading another thread.

The usability of the site has been improved (except for that feature)[/quote6093313247]

[quote6093313247="mpbollywoodking"]click on "Referr Friends"[/quote6093313247]

Gotta say that change scared the hell outta me for a second. )

murdoc

21-03-2006 20:51:37

personally I dont like the new version.. with the old version all you had to do was click on status and see the status of all the people you had referred.. now you have to click on status -> click on refer friends -> scrolll all the way to the bottom..

And also it doesn't list refered people in the order they were referred anymore.. Trainn is better in that they list the join date..

Tholek

21-03-2006 20:56:49

[quote0f5bd39adb="murdoc"]personally I dont like the new version.. with the old version all you had to do was click on status and see the status of all the people you had referred.. now you have to click on status -> click on refer friends -> scrolll all the way to the bottom.[/quote0f5bd39adb]

Agreed. That's slightly annoying, but I can live with it.

[quote0f5bd39adb="murdoc"]And also it doesn't list refered people in the order they were referred anymore.[/quote0f5bd39adb]

My yellows still seem to be in order. The greens and greys are just seperated. Oh, and I never had greys until the overhaul.

hrdfarkr

21-03-2006 21:03:00

the status page is broken now.

tramahound

22-03-2006 06:47:18

less added shiny things and more quick approvals!

coolbreeze06

22-03-2006 07:01:07

Server error!!! Yay!!! Thisis better than back ordered....last time this happened thay were just working on the site

drunkmonkey

22-03-2006 07:36:10

The best part about the new page (maybe it happened earlier but I didn't notice it), the asshole who scammed me is finally on hold! D

hrdfarkr

22-03-2006 07:40:28

xbox status page is still fucked

cyberpunk243

22-03-2006 07:48:38

Yeah, the iPod status page is still messed up.

Berky34

22-03-2006 08:00:14

I like it, I can look back on my old completed sites and see if anyone else has completed an offer. I ended up with 6/5 for iPods.

Menotti

22-03-2006 08:01:19

I love how the status pages are still broken. You'd think there would be some progress by this morning.

cyberpunk243

22-03-2006 08:58:16

You would think they wouldn't be taking this long to send out fuckin' iPods also but hey, Freepay always manages to surprise people.

mpbollywoodking

22-03-2006 09:00:06

with the new updates, they still havn't gave an explanation about Back Ordered nor "music now" offer on the site

jMuss

22-03-2006 12:13:24

I am not getting the error anymore. Back to Processing...

drunkmonkey

22-03-2006 12:37:44

[quotec8a220917c="mpbollywoodking"]with the new updates, they still havn't gave an explanation about Back Ordered nor "music now" offer on the site[/quotec8a220917c]

Jake's explained "Back Ordered" several times...

mpbollywoodking

22-03-2006 12:43:24

yes, to us, but not to the people who don't come to the forums. I'm talking about an explanation at the Freepay site

YYYAAAYYY

700th post[/color7629adf130]

phunkstar

22-03-2006 12:53:16

Sure, waste time playing around with website aesthetics instead of taking care of customer concerns. That's the way to run a business. Thanks Freepay!

luckycat

22-03-2006 12:59:04

I got screwed when the web site was updated. I have been "processing" on the xbox360 since 10/05, waiting patiently like everyone else for shipment of my xbox360, not complaining one bit..but when they updated the site apparently an additional prior referral was put On Hold, so I now need another person to green for me!!! I CANNOT believe this.

I have emailed Jake to see if there is anything he can do but I'll bet no..anyone else in this situation?

Gigante

22-03-2006 17:17:30

[quoted2bf00e2af="phunkstar"]Sure, waste time playing around with website aesthetics instead of taking care of customer concerns. That's the way to run a business. Thanks Freepay![/quoted2bf00e2af]

They have a lot of employees. Many never see a customer support ticket. Companies have people that do certain tasks. They don't tell their web developers and gift fulfillers to answer tickets when they have a surge of them.