Free Technet Subscriptions!

[Recursion]

Hey,

Just found this, you get one years free Technet subscription, meaning free product keys and downloads.

Source: http://www.overclock.net/online-deals/516825-technet-1-years-free-subscription.html

UK LINK (https://om2.one.microsoft.com/offer/technet_emea.aspx)

US LINK (https://om2.one.microsoft.com/offer/technet_na.aspx)

[Chippiewill]

Sweeeet, looks awesome!

[N!ck]

Just signed up and awaiting the email.

Apparantly it's a bug that they've not got round to fixing yet?

[Recursion]

I've heard that one, but i've also heard its going to expire in September or in 2010, No one is sure, but I just got an XP Tablet 2005 key for my UMPC, WHS and Office 2007, might try out Windows Server 2008 too.

I like the way the Office 2007 Ultimate ISO is as big as the XP one. Also, you should use IE to navigate around it, their download system isn't FF friendly.

[N!ck]

I've heard that one, but i've also heard its going to expire in September or in 2010, No one is sure, but I just got an XP Tablet 2005 key for my UMPC, WHS and Office 2007, might try out Windows Server 2008 too.

I like the way the Office 2007 Ultimate ISO is as big as the XP one. Also, you should use IE to navigate around it, their download system isn't FF friendly.

Where do you get the keys? I'm struggling to navigate their website.

Edit: I think it's because I have to wait for a second email?

[Recursion]

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/securedownloads/default.aspx

In the sidebar find what you want, click it, then in the middle find the exact thing and "Get Key", or you can get your keys from the "Product Keys" tab at the top of the page.

[LOLROB]

WOW this is what I need!
thanks dude I would rep but I got to spread I don't give out rep much

I give in a week or so

[N!ck]

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/securedownloads/default.aspx

In the sidebar find what you want, click it, then in the middle find the exact thing and "Get Key", or you can get your keys from the "Product Keys" tab at the top of the page.

Gives me an error when I try to access it in either way.

[Recursion]

O_o Which error? I'm guessing you've tried it in IE8?

[Chippiewill]

I've had a good look round and there is litterly everything, I wonder if we will be able to get the 7 rtm....

Edit: I might end up renewing this, especially since there will be a discount....

[Recursion]

I've had a good look round and there is litterly everything, I wonder if we will be able to get the 7 rtm....

Edit: I might end up renewing this, especially since there will be a discount....

A discount?! :o


I was hoping for it to carry on until the W7 release, but I doubt MS are that stupid :(

[Chippiewill]

I don't think it is a mistake, it was to do with a survey or w/e

[LOLROB]

I've had a good look round and there is litterly everything, I wonder if we will be able to get the 7 rtm....

Edit: I might end up renewing this, especially since there will be a discount....

Yes same how much does it originate to be

[N!ck]

O_o Which error? I'm guessing you've tried it in IE8?

Yeah, but it seems to be working now :D.


I've had a good look round and there is litterly everything, I wonder if we will be able to get the 7 rtm....

Edit: I might end up renewing this, especially since there will be a discount....

I don't know about RTM, but retail will be on there.


A discount?! :o


I was hoping for it to carry on until the W7 release, but I doubt MS are that stupid :(

After the first year all subsequent years are a slightly cheaper price. I hope they do carry it on for W7 release. Free genuine copies FTW lol.

[Chippiewill]

$249 - Renewal
$349 - Purchase

Well RTM is basically advance retail so I do hope so, especially since I am planning to upgrade my computer to 7 asap (I just DG to XP however it is buggy and is not x64 also I cbf to install the RC)

[LOLROB]

$249 - Renewal
$349 - Purchase

That's nothing I'm going to renew at the moment I'm downloading Microsoft office because I don't have it on here :P

[Recursion]

$249 - Renewal
$349 - Purchase

Well RTM is basically advance retail so I do hope so, especially since I am planning to upgrade my computer to 7 asap (I just DG to XP however it is buggy and is not x64 also I cbf to install the RC)

:o Thats still expensive! lol

[LOLROB]

At the moment with the amount of people signing up they have got a problem. You can download the programs fine but when you go to make a key it will give you a error but the woman on the live support did say that it will be fixed usually within two days. She said she will email me when it has been fixed so when I get the email I will post on here.

[Chippiewill]

I hope they send out the DVDs in the mail before they realise xD

[N!ck]

My expiration date is 1/1/1900 :S.

[Chippiewill]

It sets it to the real date when it is activated

[Rarelime]

Is Office for Mac on there?

[N!ck]

Is Office for Mac on there?

No, I was looking for that also :(.

[Chippiewill]

I saw quite alot of mac stuff when I was looking on there...

ALSO THEY HAVE MS-DOS FOR DOWNLOAD!!!!

[Stefy09]

It was a survey

http://surveys.rddfs.com/IntWeb.dll/online/WEB4/090668/&urlimport=1&questlist=T;T2;G;&T=1&T2=2&G=1

doesn't work anymore but when people completed it it gave them instructions on how to get a free technet plus direct subscription for a year, then people got the link and have been getting it free and now almost every forum knows about it and posted about it so microsoft are going to find out and cancel everyones subscriptions, thats if they can because theres so many people who have got it free

[timROGERS]

They fixed it :(

[Recursion]

Ha, my account is still active. Are you sure they have?

[Stefy09]

I hope they send out the DVDs in the mail before they realise xD

its a technet plus direct subscription so there's no dvd shipment

[Recursion]

Who wants to wait for DVDs anyways? ISO FTW!

[Wolverhampton]

It's down, tried to register twice, error both times.

Oh well. ;)

[Flisker]

I registered just in time then :D just getting my vista 64bit :D

[Jordan,]

just signed up thanks

[Recursion]

I don't know if it makes a difference but for the guys getting errors use IE8 to register.

[Wolverhampton]

Im using IE8 right now, and i've tried it in compatibility view. :P

I get to the 'review your order' page, I click place order, I then get the 'submitting your order' loading page, then after that I just get a 'error, we cannot place your order at this time.' page.

Oh well.

[Recursion]

Oh well, seems to work for some and not others.

[Berch]

Crap!

Doesn't work for me I get 'unable to validate your customer information at this time'.

I wanted to get a Vista Ultimate 64bit key.

[Stefy09]

I've got the error when getting a key and I can't download anything, and my expiry is 1/1/1901 so I guess my order isn't complete yet

[Jordan,]

i keep getting We are unable to validate your customer information and proceed with your order at this time.

[Rarelime]

I registered earlier, everything I try and download is greyed out.

[Recursion]

Hah, they only grey out Volume Licenses...? :S

[Rarelime]

I must be Mr. Unlucky then :/

http://i41.tinypic.com/2cpc66s.jpg

[Stefy09]

Anyone getting the key error when you click to get a key for something, check top right corner above the downloads, it shows an error saying "System slowness or access is being investigated."

I also heard microsoft have made it so the subscription ends at the end of september, if that is true its lucky because the rtm will be out before that (y)

[N!ck]

I must be Mr. Unlucky then :/

http://i41.tinypic.com/2cpc66s.jpg

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/add/default.aspx

Go on that page and fill in the four fields.

[omgDAN!]

I get this:

Windows Live ID is unavailable from this site for one of the following reasons:

This site may be experiencing a problem.
The site may not be a member of Windows Live ID.

[Rarelime]

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/add/default.aspx

Go on that page and fill in the four fields.

Thanks! Its working now :D!

can't +rep as I gotta spread :S

[Flisker]

Looks like MSFT has caught on because I cant view keys or download any software from there.

[N!ck]

Looks like MSFT has caught on because I cant view keys or download any software from there.

Yeah it's telling me i'm not authorised if I try and access the product keys. Good thing I got some when I could.

[Stefy09]

I don't think they have caught on lol, look on the overclock.net thread, someone said people who have paid are getting problems too so it must be server problems

Actually now I don't know whats happening, people are saying all free subscriptions have been cancelled and others say they are just fixing the download problems people are having OR both because lots of the technet pages wont load for me

[Wolverhampton]

Why can't I register using this? tried earlier three times but it didn't work, i'll try again and let you know if it's still working or not.

EDIT: Lol@This.
http://nafetscampbell.drivehq.com/errormsdn.JPG

Guess it's patched.

[Stefy09]

According to a few people who have called microsoft, they say its still server problems and anyone whose subscription has gone will get it back soon. If you try adding your subscription access key thing again, it doesn't say its invalid so they can't of cancelled it can they?

[Flisker]

I have and the it just goes back to saying I don't have any subscription. I hope your right as i am planning to renew it when it runs out.

[Jamesy]

http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/06/04/update-from-microsoft-on-free-technet-subscription

BUS-TED

[Flisker]

http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/06/04/update-from-microsoft-on-free-technet-subscription

BUS-TED
Damn :P oh well xD

[Stefy09]

The subscription is for 1 years free technet plus, they changed it to run out in september because people got the link to get it free, some people have got their subscriptions back (look on the overclock thread) and people have called microsoft and they said that all accounts will be up again in 2-3 business days, so tbh I'm going to believe microsoft for a few days, so either they are telling the truth or they have lied to people which I think is totally unacceptable, even if we weren't supposed to get the subscription.

[Jamesy]

The subscription is for 1 years free technet plus, they changed it to run out in september because people got the link to get it free, some people have got their subscriptions back (look on the overclock thread) and people have called microsoft and they said that all accounts will be up again in 2-3 business days, so tbh I'm going to believe microsoft for a few days, so either they are telling the truth or they have lied to people which I think is totally unacceptable, even if we weren't supposed to get the subscription.

you weren't supposed to get it. It was a leaked URL.

[Stefy09]

you weren't supposed to get it. It was a leaked URL.

Read the end of my post, I know that. I'm just saying that lots of people have called microsoft and they have said to them that their account will be back again in 2-3 days so meh, either microsoft lied or the people lied so I'm going to email them and ask. Not saying that that site is wrong, microsoft probably decided that, but if people did get told saying their account will be back then I think its wrong for them to lie, if they didn't know what they was going to do about it, then they should of said so

[Jamesy]

There's something funny going on, that is true. Some accounts are being reactivated - perhaps due to consumer laws in the UK etc etc.

[Stefy09]

Yeah I've emailed them, I'll post their reply when I get it

[Recursion]

http://www.*****.co.uk/tech.png

Hmmm....

[Jamesy]

Hmm accounts were disabled again. They appear to be making a hash of this.

[Wolverhampton]

Well, it is Microsoft.

[Jamesy]

Well, it is Microsoft.

Yes, by default microsoft means they're making a hash of it. :rolleyes:

Now to stop your silly prejucides, I honestly don't think they expected to get up this morning and find thousands of accounts essentially stealing products.

It was a leaked url by someone who took the survey months ago, and now microsoft has to tread around laws in several countries to stop their products being given away.

[Wolverhampton]

wow is your rant over? I was just stating a fact, christ.

people really do need to chill out a little bit.

[Jamesy]

Rant? I was merely explaining that you obviously said that with the belief that because is is microsoft they're bound to mess it up.

So lose the sass mister.

[Wolverhampton]

I'd lose my sass mister if I knew what one was rofl.