 jester121
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join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL |
WTF???No wonder Al Queda hates us.... |
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 Weirdal
Premium Member
join:2003-06-28
Grand Island, NE |
Weirdal
Premium Member
2004-May-20 5:29 pm
funnyi got a beta account without an invite too  I still havent had the chance to invite someone though  |
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 xmrocks
Premium Member
join:2003-09-23
Wherever
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xmrocks
Premium Member
2004-May-20 5:29 pm
Why?!?That's my main question. I've been a GMail tester for a while and it's not worth money. Period. Sure, it's a nice service and there are a few unique features, but why do people pay for something when you can get it for a free (in a little while, I'm sure)? Another concern I have is how many people getting these invitations are actually beta testing it? I'd assume very few since they're more likely shoving in other people's faces saying "Haha! I have a GMail account and you don't!"  --Also, I don't have any invitations -- I gave them out for FREE, 'cause I'm a nice guy like that! |
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 Logan 5What a long strange trip its been
Premium Member
join:2001-05-25
San Francisco, CA |
to jester121
Re: WTF???And Al Queda has....what? to do with this topic??? |
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jester121
Premium Member
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL |
The fact that we the most important thing in some people's lives is getting a vanity e-mail address (which is free). |
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Logan 5What a long strange trip its been
Premium Member
join:2001-05-25
San Francisco, CA
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to jester121
I'm still confused. Are you saying that Osama Bin Laden is planning specific terror attacks against the US because he couldn't get a Gmail invitation test account and then found out that they will eventually be free?? |
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roflI like those:
Online girlfriend for a month
invitation to a wedding
a 5-minute conversation on the phone
^^ Who needs those? lol |
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 nizbitLearn to Swim
Premium Member
join:2003-09-20
Grainy |
nizbit
Premium Member
2004-May-20 5:49 pm
HaSo if anyone has a invite, send me a IM ! |
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 jp
Premium Member
join:2000-05-18
Royse City, TX |
jp to B777300
Premium Member
2004-May-20 5:50 pm
to B777300
Re: roflsaid by B777300:
I like those:
Online girlfriend for a month You must not read Slashdot  |
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 ObdH
Premium Member
join:2003-06-11
Abilene, TX |
to nizbit
Re: Hasaid by nizbit:
So if anyone has a invite, send me a IM !
yeah me too..... |
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Me three! I'm so mad because I had the chance to sign up and I waited to long! |
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 NerdtalkerWorking Hard, Or Hardly Working?
MVM
join:2003-02-18
San Jose, CA |
Who the heck even got it?I still don't understand how they determined who and who should not get to be a beta tester.  I must go to google every day, enter my e-mail address, and click "I'm interested in account!". Yet I still do not have one!:( |
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 Mike
Mod
join:2000-09-17
Pittsburgh, PA |
to Logan 5
Re: WTF???everything.
it's called "stupid ass commericalism"
If you can't nail it down, fark it, or steal it... sell it for a stupidly high price for something that is worth nothing. |
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j_7962
join:2004-05-19
Saint Paul, MN |
to jester121
Re: Google can delete all GMail Beta accountGoogle can delete all GMail Beta account win the testing is over that would be funny:D. |
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 Gbcue
Premium Member
join:2001-09-30
Santa Rosa, CA |
to nizbit
Re: HaI've got 2, but I'll need $150 USD each. |
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noclip
join:2004-04-20
Fairfax, VA |
to Nerdtalker
Re: Who the heck even got it?Most likely they will only reply back when GMail goes public. Maybe when it goes public people will realize how silly they're being |
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 dierro
Premium Member
join:2003-10-26
Onondaga, MI |
to Nerdtalker
Subscribers to Google's blogger received the first Gmail accounts. They in turn were given a limited number of invitations to email to anyone. Don't expect one anytime soon unless you get a free invite from a friend. That, or maybe Gmail will come out public sooner.
Remember how long Froogle and GoogleNews were in BETA? They were open to the public at large. If GoogleNews is any indication, I would assume within six months Gmail will go public. Possibly in December. |
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xmrocks
Premium Member
join:2003-09-23
Wherever |
to Nerdtalker
Those members of Blogger (a Google owned blog company) were offered an invitation (assuming you publish a lot of blog entries). That's were most, if not all, of the participants were offered a chance to test.
You won't have an account until it gets released to the public unless you can find someone who is giving away their invitations that either: 1. hasn't already, 2. isn't selling it for a billion dollars. |
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I can't wait for that day to happen and people will realize "Damn. I just paid for a free e-mail account and now anyone that wants one can get one with little to no problem registering a specific username!" It's fun watching people beg for it now, though |
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noclip
join:2004-04-20
Fairfax, VA |
to xmrocks
In reality, theres no significance to having one except for the fact that only a select few have them. If that's all that gmail has going for it except for the storage, then I'll wait until it goes public. Hell, i only remember that gmail exists because dslr occasionally brings it up  . *note - Im not putting gmail down because i don't have an account. |
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jekler
join:2000-11-23
Cincinnati, OH |
to xmrocks
Instead of bidding and trading for a gmail account, it would be a whole lot cheaper and easier to register a domain, pay for mail hosting, and you can have any username you can possibly imagine. Not to mention faster. With a credit card, you could have your email account on your own domain in 15 minutes. |
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 Jeremy341Bye
Premium Member
join:2000-01-06
localhost |
to dierro
said by dierro:
Remember how long Froogle and GoogleNews were in BETA?
Actually, they're both still in beta. |
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to jekler
But it's not @gmail.com! |
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dierro
Premium Member
join:2003-10-26
Onondaga, MI |
to Jeremy341
I meant, not accessible from the front page. |
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jekler
join:2000-11-23
Cincinnati, OH |
to Jeremy341
In my opinion, that's a good thing. Free e-mail domains quickly find themselves on blacklists because of the massive amount of spam that originates from them. |
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 Dustyn
Premium Member
join:2003-02-26
Ontario, CAN ·TekSavvy Cable
Hitron Coda-45
Linksys WRT3200ACM
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I'm Not DesperateI didn't get one.  I don't think I care for one either, even after it's made public. Google can't be the only e-mail company to offer a gig of space after it comes out. Others will soon follow. The privacy issue with G-Mail is also disturbing 2 me. |
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 netwire
Premium Member
join:2001-04-27
Dallas, NC |
netwire
Premium Member
2004-May-20 7:58 pm
I have a swap...I will trade 1 Gmail account for a iMac with Mac OS X (Panther) pre-installed. |
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 pcdebbbirdbrain
Premium Member
join:2000-12-03
Brandon, FL |
pcdebb
Premium Member
2004-May-20 7:58 pm
this is beyond sadi mean it's only email!!! if you want gigabyte storage on email, buy a domain for $9 and run a mail server!!!!! I only got gmail cause it was offered, if it wasnt offered i wouldnt care, my yahoo mail is just fine |
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to B777300
Re: roflsaid by B777300:
I like those:
Online girlfriend for a month
invitation to a wedding
a 5-minute conversation on the phone
^^ Who needs those? lol
"your name on a grain of rice" was laughable |
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to xmrocks
Re: Who the heck even got it?said by xmrocks:
Those members of Blogger (a Google owned blog company) were offered an invitation (assuming you publish a lot of blog entries).
i rarely posted to my blog, hell it had been a month or two and i got the invite |
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