When I initialized my Note 4 I created a new Dropbox account to get AT&T's 50GB for six months. My old account was associated with now expired Samsung promos and was down to 6GB. So here's what I (think) I did that got me not only the original 50GB/6 month promo but another 50GB/2 years added on top. This could be a pure fluke but maybe it'll help somebody here.
To claim the Samsung 50GB promo create a new account. Dropbox doesn't add or extend if you're on an existing promo so you should do that regardless. You'll get 50GB for six months after doing all the stupid "add a file, refer a friend, let us exploit you in any way possible" stuff Dropbox makes you do.
Change the e-mail address on your original (non-Note 4 related) account to one not in Dropbox's records. It's in "settings" on the Dropbox web page. It has to be real and accessible because Dropbox sends a verification e-mail to it.
Via the Dropbox website, change your Note 4 created account's e-mail address to your original (pre-Note 4) one (the one you just made available in step 2).
Sign out of the Dropbox app on your Note 4 and sign back in again with the re-named e-mail address.
I did that and got this. Remember, pre-Note 4 I had 6GB available.
Why do I have a feeling that simply login to your existing dropbox account would automatically award 50gb promo, just like it did 2 years ago with Note 2.
2 years ago I used my N2 to give 50gb dropbox to all my friends, all I had to do was wipe the dropbox app (or maybe reinstall it, don't recall, no couldn't reinstall it, because it was "system" app) and let them login to their accounts.
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Why do I have a feeling that simply login to your existing dropbox account would automatically award 50gb promo, just like it did 2 years ago with Note 2.
2 years ago I used my N2 to give 50gb dropbox to all my friends, all I had to do was wipe the dropbox app (or maybe reinstall it, don't recall, no couldn't reinstall it, because it was "system" app) and let them login to their accounts.
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You missed the point of my post. I got two 50GB promos, the six months I'm entitled to plus twenty four months no one on ATT's entitled to.
And what the policy was two years ago was doesn't matter.
http://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/...x-bonus-space-on-samsung-galaxy-s5-no-chance/
Did you do this on your phone or computer
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Did you do this on your phone or computer
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PC. I wasn't trying to scam the system, I just wanted to use the e-mail address on my pre-Note 4 Dropbox account. Changing the e-mail back to that one is what triggered the second 24 month promo. On my Note 4, I signed the account I created on the phone out of the Dropbox app. When I re-signed in with the one I switched the bonus e-mail (above) appeared in seconds. I'm more excited about the 2 year duration than the extra 50GB.
Awe mine doesn't work actually my +48 GB is just about to run out, too, from the original Note 2 deal but my Note 10.1 and Note 4 didn't add any time to the offer.
Try it out on the ones in store to see if you can add it. Then delete the account.
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Try it out on the ones in store to see if you can add it. Then delete the account.
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On a virgin Note 4 you can create a new account with an e-mail not associated with an account currently on any type of Samsung/Dropbox promo. Even if you have 1 day of an existing promo left, using an existing e-mail to initialize Dropbox on a phone will prevent additional promo storage from being added. I didn't want to take a chance with my previous account(s) which had expired Samsung/Dropbox promos on them which is why I initially (from my phone) created a brand new account.
If you create a brand new account with a floor model you can try changing e-mail addresses (via a PC) like I described above. That, not how I originally initialized the account, is what triggered the additional 50GB/24 months to be added to my account.
It's all rather bizarre. Especially the 24 month component which shouldn't have been applied because anything I did from my phone should have identified it to Dropbox as an AT&T Note 4 by its device ID. And seriously, why out of the four major carriers is AT&T the only one not offering 24 months? I guess it's for the same reason we don't get a headset in the box.
I couldn't seem to get this to work. I'm wondering if maybe the delay of 3 days had something to do with it. I'll wait a day or two and try again.
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I couldn't seem to get this to work. I'm wondering if maybe the delay of 3 days had something to do with it. I'll wait a day or two and try again.
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I didn't have any luck either. I did get the 2 year 50gb deal, but no dice on the 6 month part.
That's interesting - I got the opposite - I got the 6 month 50GB, but not the 2 year. Wierd.
Maybe it's because I have the T-Mobile variant.
So if I do what you say and add 50GB worth of stuff to my Dropbox account, what happens after the 6 months is over? Do they erase that stuff or will I still have access to it, but just can't upload anything else unless I start deleting stuff? I need to know because I don't want to lose anything after it expires.
They don't erase your stuff you won't be able to add anything more.
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I almost did this, but I now have 1 TB on Microsoft One Drive, and soon it will be unlimited, Dropbox and the others better step up their game.
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I almost did this, but I now have 1 TB on Microsoft One Drive, and soon it will be unlimited, Dropbox and the others better step up their game.
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I heard about this unlimited OneDrive from different sources, yet I don't see anything about it on any official MS sites. I'm tempted to subscribe to the office personal edition so I can transfer all my Google Dive crap over.
The little bit I did bring over (to the free OneDrive) doesn't play nice with file names that include any hyphens "-". Anyone experiencing the same issues?
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My google drive is still not ready. its been nearly 15 hours and google has still not emailed me with downloadable content? did i do something wrong? if so please help. thank you.
Be patient!? They've got millions of accounts to do, I doubt they'll do all of them at the same time...
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I did it yesterday quite early and it still took a couple hours just give it some time.
i did it yesterday about an hour and a half after its release and i am hearing of people getting it right after they sign up.
Both my drives were up within a couple of minutes of downloading.
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Both my drives were up within a couple of minutes of downloading.
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Yep me too.
I guess patience is the name of the game here. Sorry to hear.
wait after downloading? What do you mean? It just says yoyr derive is bnot ready tet do i need to download something to junp srtart it? All ive done is hit the notify burton no downloads or anything
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wait after downloading? What do you mean? It just says yoyr derive is bnot ready tet do i need to download something to junp srtart it? All ive done is hit the notify burton no downloads or anything
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No you don't need to download anything to jumpstart it. It was only after Google notified me via email that my Drive was ready that I needed to download anything.
Wonder what they are using to queue accounts to provision?
I heard about it yesterday, signed up online and it was ready in the time it took me to click 'get started with 5gb' button.
Gdrive
Since having 2 google accounts, one private and another for business, guess the apps, google apps, associated accounts went first and it's up and running.
The private one is still on docs, actually reverted back to docs since GDrive is still not ready...
So to recap, google for business first then all else
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Mine is private and like I mentioned, was ready in the time it took to click the get started button.
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Mine is private and like I mentioned, was ready in the time it took to click the get started button.
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Mine was ready pretty much instantly as well on a private account. Then again I used Google docs prior and had a couple files uploaded to it. Perhaps that is another factor as I think Google docs was rolled into Drive.
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Mine was ready pretty much instantly as well on a private account. Then again I used Google docs prior and had a couple files uploaded to it. Perhaps that is another factor as I think Google docs was rolled into Drive.
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That could be. I had files stored on gdocs.
I actually had a couple files on docs too though I don't remember putting them there. Proabaly a factor.
sent with 3g courage. better recognize. 4g courage coming soon. stock up on diapers.
got my email early this morning and signed up. meh.
Mine took almost 24 hours (in Canada) so be patient.
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Was activated late last night (UK) But perhaps prioritised because of I was a paying Google Docs customer -albeit $5 per annum.
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Mine just got activated. 50 free users account.
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I have 2 accounts. A Gmail account and a free Google apps account for my business. They both were ready at the same time but that took 24 hours.
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I read somewhere that with Note II you get 50 G Dropbox. I have a Dropbox account previously with 2.75 G. When I signed in with Note II it doesn't seem to automatically increase to 50 G. I wonder how to get the increase?
Does not work with att and verizon
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I had the same problem but I just got an email stating that my dropbox account has been upgraded to 50GB. Only thing I did differently is open the dropbox app directly and boom I got the email.
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I had the same problem but I just got an email stating that my dropbox account has been upgraded to 50GB.
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can you share more specifics? thanks...
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Sorry, im not totally sure what I did. I got the email when I opened the dropbox app directly. I did not get the email during the intial setup of the phone.
I don't remember exactly how I did it but I have 50gb. There is a separate Dropbox app that it uses to know it's a 50gb
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I just singed in to my account from the email i received. I already had 25gb +2 gb bonus. Once I signed in i now have 77+ gb of space. Didn't do anything special. Just logged in. Though the extra 50gb is only for 2 years. Not sure what will happen to my files if I manage to fill that space up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1987023
Download that rom & either install it or pull the dropbox app from it. Login into your account & a few mins later, you should receive an email from Dropbox saying that your account has been updated for 50GB or something like that. Took about 5-10 min or less upon signing in.
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I just singed in to my account from the email i received. I already had 25gb +2 gb bonus. Once I signed in i now have 77+ gb of space. Didn't do anything special. Just logged in. Though the extra 50gb is only for 2 years. Not sure what will happen to my files if I manage to fill that space up.
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That didn't happen to me...
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I just singed in to my account from the email i received. I already had 25gb +2 gb bonus. Once I signed in i now have 77+ gb of space. Didn't do anything special. Just logged in. Though the extra 50gb is only for 2 years. Not sure what will happen to my files if I manage to fill that space up.
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Ok so what email... who what when where did the email come from??
If your phone did not come with dropbox preinstalled, you wont get the space. ie att did not agree with dropbox therefore no app was preinstalled.
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The only way to get this to work is to install the T-Mobile ported rom and log into dropbox. After you login and sync with device, you will receive
a email.
ATT did not contract with dropbox so no other way around this, only like stated from above post, you go into the rom and just pull that file.
would this work if u already did it with sgs3?
For everyone trying to get the free 50gb Root and install the multipane window thing, It will take less than 10 minutes to do everything. Highly worth it
Oh that kinda sucks
Thanks for all the inputs!
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I got it to work. I registered when I first got the phone with stock everything on it. Then you have to log into their website and do something like 5/9 tasks they have given you to unlock 50GB.
so im on ATT and didnt get this wonderful storage, so i did ask suggested and grabbed that rom and pulled out the dropbox apk. sideloaded it onto the phone and logged in, nothing happen no email, or notification of this extra storage wonder what i might have done wrong
I wish people would read. Verizon and AT&T opted out of this promotion. You cannot get the Dropbox space from a phone (unmodified) from either of these carriers.
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oh i read mr high and mighty...also read that people said to EITHER A) load that rom or B) pull the apk out of the rom and load it to the phone. I realize and understand that AT&T opted out of this deal but people keep saying it worked for them and not a single person has said they got it from being on a different carrier or from just using the rom or even just the apk from said rom. so maybe you should just calm the **** down and not respond if you have nothing to add that helps anyone, you seem to just troll this so you can ***** and complain instead of help
Create an account and login dropbox on your phone. Then you get an email with a link on how to get 50 gig. I think its dropbox.com/gs. There are 7 steps they lay for you to get 50 gigs. You only need to do 5 of the 7.
Example.
Create a shared folder in drop box and share it with someone.
Install drop box on your main PC
Install drop box on another PC
Email your friends asking them to join.
Login to dropbox on your mobile phone and upload a picture.
They show you each and update the page once you accomplish each one. It takes about 20 minutes.
The bummer I found out later. It's not a lifetime storage like when box.com ran their promotion. It's only good for 24 months.
so i got an email from google today saying that someone tried to log in to my account from china. Obviously it couldnt be me, so i reported it and immediately changed my password and enabled two step verification. But still, i would rather stay on the safe side and use a completely new account. Normally i would do just that without a seconds though, but i have paid for apps with this account. so i was wondering if it would be possible to transfer those apps to a new account.
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so i got an email from google today saying that someone tried to log in to my account from china. Obviously it couldnt be me, so i reported it and immediately changed my password and enabled two step verification. But still, i would rather stay on the safe side and use a completely new account. Normally i would do just that without a seconds though, but i have paid for apps with this account. so i was wondering if it would be possible to transfer those apps to a new account.
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You need to email each developer for the paid apps. They will have you verify some things and get you the app on your new account.
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You need to email each developer for the paid apps. They will have you verify some things and get you the app on your new account.
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tedious but doable, guess ill start that process in the morning
Hi I'm new to these forums and I must say I love them! There's so much useful information!
So I thought that when buying this tablet I would get a bunch of free stuff. (50 gigs of dropbox, free linkedin pro for 3 months, etc...) I can't find any information about this anymore, I'm I missing something? Does anyone have any clue how to do this? I have already registered my device with Samsung btw.
Thanks in advance,
- Olivier
You should receive an email detailing the offers, sent to the address from which you registered your Samsung account. BTW, some of the offers, like the NYT access, begin from the time you register the account, NOT from the time you first access the offer. So, the first time I tried to access the Times premium content, it told me something like my premium access trial had expired, and asked whether I'd like to continue with a full-price subscription?
HA! Not likely...
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You should receive an email detailing the offers, sent to the address from which you registered your Samsung account. BTW, some of the offers, like the NYT access, begin from the time you register the account, NOT from the time you first access the offer. So, the first time I tried to access the Times premium content, it told me something like my premium access trial had expired, and asked whether I'd like to continue with a full-price subscription?
HA! Not likely...
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Yes that's what I thought. I just double checked and I did receive an email after registering, but didn't see any links to get free stuff. In comparison I still had an email from when I registered my S3 with a link to get free stuff. I'm confused about what I else I can/should try... :s
- Olivier
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Yes that's what I thought. I just double checked and I did receive an email after registering, but didn't see any links to get free stuff. In comparison I still had an email from when I registered my S3 with a link to get free stuff. I'm confused about what I else I can/should try... :s
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Have you registered your device via the Galaxy Perks page?
Log in to your Samsung Account via a web browser (you can use the above link). Click on your name in the upper right, and select "My Profile". Verify that your device shows up. Sometimes just logging in to your Samsung Account via a web browser seems to trigger it, so it doesn't hurt to try even if you know you already registered your device.
Have you added the Samsung Account to the Note 2014 yet? If not, launch Samsung Apps and sign in with your Samsung Account when prompted. You might need to press the menu button and then select "Sign In" if it doesn't automatically ask you.
If you have, remove the Samsung Account, launch Samsung Apps and sign in again.
If you've done all that, you SHOULD get the "<NAME>, your gift for registering..." email at the Gmail account you specified when you registered.
I have a Note 4 for me and my wife, both rooted. I picked up one for $1 at BB for the kids. I had planned to activate my old GS3 but couldn't pass up the $1 deal. I have twin boys who are turning 13 on Saturday and a daughter who is 11.5. All 3 will use the phone when allowed. When I got them all Nexus 7 tablets I set them up with gmail accounts based on mine. Like [email protected] dot com. That way they all could use the apps I had already purchased when they used my phone to play. They don't use gmail but have POP3 accounts on one of my domains. I don't use social media but have a Google plus account by default. So the conflict with them piggybacking on my Google account is in YouTube history and Calendar etc.
The new Note 4 has 5.1.1 and I hear that 5.1.2 will allow multiple user accounts. Is that true? If so will I need root to get 5.1.2? I rooted their Nexus 7's before I gave them to them and have no problem rooting this phone except... If they wreck it and I need to warranty it. I have not purchased insurance and usually don't.
If I can set up user accounts that will be nice. Can I set up an admin profile? What should I do about a Google account? Use one of the piggy back ones or make a new one that I control?
What have you guys done for your kids phone? Do more than one kid use it and how did you manage that?
Thanks.
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I have a Note 4 for me and my wife, both rooted. I picked up one for $1 at BB for the kids. I had planned to activate my old GS3 but couldn't pass up the $1 deal. I have twin boys who are turning 13 on Saturday and a daughter who is 11.5. All 3 will use the phone when allowed. When I got them all Nexus 7 tablets I set them up with gmail accounts based on mine. Like [email protected] dot com. That way they all could use the apps I had already purchased when they used my phone to play. They don't use gmail but have POP3 accounts on one of my domains. I don't use social media but have a Google plus account by default. So the conflict with them piggybacking on my Google account is in YouTube history and Calendar etc.
The new Note 4 has 5.1.1 and I hear that 5.1.2 will allow multiple user accounts. Is that true? If so will I need root to get 5.1.2? I rooted their Nexus 7's before I gave them to them and have no problem rooting this phone except... If they wreck it and I need to warranty it. I have not purchased insurance and usually don't.
If I can set up user accounts that will be nice. Can I set up an admin profile? What should I do about a Google account? Use one of the piggy back ones or make a new one that I control?
What have you guys done for your kids phone? Do more than one kid use it and how did you manage that?
Thanks.
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Go into settings scroll down look for users
You can create a new user profile..
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Go into settings scroll down look for users
You can create a new user profile..
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Users is not an option in settings. N910P05 5.1.1 build LMY47XN910PVPU4OG5 stock non-rooted
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Users is not an option in settings. N910P05 5.1.1 build LMY47XN910PVPU4OG5 stock non-rooted
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I'm using saintz obar rom
That might be why i have it
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I'll probably have to root and flash a rom to get there. Thanks
Man are you really giving two teens and a preteen ONE phone to share?...WOW!
David.Dunbar said:
I have a Note 4 for me and my wife, both rooted. I picked up one for $1 at BB for the kids. I had planned to activate my old GS3 but couldn't pass up the $1 deal. I have twin boys who are turning 13 on Saturday and a daughter who is 11.5. All 3 will use the phone when allowed. When I got them all Nexus 7 tablets I set them up with gmail accounts based on mine. Like [email protected] dot com. That way they all could use the apps I had already purchased when they used my phone to play. They don't use gmail but have POP3 accounts on one of my domains. I don't use social media but have a Google plus account by default. So the conflict with them piggybacking on my Google account is in YouTube history and Calendar etc.
The new Note 4 has 5.1.1 and I hear that 5.1.2 will allow multiple user accounts. Is that true? If so will I need root to get 5.1.2? I rooted their Nexus 7's before I gave them to them and have no problem rooting this phone except... If they wreck it and I need to warranty it. I have not purchased insurance and usually don't.
If I can set up user accounts that will be nice. Can I set up an admin profile? What should I do about a Google account? Use one of the piggy back ones or make a new one that I control?
What have you guys done for your kids phone? Do more than one kid use it and how did you manage that?
Thanks.
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Man are you really giving two teens and a preteen ONE phone to share?...WOW!
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Ha, you must be a youngster yourself. I never got a cell phone until I was 38 years old and I paid for it. I never had a computer until I was in my 30's as they were rare in peoples homes. My twins are turning 13 this Saturday and their sister is 11.5. It's going to cost $30/month to add a phone and that's better than $90/month for 3 extra phones. They all have tablets and we usually go everywhere together. The phone will go with whichever kid is going somewhere we are not like birthday parties, sports etc. Though I'm sure they would each like a phone I don't see the necessity at this point. Different profiles would be nice so they can each have their own customization's.
Nope I'm an oldster. .47. Get them all a phone while they're on sale. They will really appreciate it.
Well, good luck to you sir.I'm sure this will go swimmingly.
Two thirteen year old boys sharing a phone with their sister? I see no possible way this could end badly.
As always, your mileage may vary.
Talk about setting them up for failure. ..JMHO though..
From the sounds of it, the tab will be their main technology. I commend the op for the idea. I see no failure here. If they want something to play with, they have the tab. Something like gosms can even be setup for SMS. I see no need for 2 13 year olds and an 11 year old to have thier own phones. Rock it op.
You can also look at something like freedom pop for free to low cost SVC for the S3. In case the need arises for another phone.