iPhonegizmo recently hunted the internet in search of genuine “free iphone” contests. Along the way we also found sites that were advertising “free” iphones but it actually cost money or mucho time to get them. These were not included in the post.
But just so you know what to watch out for, here is great example of an offer where you really do need to read the small print. At first glance it looks great. We were keen. Started answering the questions then got to this page:
Hmmm… We could not think of any good reason to provide a mobile number. Alarm bells rang … we checked the small print (follow the arrow!) and found:
*……Customers, who enter their personal pincode on the website in order to sign up are agreeing to become subscribers. By signing-up for and/or using the service you acknowledge and confirm that you have read the terms & conditions, that you are a Canadian resident and authorized account holder and/or that you have the consent of the account holder. Costs of the Trivia Game are $2.00 CDN per question. Each week 4 questions will be sent to your phone. By answering a question correctly you have a chance to win fantastic prizes. Wixawin operates under the Canadian code of conduct for SMS services and offers unique entertainment for your mobile. To cancel the service please send ‘stop’ to 88588. …….
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Now, this contest is not advertised as free.
But, equally, its not at all clear that by providing our mobile number we are agreeing to become a sunscriber and that we will have to pay $2 per question to enter!
Having read the small print you may be happy to pay. But – that’s a choice that we at iPhonegizmo figure you want to know you are making!