McAfee for Free?

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  1. Technodrome

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    McAfee Products for free?

    I know they have these free after rebate offers but offering their products for free….? A couple of online retailers offering McAfee products for FREE. One of them is buy.com. Is McAfee going Free…? LOL. Best Buy sells these for very,very cheap.

    Anyway I ordered a couple of them boxes, couldn’t resist. :cool:

    http://www.buy.com/prod/McAfee_Total_Protection_2007_Minibox/q/loc/105/202987887.html

    http://www.buy.com/prod/McAfee_Internet_Security_Suite_2007_Minibox/q/loc/105/202987884.html

    http://www.buy.com/prod/McAfee_Internet_Security_Suite_2007_Minibox/q/loc/105/202987884.html

    http://www.buy.com/prod/McAfee_Internet_Security_Suite_2007_Minibox/q/loc/105/202987884.html



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  2. pykko

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    niceeeeee....I"m going to them. :D Thx for info.
     
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    their server is totally locked up. might be busy??
     
  4. pykko

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    I'm trying for 30 minutes to order and it stays about 15 minutes to load one single page. It's very busy. :(

    EDIT: I got " HTTP/1.1 500 Server Error" :D
     
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  5. Technodrome

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    A massive server overload. Its posted everywhere thats why.



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    Web Site Filter in PC-Cillin 2007 show a warning windows when you connect to this site.
     
  7. Netherlands

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    Man this can't be right this must be a fault or something. If not i will order couple of boxes to for the whole family :D
     
  8. Technodrome

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    I don't know why, but buy.com is one of the largest USA online retailers(no worries there).


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    LOL. :D
     
  10. Technodrome

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    That’s what I though in beginning. Apparently, it’s legit. Keep in mind Best Buy offer them with huge discount:
    VirusScan Plus 2007 = $2
    Internet Security Suite 2007 = $6
    Protection Plus 2007 = $3

    Maybe Mcafee is trying to get new customers to try 2007 version.


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  11. Netherlands

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    Yes but this one is compleetly free. So it properbly cost them money to send it to me in the netherlands :)
     
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    It took one hour but I got it :thumb: McAfee Total Protection 2007

    I did have to pay shipping $5.48 but for a $79.00 program I can handle that small amount
     
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    HUH one hour? DId you download it?? Is it not possible to get the full pack with cd delivered at home?

    Do you need a creditcard or something?
     
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    It will be delivered. It is in a mini box and I did pay the shipping with a card. and it is full version on cd with all manuals.
     
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    Strange the website states that shipment is FREE !!
     
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    I chose physcial delievery :thumb: I didn't want to download it seeing as how slow their web site is.
     

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    And by the way, free shipping if you qualify can take from 2/4 weeks where as Paid shipping is 3/5 days :thumb:
     
  18. Perman

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    Hi, folks: Free and excellent programs are very hard to come by these days. I may want to jump on the wagon. However, I do remember McAfee's 2007 lineups have a major bug; fortunately it has been fixed lately. I do wonder these free copies are PRE or POST pathed products. Could buy.com tell us?
     
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    I really doubt if they could tell you what the version is except what is printed on the box. this offer is good from 09/26/06 till 09/30/06
     
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    Hi,folks: For the price of MacDonald's BigMac Combo, I might try to get few copies for friends and myself. :thumb:
     
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    Does any of these retailers ship to Europe?
    Because Buy.com does not.
     
  22. Howard Kaikow

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    I got suckerd into getting "free" MacAfee. It was not worth getting.
    Don't, get McAfee unless the problem described in http://forums.mcafeehelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=76180&view=previous&sid=9928a331836af6a9d346e04707caeddb has been fixed.
     
  23. Howard Kaikow

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    Such offers are available most all year long for Norton aV, and I've seen such offeres for Trend Micro.,
     
  24. Howard Kaikow

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    Most, if not all, online retailers in the USA do not ship internationally.
    Especially for security related products.
     
  25. Howard Kaikow

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    Most rebates are limited to 1 unit.
     
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