[Dead] FREE 90-day TRIAL at gamefly.com

[xspeedracerx]

www.gamefly.com/promo
promo key = "9jbb10"
just signed up, i suggest you do also.

[maccabee72]

I saw this on Gamefaqs. Great deal! Don't forget to enter the code in the box in the upper right, where it asks you if you have any special offers. I can't wait to start getting games!!!

[mousin]

grr.. it needs a credit card? how can you people be so secure about your credit cards theses days.. wait to you get fraud'd :D

[zewone]

signed up for it. thanks

[xspeedracerx]

no problem, just looking out for my fellow cheapasses.

[Howeraing]

Thanks, signed up.

[Murcielago77]

so it is completely free for 90 days?

[bignick]

grr.. it needs a credit card? how can you people be so secure about your credit cards theses days.. wait to you get fraud'd :D
most credit card companies have good fraude protection policies. I know with citi bank, you can get a one time use virtual credit card number. Its a different number than you credit card, but links to your account. Only good once.

[XboxMaster]

This is totally perfect!!! How long does their shipping take?

[jimbojonesjr]

That is more then awesome... I'm signed up...

[Graystone]

i already ihave a account eith them i signed up for this one and told it was for my son

thank u just saved me 66 bucks

[Wario64]

Blockbuster flip card what? Nice!

[BigBen]

Dude this is AWESOME! You rock!

[PsyClerk]

Problem: with all the free sign-ups, all the good games will be rented out.

At least for me they will be.

[DrunkTigerWoods]

Blockbuster flip card what? Nice!

I'm in, thx. Blockbuster can go to hell.

[guyver2077]

thanks ill try it.....do you get charged anything at all?? and how do you cancel. and how does it work. thry mail you a game then u have to mail it back?? is it prepayed

[spoo]

Thanks I signed up!

[JAMMR]

Suweeet.

[Wario64]

Dear Kevin,


Thank you for trying GameFly! Best Buy and GameFly have teamed up to offer
you a 90 day Free Trial. Your paid subscription plan will automatically
begin on 9/19/04.


You may cancel this free trial at any time prior to 9/19/04 and your
credit card will not be charged.



Man this is too good to be true!!

[modium]

Awesome, just signed up. I love NetFlix, but don't have the time to play rentals really, but it's great to try out games and see which ones are good. :D

[Drico]

Credit card declined! Damn you!

[nattensmadrigal]

Cool, I'm gonna sign up for it right now. Thanks a lot!

[guyver2077]

As a security precaution, we will perform an authorization on your card for $21.95. This is NOT a charge, but some banks will hold these funds for 1-5 business days.


?????

[Wario64]

Anyone know how Best Buy is invovled in this promotion? How is this promo code being given?

[BULL_Ship]

Anyone know how Best Buy is invovled in this promotion? How is this promo code being given?

Best Buy has dvd cases in stores with these codes.

[rvdrock]

You lucky bastards...I have been with this site for 3 months now and I only got a 10 day free trial period...

[hoshi]

As a security precaution, we will perform an authorization on your card for $21.95. This is NOT a charge, but some banks will hold these funds for 1-5 business days.


?????

I think this means if your credit card does not currently have $21.95 in available funds on it, it won't go through - regardless whether they charge you or not right there and then. This is pretty standard fare.

-Hoshi

[sisco1986]

Nice find.

[edicttree]

man! well done! cag and xspeedracerx wins the prize, thanks!

[azel]

WOW! I've been considering joining these guys anyways, but this will give me a chance to see how the service is.

Thanks a million for posting this!!! :D

[DrunkTigerWoods]

Anyone know of a deal like this except for movies?

[wlau]

Signed up about an hour ago...just logged back on and got this notice on the front page:

Your account has been cancelled.
If you have any questions, please contact customer service: 1-888-986-6400.

Anyone else get this?

[Wario64]

Too good to be true, indeed. I hope the cancelling was a problem with just your account :|

[kev]

<<Problem: with all the free sign-ups, all the good games will be rented out. >>

I'm amazed at how well stocked Gamefly is. I have been able to get EVERY new release on the first day this year. The only game that is consistently out that I've wanted in Transformers. I currently have out Psi-ops, Driv3r and Four Swords. All shipped the day they released without any problems.

I hope all you chepasses don't ruin it for me. :wink:

It's a great service, changed my cheapass life. Between it and this site I haven't bought a full-priced new game since like November...

[thingsfallnapart]

wtf?


http://www.gamefly.com/products/detail.asp?pid=106240

[mousin]

wow, all this so fast? they probally going to take down the 90day trial like tomarrow..

[vou know who]

DEAD.. 8(

[monkeymonkeymonkey]

NO, the code expired. I shouldn't have got my hopes up.

EDIT: Oh, somebody already posted that it was dead.

[Wario64]

Well they haven't cancelled my account yet. I guess we're gonna have to wait and see

[SpookyD]

awww I have an empty debit card :( I'll have to load it up a bit and try this soon, penny-arcade said good things about the site, its probaly legit.

[StrikerObi]

I signed up. I hope I'm not canceled.

wlau, have you had a GameFly account before? Apprently they don't let you use free trials if you've had one in the past.

[chrisflyer]

"We're Sorry. The special offer code you entered has expired.


But you still qualify for our 10-Day-Free-Trial. Click "Next" to proceed with your Free Trial sign-up "

Alas, it appears to be deceased. Oh well...

[Rabidmuskrat]

ARGH!!!!! It says it already expired :(

[wlau]

wlau, have you had a GameFly account before? Apprently they don't let you use free trials if you've had one in the past.

Nope...my bro has one (same address) though...maybe that's what did it for me.

[StrikerObi]

wlau, have you had a GameFly account before? Apprently they don't let you use free trials if you've had one in the past.

Nope...my bro has one (same address) though...maybe that's what did it for me.

This sounds very highly likely.

[Graystone]

I tried again its DEAD

[guyver2077]

guyz how do you know when they have mailed out a game to you??

[Wario64]

I think the Game Q page will update when the game ships to you. The first two games on the list will be automatically shipped

[Graystone]

guyz how do you know when they have mailed out a game to you??


their will be a blue box above your q that says game you have and when you go to gamefly.com they will be on the side in a blue box the whole entire time your are on the site

[mousin]

woot! i got it like at last min. i hope mines doesnt get canceld :D

[Graystone]

if they cancel alot of accounts I say two words civil suit
then we all get free games

[baruflea]

good looking out, guys. thanks for the free 90-day membership

--BF

[ayolykewhoa]

Thanks, I got in on this deal!

[ElwoodCuse]

if they cancel alot of accounts I say two words civil suit
then we all get free games

OH NOES a coupon expired they still have to honor it or I'll sue :roll:

[mousin]

ill 3rd that. :D lets go into a civil suit! :D but i doubt they will do that, and why would they cancel anywho if they stop 90day trial?

[Wario64]

if they cancel alot of accounts I say two words civil suit
then we all get free games

OH NOES a coupon expired they still have to honor it or I'll sue :roll:

Well if you get the coupon code legimately, you might actually have a case...

[SpookyD]

I think I put everything but my credit card in and it says 90days trial... mabye it will work tomorrow, we'll have to see I guess.

[hoshi]

Yeah, I'm waiting to see if my games ship before I start celebrating. I'm also anxious about seeing how many of my picks will end up going on a waiting list within the next 24 hours. :)

Just as a precaution, I also suggest watching your Subscription Terms for a few days to make sure your account doesn't switch over to 10-day trial period or something. I don't know if Gamefly is that screwy, but still...

-Hoshi

[dustyeff]

Gamefly is legit. I dont' use the rental service, but I buy the games. That place could have a camera in my house and I'd trust em. That's how much they rock.

[oNeWiNgEdAnGeL]

I had a chance to sign up, but like always, I waited and now it's dead.

[XboxMaster]

I had a chance to sign up, but like always, I waited and now it's dead.


Exactly what I did. :cry:


Anyway, this 10-day free trial could be my answer for some GBA games for my one-week vacation. That is, if they ship fast enough. Does anyone know how exactly the 10-day free trial works? Does it count off days as the game ships? And how long does it take to ship during the 10-day free trial?

[rvdrock]

XBOX...4 days to get there...im in Baton Rouge, and they are based in Cali...

[Stargun007]

My friend did a trial a while ago and was very disappointed in their service. First of all, XboxMaster, if you have 10 days, and it ships for 2 of those days, then those 2 days do count as part of your trial. When my friend had the trial, he never got the game he ordered (Simpsons Hit & Run). Around day 6, he contacted Gamefly, and they gave him 20 days free and shipped him another copy. He then received the second copy in 4 days, and received another copy a day after that. So overall, shipping is about 3-4 days on the east coast. This greatly takes away from the number of games you can get per month. If you're expecting the quality of Netflix, you're not going to get it.


Offtopic- does it seem like Gamefly and Netflix have very similar websites? I think they both may be the same company.

[PsyClerk]

If they're the same company you'd think they'd use the same distro centers.

I doubt that they're the same, since one would advertise the other. Or at least, you'd think they would.

[TheRaven]

If they're the same company you'd think they'd use the same distro centers.

I doubt that they're the same, since one would advertise the other. Or at least, you'd think they would.

Agreed on both points, though their websites are very similar. Perhaps they hired the same company to design theirs if it was all done with outsourced work.

[Wario64]

My account is still alive as of 7:26 AM PDT. Nothing is shipped yet though but so far so good

[spoo]

My account is still alive as of 7:26 AM PDT. Nothing is shipped yet though but so far so good
Ditto

[rvdrock]

Its already started....Psi-Ops/Pnimusha 3 both on short wait when they were available yesterday...

[Wario64]

Psi-ops is available for me (PS2 version)

And GOOD NEWS FOLKS. My queue page just updated, my first two games are now IN PROCESS!!!

[CheapyD]

Best Buy and GameFly have teamed up to offer
you a 90 day Free Trial....

I'm glad we could exploit Best Buy's promotion...they deserve it.
Nobody puts CAG in the corner. (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/archives/000696.php)

http://www.not_cate_e_tati.blogger.com.br/dirty-dancing02.jpg

[Wario64]

lol, indeed. I can't believe this went through...both Prine of Persia (GC) and Psi-Ops(PS2) are going in the shipping process right now. I should receive them in 1-2 days since I live in San Jose and apparantly Gamefly resides in Los Angeles

Thanks OP

[secretvampire]

Mario vs. Donkey Kong (GBA) and Disgaea (PS2) are on the way. Thanks so much for this deal!

[SneakyPenguin]

I went through part of the way on this, but had to stop because of no credit card, but I checked my e-mail this morning, and they have saved my free trial offer! I can continue the process, and still get the 90 day trial.

[Graystone]

they put my account on hold because the other one I had a trail on it then they only allow a trail per household. I went to cancel the new one they then asked me where I got the code from cause they said that thousands of people signed up using this one code and alot of accounts will be canceled.
I told them I got it from gamepro.com.

[Wario64]

I know someone mentioned that the code was in a DVD case at Best Buy...what are the exact details on this? Do you have to buy something in order to get the code?

[howard]

Anyway, this 10-day free trial could be my answer for some GBA games for my one-week vacation. That is, if they ship fast enough. Does anyone know how exactly the 10-day free trial works? Does it count off days as the game ships? And how long does it take to ship during the 10-day free trial?

They ship right away, and the day they ship starts your 10 day trial. So if it takes 5 days to be delivered that's only 5 days you have on the trial. They do allow I believe 7 days from the date on cancellation to return the game to them.

[hoshi]

My Front Mission 4 and Nightshade shipped today. Rock on.

-Hoshi

[sj41]

I wish I had done this yesterday when I had the chance. :cry: I guess I'll just have to play my other games that I still haven't beaten.

[rsigley]

I hope this is 90 days not 10, just got this email from them (they were trying to verify my address for some reason they couldn't find it even tho I found it on the first try). So I just replied with it but pointed out I signed up for 90 day free trial, hope they do'nt change it

I was attempting to verify your delivery address with USPS in order to obtain the zip+4 code for your location, which we require for delivery, but I wasn't able to find a match. Is there another way your address can be spelled or formatted which would make it come up in a http://www.usps.com/zip4/ search? Or, do you know or can you find out from your Post Office what the zip+4 code for your location is? Once we get this information, I'll make sure you get your full 10-day FREE TRIAL.


Thank you and happy gaming!

- Violet
______________________________________

GameFly, Inc.
Customer Service
support@gamefly.com

[mick16]

When I log in, it says there is a problem with my account. I e-mailed them to see what it is but I suspect that its because I've done the trial before. I used a different credit card and e-mail this time so I thought it would sneak through. My guess is they're going to cancel my trial membership.

The services is decent, but it takes 5 days for the games to reach me here in Florida from California, so its not worth the $22 a month to be able to rent 4 games a month.

[jimbojonesjr]

My two games shipped today.

[Wario64]

Like what Hoshi said, I suggest you check your account information on the gamefly site to see if you have the 90 day trial. So far, my subscription begins on 9/19/04

BTW Hoshi, didnt you post on GAF before?

[hoshi]

Yep. I'm that Hoshi. Saw a storm brewing and bailed for a while. Looks like it hit pretty hard, too.

-me

[redrobot]

this deal is back! i just signed up for my account. subscription starts 9/22/04

[loserboy]

Well, the jig is up....

Here's an e-mail I just got...still 30 days is better than zero days...



Dear Gamer,

Recently you signed up with GameFly using a promo code that was posted
publicly without legal permission, thus voiding your 90-Day Free Trial
offer.

However, in good faith and due to your interest in GameFly’s service,
we have automatically enrolled you into a premium 30-day Free Trial,
which is three times the length of our standard Free Trial. We hope this
will satisfy your needs and expectations.

If you feel there has been a mistake, please contact Customer Support
at support@gamefly.com or call 1-888-986-6400, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. PT.

Thank you again for joining GameFly!

The GameFly Team


+--------- Links ---------+

[Sockey]

Awsome sighning up ASAP! I thought I had missed it.

[JAMMR]

I got that same email... I don't agree with that...

[xspeedracerx]

I got same e-mail too, dang that sucks.
someone try calling the number.

[Wario64]

Yeah, I just saw that email. I'm not complaining, 30 days is better tha nothing. I thought they would just give us the 10 days instead. Oh well. Still not a bad deal!



I don't see why you guys are complaining. I really doubt anyone got this code legitmately. You should be happy you're getting something free

[punqsux]

i JUST signed up, they better honor it for 90 days or ill be pissed and cancel the second i get that mail

[Querjek]

I got the 30-day thing too... my 2 games shipped yesterdy though so I imagine I can get at least 6 games out of this (I'm not going to need the games for that long)/

[secretvampire]

i JUST signed up, they better honor it for 90 days or ill be pissed and cancel the second i get that mail


Oh no! They might miss out on your non-business that way! :roll:

I got the same 30-day email too but I can't complain really. 30 days is much better than 10, and free is always good.

[zewone]

Got the email. Anyone called the number?

[punqsux]

i JUST signed up, they better honor it for 90 days or ill be pissed and cancel the second i get that mail


Oh no! They might miss out on your non-business that way! :roll:

I got the same 30-day email too but I can't complain really. 30 days is much better than 10, and free is always good.

no, they might miss out on the chance to charge my credit card if i forget to cancel on time.

i wont even be using this thing until i get back to school (the 12th) so a 30 trial is useless for me.

its their own fault their code got posted. pretty much every good universial code gets posted somewhere, so its just common sence it would get out. why not give out unique 1 time use codes like ea does? something tells me it wouldnt be hard to do...

[loserboy]

Agreed...will get four games out of this (going on vacation for a week). 90 days would have been fantastic...but thirty is better than I thought we'd end up with...

[SpookyD]

How could you legitamatly get the code. If I can say I did whatever how you were suposed to do it (even though I just got it from here) i'll call and see if they will give me the 90days.

[secretvampire]

no, they might miss out on the chance to charge my credit card if i forget to cancel on time.

i wont even be using this thing until i get back to school (the 12th) so a 30 trial is useless for me.


I understand your reasons, they are certainly valid, it is just kind of a hollow threat to say you are going to cancel a trial which you have no intention of staying on for the pay service.

I also agree that one-time use codes are essential for these situations, how they thought a universal code would stay a secret is pretty mystifying.

[SpookyD]

Its probaly just a scam to charge people early if they dont check their mail. Have you noticed the code seems to still work, I put it in the promo thing and it says its alright... I might have to try and see if it will work.

[punqsux]

no, they might miss out on the chance to charge my credit card if i forget to cancel on time.

i wont even be using this thing until i get back to school (the 12th) so a 30 trial is useless for me.


I understand your reasons, they are certainly valid, it is just kind of a hollow threat to say you are going to cancel a trial which you have no intention of staying on for the pay service.

I also agree that one-time use codes are essential for these situations, how they thought a universal code would stay a secret is pretty mystifying.

yeah...i like free stuff ^^

[secretvampire]

yeah...i like free stuff ^^

As CAGs, don't we all? :D

[Wario64]

I'm gonna ask again, anyone know the EXACT details on how the code is being distributed out? I know Best Buy is involved, but how do they give them out? These details could be really helpful at this moment :P

[SpookyD]

I just sent a nasty e-mail about it to them, I didn't use specifics about the promo but mabye their reply will give some insight on how you were suposed to get it.

[Murcielago77]

what if i sign up again?

[edicttree]

on page 2, somebody mentioned that they came inside dvd cases. best buy is half an hour away for me, but if somebody is close by, maybe they could pop over and see if that is true.

as for why the promo code still works... bear in mind that when that code hit CAG, they probly got like a thousand subscriptions in about 15 minutes, which obviously would mean that their code got posted online. my guess is that they only cancelled the accounts that signed up in that big spike period before they pulled the deal. probably, if they did that, they did cancel a few real accounts that signed up during that period... but if they get a thousand calls from people who signed up in those 15 minutes saying that they actually bought dvds from best buy, they're probably going to want receipt numbers and shit.

my opinion is that it's pretty cool that we still get one month trials. not nearly as cool as three month trials, and i think it'd probably be worth it to go buy a dvd just to get the three months back, if that would actually work. then again, i go back to college mid-august and i'm not going to have enough time to play video games to make this worth it then, so it'd probly cost about the same to just renew for one month...

good luck to whoever calls customer service.

patrick

[BigBen]

I actually have been considering subscribing to Gamefly for a while now, but after this fiasco, I won't be subscribing. I do plan on getting as many games as possible during this free trial though :)

[loserboy]

I don't know, I'm pretty happy with them honoring it for 30 days....after fye canceled my Mafia order over a month ago...I'm pleased when any company makes any good faith effort in honoring something at all...it's so rare these days...

[HYDE]

I received the same email - given the circumstances, 30 days is rather nice and there's no room to complain since most of us never bought these DVD cases to legitly get the code.

However, free trial issues aside, the fact that I put games into my Q monday morning when this thing got out, and it's now Thursday and I might receive 2 games 4 days after the fact, I won't be continuing my subscription. I live in San Diego, somewhat close to their distribution you'd think, but a 4 day time period just to 'get' a game is stupid. I can send a movie back to Netflix on Monday, they have it Tuesday morning, and have sent my next DVD that day which I recieve on Wednesday. So for a complete turnaround, it takes 3 days with Netflix. For Gamefly it takes 4 days one-way and I live close to them! That could mean one week for a full turnaround. LAME.

The service is steep too when factoring this in. $22? That was more than Netflix (until recently) and unlike Netflix, Gamefly does not pay a special inflated price for copies to use as rentals. So for $22, I might get a few game rentals out of a month. I would use the service more to dabble in lots of games I wouldn't buy rather than rent a few and keep them for extended periods.

Eh - I'll enjoy it for 30 days and then continue to wait for Netflix to add games to their lineup.

[yogi99]

So is Netflix going to do video games rental soon?

[StrikerObi]

So is Netflix going to do video games rental soon?

If they do they will obviously be the better choice seeing as they have distro centers all over the country.

[Cornfedwb]

You know it probably was a seperate code for each dvd case (or however it came).. however the system wasn't set up to only allow one use of the code. That's how they know you used an illegaly posted code.

[suprsaiyanMAX]

The service is steep too when factoring this in. $22? That was more than Netflix (until recently) and unlike Netflix, Gamefly does not pay a special inflated price for copies to use as rentals. So for $22, I might get a few game rentals out of a month. I would use the service more to dabble in lots of games I wouldn't buy rather than rent a few and keep them for extended periods.

Well don't you expect to pay a little more because it's games and not movies? You go to a store and rent a game you are bound to get charged a couple extra dollars than you would for renting a movie.

[Wario64]

You know it probably was a seperate code for each dvd case (or however it came).. however the system wasn't set up to only allow one use of the code. That's how they know you used an illegaly posted code.

It sounds reasonable, but it doesn't explain why the promotion code is alive after they sent out emails saying the code was void because it was posted publicly.

[azel]

I just can't stop thinking about how many suits were scrambling around an office trying to come up with a solution for this issue. You know some heads in the IT dev dept rolled...

[HYDE]

suprsaiyanMAX: Actually, that was probaby their foley. They should not think that because they cost more to rent at blockbuster that their service should cost more per month than a movie service.

In fact, the reason you pay more for games at Blockbuster was due to the 5 day time limit you could keep the game. It's been that way since I was renting games 13 years ago - except back then, you only kept movies for 2 days. Competition is the only reason you keep movies longer now. Anyway, it's not so much the fee - it's what the fee gets you, and if I have to wait 4 days to get a game, then count me out. As I said, when factoring this in, $22 is steep. They pay shelf retail for rental copies where movies can cost upwards of $100 a copy. Given this, and their small distribution, yet large monthly fee, it's hard to see Gamefly as a deal, which is why even when I heard about it years ago, I didn't bother. It took a free trial to convince me that it still wasn't worth it, for me anyway. If they get to Netflix quality, I'd reconsider.

Yogi/Striker: I've read that Netflix is evaluating the market. Sounds like they're thinking about it, but it's still up in the air.

[guyver2077]

dam dissapointing news....jsut got the email...well 30 days is better than nothing...so we gotta cancel and return the games before 30 days??

[Wario64]

When, you cancel, they give you another 10 days to return the games

[BigBen]

When, you cancel, they give you another 10 days to return the games

Actually, they only give you 7 days to return them

http://www.gamefly.com/help/basics.asp?sec=2

[Wario64]

Oops, that's what I meant

[JAMMR]

I bet some of the people who work/maintain GameFly are members here...

[hoshi]

I just checked my account status, and the free trial was knocked down to 30 days. Ah well, time for some hardcore game session cramming.

-Hoshi

[mousin]

good thing i get mine games in 2 days :] i also live in L.A. there main office, and i get it really fast. im getting bored of Hit and Run after 2 days, so ima send it tomarrow. keeping the Ninja Gaiden till im done w/ it

[spoo]

This sucks but how do you get one of these codes? I am thinking about giving them a call.

[DrunkTigerWoods]

I got my games today, it took 2 days and i live in NY.

[DrunkTigerWoods]

I just checked my account status, and the free trial was knocked down to 30 days. Ah well, time for some hardcore game session cramming.

-Hoshi
Yeh, i just got the email. now i have to cut my list down. what jerks.

[nathan_the_rock]

Does anyone know how to actually acquire one of these codes legitamatley? I mean, with you guys all complaining about them cutting off your subscriptions, we should find out how individuals can get a new code that will actually work for 90 days. I'm not sure if they are still doing this promotion, but it would be worth a try to figure out.

[SpookyD]

I think it was some dvd thing at best buy, if you just have to buy a movie for 90days free i'm all over that. I'de like to hear it from someone who actualy knows though, I just pieced that bit together.

[Romeo]

grr.. it needs a credit card? how can you people be so secure about your credit cards theses days.. wait to you get fraud'd :D

No offense, but only stupid people should worry about credit card fraud. The money is only a number in a computer and is easily fixed.

[xspeedracerx]

Does anyone know how to actually acquire one of these codes legitamatley? I mean, with you guys all complaining about them cutting off your subscriptions, we should find out how individuals can get a new code that will actually work for 90 days. I'm not sure if they are still doing this promotion, but it would be worth a try to figure out.

I sent them an e-mail trying to get them to fix it, it turns out it was only for Bestbuy employies. oh well, still got 30 days out of it.

[Hiro-Kun]

great. I'm going to persuade my parents to sign up like...today.

[scott123456]

I signed up and got the 30 day trial. Outbreak and Here comes the pain still on the way. Gonna take like 4 business days to the east coast. Not to confident I'll do it after the 30 day mark.

[Querjek]

Just so everyone knows, I signed up on June 22nd, my 2 games shipped on June 23rd, and I got them both today (June 26th). They were shipped first-class mail, and I live in Ohio.

[DrunkTigerWoods]

I signed up and got the 30 day trial. Outbreak and Here comes the pain still on the way. Gonna take like 4 business days to the east coast. Not to confident I'll do it after the 30 day mark.
My game shipped 6/22 and i got them 2 days later on 6/24 and i live in NY

[Sockey]

sighned up june 24 shipped june 24 still on way. they will probablly get here tommorow.

[yogi99]

I'm really disappointed with gamefly's shipping speed. I live in California and very near to gamefly's distribution center. My first two games arrived just one day after I signed up, really cool. But now it takes about 3 to 4 days for me to receive new games after returning it. 3 to 4 days is really slow considering that I live so close to them. How long does it take you guys to receive your games? Please specify what state you live also.

[SpookyD]

at least a week to return and get a new one, i'm only on my 3rd game.

[Wario64]

Mine expires on the 21st. I already beaten 4 games with the trial, and 2 more coming my way at the moment

[Sockey]

I sent both my games back at the same time they received one and sent my next game and I have recieved it but they still havent recieved my second game I sent.

[ogmaster]

So what's working and what is not working? Is the 90 day still going on? If not, does anyone have the 30 day code?

[Murcielago77]

no more sign ups just the really small 10 day trial is as long as you get it for

[Querjek]

I sent both my games back at the same time they received one and sent my next game and I have recieved it but they still havent recieved my second game I sent.
The same thing happened to me. The Simpsons: Hit and Run took 5 more days than DDR. Oh well, at least I know Spiderman 2 is on its way :D

[Wario64]

This is just a reminder for everyone to cancel your free account by next week or risk getting billed. My billing period begins on the 21st, and I'm sure most of the people who signed up have the same date. So you should cancel by Tuesday if you don't want to keep the account

[HYDE]

Yep - I was thinking about the need to cancel. My "How good is Gamefly" verdict? A huge "EH".

1) It's a Monday to Friday cycle for me, and I live close to their West Coast distribution in Inglewood (judging by the return envelope anyway). That's a mere 124 miles. I pop in the games Monday, and the next set arrives friday. By comparison, Netflix is farther (218 miles) and it's a Monday to Wednesday cycle.

2) Given the cycle times, you may be able to cycle 4 or possibly, 5 times in a month (5 times if you return them the next day after getting them). Now, the service for me would be to demo potential buys, play titles blockbuster doesn't have and maybe consider buying them used from them (as the packaging is mint). However, 8 games (2 out plan), maybe 10, per month for $22 is steep in my opinion. Why? Because, again, I can compare it to Netflix (who's base plan for $22 is 3 out). You can cycle 6 movies a week, so 24 is easily possible. Obviously this is one case, as was the Gamefly potential of 8, but even if you cut that in half because you take a few days to play the movie/game, you'd end up with -4- games a month with Gamefly, yet -12- movies from Netflix.

3) The services cost the same, but the service offered is not. 2 out with Gamefly versus 3 out with Netflix. Why does this matter? Because the cost is actually more for Netflix. Rental houses pay a good amount for rental copies. Sometimes over $100 a copy for the ability to rent it. What do they pay for games? Shelf price, or less. They can buy on the cheap and rent them. Wondering why Disgaea went from "long wait" to "now"? Maybe they got in on the CC deal :)

Don't look at the media type these places send. Look at the service they offer. A DVD is a DVD no matter how you slice it, and after being spoiled with Netflix, and Gamefly having been around long enough to offer similiar service, I expect more, especially when they cost the same. If Gamefly changed to a 3-out base plan (like Netflix) then my criticisms wouldn't be so warranted.

However, if we are talking strictly online game rental companies, then Gamefly is the choice to go with - it's the best among the pool of places out there so far. It's just not the best in the online rental category, nor close...yet.

[Archie Gates]

I live in Burbank and transit time for a game is next day. So if I mail a game back, I'll get my next one 48 hours later. I have found the service to be outstanding, and their prices on pre-played games are great too.

[JAMMR]

I'm in Texas and my cycle time is from a week to a week and half. I've gotten 4 games total. But I've also played them for a couple days each.

[lurknomore]

3) The services cost the same, but the service offered is not. 2 out with Gamefly versus 3 out with Netflix. Why does this matter? Because the cost is actually more for Netflix. Rental houses pay a good amount for rental copies. Sometimes over $100 a copy for the ability to rent it. What do they pay for games? Shelf price, or less. They can buy on the cheap and rent them.

I think that the business of renting DVDs changed the entire rental industry. It's my knowledge that the Motion Picture studios had indeed made arrangements with BlockBuster and the like for early rental copies, and to have them be charged upwards of $75 - $100. However this has all changed with the advent of and surprisingly quick adoption of DVDs. I don't think that the renting of DVDs carries the same monetary weight as VHS tape rentals did. So your logic and deduction stated above is incorrect.

[Querjek]

Games took around 4 days to get here and anywhere from 1-5 to get back there. I have gotten 4 games out of this, which is good considering the free price, but would not cut it for me for $21.95.

[edicttree]

not worth $20. was nice to try out a few games for free that i might not have otherwise tried, but if i were paying $21 a month, and i checked out a game that wound up sucking (which i did), i would be much less thrilled when sending it back and waiting for the week-long turnaround for another game.