Sprint/Skate 2 Contest: Win Free MS Points

[bigsakis25]

I leave it blank.

and you have get any answer?

[life.exe]

and you have get any answer?

I get a reply every time.

[A Gamer]

If I send an email what should I write as a subject?
It does not matter. You can leave it blank, or something like "SPRINT NOW FOR MICROSOFT POINTS" (the name of the promotion). Either way, if your entry is received, and your address/IP is not blacklisted, you will get a response shortly thereafter thanking you for entering the contest. Be sure to check you SPAM/Bulk folder just in case.

Also, keep in mind that this promotion is restricted to US residents only. If your phone or email/IP address is not registered in the US, then you may not get entered.

Finally seems that they found the code they were going to send me and they sent me a text message with my code. It seems that you can win multiple times from email. Is this also true with a cell phone?
I am fairly certain it is limited to one win per email, and one win per phone.

Go back and re-read the posts and I think you will find that the people that posted multiple wins were using multiple emails/phones.

Unless you have unlimited txt'ing, I wouldn't bother with phones that have won.

[decrot]

It does not matter. You can leave it blank, or something like "SPRINT NOW FOR MICROSOFT POINTS" (the name of the promotion). Either way, if your entry is received, and your address/IP is not blacklisted, you will get a response shortly thereafter thanking you for entering the contest. Be sure to check you SPAM/Bulk folder just in case.

Also, keep in mind that this promotion is restricted to US residents only. If your phone or email/IP address is not registered in the US, then you may not get entered.


I am fairly certain it is limited to one win per email, and one win per phone.

Go back and re-read the posts and I think you will find that the people that posted multiple wins were using multiple emails/phones.

Unless you have unlimited txt'ing, I wouldn't bother with phones that have won.
actually i won multiple times w/ same email. I also have some emails blacklisted when i tried to send multiples w/ different names on the same day at different times. I wonder how the hell can they know your ip address.

[Bmac1775]

You are cheating, so what do you expect?


How is it cheating...I was under the impression that you could enter once per day per email or phone

[A Gamer]

... I wonder how the hell can they know your ip address.
Most mail servers will include the sender's IP address in the mail headers. Send yourself an email and look at the raw headers. In most cases you will see your computer's IP in the first Received tag (i.e. the last one in the list) in the headers.

[quiznosrox]

I'm wondering if these codes are really expiring on June 30 2010... I'm thinking they might have mistyped the year and the points could disappear on June 30 2009 just like in the McDonalds promotion. Many nice things coming out the end of this year, the next GTA4 expansion, etc, would hate to see the invalid code error message pop up. :)

[quiznosrox]

Congrats to the proxy masters out there for taking all the codes today! Sighs.

[A Gamer]

I'm wondering if these codes are really expiring on June 30 2010... I'm thinking they might have mistyped the year and the points could disappear on June 30 2009 just like in the McDonalds promotion. Many nice things coming out the end of this year, the next GTA4 expansion, etc, would hate to see the invalid code error message pop up. :)
The promotion goes until June 28, so having the points expire on June 30th would suck for those final winners... :roll:

Go to: https://billing.microsoft.com/ and log in (if you aren't allready logged into live)...

Click on 'Points' and see what it says...

Supposedly, if they were to expire on June 30th, 2009 they would be showing up there now since it is less than 30 days... And, they don't.

Also, I am fairly sure I still have points left from that in my account from the McDonalds promotion, and it does not show anything expiring. My guess is that this is just a ploy by MS to get you to spend your points rather than bank them.

Also, 5thfinger has some additional promotions coming up in July, Aug and Sep that also had June 30 2010 as the expiration on those points. Again, if they actually ever expire.

When do my Microsoft Points expire?
Purchased points don't expire. Any points you get through promotions can have expiration dates. Typically, points expire within thirty days of the date you get them. To view any points in your account that have expiration dates, go to the Billing and Account Management page, sign in with your Windows Live ID, and then click Microsoft Points under Stored Credits. If you have points that are expiring in the next thirty days, you can click View expiring points to view the points and their expiration dates.

Note

You can only see points that are expiring in the next 30 days.
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How do I use my expiring Microsoft Points first?

Promotional points with expiration dates are automatically redeemed first before purchased points.

[GamerKingFaiz]

True that:

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/2672/screenshot002zaf.png

[SolidMetal]

Bah well yet again no codes >.>
Can someone please give me a code since your all supposedly "wining."

[meatwad3000]

^^ for someone who's supposedly a vet y'know you're breaking the rules on the forums here by begging for free stuff

[Boltbacker]

Man I have played every day texting from both mine and my wife's cell.........and I haven't won anything!

[Gertle627]

Emailing these people has become as much a part of my daily routine as checking CAG. Hopefully I win eventually.

[bigsakis25]

This is so sad. I have never won to that kinds of contests so I don't accept to win now...

[quiznosrox]

anybody won?

[FoxHoundADAM]

Still 0'fer. 0 for about 10 on texts and 0 for about 6 on email.

[Mizzou75]

do they text/email you and let you know if you lose? this is my first day trying and i havent gotten any messages either way

[A Gamer]

do they text/email you and let you know if you lose? this is my first day trying and i havent gotten any messages either way
You should get a confirmation that your email/txt was received within a minute or two... Then you have to wait and see if you won points that day... Re-enter every day...

If you don't get the confirmation email/txt, then your phone/email is not allowed (US residents only), or you have been blacklisted for messing with previous 5th finger promotions, or your entry was considered invalid for some other reason.

[Mizzou75]

i got the confirmation email and text, but i didnt know if there was a "lol sry ur a loser" notification

[SolidMetal]

I've never gotten a message if I won by text but I think it might be that they charge you and I have that setting set off for like Edge or maybe idk.

[Dynasty1756]

ive won on my email once and via text message but Im trying a different email and still no success :(

[Teddite]

So.. you've come to complain that you've only won twice?

[rustyrage]

So.. you've come to complain that you've only won twice?
ya wtf??? ungrateful people these days

[help1]

I won two times. Thanks OP! To increase your odds of winning, enter earlier in the day.

[sleepydumbdude]

Thats what I would think too but 2 our of 3 times I've won with cell phones had been entered around 7:30 pm cst. Maybe a bunch of people enter earlier in the day or something. I think the other one was entered between 9 am and 10 am cst.

[life.exe]

I won two times. Thanks OP! To increase your odds of winning, enter earlier in the day.

I enter when I wake up in the morning, around 6am EST and havent won anything.

[decrot]

I enter when I wake up in the morning, around 6am EST and havent won anything.
the day starts at 12am pdt for the contest, so theres that.

But I won all 4 times at 6am, so hang in there.

[meatwad3000]

when I won it was 2 PM EST so 11 AM PST.

[Nimrod4431]

Bah well yet again no codes >.>
Can someone please give me a code since your all supposedly "wining."

STOP ****ING ASKING FOR CODES. I mean, come on. I'm not going to go back and look but that must be like the third time you are begging for codes in this thread. ENOUGH!

I've been emailing everyday and got my gf to text about everyday (she forgets sometimes..) and I haven't won yet. Not everybody wins. Stop crying.

[meatwad3000]

yeah I didn't win the 5th finger mcdonalds promotion. You can't win them all but keep on trying and hope for the best.

[help1]

I've been entering at random times for the last 5 ish days, and I won the most times when I entered at 4:20 am. EST. All my winning codes have come to me at 3 PM EST.

[SolidMetal]

I haven't won anything :( I am pissed.

[SolidMetal]

STOP ****ING ASKING FOR CODES. I mean, come on. I'm not going to go back and look but that must be like the third time you are begging for codes in this thread. ENOUGH!

I've been emailing everyday and got my gf to text about everyday (she forgets sometimes..) and I haven't won yet. Not everybody wins. Stop crying.
hahahaha someones alittle suck up to the winners eh?

[meatwad3000]

SolidMetal you have to see his point you have begged for codes on here multiple times and not only is it against the rules of this board but it's true you can't win every contest and if I obviously had won multiple codes I don't think I'd give you one because begging is usually frowned upon by general society and it seems like you still need to learn this.

[RelentlessRolento]

anyone know when the points expire?

[A Gamer]

anyone know when the points expire?

Copied from the winning e-mail you receive:

On behalf of Sprint, Congratulations! You won 800 Microsoft Points! To redeem, the code below either through the Marketplace tab on your Xbox 360 or at https://live.xbox.com/en-US/accounts/RedeemToken.aspx

XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

Microsoft Points awarded in this Sweepstakes will expire from a user’s account at 11:59pm PT on June 30, 2010. Any portion of the awarded Microsoft Points not used by this expiration date will be removed from the user’s account. Content purchased wil l not expire.

For more information, please see FAQ on Xbox LIVE Marketplace here: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/FAQ.htm
For more information on Microsoft Points, please view the following link: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/microsoftpoints.htm

Microsoft and Sprint use the personal information you have provided to administer the sweepstakes. We will not share the information you provide with third parties without your permission except where necessary to complete the services or transactions you have requested, or as required by law.

If you have questions about our use of your information, please contact us by sending email prizes@5thfinger.com.

[macontosh2000]

I won today and i am having issues entering my code.

Is anyone else having problems entering codes.

[PINKO]

give me yours ill try it

[smarkbran]

give me yours ill try it
lol

[GamerKingFaiz]

I won today and i am having issues entering my code.

Is anyone else having problems entering codes.
Naw man, mine worked perfectly fine. What error message are you getting? If you tried to do it earlier today, it probably didn't work because XBLM was malfunctioning.

[macontosh2000]

Naw man, mine worked perfectly fine. What error message are you getting? If you tried to do it earlier today, it probably didn't work because XBLM was malfunctioning.

First time i tried it on the xbox site and it said something like "this code cannot be redeemed at this time"

I then tried it on the 360 and it said this promotion has ended.

I just tried it on the xbox site again and this time is said "An error has occurred during the transaction. Please try again later."

[GamerKingFaiz]

That's really wierd.. You should try contacting MS and/or the contest holders.

[SolidMetal]

I can try for you.

[Nimrod4431]

hahahaha someones alittle suck up to the winners eh?

How does this make sense? Perhaps you've had too much to drink, I'm not sure. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.

I'm not sucking up to everyone. In a perfect world, everyone would win every time. Not. Going. To. Happen.

Don't get me wrong, I hope you and I win. BUT, the difference is you won't see me begging for something someone else won..

[badboysean]

Can you only send 1 text and 1 email a day?

[Teddite]

Anything more than that results in an "already entered" e-mail.

[A Gamer]

Can you only send 1 text and 1 email a day?
According to the rules, only one entry per day per person. But, since there is no way for them to easily link email messages to txt messages from the same person, you can effectively enter once per method.

The people that are running this promotion (5thfinger) have done a reasonably good job at detecting multiple entry attempts from the same person using different emails, which is why there are (were?) so many CAGs winning.

If you try to get around this limitation, they may black-list your email/IP address from this and future promotions. I tried lots of ways to submit a second entry after winning my code from the McDonalds promotion (also by 5thfinger) only to find that the email/IP could not be used for this promotion at all... Doh! Busted!

[Angelwatch]

I've won twice now. Once about 2 weeks ago and again about 2 hours ago. Both times have been through text messages. First on my cell phone and today on my fiancee's cell.

Everyday I wake up, send an email and a text from a cell phone. Weekdays before 7am est and weekends whenever. Email confirmation has always been really spotty. Some days I get it in 5 minutes. Other days it's hours later if I get a confirmation at all. Cell phone texting has always got me a confirmation within a minute of the text.

Only advice I can share is to keep trying and send the entries as early as you can in the day.

[sleepydumbdude]

I won during the mcdonalds promo and it had an expiration date too. I remember because I forgot to use them and remembered when this came up. Mine never did expire though. Still I''ve been using these right awaywhen I got them now. Anyways I usually enter like this. 1 per computer/network I access and 1 sms and 1 email per cell phone I own.

[A Gamer]

I think the expiration date is a scam by MS to get you (us?) to use our promotional MSP rather than to bank it. I have accounts that still have DreamCar Challenge points on them... :roll:

But, there are points that have expired (google GTA 4 UK promotion points expire), so it is technically possible...

You can find out if you have any points that are going to expire in the upcoming 30 days by visiting by the Microsoft Billing and Accounts page: https://billing.microsoft.com/points.aspx

I have never actually seen any points expire... But here is a screen cap of what it would look like: Points Expire in 30 days (http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd208/daymouse/Points.jpg)

[GamerKingFaiz]

I've won twice now. Once about 2 weeks ago and again about 2 hours ago. Both times have been through text messages. First on my cell phone and today on my fiancee's cell.

I've won twice, text and email.

Everyday I wake up, send an email and a text from a cell phone. Weekdays before 7am est and weekends whenever. Email confirmation has always been really spotty. Some days I get it in 5 minutes. Other days it's hours later if I get a confirmation at all. Cell phone texting has always got me a confirmation within a minute of the text.

Only advice I can share is to keep trying and send the entries as early as you can in the day.

Yep, when I was entering, I always sent a text before class at like 6:30 AM PST, and got the confirmation like a few minutes later.

And then I always sent the email later in the day when I got home usually around 4-5 PM PST, and like Angelwatch, the confirmation was iffy with the arrival. Sometimes it'd arrive almost as soon as I sent my email out, some days it'd come the next day..., and a bunch of things in between. =/

I think the expiration date is a scam by MS to get you (us?) to use our promotional MSP rather than to bank it. I have accounts that still have DreamCar Challenge points on them... :roll:

But, there are points that have expired (google GTA 4 UK promotion points expire), so it is technically possible...

You can find out if you have any points that are going to expire in the upcoming 30 days by visiting by the Microsoft Billing and Accounts page: https://billing.microsoft.com/points.aspx

I have never actually seen any points expire... But here is a screen cap of what it would look like: Points Expire in 30 days (http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd208/daymouse/Points.jpg)
Yea, I remember when I bought the XBL Vision Cam when it was on clearance for like $50, it said the 12 months, 200 MSP, Uno, and Robotron 2084 codes had expired like a year or so ago, and I was still able to use them totally fine.

But that screen cap, does kinda make me suspicious...

[pimpster4183]

sent a text last night around 2:30 am central and won today around 2 pm. Happy farthers day to me, thanks Sprint!

[Bleushman]

would have been awesome to win for father's day

[uglyteradon]

I entered for today... wish I knew about this sooner!

[solidus_00]

Has anyone been getting delay confirmations with this in the last few days? Normally I get a confirmation in my email with in an hour after entering. But in the last two days I entered around 6am yesterday and didn't get the confirmation until few minutes before 3pm.

Today I entered again shortly before 6am and have yet to get a confirmation and it's 3:06pm. Wondering if their having a hicup or something with the system.

[shaneboyd]

I just won 800 MS Points. Only entered two or three times. Thanks to the original poster!

[Angelwatch]

Email has always been very touch and go. Sent mine this morning at 6:45 est and still no confirmation at 5pm est.

Also, I never got any confirmations from a yahoo account. When I started sending from a gmail account, I would get confirmations back.

[solidus_00]

Email has always been very touch and go. Sent mine this morning at 6:45 est and still no confirmation at 5pm est.

Also, I never got any confirmations from a yahoo account. When I started sending from a gmail account, I would get confirmations back.

Very touch and go apparently. Shortly after I posted my previous comment, I got a winning email confirmation according to the time stamp on it. Didn't find out until today when I checked it, but I still never got a email confirmation for the entry that day.

That makes win no.2 for me.:whee:

Already spent the last one on Puzzle Fighter, think I'll get Street Fighter HD since it's on sale this week. Oh and for the curious I've been using only one email for entry. No multiples and no texting. Thanks to the OP!

[sleepydumbdude]

I just won again via sms. I am going to use it towards Marvel vs Capcom when it comes out.

[macontosh2000]

I won again from e-mail and again it wont let me redeem it.:cry:

[A Gamer]

I won again from e-mail and again it wont let me redeem it.:cry:
That is very odd. I have been able to redeem both on the console or by using this page:

https://live.xbox.com/en-US/accounts/RedeemToken.aspx

I have heard that people had problems with the points.microsoft.com page with previous promotions, but the link above should work even for Zune marketplace (once it is in your account, you should be able to redeem there, too).

The only thing I can think of is that your console is set to a 'zone' in which the codes are not allowed. However, I have heard from both Canadian and UK users that they worked, and really should not have since the contest was for US residents only.

Or, perhaps there is something no your computer interfering. If you have a different browser on your computer you may want to try using that instead?

Otherwise, you should contact 5thfinger (prizes@5thfinger.com) or Microsoft (Microsoft Email Support (https://support.xbox.com/support/en/us/nxe/emailsupport.aspx)).

If all else fails, you could PM me your code, and if it works I will send you back a code I have not redeemed. If it doesn't work, I will confirm there is something wrong with the code. Obviously a trust issue, but if it won't work for you anyway, you don't have much to loose...

But, honestly, I have a hunch there is nothing wrong with the code, but something with your account (location settings, or preferences?) that is the source of the problem. Especially if this is the second one that won't work for you. There are a lot of CAGs that have won (along with lots of people in other forums I visit), and yours is the only case I know of where the codes are not working. Very odd. And two out of two is just too much to be a coincidence.

Edit: as expected, his code worked just fine for me... :twisted:

[life.exe]

Just won finally via cell.

[MidValley]

I've finally won today via email.

[meatwad3000]

weird I didn't get a confirmation mail today but I only entered once.

[decrot]

yea those emails are pretty late now. it took like 5 hours to get a confirm. haven't won lately and that sucks. but i guess i can't complain, I won 5 codes from this emailing only once a day.

[Bill Mcdougal]

If any of you guys play this but have a Wii, I'd be willing to trade $16 worth of Wii points (1600) for each 800MSP code. Please PM me if you're interested.

[erectiontown]

wow, so i've entered every single day through text, and most days through email... not a single win

[alexdeluxe]

I've been doing this everyday for a month on my phone and haven't won anything. Bummer.

[Boltbacker]

Finally one by a text message!

[archangelreb]

Thanks dev1n540 won 800 today

[Dark Knight Owns All]

Thank you to the original poster. Won a the amount of points needed for a certain map pack I wanted.
Seriously, thank you so much. ^_^

[help1]

Thanks op! I won 8 times!

[GamerKingFaiz]

=P Only twice.

[meatwad3000]

I only won once X____X oh well it's better than nothing though and thanks OP

[SolidMetal]

Never won :|

[solidus_00]

After the dust settled, I won a total of 5 times. The last 3 came in each day on the last 3 days of the contest. I've never been so lucky on a contest before.

[meatwad3000]

well if you needed a gamertag change you should've got everyone you know to file a complain on it so you could get it changed for free , though I don't know if that works anymore but I had a friend who used to do that awhile ago

this was in regards to solidmetal*

[Angelwatch]

Entered every day and when the contest finally ended, I had won twice. Both time by text message. Emails were always spotty. I actually got a confirmation two days after the contest ended.

Worked out for me. Used my points to buy the Broken Steel Expansion for Fallout 3 and Magic the Gathering: Duel of the Planeswalkers. Was very happy to save $20 on those.

[Mirpkered]

Only 1 win out of this but that is 2 sega classic games :)

[yankeesfan330]

I won once. Fine with me, picked up Geometry Wars 2

[sleepydumbdude]

I won once via email which was my first win and 4 times via sms message. Picked up somethings that I otherwise wouldn't have bought.
Picked up Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix,
Banjo Kazooie and Tooie which I still sometimes played on my N64 and didn't see a reason to spend 15 on it
Prince of Persia DLC that I heard was short and not worth the price

I helped a friend of mine win and he has never purchased anything on live. I came over to help him choose a good game and he had all ready purchased 4 music videos :|

[badboysean]

I played about a week and a half with no wins, unfortunately.

[SolidMetal]

well if you needed a gamertag change you should've got everyone you know to file a complain on it so you could get it changed for free , though I don't know if that works anymore but I had a friend who used to do that awhile ago

this was in regards to solidmetal*


You're annoying.

[dodgeme]

I didn't win at all but after my 8000msp rape of the deadliest catch contest I wasn't surprised.

[meatwad3000]

I only got 2,800 from deadliest catch lol

[Bill Mcdougal]

Never won :|

Sorry, man. Look who you're competing against:

Thanks op! I won 8 times!

I know we're cheapassgamers here, but couldn't you have stuck to the amount of entries you were supposed to be allowed so that maybe people like him could have had more of a fair chance?