Gamerang.com - 30-Days Free Promotion

[RandyTsai]

www.gamerang.com
Promo Code - Games

Found this looking at one of my student's Scholastic Magazine.

Special Scholastic 30-Days Free Promotion!

Your first month is Free, and $14.95 therafter per month until cancellation or membership upgrade. 1 game out at a time.

This offer is valid for first time users. Offer cannot be combined with other promotional offers or Free 10-Day Trial.

Other Pricing Plans

Individual Member $14.95 1 game out at a time
2nd Member $19.95 2 games out at a time
3rd Member $27.90 3 games out at a time
4th Member $35.85 4 games out at a time
Add'l members of 5 or more $7.95 Add'l 4-10


UPDATE: Just FYI, the word on gamerang.com is that their shipping and processing is a bit slow.

[sblymnlcrymnl]

Sounds good. Anyone tried it before or is this a brand new service?

[RandyTsai]

Here's a review of the site by PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1646360,00.asp

[sblymnlcrymnl]

Here's a review of the site by PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1646360,00.asp

Thanks. Sounds pretty good, at least for free :lol: I'll probably give them a shot, even though I have way to many of my own games to play.

[Vicious]

Anyone knows if this site or any other site ships to P.O. Boxes .. it's hard living with shitty room mates.

[supadupacheap]

Gamefly is better with P.O boxes. Just expect them to verify you a bit beforehand.

[Dr Mario Kart]

distributions centers in New Jersey and California. That means It would take a couple days to get to Texas eh? Thats about as far away from the coasts as you can get. But with a whole month to try it, might as well.

[dpatel]

distributions centers in New Jersey and California. That means It would take a couple days to get to Texas eh? Thats about as far away from the coasts as you can get. But with a whole month to try it, might as well.

yea. I'm in texas as well. Oh well, I'll give it a shot for free.

[Dr Mario Kart]

the site says it has a 3rd distribution center in Oklahoma, thats not so bad

[Pezdro]

I used these guys during the summer, and I have nothing but good things to say about them. They are the only game rental service that delivers under 2 days on the east coast. They have a large supply of games. They were a bit slow on processing games they just got (A game I sent back would take 2 days to get there, 1 day to process, but the games I recieved from them only took 2 days to get to me). I stop using them since this fall/winter I knew exactly what games I wanted and which to keep.

I would rate them an 8.5 from a New York location.

[doubledown]

Where do you put the code in? NEVERMIND...duh

Can you cancel online? NEVERMIND...it appears that you can.

I signed up for a month....even if I only get 2 or 3 games...it's worth it for free. I will probably not keep it though, but free is nice.

Thanks OP

[doubledown]

I'll let you know about the turnaround on this also. I live in Michigan, just signed up today and they just shipped out my first game, ROCKY LEGENDS (my 2nd choice, since FIFA 2005 was Short Wait). It said to expect it Nov.1st, which is a Monday....so who knows, with the weekend it may take longer....hopefully it comes sooner. Oh well, it's a month of free rentals at least ;)

[RandyTsai]

Where do you put the code in? NEVERMIND...duh

Can you cancel online? NEVERMIND...it appears that you can.

I signed up for a month....even if I only get 2 or 3 games...it's worth it for free. I will probably not keep it though, but free is nice.

Thanks OP

Yah, im probably going go cancel it after the free trial. Im just hoping to try out a few games that i would never buy and this is perfect for it. I'll let you guys know where they are shipping from in California when i get my first game and what the turn around is.

[Packbacker96]

Thanks for the post. I signed up for GTA: San Andreas and they actually had it in stock. Definitely worth signing up for the 30 day free trial.

[dpatel]

this is a great time since there are too many games that I am waiting for a drop in price. Might get the new TMNT2 just to play the original arcade version. ah the memories...

anyone other good games I should check out?

[FatBoyInside]

Bard's Tale is a good romp (only if you play the bad persona version). They appear to offer a nice selection...I'm gonna look for more obscure, sleeper hit titles.

[doubledown]

Yeah, the selection seems REALLY good. Most of them are in-stock, although the game I really wanted to try was a aShort Wait (FIFA2005)

But they do have all the new releases and whatnot....pretty good. We;ll see when I get it

[rhenzhen]

Im not happy with their service... The availability of their games is not accurate... it's so frustrating... It's says "NOW AVAILABLE" but the game is not really available... I hate it.

[RandyTsai]

If you wanted to pay for an online game rental service, I would go with gamefly.com without a doubt. I only listed this promo because you get 30 days for free, so I can't really complain. But it has been 2 1/2 days since i registered and they still haven't sent out my game.

[scf038]

My debit card has an authorization for $14.95 even though I signed up for the free trial. Does gamerang retract this at some point? I'll email them and post here.

[RandyTsai]

My debit card has an authorization for $14.95 even though I signed up for the free trial. Does gamerang retract this at some point? I'll email them and post here.

This happens all the time when you sign up for free trails. They usually only charge a $1 thou just to see if the card is valid. When you cancel you will get your credit back. Nothing to worry about. If they don't credit your card back after you cancel. Just call your credit card company and they will give you the credit. FYI credit card companies will always give your credit back if you complain. They rather loss $100 then lose you as a customer. I made at least 10 complaints the last year and received credit for all of them even if i was in the wrong.

[scf038]

"Just call your credit card company and they will give you the credit"

That may be true of CC but I used a debit card that withdraws from my checking account. I've gone to my bank with issues like this before and they usually just tell be to call the company. They don't want to be bothered with it.

[RandyTsai]

"Just call your credit card company and they will give you the credit"

That may be true of CC but I used a debit card that withdraws from my checking account. I've gone to my bank with issues like this before and they usually just tell be to call the company. They don't want to be bothered with it.

I suggest you use your credit card for all online purchases. But don't worry, everything will be alright.

[RandyTsai]

I just received an email confirmation that my game has shipped and should be arriving Monday. I guess they are monitoring this forum.

[TXboxGuY]

"Just call your credit card company and they will give you the credit"

That may be true of CC but I used a debit card that withdraws from my checking account. I've gone to my bank with issues like this before and they usually just tell be to call the company. They don't want to be bothered with it.

I noticed my (debit) card was authorized for the monthly amount of $14.95 also. Same thing happened with the Wal-Mart DVD rentals a few months ago. They remove it after a few days. I don't recall them holding it for the entire trial period. My billing date is the 28th of Nov. unless I cancel.

FYI, signed up yesterday afternoon and my 1st game shipped today.

[Si1veR]

Thanks RandyTsai, I'm going to try this out. This is going to be my first time renting games online, so I hope it goes well.

Update: My check card has an authorized charge of $16.11, not the $14.95 everyone else is getting. Does this mean I only got the 10 Day free trial?

[RandyTsai]

The Gamerang in California ships from Santa Ana just like Blockbuster. It took one day to receive the game and im located in Walnut, some 20 min away.

[Richter]

I'm in FL, so i'll let you know on the ship times

[Milkyman]

Thanks RandyTsai, I'm going to try this out. This is going to be my first time renting games online, so I hope it goes well.

Update: My check card has an authorized charge of $16.11, not the $14.95 everyone else is getting. Does this mean I only got the 10 Day free trial?

if you look in your account info it should tell you what day your next billing cycle starts, i signed up yesterday and it said my billing cycle starts on november 29th

[dpatel]

anyone know if they still give you the service for the full month even if you cancel within a few days? I know blockbuster lets you keep the trial for the whole 2 weeks even if you cancel the next day after signing up.

[guyver2077]

i tried them once and i never received any games...would not give them another shot

[dpatel]

also, anyone know when this promotion ends? I'd prefer to have it when I am on winter break and there are more games to play.

[Si1veR]

Thanks RandyTsai, I'm going to try this out. This is going to be my first time renting games online, so I hope it goes well.

Update: My check card has an authorized charge of $16.11, not the $14.95 everyone else is getting. Does this mean I only got the 10 Day free trial?

if you look in your account info it should tell you what day your next billing cycle starts, i signed up yesterday and it said my billing cycle starts on november 29th
Thanks Milkyman, my billing cycle is the same as yours. I hope they ship GTA: San Andreas, I need to try this game out to see if it's worth buying.

[Jarrett]

I just signed up. I doubt I will keep the service though. If Gamefly took a week to get games I doubt this place will be any better. But it is FREE for a month, so what the hell. I don't like there site though. Is there anyway to list all the games for a certain platform?

[RandyTsai]

. Is there anyway to list all the games for a certain platform?


If there is, I haven't found it yet. If anyone finds a way, let us know.

[ArthurDigbySellers]

I just signed up. I doubt I will keep the service though. If Gamefly took a week to get games I doubt this place will be any better. But it is FREE for a month, so what the hell. I don't like there site though. Is there anyway to list all the games for a certain platform?

I used GameFly (had to cancel when I moved but will be signing up again soon) and it used to take about 4 days to receive a game from them. That was from Cali to Tennessee (where I used to live). I had the two game option so I never really cared about the turnaround time since I always had another game I was playing. I know they are working on getting a distribution center on the East coast and it will be just a matter of time until they do. Their service, game selection, and interface is the best I have seen.

[Packbacker96]

Update: My check card has an authorized charge of $16.11, not the $14.95 everyone else is getting. Does this mean I only got the 10 Day free trial?

I see that you live in California. Since Gamerang operates in California, they have to charge sales tax on the service. Since they only have three locations, they don't have to charge sales tax on people in states that they don't have a nexus.

[Si1veR]

Update: My check card has an authorized charge of $16.11, not the $14.95 everyone else is getting. Does this mean I only got the 10 Day free trial?

I see that you live in California. Since Gamerang operates in California, they have to charge sales tax on the service. Since they only have three locations, they don't have to charge sales tax on people in states that they don't have a nexus.
Thanks, forgot about the tax.

[Milkyman]

I just signed up. I doubt I will keep the service though. If Gamefly took a week to get games I doubt this place will be any better. But it is FREE for a month, so what the hell. I don't like there site though. Is there anyway to list all the games for a certain platform?

I used GameFly (had to cancel when I moved but will be signing up again soon) and it used to take about 4 days to receive a game from them. That was from Cali to Tennessee (where I used to live). I had the two game option so I never really cared about the turnaround time since I always had another game I was playing. I know they are working on getting a distribution center on the East coast and it will be just a matter of time until they do. Their service, game selection, and interface is the best I have seen.

When you decide to keep a game that you have rented from gamefly do they send you the case and manual for it ? or are you stuck with the mailing sleeve only? I've never used any of these places before, but my first gamerang game is on its way.

[doubledown]

Well, I received my first game yesterday. I think it shipped Thursday, got it Monday. Kinda slow, but expected. I'm in Michigan. I probably will not keep the service, since it seems a bit expensive for me.....

Oh yeah...I got Rocky Legends for XBOX as my first game...horrible ;)

[Packbacker96]

I was supposed to get the game yesterday, but it didn't come. I hope I get it today so I can play GTA: San Andreas while waiting for the election results. ](*,)

[Milkyman]

just recieved my shadowhearts: covenant , took 3 days.

[moose1981]

Where are you guys located? I'm in Indiana, they shipped Shin Megami Tensei to me last friday and its still not here.

[RandyTsai]

I had Def Jam Street of Ny for about a week, and I can't say i like it. Any suggestions on what game i should rent next. I have an xbox and a gamecube. I was thinking X-men legends but there is a wait on that.

[hutno]

From my peronal experience game fly is best for the west coast (distibution is in CA) and gamerang is good for the east coast because their distribution is in NJ

[rafissaying]

just signed up and i'm waiting on bard's tale. well see how it goes.

[dpatel]

signed up today. Im in Texas and my TMNT 2 game is supposed to ship tomorrow. Any other texans in here know how long it takes? If not, I will let you guys know.

[Dr Mario Kart]

I'm in Austin, TX.

My first game, X-Men Legends, Shipped on Oct 28 and Arrived on Nov 1.

My second game shipped on Nov 3. and is supposed to be arriving Nov 8.

So it looks like its gonna be one game a week at max. A little too slow with the likes of blockbuster within walking distance.

[Jarrett]

My first game "Paper Movie" shipped Monday and got here today (Oklahoma to Houston, TX). Does anyone know how the 2 for Tuesday works? It was on the inside cover of package. It says Rent 2 Games as 1??

[zewone]

Thanks. I signed up.

[Milkyman]

Where are you guys located? I'm in Indiana, they shipped Shin Megami Tensei to me last friday and its still not here.

I'm in Brooklyn, New York and it took 3 days for it to get to me from Jersey across the river!!! I'm not really complaining but i was hoping to get it faster.

I don't really understand the 2 for tuesday thing either, how does that work when they ship the games to you on their schedule not yours?

[doubledown]

Yeah, Who knows...maybe you get lucky and they ship two games for you if hey receive the one on Tuesday....?!?!!?

I sent mine back the 2nd, still waiting for it to clear my queue.

Kinda slow service...glad it was free for a month. I have to remind myself to cancel it before the 28th.

[Graystone]

I dropped gamefly for them about 3 months ago and I love it they have 3 disturbution centers jeresy, cali, and OK. here is the my breakdown chart

receiving a game / them gettting my game & sending one back

gamefly 1 week up to 2 weeks

gamerang 2days about 4 days

I live in southwest ohio. times may differ for some people.

[Othergods]

I just signed up last night, and they said my game would ship today. Did anyone else get a pop up to complete an offer for 2 months free (kinda like the free ipod offers)? I was gonna do it but I could not figure out how to get the pet site to count the $5 coupon that the offer included.

[doubledown]

well, Gamerang still seems slow to me. Still waiting for my disc to clear the queue.

I just signed up for GameFly for 21 days also. I will probably cancel both after I'm done. I'm basically going to get 4-6 FREE rentals with these services.

[Richter]

5 day delivery time for me

[hutno]

3 day delivery time to me and its been 5+ days since I sent it back to them. This is disappointing

[hutno]

Anyone else in new england had a good experience so far?

[ArthurDigbySellers]

I just signed up. I doubt I will keep the service though. If Gamefly took a week to get games I doubt this place will be any better. But it is FREE for a month, so what the hell. I don't like there site though. Is there anyway to list all the games for a certain platform?

I used GameFly (had to cancel when I moved but will be signing up again soon) and it used to take about 4 days to receive a game from them. That was from Cali to Tennessee (where I used to live). I had the two game option so I never really cared about the turnaround time since I always had another game I was playing. I know they are working on getting a distribution center on the East coast and it will be just a matter of time until they do. Their service, game selection, and interface is the best I have seen.

When you decide to keep a game that you have rented from gamefly do they send you the case and manual for it ? or are you stuck with the mailing sleeve only? I've never used any of these places before, but my first gamerang game is on its way.

GameFly sends the case and the manual as soon as you pay for the game. I bought Mario Party 5 through them and the case and manual arrived the next week in pristine condition.

[RandyTsai]

Bumping for anyone that hasn't seen it yet. I duno if the code still works, you can try it.

[Jarrett]

After hearing about return times I am just going to keep Paper Mario until I finish it and then get like one more game until the 30 days it up.

[Othergods]

I just signed up last night, and they said my game would ship today. Did anyone else get a pop up to complete an offer for 2 months free (kinda like the free ipod offers)? I was gonna do it but I could not figure out how to get the pet site to count the $5 coupon that the offer included.

Got the game Yesterday, so 3 days shipping to Central FL, still better than gamefly for me.

[doubledown]

This service was horrible....I already cancelled my 30-days, didn't feel like dealing with it.

They just received my game....10 days after I sent it back....10 days!!!!!