Giveaway- iPhone

that would be great if this contest worked like that
ha ha ha

there needs to be a flag for SHAZAM!

haha

same. I think io need to start to invite my relatives now. :) They would love this site because my family consisits of people who only buy deals. The only problem is that they have their own family and do not have time to contribute as much as I do in my free time. But this site I think will be a huge asset to them.

All the more reason to work on increasing your level. There's been a couple level 2 members win. Getting there isn't too hard either. Work at it, and you'll increase your chances in most giveaways.

That is true level 1 users haven't won. Well if you look at it from a top users perspective it seems fair only top users win. By top user i mean level 3 - 4 and higher. The top ranking users have worked very hard for dealspl.us and it's community. They have submitted deals, made groups, made insightful comments, and recruited new members to the community. Doing all of the above isn't easy, but as in real life; hard work pays off. So it would not seem fair to the hard working members for a member who hasn't worked hard enough to earn a level three to win a big prize.

looks like i have no chance of winning this iphone then... but i think dealspl.us is great, and i have just started to become an active member. maybe ill get lucky later then.

Thats great to hear man. I dont think it will be luck later on if you become active. Don't worry there will be many more great prizes. Just look at the picture, there is a huge Flat Panel on it. If you work hard before then I think you will have a good chance of winning.

After about 4 months I joined this site I won a shuffle. So i worked hard for those 4 months and it payed off.

And also the reason that dealplus has these giveaways is to urge users to work hard for it. I believe that once every new giveaway starts every single person is on an equal playing field and from there it's all about who wants it the most and is willing to work hard for it.

another excellent point. This giveaway is an incentive for users to work harder to make this the BEST deals site on the web. dealspl.us knows the challenge for becoming the best deals site on the web is impssible with out hard working users. Unlike other deal sites, DealsPl.us rewards their users for their hard work and effort rather than ripping them off.

yes i agree with ujaas. i know i am level one, and just joined today, and ujaas apparently has been a long time member! so it really wouldn't be fair if I won, because he's been working harder for a longer time dealsplus is so great because it does a lot of deals again (2 wiis, 2 xbox360s, like 1000 shuffles). i mean i really want to win, but its a lot more fair that the higher levels win it because they have been contributing more to the site. i really hope i can be on a high level one day too. of course, us level onners shudnt be disappointed because there are many good giveaways posted every week!

It's not a giveaway, then. It's compensation for promoting, updating, and working on this website. Instead of having a team of paid workers, they rely on the community to update their site and then they are offered the chance of winning.

"Giveaway" implies random selection. This is not a giveaway.

Even level 1 won too.

are you saying you will not help improve this site at all?

Woah! You said level 1 can? AWSOME!!!

I have a chance now!

"Giveaway" implies FREE!!!

Is this free? I kinda think so...

Definition of Giveaway taken from dictionary.com:
1. an act or instance of giving something away.
2. something that is given away, esp. as a gift or premium: A pocket calculator was offered as a giveaway with every new subscription to the magazine.
3. a radio or television program on which prizes are given away to contestants in a question-and-answer game.
4. a tax law or other legislation designed to benefit one segment of the population, one area or state, etc.: a giveaway that benefited only the very rich.
5. an unscrupulous deal, esp. one that benefits some while defrauding others.
6. Sports. any careless loss of possession of a ball, puck, etc., or other offensive lapse that leads to a score by the opponent.

Therefore, a Giveaway does not imply random selection. In some cases, a random selection could be used to determine who to give it to, but it does not always mean it has to be that way. Giveaway simply means that they are giving something away. How they choose to determine a winner is up to them. Vin is saying anyone can win, a level 1 or a level 5. So don't lose hope! Besides, you have nothing to lose, because if you don't win, it's not like you paid money to enter this contest. Enjoy your time on DealsPlus and invite some friends while doing so! Good luck!

While the prizes are compensation for what you have done I think that the value of these rewards are more than compensating what you have done. Think about how much some of these items are worth. I'm not sure what the average weekly salary is in the US is but to be rewarded with something like this for some, is many days, possibly weeks of stress and hard work at their job. With this type of giveaway at least while you're working to earn it you can take pride in the fact that you are helping those who run this site and those who visit this site find better deals on items they struggle so hard on to find at a discount. I think that when you look at what you give and what you get in return, the prizes definitely outweigh the work, making it well worth yours, mine, and everybody elses time.

well put. as i said b4 this is like karma.

Help Others as they will help you

you post deals vin gives you an iPhone!

lol

i completely agree with xichigox and ujaas

i realize that higher lvl users win more prizes, but that is their reward for beeing at a high lvl and to me it is an incentive to be at a higher lvl

anyway it has been said that any1 can win so good luck

if you want to use it as a phone, you have to buy a plan with cingular.

Thanks noodle, im verizon now, but theres no way im a loyal customer to them with all the things they block and charge for. They charged me $10 to transfer contacts from my old fone to my new one!

wow i have verizon 2. I want to go with cingular ASAP but i am not sure what phone to get. Verison charges way too much and NO roll over minutes. I know their service is the best but cingular is not significantly worse. That cancelation of contract for free was hope for me to get cingular. Now if i win the iPhone i am definatly going with CINGULAR! I wanted a do it all phone and I think the iphone was very good. But that is way above my spending range. I was looking into the P990i and I found a deal for $300. But now since this contest came up im like SCREW THAT, iPhone it IS!

you really that sure you gonna win it? well good luck anyway!

i think you win based on activity?

of course i am not sure but i am very enthusiatic about winning. I really want this as im sure do others. I am going to work extra hard to win this because i need this prize

Yes. If your friend you invites wins, you win too!

this will greatly increase my chances, thanks dealspl.us team!

i was wondering, if a person had at&t thay could sign up under at&t since cingular is merging with them, rite? im not sure how it would work, so if anyone could clarify that for me

didnt cingular buy our at&t? i think i read somewhere that they are thinking of switching the cingular name to at&t bcuz of their international reputation.

so i think it will work under at&t but you can always unlock it if it doesnt for some reason.

Yes.