Sprint to Sprint’s limited time offer

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sprint for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

I have never lost my cell phone but I have known people that have. The insecurity that they went through was difficult to witness. They had no idea if they had just dropped it somewhere or if someone had stolen it when they set it down for a minute. We keep so much on our phones now, schedules, contacts, pictures, so much stuff. If it getsw lost how do you find it?

If you are a Sprint subscriber you are in luck. They have a program called Total Equipment Protection (TEP), and even if you did not sign up for it when you got your phone you can do it now. But HURRY, if you got your phone a few months ago you only have till August 30^th to get in on this great program.

TEP costs $8.00 per month. A Protection App is available for Android, Blackberry and select feature phones is included with TEP with no added cost provides the ability to find a misplaced phone with an audible alarm, locate your phone on a map using network integrated GPS technology, remotely lock a missing phone, as well as wirelessly sync and manage and restore your contacts.

If you need to file a claim a deductible of either $50 or $100 is required for approved claims. If you think the deductible is a bummer, check out the non contract price of that EVO –$449! Or even that LG Optimus you thought was free -- $299 is the full retail! 50 bucks is real money but $449 is a kick in the bad place.

If you do lose your phone with TEP you can recover your contacts, make it sound an alarm so you can find it, and even lock it so no one can use it.

Sprint is holding an Open Enrollment from August 1-30, 2011. This means any Sprint customer can add the Total Equipment Protection feature. In addition to the new App features, TEP provides Sprint customers with a quick and convenient way to receive a replacement if their phone is ever lost, stolen, damaged or malfunctions after the warranty expires. Hey it’s summertime, this feature even covers accidental dips by your phone into the pool or lake!

If you have Sprint you should have this feature. Eight bucks is what, two cups of coffee and a donut? Go take a look. Sprint Total Equipment Protection App

Win Free Pepsi, Or Corndogs, Or an iPad!!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of ampm for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

ampm is giving stuff away, good stuff. Just go to facebook.com/ampm and have a look. They are running the "Too Much Good Stuff Giveaway" right now and it is quite neat.The slot machine instant win is really quite cool. You go through the registration and then you get to try and win one of 15,000 free bottles of Pepsi Max, or 10,000 free Corndogs from ampm. After you play the instant win slot machine you are automatically entered in the periodic sweepstakes where you can win an iPod, an iPad, and the grand prize is a trip to Vegas. Too Much Good Stuff

I used to have a friend that worked at an ampm. That was the single best convenience store I have ever been in. It was during the time when they instituted the Thirst Oasis, a giant fountain drink dispensary that was extra cool because this particular store was on Oasis road. My friend told me that it was maid special for there store but soon I went into another ampm and saw the same thing breaking my delusion.

They also had the best snacks. I used to eat their double cheese burgers two or three times a week. I love fresh condiments that I can put on myself, getting what I want instead of what someone else want s to give me.

Be sure to "Like" their page and go through the steps to register to win! It's really fun - you'll be happy you did.

The game is fun. Go play it. Free stuff is good stuff and Pepsi is sweetest free.

Free Automatic Carbonite

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Carbonite for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

I generate a lot of documents. Most are for work, or school, but I write for pleasure as well. All those are stored on my hard drive. I back them up in various ways but I am still worried about what would happen if there was a fire or flood. I could lose some things that have taken me months and even years to complete.

Off site backup is the obvious solution. Carbonite provides just such a service and it is automatic. That’s right it automatically backs up your files with out any hassle. For just $59 per year. The data stored with them can be accessed anywhere you have access to the internet. And with free apps for iPhone, Blackberry, and Android it can be assessed on your Smartphone.

Carbonite takes the worry out of backup by securely and automatically backing up the files on your PC or Mac to one of Carbonite’s highly secure, state-of-the-art data centers. It works continually in the background, automatically backing up your files whenever your computer is connected to the internet.
It is completely automatic, secure, simple, and unlimited.Once your files are backed up by Carbonite, you can access them anytime, anywhere, from virtually any Internet connected device.  computer backup

What‘s more it has a free 15 day trial that doesn’t even require a credit card. online backup

Imagine how you would feel if your hard drive failed tomorrow. All your hard work lost. Carbonite is the answer.

So take a look. And use the code BLOGAD and get two free months with purchase. Keep your data even when life conspires to try and take it away. Carbonite

Take a new look at Net-10

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Net10 for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

I use only pre-paid phones. I don’t like contracts and I don’t like not really owning my phone. I haven’t looked at new ones for a while but I was just looking at Net-10 and they have some cool stuff.

The first thing about Net-10 that I like is nation wide coverage not some local fly-by-night company that only covers the city that you live in. they also only use manufacturers of phones that I have heard of like LG, Motorola, Kyocera, Nokia and Samsung. No Shinzen knockoffs.

It works like any prepaid phone, you buy a phone that you like, put minutes on it and talk and text till they run out. Or buy a monthly plan (no contract just pay for what you get) and talk or text. Their unlimited plan is only $50 and you get unlimited talk and text and data! No contracts, no surprise bills, no credit checks. Tell me the last time AT&T was that low. Never, that’s when.

If your curious you should look at what a real costumer has to say about it. Real NET10 customer

The phones are reasonably priced too. The simplest is only $15 but can still send and receive texts. They have phones with great features like camera, video recorder, blue tooth capability, mobile web and more for under $40.00. They even have full qwerty and touch screens for under $60.00.

National coverage means that anyone inside the United States can be called from your Net-10 phone for the same price. But with the International Neighbors program, currently available to Canada and Mexico, you get a special phone number that your family and friends can use to reach you at your Net-10 number.

To review; With Pay-As-You-Go Plans, your minutes carry over with active service. The Easy Minutes Plus plan is an automatic minutes plan that starts at $15.00 for 200 minutes. Unlimited Minutes, Text and Web for $50.00/month. Switch between plans each month to suit your budget and airtime needs, without penalties or fees. Airtime can be purchased online, at a nearby store, or directly from your phone.

Contracts bad. Pay-as-you-go good. Net-10 is a great way to go. Take a look here. Cute NET10 commercial

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