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jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 20:17 presto.com.au (5456 clicks)
Last edited 15/04/2016 - 10:25 by 2 other users
PRESTO

This deal has supposedly expired and the original thread has it marked thusly but a comment down the the bottom said they'd used it a few days ago and it is still working today…

So… REPOST.
Want 6 months of free Presto, Netflix' special needs equivalent?

Text "PRESTO" to 0498 500 400 to receive your code. Was told that its meant to be for Telstra customers only and offer expired in October but just did it then and signed up.

You'll still need a credit/debit card to verify account.

Mod: To remind yourself to cancel/review your Presto before the 6 month trial ends, hit the NEW Reminder link below where you can auto-add this event to your Google Calendar, iPhone etc. as well as custom date OzBargain reminders.

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  • kwijybo on 02/11/2015 - 20:20

    Good to see they've finally started improving their catalogue.

    • payton on 03/11/2015 - 06:56
      +1

      For free service, its not bad at all. Had an OK amount of TV shows and movies. Not many of the latest stuff but hey its $0.00
      Tried the app yesterday, they must've fixed it since it streamed HD fine to my Android phone, no crashes or other issues

  • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 20:21

    I thought about linking to the presto website but it doesn't actually have anything written about this deal so I just linked to the original OB post.

    • mycosys on 04/11/2015 - 14:11

      it's expired now - but thank you - got a text back 'your message did not match an active promotion and was not processed'
      I guess they caught on that their ended promotion was still working

  • wallet72 on 02/11/2015 - 20:35
    +1

    okay I got the code but it errors when I enter it - anyone else having this issue?

    • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 20:36

      Caps?

      • wallet72 on 02/11/2015 - 20:37
        +1

        typed it in exactly :(

        • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 20:42

          Hmm. Have you used Presto before? Might be for new customers only.

        • wallet72 on 02/11/2015 - 20:43

          @jonathonsunshine:

          good point, oh well good find for anyone that can use it.

        • chooky12 on 03/11/2015 - 04:04

          @wallet72: I am not a new customer & it worked for me, although I had to create a new account.
          I had free 3 months once before. I am with Vodafone.
          Because I use pushbullet I was able to copy & paste the code.

        • wallet72 on 03/11/2015 - 08:18

          @chooky12:

          yeah I cut and paste from Pushbullet too (damn fine tool, that) but I didn't create a new account. I'll try that now

    • wallet72 on 03/11/2015 - 11:15

      many thanks to everyone for the advice, it seems that my email address was remembered by Presto when I started to sign up months ago.

  • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 20:38

    Sorry. Maybe the 100+ clicks set off alarm bells?

  • Jackson on 02/11/2015 - 20:38

    Are u a telstra customer? I got the sms on Optus but haven't signed up yet (not home)

    • wallet72 on 02/11/2015 - 20:40

      I'm an Optus mobile and broadband customer, maybe that's it.

  • shanghaistar on 02/11/2015 - 20:39

    Will this be metered quota on Internode?

    • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 20:41
      +1

      I believe it will be metered for all but Telstra customers.

  • theguyrules on 02/11/2015 - 20:39
    +1

    Just worked for me.

  • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 20:40

    I'm on Amaysim and managed to do it?

  • 51ngh on 02/11/2015 - 20:41
    +1

    Why can't I enable Restricted R 18+ content, even though they have my DOB !

    • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 20:44

      I was wondering about this also. But the I looked up True Blood and Evil Dead, both rated R in Australia and they were listed as MA15+

      • INFIDEL on 03/11/2015 - 13:15

        First TV doco that showed up was "After Porn Ends". The word porn made me think - this may be R18+ which it is :-)

        Requested pin, & opened ok.
        But that's as far as I got - just testing it out, honest.

        • jonathonsunshine on 03/11/2015 - 14:35
          +8

          Dude, you don't wanna see porn stars after they've retired, it's like seeing how sausage is made, all the magic is gone…

        • INFIDEL on 03/11/2015 - 15:16

          @jonathonsunshine:
          Your question below was "Could you actually find anything that said it was R18+ ?". A: Yes.

          Only wanted to confirm use of pin with R18+. Believe me when I read the description, I went no further.

        • SnakeDoctor on 03/11/2015 - 20:02

          Same here, watched 1 minute, was extremely boring so moved on

    • theguyrules on 02/11/2015 - 20:51

      Apparently you gotta enter your pin every time you wanna watch an R18+ thing.

      • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 21:17
        +1

        Could you actually find anything that said it was R18+ ?

    • mr_vino89 on 02/11/2015 - 22:05
      +17

      p0rnhub is free bro….. lol

    • [Deactivated] on 02/11/2015 - 20:44
      +32

      The trick is to not forget

    • gottacatchemall on 02/11/2015 - 20:48
      +6

      No (profanity) shit. Most companies do it that's why you have to cancel. I get that you might not be bothered/forget but that does not mean it is not a bargain.

      • [Deactivated] on 03/11/2015 - 00:34
        +4

        Isn't s#!t a profanity?

        • ChatCPT on 03/11/2015 - 02:38
          +3

          not in Australia

        • [Deactivated] on 03/11/2015 - 17:44

          @havok44:

          lol since when…

          "Holy (beep)"

    • [Deactivated] on 03/11/2015 - 08:49

      Holy jesus this is the dumbest comment I have seen here. EVER.

      • [Deactivated] on 03/11/2015 - 14:08

        Not really. Lots of ozbargainers instinctually get freebies just because its free, even if they dont use it or need it. However with this deal there will be a few people that will forget about signing up to this in 6 months time and will get their credit card charged. Its already happened in previous Presto deals.

    • save my dollarydoos on 03/11/2015 - 10:36
      +4

      I've got into the habit of setting a google reminder / alarm on my calendar telling me to cancel something one week off the expiry date to prevent this from happening.

  • sal_chi_cha on 02/11/2015 - 20:43

    Worked for me! I'm on Vodafone.

    • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 20:45

      Do a search for presto on OB and look for the expired 6 month free deals. That where I pretty much cut and pasted this deal. 600+ likes and no complaints?

    • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 21:51
      +28

      Actually, I just set up this thread to spam this chick that spurned my advances.

      • Cheap Skate on 02/11/2015 - 23:13

        Can I add a number to the list?

    • spiffycashew on 03/11/2015 - 10:45

      Seriously what could possibly happen?

  • jimbob1 on 02/11/2015 - 20:44

    Worked thanks great offer!

  • GameChanger on 02/11/2015 - 20:44
    +2

    Can't imagine how 'good' Presto is, when the Australian netflix ain't that great.

    6 months free- desperate times still.

    • WalterPPK on 02/11/2015 - 21:01
      +1

      It has some good stuff on it. I'd still rather have Netflix, Stan and Presto than get pay TV.

      • GameChanger on 02/11/2015 - 21:04
        +3

        Isn't Presto owned by Foxtel? I still find that having Netflix + dns changer to be far better than Stan & Presto, unless you want Australian programs and a couple of unique programs.

        • WalterPPK on 02/11/2015 - 21:10

          Yes, Presto is owned by Foxtel. Foxtel itself is a joint venture between News Corp (Murdoch) and Telstra. It's definitely a service they'll set up as a "loss leader". They won't mind if it is losing money, as long as it's hurting Netflix.

        • GameChanger on 02/11/2015 - 21:16
          +1

          @WalterPPK: Be interesting to see how many people forget to cancel their membership after 6 months. Certainly a loss leader now, with 6 months free Presto.

    • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 21:21
      +2

      They have a deal with HBO (though it doesn't include Game of Thrones). Free stuff.

  • PorkHunt on 02/11/2015 - 20:45

    Thank you this worked for me.

    Any idea if we can cancel it before the 6 months is up in order to avoid accidental charge thereafter? Or will cancelling it also cancel access to the service right now?

    • hashtagbargain on 02/11/2015 - 20:50
      +3

      Even if you register today and cancel tomorrow your subscription will be active for 6 months.

      Source: did it the last time around.

      • mudkipz on 03/11/2015 - 00:07
        +2

        What do you click to do an early cancel but still keep the account active?

        Do I click "close my presto account"? Because that seems like it'll completely can the whole thing.

        • klaw81 on 04/11/2015 - 11:36

          Pressing that button won't turn off the tap immediately. It will keep going until the end of the period you've "paid" for. That might be the end of the billing month, or it might be until the end of the free trial - not sure which, since I haven't pressed it.

    • Gotchas on 02/11/2015 - 23:22
      +1

      im sure most of us will have a credit card that we will be cancelling within 6 months to avoid annual fee that we input

  • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 20:47
    +3

    Yeah, I'd set an alarm on your google calendar or something…

    • chooky12 on 03/11/2015 - 04:09

      That's what I did last time.

  • Jdizzle77 on 02/11/2015 - 20:48

    Worked for me, messaged from an optus mobile

  • campo123456789 on 02/11/2015 - 20:49

    i got the code error to? don't know why

    • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 20:53

      Have you had presto before?

      If so, maybe try with a different account and credit card…

      • campo123456789 on 02/11/2015 - 20:55

        Nar i don't think so did a new account maybe i'll try again with different email? like i couldn't even get past the selection screen to chose your deal where you enter the code

        • campo123456789 on 02/11/2015 - 21:01

          nope still nothing don't know a well

  • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 20:52
    +9

    Woo hoo! First deal to make it to main page! Posted this on a private uni forum on FB earlier today and was literally chastised that Presto was crap and that we shouldn't be supporting Murdoch. I mean… Without any intention of ever paying for deal after 6 months, we are practically stealing from Murdoch…

    • jelko on 02/11/2015 - 21:19
      +2

      Support whoever you want.

    • Windows7forever on 04/11/2015 - 06:59

      Yeah. Stick it to the man!
      man = immortal corporate alien

  • shanghaistar on 02/11/2015 - 20:52

    Ok, I signed up for 6mo free, now on the content restriction page—why won't it let me unlock R 18+ content? I am over 18…

    • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 20:55

      I think you have to enter your pin to access 18+ content. Having said that, I couldn't find any. As I wrote above, True Blood and Evil Dead which are both moat def 18+ in Australia are listed as MA15

  • STE on 02/11/2015 - 20:53

    worked for me, telstra customer. TY OP

  • kev98 on 02/11/2015 - 20:54

    If they had Apple TV app I would have signed up long ago

    • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 20:56
      +2

      I understand it supports Airplay with the iPhone/iPad app but I'm on Android so don't know how to test this.

      • kev98 on 02/11/2015 - 21:00
        +1

        yeah I'm sure it does but it's a bit of a pain to use. Stan & Netflix work perfectly through my apple tv

        • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 21:05
          +1

          You have all my feels but all I got is PS3, PS4, XBOX 360, Wii and WiiU. And it works on precisely none of those things.

          They are definitely the least supported option out of Stan, Netflix, Quickflix and Presto.

  • DKPARTY on 02/11/2015 - 20:55
    +3

    Jumped at this deal last time and cancelled within days.

    Couldnt get the app to work on 2 separate Android devices. Either crashed or it was next to useless.

    • jelko on 02/11/2015 - 21:21
      -1

      Works fine on iOS. Supports Chromecast too. I tried Presto on an Android device (LG G3 Beat), but it didn't support it at the time.

      • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 21:30

        This working on my Lgg3 d855 running CloudyG3?

    • [Deactivated] on 02/11/2015 - 21:36

      They've updated the app it almost works as well at Netflix now.

  • shanghaistar on 02/11/2015 - 20:58

    Where can I see when the last day of the bonus offer period is for my account? Can't find it in the account settings.

    • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 21:01
      +1

      Dunno. Set a Google calendar alert for the first of 28th of April or something?

      • shanghaistar on 02/11/2015 - 21:05

        Thing is I was initially gonna subscribe a few months ago so I began the subscription process but didn't go thru with it when I found it it would be metered and I needed to enter my CC. Now I finally went thru the subscription process (Actually they sent me an email reminder to do it last week) and I just wanted to be sure the 6mo begins from today and not a couple mo again when I first tried.

  • mobo on 02/11/2015 - 20:59

    Got the code but when I try and register i get an error while applying the code

    • mobo on 02/11/2015 - 21:02

      removed the code and applied it again and it worked!

  • rdx on 02/11/2015 - 21:00

    Worked great for me on an Exetel number (optus reseller).
    The only thing stopping me is that they want my credit card, and won't take PayPal :/

    • jelko on 02/11/2015 - 21:22
      +1

      Really? That's stopping you? How do you manage to use any service online without a credit card.

      • rdx on 02/11/2015 - 21:36
        +1

        Bad experiences in the past, it was just a moment of hesitation.

      • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 22:33

        I signed up for netflix with paypal

  • TheOneWhoKnocks on 02/11/2015 - 21:01
    +1

    Cheers, worked for me. Will go well with my new free Telstra box (rebranded Roku 2).

    • WalterPPK on 02/11/2015 - 21:03

      Ah, I saw these in the shops today and was wondering what they'd built them on.

    • regenade on 02/11/2015 - 23:22
      +1

      How free ?

      • TheOneWhoKnocks on 03/11/2015 - 06:38

        New inclusion in Telstra bundle.

        • BuyNow Think Later on 03/11/2015 - 12:39

          Can existing Telstra broadband customers get Telstra TV for free?

        • TheOneWhoKnocks on 03/11/2015 - 13:18
          +1

          @Joe888: Only if you manage to recontract for free and get a bundle that has the same monthly fee as your current one.

  • Food on 02/11/2015 - 21:06

    Thanks OP, worked for me on Telstra prepaid

  • wesawesome on 02/11/2015 - 21:12

    Thanks, I'm with Optus and it worked fine. Great find!

  • shanghaistar on 02/11/2015 - 21:25

    Does Presto have subtitles??

  • jonathonsunshine on 02/11/2015 - 21:31
    -2

    Meh, sleepy bitchy comment deleted.

  • Ryforge on 02/11/2015 - 21:33

    Worked without issues! Thanks OP! Worked for Optus. Even though it said in the text must be entered before Aug 2015

    • Ryforge on 02/11/2015 - 21:45

      Just downloaded the app to my TV. Present terribly content is average too. Has stuff Netflix doesn't but it's terribly presented and the app is terribly coded (Slow and sluggish to respond).

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