Zoolz scams people who signed up for their accounts.100GB of free cloud storage

[esquared]

Did they stop doing the offer?
Link goes to the business site now and the home site doesn't have a link to check place in line anymore

It still works

http://www.zoolz.com/ZoolzInvitations


I've been at 120 for 8 days now.

 

[compman25]

Same here, still at 16344

 

[snoturtle]

Not sure how to link to it but goto the site and scroll to the bottom and click on Zoolz free

Says that it has reached its target

 

[Owls]

Not sure how to link to it but goto the site and scroll to the bottom and click on Zoolz free

Says that it has reached its target

This seems like a pretty clever way of harvesting emails

 

[esquared]

Not sure how to link to it but goto the site and scroll to the bottom and click on Zoolz free

Says that it has reached its target

They're are honoring the people that are in line.


From the link from zoolz free.





"Zoolz Free has reached its target

Thank you all for your patience and support. Zoolz Free seats are now filled.

Free users waiting in line: You will still get your free account. To view your turn in line, click here https://www.zoolz.com/ZoolzInvitations

New Users: Zoolz Home is committed to provide you the best solution for storing all your files for a lifetime. 100 GB is only $19.95/year ($1.65/month). To go to Zoolz Home, click here https://www.zoolz.com/Zoolz_Home"

 

[alangrift]

There are honoring the people that are in line.


From link from zoolz free.





"Zoolz Free has reached its target

Thank you all for your patience and support. Zoolz Free seats are now filled.

Free users waiting in line: You will still get your free account. To view your turn in line, click here https://www.zoolz.com/ZoolzInvitations

New Users: Zoolz Home is committed to provide you the best solution for storing all your files for a lifetime. 100 GB is only $19.95/year ($1.65/month). To go to Zoolz Home, click here https://www.zoolz.com/Zoolz_Home"

Damn, I would have loved a free 100gb of cloud storage!

 

[snoturtle]

Didn't notice that thanks for posting it

Hopefully they will start filling those ones at some point
Haven't moved in line in awhile

They're are honoring the people that are in line.


From the link from zoolz free.





"Zoolz Free has reached its target

Thank you all for your patience and support. Zoolz Free seats are now filled.

Free users waiting in line: You will still get your free account. To view your turn in line, click here https://www.zoolz.com/ZoolzInvitations

New Users: Zoolz Home is committed to provide you the best solution for storing all your files for a lifetime. 100 GB is only $19.95/year ($1.65/month). To go to Zoolz Home, click here https://www.zoolz.com/Zoolz_Home"

 

[esquared]

I was at 120 for a month. Since 5-10.

I finally sent them an email yesterday and asked what the hold up, as myself and others had not moved.

I told them their website said that the people waiting in line would still get their free accounts.

I used the email form that showed up from clicking on the "Contact Sales" button on the from page of https://www.zoolz.com/default, and then filled out the form

That was yesterday and today they gave me the account.

 

[compman25]

That worked for me too, I was still at 16344 as of yesterday, today I have my account. Thanks

 

[snoturtle]

Just sent them a message as well
Will see what happens

 

[Polar2002]

I, too, received an account after sending an email. Thanks for the tip.

 

[snoturtle]

Woke up this morning to an email from them with my account info

Not too sure how I feel about having to remind them of what there site says to get an account though
They should have followed through without having to be reminded

 

[alangrift]

Sounds interesting. But I already have 100gb of Google Drive and 50gb of Dropbox and 50gb of Box.

 

[sphere nothing]

first downlod their binary client? nope, not gonna happen.. especially since they believe ubuntu is a mac neither of which they support

drive by binary proprietary trauma awaits!

I thought the same. I'll keep my Skydrive.

What's the max file size these days?

Wouldn't you prefer a no limit S3?

50 GB Instant Storage
Trial

Next Billing Date: 7/5/2013

"free" button ought become a "trial" button

their trial harvest of email and sheeple to run mystery binaries was a success apparently

 

[rivethead]

Got an email today that basically says....sorry for wasting your time. We can't serve any more people who signed up for the free service.

Here's 20% off our services.

Oh well.

 

[Towermax]

Got an email today that basically says....sorry for wasting your time. We can't serve any more people who signed up for the free service.

Here's 20% off our services.

Oh well.

Yes, I got the same email.

Very effective method they used to harvest email addresses--I doubt they ever had any intention of providing the free storage. zoolz.com is now on my junk mail list.

 

[compman25]

Yes, I got the same email.

Very effective method they used to harvest email addresses--I doubt they ever had any intention of providing the free storage. zoolz.com is now on my junk mail list.

Maybe you didn't read the whole thread, but plenty of us did get our free accounts.

 

[Towermax]

Maybe you didn't read the whole thread, but plenty of us did get our free accounts.

Yes, I read the entire thread and know that some people got their accounts. But how many signed up and how many actually got a free account?

It would not have been difficult for Zoolz to determine in advance the maximum number of free accounts they could handle, and then stop offering free accounts when they reached the maximum. I'd have been fine with that.

 

[esquared]

I signed up on 4-4-13, I finally received my account 6-12.

I had not set up this account as I was waiting to put a new computer together and then back up files from that.

So in the beginning of Oct, I tried to register through the link they gave me on the email for my free account. What happened was I was in a 14 day trial mode with a 50GB limit.

I emailed a their support and told the my problem. They said the 100GB giveaway was over and gave me a 20% discount on their products.

Now I emailed back and told them that I was given an account and I forwarded it for her to see. Now this took several emails as their customer service is so slow that they seem that they can't be bothered to answer emails. Each response from them took me sending an average of three emails over several days for their response.

I asked her "So you gave me that free 100GB account and now you took it away?"

This was her response:
"No, only the users that were waiting in the queue to get the 100GB free accounts did not get the accounts.

If you did take your 100GB free account then it will remain this way and not expire."

Now there is another lie because people that were in the que were supposed to get accounts. I wish I had a screenshot for that.
I was given my account, I had just not registered through the link they gave me at the time.

I emailed back and said I was not in que, I was actually given an account and I forwarded that email again, for her to see

She again respond with :
Only for whom registered directly and signed up once received the email.

I have to apologize as seems you did not activate your account once you received the email.

I tried a few more time to get them to admit that they took away an account that was given to me but all she would say was:

"And as you did not activate your account once you received the email. you can no more activate it."


Nowhere in any email did they say that the account would be pulled back if I took too long to register it. Especially the first email when they gave me the account.

OK, it seems they did screwed everyone that was in the que by saying no more free accounts, when their website said that everyone in que will get their account. They just need to be processed in sequential order.

Now, (in my case), they will actually pull the free account given to a person if you didn't register right away. But they never told that to anyone in the email.


An extremely shady way of doing business. Plus they are lying on multiple situations.


/rant over.