There's a sucker born every minute
and I'm afraid I've been one of them.
allcoolmusic.com's mp3 rocket
Do not, I repeat, do not be a putz like me and download this shit.
So here I am thinking enough of the illegal downloads' (well, that after having caught some viri using Bearshare). So I download a product that claims to offer
unlimited free music and movie downloads
But wait - if it's too good to be true, it usually isn't true, right?
But here's the reasoning:
The software is free. You are paying for unlimited technical support and so we can run the website. If unsatisfied, for any reason, you can cancel your membership within 30 days for a full refund.
Okay, fair enough - I just want to legally download music without fear of catching a virus or some police cracking down on my harddrive.
I check out the FAQ on the website.
If you ever become unhappy with your membership, you can cancel anytime with no further obligation. There's nothing to return, and canceling is simple. In fact, we are so sure that you will like your membership that we offer a thirty (30) day, money back guarantee.
Okay, that doesn't sound too risky. Although, any person with half a brain would've found the Legal Info a tad fishy. But that half of my brain must not have been working that day
So I pay for the software.
And install it.
And everytime I try to run it, I receive the following error: could not find Java 2 runtime environment.
Now this happens about 20 minutes after I've signed up and paid for it.
So I check out the FAQ again.
If I have a question, is there a real person that can help me?
Yes! We have a friendly technical staff that is willing and able to help answer any software or downloading question you might have. All support staff hired have to enjoy helping our customers find and download free music and movies.
All I get is a form to fill out, on their website - did that twice, that was about 4 weeks ago - still no reply. You don't think I ever found a TELEPHONE NUMBER to speak to one of those friendly technical staff, do you.
So I fill out the form and simply state that I am not happy with the software I downloaded in the past hour and please do not bill my credit card.
No reply. Not that day. Not 3 weeks later. Not after I have sent them the same message 3 times.
Perhaps I should have checked out who registered www.allcoolmusic.com before I bought mp3 rocket (allcoolmusic.com's downloading software):
AllCoolMusic.com
PO Box 1569 GT, Ground Floor Harbour Centre
George Town, Grand Cayman B.W.I.
KY
- that's Cayman Islands, folks. Kind of makes you go hm, doesn't it.
Okay, so I must admit I'm a prize idiot for even thinking this could be real. Learn from my mistake, guys.
Katherine
Kln
Germany
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