DVD Wars: Slash The Cost Of Rental/MSE Discussion

stphnstevey

I have just been refused by Lovefilm because I have had a Screenselect account. However, I thought Lovefilm were owned by ONLINE RENTALS and Screenselect by VIDEOISLAND according to Martin's article:

"Extra Note: Who owns who?

· VIDEO ISLAND: Screen Select; MSN Rental; Tesco Rental; EasyCinema; ITV Movie Club.

· ONLINE RENTALS: Lovefilm; Sainsbury’s Rentals; CD Wow Rentals; Lastminute.com Rentals; FilmFour DVD; Five Movie Club; WHSmith Movies Direct; Club Extra DVD; Guardian Unlimited Sofa Cinema."

However, Lovefilm tells me:

Our authorisation process has detected that in the past you have had a free trial with LOVEFiLM or a member of the LOVEFiLM group of companies (including ScreenSelect), or any website powered by LOVEFiLM or Video Island and therefore do not qualify for the free trial offer associated with this account.

Have they merged?

fano

stphnstevey wrote:

Have they merged?

Yes they merged about 1 month ago.
LONDON, 6 April 2006: LOVEFiLM International Ltd and Video Island Inc, the owner of ScreenSelect.co.uk, today announce their intention to merge and create Europe's leading web-based home entertainment subscription service.

The deal, a 50-50 merger, will give the combined group more than 400,000 subscribers and a strong position in the UK market with around 17% of all DVD rental transactions; as well as strong market share in Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Both companies will be consolidating under the LOVEFiLM consumer brand.

stphnstevey

MARTIN - Can the Article please be updated then, as this is not stated in the extended addition. This is particularly useful knowledge to mine (and everyone else's) tarting!!;)

jammiev

fano wrote:

They go by email address,postcode and credit card details.
I generate a new credit card number ,use a different email address and modify my address slightly each time I open a new account.
It works.

hi, exactly what do you mean by modifying your address?
also how can you generate a new credit card number?


thanks
jamie

jammiev

anyone else know what fano means?
thanks

mcallister1

I think fano is referring to this post by tadger

Tadger wrote:

Somehting I've just though of that might stop the companies from billing you once the trail has expired ...

Would a cahoot webcard (virtual card number and expiry date for a single use) work ?? Do the companies actually try and pre-authoirze an amount against the card ?? Cos if not you could create a cahoot webcard with £1 value and sign up with that.... if the company keeps trying to take money even if you cancelled within the T&C's then the most they would get would be £1 ????

Does that help? And for modifying your address- maybe writing street name in lowercase or putting extra spaces in? Don't know how as I think the postcode would identify it.

jammiev

stphnstevey wrote:

What is it that stops you going back to the same company and doing a free trial again?

Can you sign up with a different email address to get another free trial?
Can you sign up with a different postal address to get another free trial?

Blockbuster openly says in there T+C's that you can sign up again after a month.

are you sure blockbuster say you can sign up again after 1 month?
thanks

stphnstevey

Not tried it, but it does say that somewhere in their T+C's. They also mentioned it again when I cancelled. Let me know if you are able.

Trying to decide who to Tart next as Video Island and LoveFilm merger has knocked a big whole in my list!!! Amazon?

stphnstevey

Haven't tried it. It's in their T+Cs somewhere. They also mentioned it in there email when I cancelled. Let me know if you can

Deciding who to Tart next as LoveFilm and Video Island merger has knocked a big whole in my list! Amazon?

Gemmzie

I'm the same, been with LoveFILM for about a year but they are slowing down, so freezing the account for three months to tart but don't know which companies to go to

Amazon, but who else