๐๏ธ FalconPUNNCH ยท 4401 points ยท Posted at 04:07:04 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
With great loans come great-ish perks!
When using a .edu email to register, many places will offer you deals on their products, and in some cases, provide you with insanely expensive software free of charge (or heavily discounted) (e.g. Photoshop). Some such perks include:
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ADDITIONAL PERKS (UPDATES)
Apple Music discounts
50% off Squarespace
Github Student membership
You Need A Budget (YNAB) membership. ย
I am sure there are plenty more, and if you know of any, please post them and I'll add them to the list!
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EDIT: .edu emails are given out to college students, so if you are currently, have been, or were recently accepted to college, odds are you have one, even if you don't use it.
natalieilatan ยท 302 points ยท Posted at 04:53:37 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do these work even if you aren't a student but are a university employee with a .edu email?
[deleted] ยท 322 points ยท Posted at 04:56:53 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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billwashere ยท 127 points ยท Posted at 11:53:20 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am staff at a university and can confirm they work for most things, Spotify being the big exception (but it used to work...sigh).
H4xolotl ยท 162 points ยท Posted at 12:23:08 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My favourite student discount joke
Pipe_down_sherlock ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:35:35 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a student in the university of life.
swissarm ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 13:24:13 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why doesn't spotify work?
shitsiteredditisa ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 14:34:57 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It uses a third party service to verify enrollment rather than just your .edu address.
tummybox ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 15:47:10 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I photoshopped a school schedule once though and it worked....
[deleted] ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 17:49:53 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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misspeelled ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:33:33 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had to email them a screenshot of my class schedule from my .edu address for them to manually approve it. But it only took a few hours!
billwashere ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:30:50 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They don't just the edu email. They use something called SheerID. Not sure how it works but it was able to tell I wasn't actually taking classes. Now as an employee I can take free classes (just 3 a year) but that might be able to fool their system.
knightsmarian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:48:55 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They have partnerships to verify common domains attached to legitimate colleges. Spotify also actively does not extend this offer to students who are enrolled into private schools.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:00:47 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I get the Spotify discount as a college staff member
rakesuoh ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:48:48 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
me too
x2040 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:15 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are now companies that do verification by patenting with schools to verify that you are actually a student outside of email.
Joeclu ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 05:07:13 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I tried with Spotify and Amazon prime. Both, for me, went through some verification method to make sure I was actually enrolled.
Sniperawd ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 05:51:24 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any more detail for us?
frosty_biscuits ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 11:46:23 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used my staff.edu for Amazon. Their verification process is as cumbersome as "what do you study" & "when do you intend to graduate." No real fact finding on their part. Make something up if you like and you're all set. Then they send a verification email to your address and you do the thing.
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 13:28:41 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every year I just tell them I'm graduating in 6 months, it hasn't failed me yet
Exaskryz ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 14:00:28 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This would be easy to filter out automatically, but Amazon knows most people who are cheating the system for Prime are using it for free shipping which may encourage you to buy more items than you would've without free shipping.
blaqkplastic ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:09:31 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like they just add four years to whenever you sign up, regardless of when you say you're graduating. I signed up for Prime Student in 2011 and told them I was graduating in 2012. I got discounted Prime until last year when they finally told me I have to pay full price.
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:41:17 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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GiftTag ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:00 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The last time I tried to re-enroll in Student Prime, they requested proof of enrollment and only gave me a year.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:11 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"What classes are you taking?"
"How much did you pay for your 3rd textbook this semester?"
"How many hours a week do you spend studying?"
"Have you even called your mother lately?"
musteatbrainz ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 13:29:53 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Congrats - you cheated the system.
algorithmae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:15 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spotify uses some verification tool, which I failed after graduating this past December :(
Amazon Prime won't let you have more than a 4 years of student discount IIRC, mine went to regular Prime a little while ago
Ninjaplz10154 ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 05:18:15 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure. But you have to realize that these licenses are for educational purposes only. If you open up a business using photoshop as a tool to create your income, it's not good. Chances of you getting caught, to be honest, are probably pretty small, but the point of the discounted/free software for .edu addresses are for educational purposes only.
blorg ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 07:01:28 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It entirely depends on the individual product. Microsoft, for example, do prohibit commercial use:
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mssmallbiz/2008/12/01/no-microsoft-office-home-and-student-cannot-be-used-in-a-business/
Adobe however allow it:
https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/education-faq.html
[deleted] ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 06:31:46 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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massproduced ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 10:45:00 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or... To get you trained on the software so you can get a job with a company that is paying for the software.
Exaskryz ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 14:01:06 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. My future employer must play Spotify throughout the building during work hours.
blorg ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 07:02:24 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It depends on the license. Microsoft prohibit commercial use, Adobe allow it.
Echohawkdown ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:36:37 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Adobe can go fuck itself with a rusty rake. I can't afford a $300+ "student" license, and it's not transferrable between Mac & Windows. And I'm not paying Adobe for life to use CC when CS6 works just fine.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:38:34 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know about stuff like photoshop but I doubt that, for example, Jetbrains can detect that you used their products to write code.
Not_For_Naught ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 11:48:58 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. Just torrent it. It's alot safer.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:38:51 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://i.imgur.com/RS1gCNr.jpg
fightersfoo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:57:35 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would believe so, I'm sure they're just looking for the .edu part
van_Niets ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:57:59 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They sure do
1LtKaiser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:35:49 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes
salil91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:09 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After 4 years, Amazon will ask for proof that you are a student.
diceman89 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:34 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They asked for a student ID with an expiration date or a copy of a current transcript. I sent them my ID without an expiration date and they took it.
wiz0floyd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:09 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've seen sites ask for an unofficial transcript to verify that you're a student.
justthisgreatguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:10 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes they do :)
Toysoldier34 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:11 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As long as it ends in .edu it doesn't matter. You don't even need to still be a student as long as you can still access the email.
uberfission ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:18 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes
Xanza ยท 553 points ยท Posted at 05:53:34 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
For all you programmers and developers out there, don't forget to sign up for Github Student. Perks include;
$100$50 in credit from DigitalOceanThis pack is legit insane and you're crazy if you don't take advantage.
MuriTube ยท 86 points ยท Posted at 07:55:08 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Also, if you're a student anywhere around the world (does not require an .edu email adress, just any email adress from your institution's domain) and do programming things, you can get all JetBrains software for free which is absolutely insane considering how expensive it is(per year: 250โฌ/250$/200ยฃ): www.jetbrains.com/student/
You have to register with an email of your institution's domain, if someone already requested your institution's domain to be added to their list, you can simply sign up, if your institution isn't registered yet, you can request it to be added on GitHub and it will be added within about a week: https://github.com/JetBrains/swot/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
Calamity701 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 11:43:26 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can use any kind of proof for Jetbrains. I sent them a scanned copy of my student id (a German one which is not standardized).
greatjew ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:51:37 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got jetbrains in highschool i sent them my none .edu school email address and they still took it.
Stacia_Asuna ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:43:03 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does this include high schools or just colleges/universities? I remember signing up for stuff under a middle school based account...
MuriTube ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:14:51 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
afaik any educational institution will do
DUBIOUS_EXPLANATION ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:32:18 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you! PyCharm is the best! I was worried about what I was going to do when the free trial expired.
MuriTube ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:32:50 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ur welcome fam
dmarko ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:32:29 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's limited only for a year
diglyd ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 08:19:27 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and all offers be it from Adobe or Autodesk or jetbrains or whatever, are non-commercial licenses right? So what good is it if you can't make money off of it, if you technically can't use the tools/software to make a commercial project that you intend to sell.
MuriTube ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 08:31:12 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
You're meant to use it as a student while studying and in classes, so you get to have actual experience with the program, that's the point...
jnicho15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:23:44 on November 14, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you want Autodesk stuff for free commercial use, use Fusion 360.
hastagelf ยท 120 points ยท Posted at 06:45:55 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Side note : To all high school students that don't have an edu email. You can just take photo of your Student ID card and you'll get everything in the pack as well.
That's what I did and they don't even take that long to verify your ID.
Xanza ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 07:20:51 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Very good to know, thanks for adding it!
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 11:35:05 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Maparyetal ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 11:38:08 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a very good point, I hadn't thought about it that way.
supergamerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:51:10 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm on mobile and don't know how to save posts. Fuck me.
Mookyhands ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 12:50:10 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
AssholeInRealLife ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:51:54 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/u/supergamers has the best points. Really, the best. Ask anyone. Time Magazine did a story on his points in 2003. But really the real story is Crooked Hillary's emails and why isn't the media covering that any more?
WolfofAnarchy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:29:01 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wtf
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:38:22 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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QuintinityTheCoder ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:08:23 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most Canadian high schools do, not sure about the US though.
j933291 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:20:29 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in the us and go to public school and I get one but I have no idea if that's standard outside my area.
The69LTD ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:44:36 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
High school senior in Washington state and I've gotten one every year so far
Kinost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:02 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm. Had a high school ID in the past.
bakugandrago18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:24:54 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mine has them and requires us to wear them.
Weretoad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:31:13 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
My high school had them when I attended about 13 years ago
astroteacher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:34 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Our school requires it.
corsair130 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:16 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes most schools have id cards. I had student IDs in middle school in the late 90's. Every school I know of has them around here.
Kasumei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:33 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had to have a student ID in high school, and I believe most other schools in my state have to, as well.
Bjartr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:33 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ask someone in the office to print an affirmation of you being a student on some school letterhead. Probably good enough for most cases.
glatteis ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 07:44:00 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also for developers: all JetBrains (like IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate) products are 100% free if you are a student.
Agret ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:09:43 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jetbrains also have an education page where you can get the ultimate editions of their IDEs completely free
1pnoe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:17:05 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a steal! Cheers mate.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:53 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the British guy.
1pnoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:39 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You win one cream tea and scones.
gologologolo ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 06:20:06 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What are those offers useful for?
mrbaggins ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 06:26:00 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Programmers / budding developers.
Adama0001 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 07:05:53 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Developers. Specifically for source control or running virtual machines/instances.
sadistmushroom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:11:09 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can actually get some limited MSDN services too, but I think you have to be from an approved school and have a way of proving that you're a student there
plays2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:35 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just got a free domain and digital ocean droplet. Well worth
Xanza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:03 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Free domain from where?
SpiderFan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:19:39 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
uhhh, for us stupid noobs out there , what does this mean.
Halfg33k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:05:31 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I signed up for that once. It took them 8 months to approve it. By then I had started using bitbucket for private repos.
Xanza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:04 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's weird. Mine was approved in minutes.
xfactoid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:44 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Similarly Bitbucket has an educational account offering full unlimited access (unlimited team size). Not sure if there are other perks.
https://www.atlassian.com/software/views/bitbucket-academic-license.jsp https://blog.bitbucket.org/2012/08/20/bitbucket-academic/
iStayGreek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:08:35 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Xanza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:20:45 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Booo!
Unfortunate, but I changed it. Thanks for the tip!
saysnah ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 11:44:39 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
or don't support social justice wackos that will delete your repo if they deem it offensive.
roryarthurwilliams ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:01:24 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wat
saysnah ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:31:44 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150802/20330431831/github-nukes-repository-over-use-word-retard.shtml
cascer1 ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 06:10:10 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jetbrains gives out all their software development tools for free to students, it works with an edu email or student ID.
smithjoe1 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 09:39:12 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aw snap. Jetbrains products are awesome. It's one year licence which needs to be renewed. Now to see if I can get my universities gmail to forward after I graduate...
cascer1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:12:17 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can renew it for free while you're a student. Try ordering an isic card just before you graduate :)
agentlame ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:39:36 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They also allow you to use their tools if you have an active open-source project.
They use to only give you the tools related to your project (IE: WebStorm if it was JS or a web service), but now that they switched to their 'Toolbox' model, any OSS project grants you access to their entire suite.
cascer1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:16:40 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ooh that's very cool
jonjiv ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 12:41:51 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There can be even more great stuff that is school specific.
For example, my university struck some sort of deal with Google and we have unlimited space on Google Drive.
My Google Drive now has 3.5 TB of stuff on it.
Sorry Google.
Apple_Pious ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:08:20 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for the tip. Just found out my university also offers unlimited storage via Google Drive. Everyone who went to a university that uses Gmail should at least check this out. If you've already graduated, see if they offer alumni email addresses. Worked for me.
seifer93 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:45:14 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for mentioning alumni email. I just looked into alum benefits at my old university. I retain access to my email account (along with the unlimited Drive that's attached) provided I don't abandon it, and I also get to keep using the school's gym, which is nice because they have very nice facilities, including an olympic-size pool which is almost always empty.
ohpleaseno ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:47:56 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is there any good reason why they don't put water in the pool?
linam97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:12 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you so much for this!! Just found out one of my edu address's gets me unlimited space!
mobius01engage ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:45:37 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm. I discovered mine when I accidentally uploaded a game backup. It says under storage that we have unlimited storage. I also have mine linked with Google photos so unlimited backups!
akkatracker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:56:26 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy Shit what uni?
jonjiv ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 12:59:55 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kent State University.
Worth giving it a try with your own edu email and password. They don't exactly advertise it here, so most students don't even know about it.
mordea ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:22:59 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, cool.
TuckingFypoz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:29:28 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How does this work?
jonjiv ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:06:56 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Go to http://drive.google.com and log in with your full .edu email address. Webpage should redirect to a university branded Google Drive log in page where you will log in again with your email address and password for that email address.
That is, if your school has the same setup mine has.
lardo1800 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:40:14 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
deleted What is this?
jonjiv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:14 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Glad I could help!
your_mind_aches ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:03 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, my school has a thing with Microsoft instead. Terabyte of storage though so still nice!
MpegEVIL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:12 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My high school has that. I haven't really taken advantage yet.
Iam_new_tothis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:01:44 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My college is the same. The only gimmick though is I can only share stuff to people within the same domain. But it's great for backing up crap lol.
jonjiv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:32:21 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's just the default. Dig into the settings a little deeper when you share something. All the options should be there.
MuratHD ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 07:02:51 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can sign up for a UNiDAYS https://m.myunidays.com/ Account where they tell you of a lot of promotions for students including coupons for clothes and a lot of other goodies.
ddh0 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:07:40 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With the added benefit of spamming the shit out of your inbox!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:19:05 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
tempting...but is there any downside?
ddh0 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:23:05 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Basically none at all! You will always be up to date on the best deals whether you like it or not.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:55:28 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they will cram deals down my throat like a prisoner the first day of prison? no one could say no to that offer.
CloudAndClear ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:20:05 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have the app and have never received any emails from them.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:35:02 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is also how Apple Music verifies your student status so you can get 50% off their subscription.
[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 07:37:11 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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moozy_lota ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:52:58 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! it worked for me. Just signed up :)
saisar ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 04:30:19 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does anybody know if they work with a .edu.mx account?
Hobofan94 ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 05:36:33 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The automated sign up forms might not work, but you can probably get the same benefits via their support if you can prove you are a student.
Here in Germany we don't have .edu adresses but you can get all of the benefits above if you can name your institution (and can provide a proof that you study there). There are often special signup forms for that, so I guess you have good chances with a .edu.mx
saisar ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:39:52 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks!
WewLadderino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:24:06 on September 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? I go to a German school and we have .edu emails.
Edit: Oh I see. I guess I got lucky to go to one of the schools that requested the domain before it became America-only https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/.edu
DroidLord ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:14:18 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Many place don't require you to have a .edu account, but simply being able to prove you're a student is enough. It can take some digging, but it should be possible with any e-mail address, as long as it's affiliated with your school.
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 08:06:22 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just cut my phone bill by like $50, thanks.
Gggg_high ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:28:29 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
do you mid if i ask how much you payed a month and what type of phone you have and the company? i just got my job and since i am getting paid Friday i want to go to Verizon to get my own phone plan and everything.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:37:26 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well I pay for three lines and had an old contract on two. Was paying a little over 220 a month on Verizon.
My contact expired on two lines so I changed all three to a newer cheaper month by month plan with 8GB of data. That and no phone payments for two of those lines brought my new bill to around 160.
After the discount is 116. I still have payments for one phone so it would actually be cheaper once that's done.
I have a Nexus 6P.
Gggg_high ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:12 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
tyty
0MY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:22:56 on November 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How did you get the edu discount?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:31 on November 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In the original link. This post is like two months old lol.
0MY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:54:11 on November 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hm, just tried the link and it didn't work. I didn't see an option for edu discount.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:45 on November 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well for Verizon at least you login from that link and it asks for your .edu email which you verify then you get the discount. I'm not sure about the other carriers.
0MY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:30 on November 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did you enter the .edu email where it asks for employment email? Thanks for your help!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:43 on November 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I'm a student, but it doesn't seem to check for that, just whether the .edu email is valid.
0MY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:44 on November 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, thanks.
itschrismo ยท 111 points ยท Posted at 05:22:56 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spotify requires you to provide photo id of college badge. So it'll only work while attending school, just so you guys know.
wh_t_sp_c_ ยท 90 points ยท Posted at 05:42:15 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not necessarily a photo ID. They only require some sort of proof that you are attending the college. You could just as easily use a class schedule for this.
source: am student w/Spotify discount
Kalisz96 ยท 127 points ยท Posted at 05:51:37 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow all I had to do was put my student email in to get the discount
TheTurnipKnight ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 06:44:39 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can you somehow change your email if you've been already using regular Spotify?
wh_t_sp_c_ ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 07:14:01 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
If you are already a Spotify subscriber, you do not have to change your email. Just cancel your existing subscription, go to https://www.spotify.com/us/student/, and re-subscribe under the student discount.
I was a regular $9.99/month subber and switched to the student, all while keeping the same email (non .edu). They just need document proof that you attend the college.
Edit: for clarification, the Spotify student page will require that you enter a .edu email as part of the verification. So you will still need it. It just doesn't have to be your account-permanent email for Spotify.
ASmileOnTop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:18:14 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes but I don't want to go through and resave all that music and recreate my huge number of playlists. There's no way to change your account email?
ShadicNanaya510 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:05:30 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd like to know too. Or is there a way to verify without changing the email?
poppycocklovegood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:27:53 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I changed my email and then went into my account settings where the student discount was offered
hemusK ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:22:59 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was using spotify beforehand and when I went on the page for the student discount I put in my email address and it accepted it as proof.
le3ky ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:13:25 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In the UK all you need is an nus card number. No requirement for an edu email.
K3TtLek0Rn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:42:36 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 05:50:20 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally just got it the other week and didn't have to do any of this but have an .edu email.
wh_t_sp_c_ ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 05:58:55 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most of the time, Spotify will recognize your college after you enter it on the student sign-up form. But I (and I presume the OP I responded to) go to a small college, so they required more proof. Either way, it was pretty easy to get the discount.
itschrismo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:35:32 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, they made me send a picture of my student id when I had it
abc123shutthefuckup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:21:03 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I'm out of school, I'm more likely to still have my ID than a current class schedule
Hell, I still have IDs from 2 different schools sitting in my car right now
opticbit ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 07:36:05 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My college Id has no issue/expiration date. I always have it with me.
Glad I didn't goto ITT
TheArcane ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 07:02:56 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only American schools :(
docnotsopc ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 12:43:59 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a few months from graduating undergrad, I simply pretended to lose my student card (they have a 4 year expiration date when they are printed). They gave me a new card valid for another 4 years. I'm sure student cards vary by school, but that's how my school issues cards
TiredFather ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:21:04 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spotify uses a third party service that gets public records about whether you are a student or not (also active military, etc) to determine when your account no longer qualifies.
http://www.sheerid.com/
STL92 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:23:48 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All I had to do was give my full name and what college I attend.
dorkface95 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:51:57 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mine did not require this. Just an .edu email and my college name.
Muszynian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:23:11 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not if you first get the Photoshop license.
SpaceOdysseus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:23:24 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, my school ID doesn't actually expire until 2018, I graduated last year
Wyndsorisawesome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:56 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not anymore.... I just gave my email yesterday and that was it.
ILikePuhtaytoes ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:50:17 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never had to send them my id... just used the .edu email ๐
DrSwe ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:33:45 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They haven't required anything from me other than using the edu email account.
jerodimus ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 06:39:59 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does anyone know if there are benefits like this to having an ac.uk address? (The British equivalent.)
weta- ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 06:59:33 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you signed up for UniDays yet? Spotify does half price premium for a year in the UK.
TuckingFypoz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:08:29 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've had Unidays bookmarked for li. A year and never used it. What are the benefits of it?
weta- ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:16:05 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It opens the door to a couple of student discounts and benefits. It's like a free NUS card just with fewer benefits. I only ever used it for the student discount on Spotify. I think they also do retail discounts, but you'd have to look on their website.
Murderous_Nipples ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 06:47:45 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, it should all work with .ac.uk as well. I've got both half price Amazon prime and half price Spotify with mine, as well as the student bundle with github that someone mentioned in a comment.
Flap_Monster ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:48:07 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have two my old undergrad one and my postgrad one. They both work. Very recently got the Autodesk stuff, Amazon prime.
TuckingFypoz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:05:30 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep it does work.
BackFromVoat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:12:02 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Amazon student works still. I haven't tried any others yet.
CaffeineSippingMan ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 07:09:19 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YNAB is free too.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 08:11:13 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:03:14 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why should I use YNAB over Mint?
CaffeineSippingMan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:37:50 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I too would like to see an unbiased comparison.
digiacom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:02:06 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mint is more passive, YNAB is more hands on. I love YNAB because it is easy to track all my different accounts, cash, gift, cards, and other accounts month-to-month even if they don't 'sync' automatically.
I used to have mint, but I never found it that helpful personally.
Here is a decent comparison: http://lifehacker.com/budgeting-software-showdown-mint-vs-you-need-a-budget-1764607246
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:06:37 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've read a ton of articles on it but they never seemed to get at the meat of the difference. It seems like, from what you say and the articles of others, that YNAB is better at engaging you in your finances on a daily basis.
I just use Mint to categorize transactions into my designated budgets so I know how much I have to spend on, say, Eating Out.
Is there any method of automated transaction induction/processing in YANB?
digiacom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:00:22 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YNAB recently started doing that; they hook into your various accounts, and you can import transactions that way. I use it a lot, but I've always entered everything in manually before hand so it automatically matches my transactions.
YNAB is a way to budget as much as a tool to budget. In YNAB, every dollar has a job. It is like envelope budgeting, except you never have any money left over. (I use an 'allowance' budget item for leftover, but then I rebudget/categorize spending as it happens.)
With mint, everything was very approximate. With YNAB, I always know precisely how much money I have, and for what, and its easy to start fresh if I need to.
Blimey85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:07 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YNAB is more manual than automatic. While it has the ability to pull things in you aren't giving anyone all of your logins so to me it's much more secure. I also like entering everything because it helps me realize how much I'm really spending. Bottom line both are great and it's really just personal preference.
kellydean1 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 10:46:12 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What if you went to college before the internet?
Major_Square ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 12:17:36 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't, but I started college when the internet wasn't yet really huge and had a weird email address at school. They converted some students but never got around to others. A few years ago I contacted them and got an alumni email address. I did the same at all the colleges I went to and get a lot of free or cheap stuff, especially software.
kellydean1 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 12:47:58 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess I would need to have graduated. Oh well!
Major_Square ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:48:44 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not necessarily. Look into it.
RobertoMayo ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 12:57:57 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The CamScanner app premium version is free for edu emails. Its better than Google drive at scanning documents in with your camera. I like use it for professors who only hand out syllabi and such.
San_Antonio_Shuffle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:22 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where do you sign up for that? When I click upgrade, it only gives the option of paying
Diffusion_NotOsmosis ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:47:47 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Go on the website and register. Then activate your account from the email. Then login on the app. It will auto update when logged in.
neverhalfway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:09 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm trying to find it as well - no luck!
your_mind_aches ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:26:03 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
HOLY CRAP. You're my hero. This is one of my favourite apps. Had no idea the premium version was free for students. Thank you SO much!
bearsito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:26 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have a not real life as well? Can I get one of those with a edu address too?
Vrgom20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:12:43 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is amazing! Thank you!!!!!!
AAA1374 ยท 136 points ยท Posted at 05:10:48 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My college used outlook for their email service, so I did some shifty stuff and forwarded my inbox to another email address so even if they did block my access to that email account, I still have access to the confirmation emails. On top of this, they never deactivated my account at all, so I've got no problems. I left them like, a year ago.
TuckingFypoz ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 07:02:43 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How can I do this??
AAA1374 ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 07:11:27 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you have access to a .edu email account, just sift through the settings and see if you can find anything about forwarding the emails to another inbox, then use a forwarding address that you will guaranteed have access to. I made another email account specifically for this, so it worked nicely for me, and it should work with most places so long as they don't terminate the accounts. Also, hilariously, my student ID only has my birthdate on it, so I can still use it, too.
Pacblu202 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 08:50:36 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm fairly certain most students id's don't have years on them. Mine doesn't have anything, just an id number I think and my picture.
TuckingFypoz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:34:18 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my one unfortunately does have a years on em
agentlame ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 13:42:31 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No problem, just get trial copy of Photoshop to get your student copy of Photoshop.
TuckingFypoz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:45:47 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what bruh
perforatedpaper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:51 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
didnt learn that much in college now, did ya?
Exaskryz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:03:19 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My student ID actually has the year of enrollment in it. Could've been coincidence though, should ask some younger people about their ID numbers.
Doesn't tell you much though - the company offering the product/service wouldn't know that those 2 digits are an enrollment year, and enrollment year doesn't indicate current student status, such as people doing a 2 year program or a 7 year program.
uhujkill ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 06:00:48 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. The funnier thing is I left college in 2008. So I'm still benefitting haha. Playa Playa!
JayPetey ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 15:56:34 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's no date on my student ID, so the way I figure, as long as I'm paying off student loans, I'm a student, and shall milk the benefits thusly.
throwaway_for_keeps ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 07:09:39 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My college left my student email active after I graduated, and only canceled it when they changed services. And even now, I can still contact them to get a .edu address as an alum.
AAA1374 ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 07:17:08 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd totally do that, but, um, I'm not an alum. I just left. So it's pretty scummy.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 08:22:54 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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t0gi ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 12:40:51 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's not implying that using an email account as an alumni is scummy...he's calling his own behavior scummy, because he didn't graduate yet still uses the account.
dflame45 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:14:13 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's really weird. IT didn't deactivate your email account properly because that's not how email forwarding works.
Shifty indeed.
rararaknee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:25:38 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was looking for this LPT
TheTurnipKnight ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 06:48:47 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Education in my country is free and we still get the .edu emails!
PunctuationsOptional ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 08:14:25 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's double dipping! Not fair! Ugh. You cheating Europeans.
obeytrafficlights ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:57:20 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no wonder all the migrants are going to Europe instead of the states. Who wants to be $100,000 in debt for years.
TheTurnipKnight ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:58:33 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But Spotify has no student discount here so there is that.
randomguy3993 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:43 on September 25, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dont know about rest of the Europe but Student discount for Spotify is available in Germany. I had it until recently. But then I cancelled it because I wasn't using it a lot.
TheTurnipKnight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:48 on September 25, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not in Poland. Spotify is cheaper here anyways so I don't really mind.
nooneiller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:52 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This sentence hurt my heart.
your_mind_aches ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:14 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same!
...well... not anymore, because the government ended free tertiary education starting next year. Oh well. :(
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 09:25:25 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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izimulation ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:12 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because it took me a second to find: Go here, either log in or make a new account, and when it asks for your "work" email, enter your .edu address.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:49:31 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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izimulation ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:04 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Enter your email and it tells you the discount then. Not sure what kind it applies to.
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izimulation ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:51 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok
po0pdawg ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 07:36:16 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kodak provides a good discount to students on rolls of super 8 film
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 06:13:48 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually you don't even need to be in college for the Spotify discount, my friend sent in a picture of his highschool ID and got the discount.
minicl55 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:48:41 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Weird, two years ago I tried the exact same thing and it got rejected. Did his ID say the word Highschool anywhere? Maybe the person reviewing it didn't realize it wasn't for college.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:47 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, it just showed his name, picture and school ID number, no grade level or anything
HGHUA ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:05:48 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WA Post link doesn't go anywhere when you try to register. At least for me...
weta- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:59:50 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, gives me a 404
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 07:37:26 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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weta- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:50:50 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! Sadly doesn't work with my UK or CA university email address.
Joshuages ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 11:31:43 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're a giant grasshopper. What did you expect.
stats_commenter ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 07:31:25 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Washington Post is bought and paid for garbage. Not a single ounce of journalistic integrity, just a media machine for rich people who want to control the flow of information.
Youre better off without that subscription.
Major_Square ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:07:17 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Must be a Trump supporter. It's one of the newspapers of record. Not saying that it or any other newspaper is a perfect source for news, but it is better than most by far. Again unless you like Donald Trump.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:53:31 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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blueskyfire ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:27:28 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot worse.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:54:48 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Major_Square ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:02:31 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't really "support" any newspaper. These days, when people on this site say that the Washington Post is garbage it is politically motivated and you know exactly what I'm talking about.
stats_commenter ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:22:19 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Better than most by far?
I am not voting for donald trump.
But the wall street journal has shown their true colors in how they spin everything about him. Its all very dishonest.
blueskyfire ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:28:29 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not just Trump. He was right. The post is a shit newspaper. It's just about the worst of the US mainstream media propaganda machine. You haven't been reading it if you think otherwise.
Major_Square ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:56 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What so you think is the best newspaper in the United States? What other newspapers are on par with the Post?
djs758 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:16:02 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ProTip: check to see if your school allows you to set up an email alias like mine did. Then when the student service expires...sign up again with the alias.
yeeeeeehaaaw ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 07:23:29 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure if this works for all colleges but check out your college's perks. When I attended WSU we got 15% off of our ATT wireless bill. It apparently doesn't expire because I've had 15% off my bill for the last 6 years.
I also still have my college ID which doesn't have an expiration date so student discount on my movie viewing as well. Although I am Asian, so I'll look the same until I hit 50 apparently. http://imgur.com/gallery/OcRKK
scatmanbedebobboop ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 07:09:41 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think MLB has some kind of deal that allows you to stream every game for free.
PM_ME_YOUR_FOOD_ ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 08:51:56 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/
Here's a link for that sign up.
DARIF ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:24:48 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ConflictedJew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:47:52 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Has anybody been able to get this to work? The id verification doesn't work for me
PM_ME_YOUR_FOOD_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:21 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, it worked for me, and I don't even go to a college that's that big.
ConflictedJew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:43 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's...annoying...I go to a college with something like 10,000 students and it doesn't confirm for me...
sigh
PM_ME_YOUR_FOOD_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:10 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mine has way less than that, but it's also a big name, in the top ten hardest to get in to. So that might help the cause. With Spotify you can send in proof, maybe the id.me will let you do that, a transcript or ID or something.
chilaxinman ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 11:41:58 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket is also $25/mo for students, even if you don't have full DirecTV service.
cracka_azz_cracka ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 13:12:06 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What holy shit... I'm an out of area fan and I've been suffering through illegal streams* because of the prohibitive cost
*Allegedly
montgomerygk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:57:42 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw this a week ago, but still can't tell if it's just for the rest of this season or what.
Currently I "share" an mlb.tv account, would love to have my own, for free.
curtin103 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:02:56 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mlb.tv is half price. It's still 75 bucks a season but that is pretty reasonable for a hundred and sixty-two games
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 13:19:13 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you aren't a college student cancelled you can "apply" to your local community college, many times online, community colleges have a 100% acceptance rate and you don't have to sign of for classes but are still technically a student and will get a student email. $25 application fee pays for itself when you sign up for Amazon prime student.
Source: am a community college student and got all of my email, online access, student ID card, etc before registering for classes.
OnVinylPlease ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:56:15 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I tried this just for the .edu email address and discounts - it didn't work. They wanted me to PAY for college?! pfffft!
ArmyCoreEOD ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:30:30 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a note, the Microsoft Home Use Program may be available to those with an .edu address. I can get a copy of office pro for $10
fishmouth ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:39:44 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The amazon prime discount lasts 4 years. After that you have to pay full price even if you're still a student. I couldn't figure out why I wasn't getting the discount, and it's in the fine print. I guess I could have started a new account with my grad school email though. I might do that when I have to renew.
KaylaChinga ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:50:45 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had to provide proof of enrollment at the renewal of the half-priced membership.
Majorleobvius ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 04:27:59 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You make good points, but what is the best way to obtain one of these .edu email addresses?
0ff2th3r4c35 ยท 161 points ยท Posted at 04:28:56 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Be a college student
[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 04:55:37 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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DrEmilioLazardo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:12:49 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do they give school janitors .edu emails?
๐๏ธ FalconPUNNCH ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 04:45:12 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Community colleges often times can give them to accepted applicants, oftentimes all you need is like $20-40 for paperwork processing, and your transcript from HS I believe, but I have no clue as to the legality/ legitimacy of this info.
the-postminimalist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:36 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in Canada, and my school email ends with @mail.mcgill.ca
Can I do anything with that?
Amp1497 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:59:22 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not through the automatic fill-out forms, but if you email the support staff of whatever it is you want and explain it to them it would probably work. You might have to include some other proof (school ID?) though
The_Lion_Jumped ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:34:54 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I was a college student with a .edu but never used it (and now can't remember it) after school because it was some absurd chain like squirrelmail.myschool.dot.edu am I SOL?
0ff2th3r4c35 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:37:47 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know, if you can find the email then try it lol
Majorleobvius ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:33:42 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that the only way?
bartManSimpson ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 04:56:22 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Commit fraud
SuggestAPhotoProject ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 08:33:10 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Go on....
CodenameMolotov ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 04:43:49 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You could probably sign up for your local community college, drop out without paying any fees, and still get a .edu email address.
0ff2th3r4c35 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 04:50:40 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually pretty smart
throwaway_for_keeps ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 07:11:50 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Considering that most colleges don't give you any kind of services until you're registered for classes, or at least paid an enrollment fee, I wouldn't count on this method.
CodenameMolotov ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:19:44 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can usually get a refund if you drop your classes within in the first few weeks.
seifer93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:37 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Both the 2-year and 4-year schools I went to had a 100% refund if you dropped out by the first day of classes, then the refund rate dropped very quickly afterwards. IIRC, by the third week you'd be down to 50% and on week four you can still drop a class without taking a GPA hit, but you get no money back at all.
jmartn23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:13:07 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Works at my local community college
OnVinylPlease ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:54:01 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I tried this just for the .edu email address and discounts - it didn't work. They wanted me to PAY for college?! pfffft!
GhostOfDawn1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:18 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Worked at mine. The intention wasn't to get free stuff, I just haven't went through the whole process. Surprised they just give you an email without going through the whole process.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:44:53 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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0ff2th3r4c35 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:54:09 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool.
cjdoyle ยท -52 points ยท Posted at 06:20:00 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
choose one bub
Aerocity ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 06:32:48 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
..or both? I have an .edu from a community college.
PunctuationsOptional ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 08:12:58 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When retards speak.
AerMarcus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:52 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You could always be a professor.
R3ZZONATE ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:37:45 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RemindMe! 4 hours.
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:25:43 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow this is the most useful bot I've ever seen on here
G2geo94 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 05:42:26 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
YSK this bot is banned on some subreddits. However, it is still able to remind you when you summon it, it just can't post so it will only IM you.
Major_Square ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:04:53 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even better and easier is your mobile phone.
Swazzoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:24:54 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a uni student but we don't use .edu.
Uehm ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 05:40:01 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People on fiverr.com sell them
esibire ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:52:59 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The cheapest way is to get a job for a university. Trust me, It'll save you many, many years of financial headache!
TexasWithADollarsign ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:28 on September 15, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try england.edu or australia.edu.
opticbit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:37:37 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
University in az gives them out to anyone
cynical_response ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 11:52:45 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
can u explain
del_rio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:26 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get admitted to your community college?
motivation150 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:50:26 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Go to school.
Bombjoke ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 04:56:23 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As an alumni I have one.
dtrmp4 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 07:03:40 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure how relevant this is, but a lot of public transportation systems give discounts for student IDs.
In my city, I get $0.60 bus rides, rather than the usual $1.25
IThinkAbout17 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 13:52:55 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm super glad public transportation is included free for students in my area, otherwise a year bus pass is around $900. Ouch wallet, ouch.
ilega_dh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:22:31 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Public transportation is actually free in The Netherlands for students!
dtrmp4 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 10:24:50 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about the assholes like me that use their student ID 5 years after attending school? ;)
speeding_sloth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:02:18 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not completely. You borrow the money for the plan from the government and they turn it into a gift when you graduate. Same as with the former studiefinanciering.
Also, only for the nominal duration of your degree + 1 year.
TheSoundArtist ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 07:51:42 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just to add to the list, I got a free year of Newegg Premier with my .edu address.
MILeft ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:23:20 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I get an "expired" message.
madbotherfucker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:26 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just checked their website. Now it's $20 off the price of a year of premier.
TheSoundArtist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:01:36 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh. Sorry for spreading misinformation. I got mine in May this year when I built my PC, so it must have changed since then.
agentmuu ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 08:02:21 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Squarespace has a 50% student discount with a valid .edu email - http://www.squarespace.com/students
geekdad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:51:58 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FYI: They say "first year"
wyndyl ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:28:45 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're a student and want to read a newspaper check your university's library page. I get free nytimes and Wall Street journal digital copies through the library group access.
Mookyhands ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:10:03 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anyone familiar with Autodesk that could recommend a few of their programs suited for a casual-ish user? Like, if I want to sketch up my house for renovation mock-ups or plan out how to build a table or something.
(not professional renovation plans, more like, "See honey, if we take out this wall it'd look like this and we can expand the bathroom yada yada")
roryarthurwilliams ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:14:11 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably AutoCAD?
gd42 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:39:55 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Not really. The easiest to use would be probably SketchUp, which is free.
Fusion360, Inventor, AutoCAD and Revit (the engineering apps of AutoDesk) are professional software with a steep learning curves, so for simple things you can usually find better-suited, less-complex solutions, which are often free. For example Draftsight for 2d mechanical drawings, Sketchup for modeling, HomeStyler or Home.by.me for simple home redesign.
For designing furniture or or decks or something like that, you may want to try Fusion360 (which is free for hobbyists anyways), which is a fairly new, but "proper" CAD app. It's UI is pretty straight-forward and has some pretty nice innovations compared to the "standard" (Solidworks/Inventor), though lacks some of their features.
Mookyhands ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:57 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool thanks. I've used SketchUp, and the Autodesk suite looked a little out of my league. Nice that they offer their stuff to students, but I think I'll stick to the shallow end. Appreciate the insights!
GrizzlyCoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:36 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd go with SketchUp or TinkerCAD. TinkerCAD is a bit more user friendly.
myusrnameisgr8fukoff ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:18:41 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This post and this comments section are changing my life right now. I'm a community college student and I never even thought about all the discounts available to me.
silverflowers ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:33:57 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Western digital has a student shop with pretty sweet discounts. They sell hard drives.
darkeststar ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:14:29 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A .edu is great if you can get one. I went to a community college and they only gave you one if you went through certain computer classes that could require you to use email in the class. I only got a .edu for the last two quarters I was there. But once I had it, I had signed up to Amazon Student and got the discounted student rate for two years after I stopped going to school. Then they finally switched me over to the regular Prime account, but those first two years were invaluable for my wallet.
richmana ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:10:15 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
What if you have a college.alumni.edu address?
zylo47 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 07:41:42 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
10% off anything you buy at the Apple Store, though you only really need proof that you're a teacher / student (e.g.ID card) but close enough and well worth mentioning
masuabie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:26:16 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about administration? :)
radmachina ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:43:27 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you have a badge?
masuabie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:04 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I do actually. I could try using that as proof.
zylo47 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:06:13 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think that counts you have to read the terms
7amza2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:39 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do I use this? I've an Email tho.
zylo47 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:19 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.apple.com/us-hed/shop
ConflictedJew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:07 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait really?
So if I walk into any Apple store and show them my ID card when I want to pay, I'll get 10% off?
zylo47 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:06 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.apple.com/us-hed/shop
mmpb ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:39:09 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is not true. Apple has education discounts for US college students and any education faculty. But it is not 10% and it varies on products.
zylo47 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:28:36 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.apple.com/us-hed/shop
mmpb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:18:30 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like I said earlier, it is not a set 10% pricing and it varies on the product. If you purchase in store, it is required to show college/faculty ID.
Edit: and the educational pricing does not apply to accessories. And is only really in the US, in recent years they've expanded into Canada and UK, but not every where.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 04:30:35 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, Photoshop is free with an .edu email address?
Sir_Wemblesworth ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 04:38:17 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope, but highly discounted if you get a membership to creative cloud. I think normal is $57 a month and it goes down to $16 a month if you're a student.
JarrettP ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 05:42:20 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's $9.99 a month whether you're a student or not if you sign up for the CC Photography plan.
Ninjaplz10154 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:16:59 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was free if you had an @berkeley.edu address when I was there
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 06:32:44 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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AngryPeacock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:55:57 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plenty of public highschool here in Australia offer it for free.
akkatracker ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:54:03 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a result of the state governments signing deals with Adobe which costs taxpayers money
AngryPeacock ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:01:14 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the end cost of that for a student is very little
seifer93 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:48:49 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They'll end up paying for it once they have to pay taxes, but yes, ATM it is free for them.
drogean2 ยท -32 points ยท Posted at 04:58:26 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its free for everyone with half a brain and a computer
nextgenalchemist ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 06:00:51 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hurr durr only chumps pay. Shit costs money to make man, and if you're caught with pirated stuff on a professional level, your career is over.
TheTurnipKnight ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 06:47:04 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Obviously professionals are not gonna pirate this stuff, but most young people who just wanna learn usually do.
Phyltre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:29:31 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
While I would never use pirated software in a professional environment, the common model today for if they catch you is they make you pay for licenses for all existing pirated users and then (voluntarily, but if you say no you can't use their software and they might sue) audit you every year for a long time to make sure you don't try it again.
It doesn't make as big of a splash as it used to, but pirated small-medium environments are regularly found out and made to go legit by the software providers. And those pirated environments (granted, it's usually one-off users who got lazy and found cracked software) are sometimes even big names like Sony pictures and the other groups who are themselves regularly pushing the "piracy = ultimate evil" narrative.
Just saying that much like plagiarism in school, software piracy is in this weird space where people know it happens and it may not end your career like you'd think for a first offender, but it will be expensive and you will be watched closely after the first time. And contributing to that, some licensing schemes are arcane enough that you can be out of compliance (say with Microsoft CALs) without realizing it. If Microsoft finds out you don't have enough CALs for your environment, they just make you pay for the right number and move on if you want to keep doing business with them.
Part of the reason for the sometimes-leniency is often the person pirating the software onto the computer isn't the user, it's a previous user or IT, and most people don't know how to audit software on their own computer. IT people come and go (and end users can play dumb too), so fault can be difficult to pin. I know plenty of creative types who have enough trouble signing into a Creative Cloud account unassisted. So individuals are kind of too small a target, and small-medium businesses are kind of nebulous in that pirated software can follow a computer rather than a person and legit licenses aren't obviously different than cracked software, which means the penalty is softened a bit so it doesn't get challenged in court.
Now if anyone catches wind of a real medium-large sized company distributing pirated software internally as a rule, in a documented or regular way, they're probably going to be a big enough target to either get dragged to court or a settlement, and whoever was involved is probably going to have that following them.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:05:52 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
please, all they do is find you and threaten to sue you unless you buy a license.
drogean2 ยท -21 points ยท Posted at 07:00:57 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
keep white knighting bro - your e-peen is just so big
Velfess ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 10:04:43 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And my university gives me an @vgtu (name of university) email... :(
Hlaoroo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:32:43 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They all do that. What matters is what is after vgtu. It's .edu, right? That qualifies for everything here.
Velfess ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:45:34 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope, it's .lt, because Lithuania for some reason it's special and shouldn't use .edu domains :/
ilega_dh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:23:31 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can still get the discounts if you can prove you're a student! And congratulations on your cake day :)
Velfess ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:36:13 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Will give it a shot. And thanks!! :3
YEAHILIKEFATCHICKS ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 06:20:47 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple Music is also only $5 if anyone prefers that over Spotify
supa_sama123 ยท 86 points ยท Posted at 06:57:02 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nobody does though
TheZachster ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 07:06:46 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple music has exclusives that spotify doesnt though, so apple music is better for the same price if you listen to new releases.
Ask_me_about_spoons ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 13:47:18 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Better pirate that "exclusive" shit then.
blueskyfire ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:24:48 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is the best spoon for eating jam straight out of the jar?
Ask_me_about_spoons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:52 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you saying that you were eating with your filthy bare hands until now? You degenerate.
sackofpens- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:55 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No clue why everyone down voted. Maybe they were Spotify employees. That's exactly why Apple Music is better.
TheZachster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:33:06 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure either. If spotify has a smaller selection than apple music and theyre the same price, its pretty obvious which is better. Im surprised i was heavily downvoted without anyone making the case for spotify, weather it be ease of access sharing playlists or whatever. I dont have either so idk specifics
RadeonChan ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 09:45:44 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The deals at Best Buy are actually pretty nice. $150 off about 90% of our laptops.
Not_epics_ps4 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 10:12:50 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy moly I need to find someone with an edu email. Wouldn't mind me a basic 300 dollar laptop for Pokรฉmon online and browsing /emulators
th3davinci ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 11:16:16 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Grammarly, a grammar correction service that is superb by the way, also offers a free Pro Account for people who sign up with a .edu address. The Pro Account normally costs a monthly fee.
Beware you do need some sort of code to register so check up with your school on where you can get it.
http://www.grammarly.com
Kinost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:37 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most schools don't subscribe to Grammarly so this doesn't usually work.
grandpajones ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:59:35 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was able to get phpStorm for free also. But that was over a year ago and I never re-registered my license for phpStorm so I don't know if it's still free for .edu users.
Blimey85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:03 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. JetBrains does this for nearly all of their products. Full versions at no cost.
MrShlash ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:18:34 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about .ac emails? Do we get the deals?
comradepolarbear ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:22:12 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GitHub student
Randyd718 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:29:12 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can anyone help with the Amazon Prime Student requirements? I got student last year, but when renewal came around I didn't have the option to renew at student prices. I let it auto renew at full price :(
jamc100 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:13 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Use their support chat. Mine auto renewed at regular price, but I talked to support and they fixed it for me.
Randyd718 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:58 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do they have chat support for prime? I remember their support page saying to call for prime and I was worried they would have a crazy verification process
jamc100 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:27 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never had to make a phone call. They have support specifically for prime, at least when I did it they did.
VincePantino ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:10:18 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does the .edu have to be at the end of the e-mail address, or can it be in between?
E.G. SurnameGivenName@university.edu.countryabbreviation
theluggagekerbin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:45:00 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it can be @uni.edu.country also. I got the Github student package with my student email in my final year
VincePantino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:32:07 on September 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sweet! I'll try this when I get home.
Apex_Predator_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:46:33 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple Music also does the 1/2 off student discount.
Renzolol ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 11:33:14 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mephistophellatio ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:47:54 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Additional bonus: 50% off of an Apple Music subscription
hoosier_gal ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:29:31 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They validate student enrollment.
cryptobomb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:57:08 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is there a way for non-students to get a .edu e-mail? Asking for myself.
SoefianB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:33 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You could get a job at a college lol
howtospeak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:45:57 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, there should be a way.
Padankadank ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:44:42 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's now a service most of these companies use to check if you're still in school. The email isn't enough anymore
hoosier_gal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:19 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
UNiDAYS is the system Apple Music used to validate student enrollment.
widermind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:17:09 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wow thats neat
Elon_Musk_is_God ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:36:48 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can get mlb.tv for free as well.
flatspotting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:14:23 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More info?
fthecorsage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:00 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/
KenKannon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:54:35 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow this is awesome!
tmleafsfan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:57:14 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yesterday, I found out that students can get MLB At Bat subscription by using ID.me
Maybe someone else can verify.
atinyturtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:17:50 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anything for Australia?
staticxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:22:31 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does this work for alumni who still has an .edu e-mail?
LoudMusic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:32:13 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I believe Apple has discounts too.
http://www.apple.com/us-hed/shop
CaffeinatedGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:40:21 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does the Verizon one stack? I already have a discount through my employer.
Bakkie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:27:44 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No. I asked about that recently. You do get to choose the best one though.
Tigerlizzy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:53:05 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
NO. Do not try this. I already made this mistake today. Should have gone digging for the fine print but didn't. Had to talk to customer service to get my employer discount back and even then there will be a delay. I am the dumb.
sadistmushroom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:07:33 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Free Github subscription, and for some universities you can get a lot of free Microsoft stuff like Azure, Xamarin, Visual Studio Professional, etc.
thecolbra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:11:46 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mlb.tv is free for the rest of the season for students
ngknick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:27:45 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't see a mention of the NFL ticket anywhere, scored the highest streaming level ($299) for $99 last year with an .edu
Not sure if same this year but worth checking
grandpajones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:54:08 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is something I would pay for.
PuffThePed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:35:09 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact, Amazon Prime Student doesn't verify the email. Just sayin.
beatskin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:52:46 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How about for the UK, with .ac.uk addresses?
Karism ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:00:10 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Amazon thing works, I've had free/discounted prime for almost two years, I graduated last year and don't have access to my student email anymore, but it still works.
beatskin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:13 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, I'm signing up! I knew I went to uni for something.
theTVsaidso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:00:08 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also 50% off a WSJ subscription.
vicaphit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:03:02 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My college closed my edu email just a few months after graduation.
wulfguitar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:08 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are there any benefits available to .mil holders?
hangingshouldercliff ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:59:33 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably shouldn't use your .mil for commercial reasons, especially considering how often user data gets compromised these days.
geozza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:59 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I signed up to get a year Amazon prime (no video services tho๐) after leaving college, just before they deactivated my account.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:27 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can register as a student with a .edu address through Apple Music and rather than the $9.99 monthly fee, you will only pay $4.99 and when registering for that as a student, it also prompts you to register for UNiDAYS which offers you SEVERAL discounts.
You can also get up to $200 off an any Apple laptops.
flux_capacitor3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:14 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can get Amazon Student (essentially Amazon Prime) for 4 years at half price as well. You have to keep them consecutive though. If you cancel at any time, you start paying full price next time. No, they don't check. They just see your .edu email address and you are good.
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reboottheloop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:45 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh Dreamspark is still around! In fact, they just rebranded it to Microsoft Imagine! I am really happy about this move because it's not like I have to change 1 million lines of documentation that refer to "Dreamspark"
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reboottheloop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:49:44 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I work for a CC, and we have both Dreamspark and OnTheHub. Great services for students and faculty, the biggest gripe I have is that it's all managed by a 3rd party (Kivuto), so things like password resets and the like will bog down our help desk, and just creates a pointless ticket for a call transfer.
your_mind_aches ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:23 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude. Thank you so much. I only knew about the Office one.
your_mind_aches ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:12 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The WaPo link is broken
thehellz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:49 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also a free .me domain from Namecheap.com
Pandiosity_24601 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:00 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, if you're a state university faculty/staff employee or just a state employee, you may very well get a state-employee rate for cell phone coverage. I know AT&T and Verizon do here in Wisconsin, but I'm not sure about the other providers.
notsurewhatiam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:53 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's eh?
nemezote ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:09 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good info! But what I'd really like to know is how to get a free library membership or something of the sort. There are a bunch of books I want to read, but I don't have a credit card (not much money for that matter) and I'd rather not pirate. I bet whoever makes a mini tutorial on this is gonna swim in sweet karma.
Piriguetinha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:02 on January 19, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know that this is really late, but most public libraries offer free library cards, and use a service called overdrive. It can get you tons of free reading material from libraries all over the place.
cookiecatgirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:06 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Though after four years, Amazon will demand proof of enrollment to keep your student Prime rate. Still, it's good while it lasts.
spiralings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:52 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple music is 50% off!
veinsss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:33 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Commenting for students in the uk - [college/uni name].ac.uk email addresses.
birdentap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:19 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also free 3 month trial of Apple Music with .edu
Also I think it's only 5$ a month for students instead of 10, which I will still not being doing when my trial expires but I'm enjoying it for the next few months my
DMitri221 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:48 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Roboform is free for students.
arbivark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:55 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
so where/how can i get a free edu account?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:53 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, if you're a government that employee, you can get 15% off your bill every month at AT&T.
mixedelements ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:12 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tidal only charges $4.99 a month if you have an .edu address. I think that's around 75% off.
keslehr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:45 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Canadian colleges and universities use .ca for the most part... lame
Kinost ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:59:09 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We get free/cheap healthcare. I'm pretty sure 4 years of health care expenses pretty much trump all the student discounts you'll ever get.
hm03surf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:17 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some of these you need to post class schedule, or transcript, or things like that. Like Spotify.
LachedOut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:52 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just so everyone from Australia knows, none of these are available for us, tried all of them and email support. We don't matter, as usual! :)
Oodles_of_noodles_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:24 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Amazon Prime now makes you send in a letter of acceptance and a copy of your student ID.
Ruckus2118 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:24 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is there a way to get an .edu address through any means?
newbie614 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:50 on September 14, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes there is. Just google "how to get edu email address"
Ruckus2118 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:19 on September 14, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Could you do that for me and report back? Thanks.
newbie614 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:05:35 on September 14, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not interested in doing that but you can do it yourself very easily.
lets-get-dangerous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:13 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can get all of jetbrains products(resharper, webstorm, pycharm, etc) for free too.
zobiso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:34:21 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of places now check if you're actually enrolled. I just graduated and have an .edu email forever, but I couldn't get the Apple Music discount because I'm not a student anymore.
Princess_Janessa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:16 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well what if your a hs student who takes a college class & is assigned a @university.edu email, but it keeps saying it isn't valid when you try to use it on discounts
businessfreakt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:19 on September 16, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do i need any other verification for adobe creative cloud other then the .edu email?
ChaosNginE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:19 on September 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless they've changed it, you should also be able to get a Microsoft Developers Network account.
Zeo5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:52 on January 6, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For anyone still wondering, the accounts don't need to end in .edu, just have the .edu somewhere in the domain; just grabbed the github pack with a latam account and no problems; amazon nor github (the best ones imo) do any hard checking.
Edit: I also graduated already, they really ask too few questions and any excuse will do. Haven't tried Spotify, AT&T or other USA-based services for obvious reasons.
jelvinjs7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:28:51 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hold the fuck on! I can get WaPo for free with this thingโฝ Awesome!
keegtraw ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 06:08:21 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You pull out the interrobang for this?!
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 05:51:13 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If biased reporting is your thing then yea! Awesome!
what_up_buttercup ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:48:04 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It hasn't been free for students since like 2014
Major_Square ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:18:48 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have it.
anonymau5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:09:53 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple products
ComputerBasedTorture ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:41 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I fucking wish Amazon or Apple/spotify would give me a discount with my active duty military .mil email address...
unionjak ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:34:32 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just having an .edu address will not get you spotify at a discount. You have to also sho mw that you're currently attending via transcripts or something.
I really hope i'm wrong.
jdnguyen93 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:58:43 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got the student discount with just my .edu email! I didn't even have any transcript to turn in yet but luckily it worked with just email for spotify.
unionjak ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:50:43 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, i'll try again this week! My debit card changed so i'll delete my account and try again. RIP-my playlists! ๐
djs758 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:13:04 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Amazon prime for students is the same
unionjak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:51:19 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You need a transcript and/or more info to get AP student discount as well?
djs758 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:13 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes
zomboi ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 06:39:29 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am pretty sure the 6 months of prime is only shipping and doesn't include the kindle lending library or the Amazon streaming library.
eudoxia123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:15:52 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You get the shipping and access to Amazon video and Amazon music, just not the Kindle lending stuff.
Kinost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:05:50 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No prime music. Not sure about video.
eudoxia123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:52:37 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it's a regional thing but here in the UK I definitely have access to both the prime music and video with the student membership.
GloopTown ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 06:42:22 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can also use it to sign up to NeoGAF, for all you video game enthusiasts.
PunctuationsOptional ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 08:10:36 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL I need to always have a close friend who's also in college. Thanks.