Limited-time offer; subject to change. Register code within 30 days of activating new unlimited Home Internet line. If you have cancelled Internet lines in past 90 days, you may need to reactivate them first. $200 via virtual prepaid Mastercard; requires 60 days service before validation; use online or in-store via accepted mobile payment apps; no cash access & expires in 6 months. The Virtual Prepaid Mastercard is issued by Sunrise Banks N.A., Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Mastercard International Incorporated. Mastercard is a registered trademark, and the circles design is a trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated. This card may be used everywhere Debit Mastercard is accepted. Registration, activation, acceptance, or use of this card constitutes acceptance of the terms and conditions stated in the Prepaid Card Agreement. This promotion is not associated, sponsored, or endorsed by Mastercard or Sunrise Banks N.A. Allow 1 week from fulfilment of offer requirements. Lines must be active and in good standing when card is issued. Max 1/account. May not be combined with some offers or discounts.
If you cancel entire account before receiving 24 credits, credits stop and balance on required finance agreement is due; for phones, contact us. Bill credits end if you pay off device early. For well-qualified customers, plus tax & $35 device connection charge.
Upgrade-ready every year with Go5G Next. New and existing customers always get the same great phone offers and enjoy all the amazing benefits of Go5G Plus, like unlimited premium data and entertainment on us.
Activate up to 4K UHD streaming on capable device, or video typically streams in SD. Up to 50GB high-speed tethering then unlimited on our network at max 3G speeds. Upgrade-ready in 1 year. Qualifying new financed device required & upgrade qualifying device in good condition with 50% paid off.
Capable device required for some features. $35 device connection charge due at sale. Credit approval & deposit may be required. U.S. roaming and on-network data allotments differ: includes 200MB roaming. Unlimited talk & text features for direct communications between 2 people; others (e.g., conference & chat lines, etc.) may cost extra. Unlimited high-speed data in US only. Not available for hotspots and some other data-first devices. Activation required to deliver video streams at speeds that provide up to Ultra HD video capability (max 4K); some content providers may not stream their services in UHD. May affect speed of video downloads; does not apply to video uploads. Upgrade-ready Every Year: Available only for qualifying new financed devices purchased on Go5G Next plan; existing devices are not eligible. Upgrade qualifying device after at least 6 months and when 50% of device cost has been paid. Trade-in device must be in good working order. You must be current with your scheduled financing and wireless service payments. Upgrading ends current financing and any device promotion or deposit reimbursement credits; trade-in satisfies early upgrade and not valued separately. Not combinable with some offers (e.g. JUMP). Tethering: 50GB high-speed data then unlimited on our network at max 3G speeds. Service may be terminated or restricted for excessive roaming. For customers using >50GB/mo., primary data usage must be on smartphone or tablet. Smartphone and tablet usage is prioritized over Mobile Hotspot Service (tethering) usage, which may result in higher speeds for data used on smartphones and tablets. AutoPay Pricing for voice lines 1-8. AutoPay discount requires bank account or debit card, otherwise $5 more/line/mo. May not be reflected on first bill. See plan for details.
Capable device required for some features. Not combinable with certain offers. Video streams at up to 2.5Mbps (SD). Optimization may affect speed of video downloads; does not apply to video uploads. For best performance, leave any video streaming applications at their default automatic resolution setting. High-speed data is US only. Tethering at max 3G speeds. For customers using >50GB/mo., primary data usage must be on smartphone or tablet. Smartphone/tablet usage is prioritized over Mobile Hotspot (tethering) usage, which may result in higher speeds for data used on smartphones and tablets. See plan for details. AutoPay Pricing for lines 1-6. AutoPay discount requires bank account or debit card, otherwise $5 more/line/mo. May not be reflected on first bill.
Offer subject to change. Receive Netflix Standard with ads while you maintain 1 qualifying Go5G Next, Go5G Plus or Magenta Max line or 2+ Go5G or Magenta lines in good standing. Netflix account, plan availability & compatible device required. Alternative discount toward different Netflix streaming plans may apply. Not redeemable or refundable for cash; cannot be exchanged for Netflix gift subscriptions. Cancel Netflix anytime. Netflix Terms of Use apply: www.netflix.com/termsofuse. 1 offer per T-Mobile account; for existing Netflix members it may take 1-2 bill cycles during which time you will continue to be charged separately for any existing Netflix account. If you link an existing Netflix account to this offer, terminating the qualifying line(s) will not automatically cancel your Netflix membership, and Netflix will automatically resume charging your existing payment method that they have on file. Like all plans, features may change or be discontinued at any time; see T-Mobile Terms and Conditions at T-Mobile.com for details.
Go5G Next: Receive Apple TV+ (up to $4.99/mo. value) while you maintain one qualifying Go5G Next line in good standing. Valid only for Apple TV+ in the United States. Complete registration with Apple in the Apple TV app; requires iTunes/Apple Media Services account. Terms and Apple Privacy Policy apply; see the applicable terms at -services/itunes/us/terms.html. Must be 13+. Only one offer per account; may take 1-2 bill cycles. Apple TV+ is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. Apple is not a sponsor of this promotion. Like all plans, features may change or be discontinued at any time; see T-Mobile Terms and Conditions at T-Mobile.com for details.
Offer includes Hulu (With Ads). After 12 months, consumer action is required to continue complimentary subscription. If no action is taken, subscription auto-renews at $7.99/month or then-current regular monthly price.
Offer subject to change. Register for promotional code at promotions.t-mobile.com after 1/24/24 and complete offer redemption with Hulu within 30 days thereafter. Promotional code valid for 12 months of Hulu (With Ads) while you maintain a qualifying Go5G Next line in good standing. After expiration of the 12-month promotional period, consumer action will be required to continue complimentary Hulu (With Ads) subscription; if no action is taken, Hulu (With Ads) subscription auto-renews at $7.99/month or then-current regular monthly price. Cancel anytime, effective at the end of your billing period unless otherwise disclosed. No refunds or credits for partial months. One Hulu offer per eligible T-Mobile account. Offer available to new and returning Hulu subscribers only. Use of the Hulu service is subject to the Hulu Subscriber Agreement. Access to complimentary Hulu (With Ads) subscription begins upon redemption of code. Any Hulu plan switch after redemption of this offer will result in offer forfeiture. Terminating the qualifying wireless line will end T-Mobile as payment method, but may not automatically cancel your Hulu subscription. Like all plans, features may change or be discontinued at any time; see T-Mobile Terms and Conditions at T-Mobile.com for details.
Netflix thought I was four different people. I was being paid through an app to watch its trailers over and over again, racking up digital points I could eventually trade for Amazon gift cards or real cash. But rather than just use my own phone, I bought four Android devices to churn through the trailers simultaneously, bringing in more money.
I made a small "phone farm," able to fabricate engagement with advertisements and programs from companies like Netflix, as well as video game trailers, celebrity gossip shows, and sports too. No one was really watching the trailers, but Netflix didn't need to know that. The goal was to passively run these phones 24/7, with each collecting a fraction of a penny for each ad they "watched."
Hobbyists and those looking to make a bit of money across the U.S. have been doing the same, buying dozens or hundreds of phones to generate revenue so they can afford some extra household goods, cover a bill, buy a case of beer, or earn more income without driving for Uber or delivering for Grubhub. The farms are similar to those found overseas, often in China, where rows and rows of phones click and scroll through social media or other apps to simulate the engagement of a real human. Every few months, a video of these Chinese farms goes viral, but in bedroom cupboards, stacks in corners of living rooms, or custom setups in their garage, American phone farmers are doing a similar thing, albeit on a smaller scale.
Do you run or work in a phone farm? Or know someone who does? We'd love to hear from you. You can contact Joseph Cox securely on Signal on +44 20 8133 5190, Wickr on josephcox, OTR chat on jf...@jabber.ccc.de, or email josep...@vice.com.
Typically you don't get paid for watching or reading an advertisement on the internet. But an ecosystem of websites and apps flip that idea on its head. With a marketing strategy called "incentivized traffic," app developers take advertisements or other content that companies want to get in front of an attentive audience, and pay that audience to watch or interact with them.
This can be perfectly legitimate business: there's nothing wrong with someone deciding to be compensated for their attention by watching an advertisement or movie trailer in an app and getting some pocket change in return. Last year, NBCUniversal launched an app called WatchBack, which gives users a chance to win $100 in exchange for watching TV shows, in hopes of creating new fans for its programming. Other apps like Perk give viewers points for watching trailers and shows which can be exchanged for more valuable goods. Roy Rosenfeld, Head of DoubleVerify's Fraud Lab, a company which focuses on ad fraud, said DoubleVerify estimates in total these incentivized traffic "apps generate 100-300 [million] ad requests a month," with the vast majority working with video.
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