It messed up my PC!
Written: Oct 23 '99 (Updated Jan 19 '01)
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Pros: possibly earning money while surfing the web
Cons: poor programing messed up my computer, I never got paid
The Bottom Line: Not many have actually seen huge paychecks come out of the programs regular use. After the technological nightmare I experienced, I can't conclude it's worth the mere possibility.
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| manky's Full Review: AllAdvantage |
Sure, they have an enticing offer: “Get paid while you surf the web!” But of all those out there offering such a privilege, they seem to be the least pleasing.
The object of their program is to launch a viewbar, that you download from their site onto your computer, whenever you surf the web. This viewbar track where you go and gives you advertisements that may have something to do with what you are looking at. The company in turn pays you a minimal amount for every hour of time that you are actively using this viewbar. You can also get even more credit by referring friends who also use the viewbar...
I did my part. I signed up long ago, before they had even released their viewbar. That was downfall #1... I had to wait about 2 months before I could even begin to use the service.
Downfall #2: at first you could only log in 10 hours a month, then 15, now the limit is higher, but no matter how much time I spend on-line, it doesn’t all register.
#3: I’ve never received any money from them... and every month, my balance disappears.
#4: It only counts time that you are specifically using IExplorer. If you use AOL’s IMessenger, your time stops. Same goes for Outlook or anything other than strictly IExplorer (in other words, all though they say you can make money while you download something... you can’t unless you leave the computer alone to whole time, looking at IExplorer).
My biggest complaint of all however is the fact that I literally had to uninstall my viewbar. It was causing major problems on my computer. I could log-on correctly, I’d have to do it manually every time (somehow it messed with my preferences in IExplorer). It would try and re-install itself every time I booted up my computer, making Norton go nuts and me next. I’m still trying to fix everything it did to my computer.
It’s not worth the 70 cents you “might” earn!
Recommended:
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