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#misc
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:52:08 +0200
YOU JUST REVEIVED
This post is dedicated to the nameless Vodafone employee watching over me and my family and blessing us with an abundance of free minutes.
My family and I share a single mobile phone. To be more precise, we share two sim cards which move between a nearly 10 year old Samsung smartphone and a dumb flip phone depending on the present circumstances.
The other day we received an SMS from Vodafone. Being a prepaid plan, the phone is showered with offers, promotions and gifts enticing the load of more credit. The longer the interval between top-ups the more messages the phone receives. I thought this message was one of those but I was wrong. This message was special. YOU JUST REVEIVED FREE UNLIMITED DATA AND 999999 MINUTES TO ALL FOR 5 DAYS! ENJOY BROWSING WITHOUT LIMITS WITH AN OFFER EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU! -Vodafone
Usually, the offers we receive from Vodafone are conditional and require money be spent for them to activate ("SUPER OFFER! 50GB for 30 DAYS WITH 12,70€"). Sure, after a top-up they throw some free things at you but this message was different. An unprompted and unconditional gift of a million minutes and according to Vodafone —typo and all— just for me!
Before I continue, I will answer the obvious question: Did I actually receive 999999 minutes? Yes, indeed I did. But unfortunately, I was only given 7200 minutes to spend my 999999 minutes and I could only spend them 1 minute at a time.
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