How to get FREE internet – Australian man’s clever hack sees him get broadband for a year without paying a cent – and the telcos aren’t happy
- Christopher Mason used referral code from Aussie Broadand to get free internet
- By giving the code out to neighbours he would receive $50 for every sign up
- He collected $1,100 in credit in one week, enough to pay for internet for a year
An internet-savvy Australian says he won’t pay for broadband for more than a year after receiving free credits for convincing neighbours and total strangers to sign up using his referral code.
Christopher Mason printed out a stack of flyers with his referral code on the front and handed them out to residents in his neighbourhood.
‘I just tell them to grab my referral code and if they end up signing up with Aussie Broadband use my code,’ he said in a video shared on Wednesday.
Through this method Christopher Mason (pictured) was able to collect $1,100 in credit that could be used to pay his internet bill instead of his own money
Mr Mason received a $50 in credit for each new user he signed up and before long his monthly internet bill was paid for.
‘What happens is you refer someone, they get 50 bucks off their bill and you get 50 bucks off your bill so every time time I give someone my referral code and they sign up with it I get $50 of credit on my account,’ he said.
Refer a friend programs are commonly used by internet companies, gyms and many subscription based services offering existing users either credit or a free month’s worth of usage for new sign ups.
Mr Mason, who claims to not be affiliated with the company, said residents were quick to take him up on his offer.
’20 people have already used my referral code so that’s $1000 in credit,’ he said.
Australian man Christopher Mason said he was able to pay for his internet for a year by handing out flyers to neighbours with a referral code to Aussie Broadband that earned him $50 in credit for everyone person that signed up
‘So that’s pretty much my internet paid for the entire year and I’ve only been doing this for about a week.’
Aussie Broadband managing director Phillip Britt did not speak to the specific case of Mr Mason but cautioned users that it was a ‘refer-a-friend offer, not a refer-a-stranger offer’.
Through the referral system, both the existing user and the person signing up receive $50 off their bill
‘We believe Aussie Broadband provides a high quality and transparent internet service and we welcome all new customers,’ he said.
‘We absolutely do not tolerate any exploitation of our promotions.
‘There is currently no limit to the number of friends that can be referred, however Aussie Broadband reserves the right to remove access to the program if it is being breached or scammed.’