Students get a 4 year subscription to Office 365 (2 computers + 2 mobiles) for £59.99 (works out at £1.25 a month), however, until 28th September you also get a years' free Xbox Live Gold (normally £30-35) - which takes the price of office down to about 63 pence a month!
Also worth noting that this includes 27GB of cloud storage for the 4 years too!
I did check but this deal hadn't been posted before :wink:. 60 quid for a year of xbox live and 4 years of office seems like a pretty good deal to me!
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craigstephens
11 Sep 134#28
Are they assuming students lie aroundall day playing Xbox?
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spullot
11 Sep 13#10
I'm a student and have no ac.uk email, due to being open university so I doubt it's the be all and end all to have the email.
Asura to spullot
11 Sep 131#12
OU have .ac.uk accounts, it's along the lines of your [email protected] and is provided by Google. you just need to sign up for it. It's called google app mail or similar.
aurinje to spullot
11 Sep 13#39
you do get an .ac.uk through the OU. I had one, also you qualify to register for an NUS card during which you pay an extra £1.50 to make it an ISIC card :smiley:
AnonAnonAnon123456789 to spullot
8 Nov 16#77
You do have one. it's accessible via google mail and should show on your dashboard on the left when signed in. It ends with @my.open.ac.uk
Cymrodan
20 Oct 13#76
got my code the other day :smiley:
Cymrodan
28 Sep 13#73
has anyone got their xbox live code? it said it'd email it to me within a few weeks but not seen anything.
Spiky3332 to Cymrodan
4 Oct 13#75
Still waiting on my xbox live code. said up to 4 weeks. Anyone else got theirs?
rickyc88
3 Oct 13#74
Got mine
Chiptivo
23 Sep 13#72
Depends on the uni I think.. No luck with ljmu
stringsonfire
23 Sep 13#71
FYI for those who currently have a subscription but want to take advantage of this offer:
I already had a 1 year Home Premium sub (free from previous job), so I called the Microsoft Store (call centre) and was told I had to redeem the University subscription when I bought it, and it would start then, even though my current sub finishes May '14.
I did it regardless, and was given the option to leave it for later (under product keys etc) as it is a downgrade (5 PCs to 2 PCs). I chose to continue anyway, and it added the 4 years to my remaining time, so although it downgraded to University, I have it until May 2018, and still get to redeem my xbox live code! If you don't do it this way, and choose to redeem Office later, you will not be able to claim the xbox live code.
herrbz
19 Sep 13#70
"We were unable to retrieve your program code at this time and are unable to qualify you with the email domain you have provided."
Has anyone had quidco back?
raulvibes
18 Sep 13#69
doesn't work with fake mail generator :stuck_out_tongue:
dan5
18 Sep 13#68
Got it for £8.95 through work email. :-)
buelligan
14 Sep 13#67
Been using 2013 daily for the past 6+ months. Vast improvement on 2010.
App rental is a curse and I won't be bribed into paying for something I should own but never will... no thanks, cold!
buelligan to bigsofty
12 Sep 13#63
You've never owned any Microsoft software product, just the right to use it.
sven256
12 Sep 13#61
Really? where did you make that up.
California has higher. And then you would need to add local tax as well so anything up to 15+%. So in fact near enough identical give or take a few £
computerrobot
12 Sep 13#60
I used to openoffice to do all my coursework for my physics degree. Was able to write out all the maths formulas as well and do complex calculations in excel equivalent calc. Thunderbird is an excellent alternative to outlook, been using it for years. Has some feature missing but ususally you can get addons to compensate.
Yes the cloud storage is nice but you can get alternatives to that as well like dropbox or even ftpbox (beta mode with some bugs but its free)
dan5
12 Sep 13#58
So do Staples check you are a university student before selling to you?
msaini to dan5
12 Sep 13#59
I think that the pack generally sold in store or over internet contains a pin which you go on microsoft website to activate. When activating, you will have to provide the university email address or ISIC number.
Cymrodan
11 Sep 13#42
Just curious. would having a "legit" copy of windows be needed? Obv for my mate, not me...
msaini to Cymrodan
11 Sep 132#43
Get an illegit copy of this as well. Your friend obv not you. :P
However it should work IMO. But don't take my word for it.
__CMC__ to Cymrodan
12 Sep 13#57
If u have a dodgy copy of windows why even waste money on this? I certainly wouldn't.....
thankshotdeals
12 Sep 13#56
no the maximum sales tax in the us is 7% is 3.50
bigtony1109
11 Sep 13#52
Same price and deal in store at Staples with 10off with valid Nus extra card. So u get office 365 uni version and Xbox live for £54 with Nus extra
Chiptivo to bigtony1109
12 Sep 13#55
Which is dearer than this with quidco / tcb?
thankshotdeals
11 Sep 13#53
shame the us version is only £50 but i guesss quidco sorts that
sven256 to thankshotdeals
11 Sep 13#54
The us price will be exclusive of taxes, so they are near enough identically priced.
NotSoNormalBen
11 Sep 13#51
Thanks for this! Was considering 365 for this year at Uni, and my Xbox Live runs out in 3 days! Great deal and perfect timing. Heat!!! :sunglasses:
misterashraf
11 Sep 13#46
Hi guys anybody willing to help me out with an isic number. Would be greatly appreciated, can't afford it otherwise.
Sheza1 to misterashraf
11 Sep 13#50
If you're not a student, you shouldn't be using student software?
Not needed. And as you said, you can easily login and remove licenses from one computer to free up a slot for a new computer. You can have 2 licences running at any one time, there isn't a limited number. It's quite reasonable and convenient, really.
rickyc88
11 Sep 13#49
Amazing works with my NUS extra ISIC card
LiGhTfasT
11 Sep 13#48
What's wrong with students these day... All jobless. buying apps and even mp3s.
buelligan
11 Sep 13#47
Just did a quick Google to prove my point and found various studies that say 47% of game players are female! I take it all back.
equalityforall
11 Sep 13#38
I'm a student, but have microsoft office 2013, that I recently bought. Possibly can help someone else, as I have my ac.uk addy etc.
msaini to equalityforall
11 Sep 13#45
Hi matey,
If you still haven't bought the 365, will appreciate if you can help me with it.
Cheers M
Cymrodan
11 Sep 13#44
my friend spoke to the support guy who said it's based on hardware setup (the per licence thing), and even if you do change things, you can manage your two licences on your account page, and remove the licence from an existing device if needed (which my friend thought was nice). Seems that the OS used isn't relevant.
keithboy37
11 Sep 13#40
Can this be used on 2 computers
msaini to keithboy37
11 Sep 13#41
Yes.
stringsonfire
11 Sep 13#37
Male student here. My girlfriend plays more 360 than I do, and we far from laze around all day!
Sheza1
11 Sep 131#36
You don't need a special email address if you can prove to them that you're in full time education, either at a Sixth Form, a College or a University.
Also nets you 60 Skype minutes every month, I believe. I don't have an Xbox so I haven't lost out too much from when I bought the deal ages ago sans-XBL.
craigstephens
11 Sep 134#28
Are they assuming students lie aroundall day playing Xbox?
msaini to craigstephens
11 Sep 132#29
Well students like me can't find a job. So probably some serious thinking went into it and they decided to give away live membership..
buelligan to craigstephens
11 Sep 13#35
or are predominantly male?
jd004b5211
11 Sep 13#34
It may be worth searching around for University 2010 if you can find one. I got a version with lifetime updates for 3 PCs earlier this year for £66.21. It was just at the time of the changeover to this 365 crap.
welshwonder117
11 Sep 13#33
Thank you! Have just purchased! Also my Xbox Live runs out in November so good timing!
dan5
11 Sep 13#32
Can you buy this in store, say PC World? If so, where does the check of student status occur, at point of purchase or online registration?
ShadowKight
11 Sep 13#31
If you cant find a job look up your local Officer Training Corps with the army, massively rewarding, and non deploy-able, and can quit at any time. Can get management qualifications from them too. Plus over the summer I spent a month in Germany assisting with some training and got 1k pay :wink:
However yes we few students do sit around all day on the xbox, and all night drinking, so nice find here, heat added
cantonbean
11 Sep 132#30
If you read the terms and conditions it says quite clearly that the code is transferable but it is NOT for sale. I plan on giving it to one of my Xbox loving mates and getting then to buy me some beers...i reckon £20 is a fair deal for them and me! I think this is a good deal...btw if you have am android device like my fonepad that is not supported through google play then you can download and side load the apk from this link....it works fine!
I think you get a code you can sell. This is good for me as my xbox died a few years back and I made the switch to PS3.
Kindsaver
11 Sep 131#24
I had a 1 month trial of this but has since expired. now the only difference is that everytime I start a program like outlook which is my favorite, it come up with notification asking to activate, so I close then I only have that pinky notification on top of the application asking to reactivate. Now my concern is will anything happen after a certain time coz otherwise I will just use it like that
mattturner756
11 Sep 13#23
wow, that's insane!
Although you could look at it that you're in effect paying for microsoft office when you could use an alternative like openoffice or the iwork programs, that's still a really good deal with xbox live gold!
danieltpe
11 Sep 13#22
Might have to buy this just before my student loan goes in live broke for a few days.
stringsonfire
11 Sep 13#21
How does this work? Do you get a code? I already have a subscription for 1 year, but I'm a student so it'd be great to get a code to apply when the current one expires.
paza12
11 Sep 13#15
After the four year subscription is up, can you then not use the office program's until you renew?
tapi to paza12
11 Sep 13#20
if you pay for a new home subscription.
you automatically log in when you open an office program and it confirms your entitlement - remember, it's a subscription.
this allows you to move round the permanent installs (2 at a time for university) and ensures you don't use it when you haven't paid.
i believe that the install has a 30 day grace period for validations, to allow for roaming around and not having an internet connection and then a period where it enters reduced functionality mode, tells you off and asking you to renew before cutting you off.
so yes, you can use it for around 4months before you renew.
sleepymike29
11 Sep 13#19
simont_space
11 Sep 13#18
& 60 mins of Skype inc. The mobile apps available on Apple & Android devices (already available on Window devices)
spullot
11 Sep 13#16
Really? I have been with the OU four years and had never been told about it, that is handy to know shall have to investigate further :smiley:
ThunderBolt
11 Sep 13#14
Damnation... There goes my gap year! Heheh.
raulvibes
11 Sep 13#13
can you use one in mac one in pc and same in iphone and android mobile
buelligan
11 Sep 13#11
Everyone with a Hotmail account automatically has 7GB of SkyDrive storage, this adds another 20GB. BTW If you are not a student you can get an extra 50GB of cloud storage for £16pa. Bluudy good IMO.
Kazaam
11 Sep 131#9
I'm a student so have an ac.uk email but we have been told we get to keep our email for life :smile:
CouldntThinkOfAUsername
11 Sep 13#8
You need a ac.uk student email address. Good thing I have one :stuck_out_tongue:
Vortal
11 Sep 13#7
When I tried you needed to verify you were a student via school verification code, ISIC(?) or some other method.
Having none of these meant I could not get the deal.
Shame but hot deal for Students never the less.
VTL
paramoreRyan
11 Sep 13#6
It mentions in the features section that you get 7GB and the university one gets an extra 20GB for 27 total
karlypants
11 Sep 13#5
Do you not need an .ac.uk email address to qualify seeing that the office is the university version?
bma1445
11 Sep 13#2
Added to title, thanks! :smiley:
msaini to bma1445
11 Sep 13#4
Cheers.
How does it include 27gb cloud storage? It says 20 there.
And if you have bought this, did it ask for any proof of you being a student?
andreapedrazzini
11 Sep 13#3
damn, this is pretty tempting, I just wish it had a device limit rather than 2+2. I have 3 pcs and a phone :disappointed:
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Opening post
Also worth noting that this includes 27GB of cloud storage for the 4 years too!
I did check but this deal hadn't been posted before :wink:. 60 quid for a year of xbox live and 4 years of office seems like a pretty good deal to me!
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Latest comments (77)
I already had a 1 year Home Premium sub (free from previous job), so I called the Microsoft Store (call centre) and was told I had to redeem the University subscription when I bought it, and it would start then, even though my current sub finishes May '14.
I did it regardless, and was given the option to leave it for later (under product keys etc) as it is a downgrade (5 PCs to 2 PCs). I chose to continue anyway, and it added the 4 years to my remaining time, so although it downgraded to University, I have it until May 2018, and still get to redeem my xbox live code! If you don't do it this way, and choose to redeem Office later, you will not be able to claim the xbox live code.
Has anyone had quidco back?
strange
California has higher. And then you would need to add local tax as well so anything up to 15+%. So in fact near enough identical give or take a few £
Yes the cloud storage is nice but you can get alternatives to that as well like dropbox or even ftpbox (beta mode with some bugs but its free)
However it should work IMO. But don't take my word for it.
Not needed. And as you said, you can easily login and remove licenses from one computer to free up a slot for a new computer. You can have 2 licences running at any one time, there isn't a limited number. It's quite reasonable and convenient, really.
If you still haven't bought the 365, will appreciate if you can help me with it.
Cheers M
Also nets you 60 Skype minutes every month, I believe. I don't have an Xbox so I haven't lost out too much from when I bought the deal ages ago sans-XBL.
However yes we few students do sit around all day on the xbox, and all night drinking, so nice find here, heat added
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44143356
I think you get a code you can sell. This is good for me as my xbox died a few years back and I made the switch to PS3.
Although you could look at it that you're in effect paying for microsoft office when you could use an alternative like openoffice or the iwork programs, that's still a really good deal with xbox live gold!
you automatically log in when you open an office program and it confirms your entitlement - remember, it's a subscription.
this allows you to move round the permanent installs (2 at a time for university) and ensures you don't use it when you haven't paid.
i believe that the install has a 30 day grace period for validations, to allow for roaming around and not having an internet connection and then a period where it enters reduced functionality mode, tells you off and asking you to renew before cutting you off.
so yes, you can use it for around 4months before you renew.
Having none of these meant I could not get the deal.
Shame but hot deal for Students never the less.
VTL
How does it include 27gb cloud storage? It says 20 there.
And if you have bought this, did it ask for any proof of you being a student?
Hot!!