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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc View Post
I used the link above a few minutes ago . It stated they don't believe my data was compromised no idea if that is accurate or not . Then tried to sign up for their complimentary credit reporting and it stated I could not do so until 9/15 ?????
Yeah, everyone gets a date. That's probably for 1 good reason and 1 bad one.

Good reason #1.

If they let everyone sign up when they see the link, the website would be flooded with traffic to the point that it would completely fail, much like occurred on the Obamacare website. By spacing things out, they have a steady flow of folks instead of a flash flood that takes everything down/out.
This is actually a really valid reason.

Bad Reason #1

If they give you a date to come back, somewhere in the range of 1/3 - 2/3 of folks won't read the screen or will forget to come back and they won't have to hand out free service. It's pretty much the same as offering a mail in rebate to get people to purchase stuff. Most folks don't mail it in or don't keep a copy and therefore end up paying full price.
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