Posted by: MasterNinja
Posted on: 2007-02-27 07:57:00
hey, I been with dreamhost a couple months and never knew this forum was here ;)
I have a quick question, how many promo code can we create? I have a few active now and want to know if there is a limit. thanks
Posted by: Raz2133
Posted on: 2007-02-27 07:59:00
In reply to:how many promo code can we create?
As far as I am aware, there is no limit on the number of promo-codes that customers can create. Of-course, there will be a physical limit somewhere, but I would imagine most customers will never run into it.
Mark
Posted by: MasterNinja
Posted on: 2007-02-27 08:02:00
sweet! thanks for info. I wanted to know for sure that making new promo codes would not delete my first ones ;)
Posted by: Raz2133
Posted on: 2007-02-27 08:06:00
In reply to:sweet! thanks for info.
You are welcome. 
In reply to:I wanted to know for sure that making new promo codes would not delete my first ones ;)
I've never heard of that happening. Although, a friend of mine did have one of his promo-codes 'change itself' to $0 discount for all plans, probably due to a database error of some kind. I don't even think you can intentionally create a promo-code with $0 discount for all plan types. 
One thing to keep in mind, you can activate and de-activate promo-codes, but you can not actually delete them.
Good luck.
Mark
Posted by: MasterNinja
Posted on: 2007-02-27 08:15:00
In reply to:One thing to keep in mind, you can activate and de-activate promo-codes, but you can not actually delete them.
thanks I aready know that, it is why I am worried about a limit.
Posted by: Raz2133
Posted on: 2007-02-27 08:24:00
In reply to:it is why I am worried about a limit.
Well, as I said above, there is no limit that I am aware of. Unless you intend to create hundreds of promo-codes, and I can see no reason for doing that, you should be fine.
Mark
Posted by: mao
Posted on: 2007-02-27 09:03:00
Why not? I have a promocode of -100$, it means that you must give me 100$
:)
Cupons:MAO_HALFPRICE : pay only half of the price (L1 plans only) MAO97 get 97$ back
Posted by: Raz2133
Posted on: 2007-02-27 09:18:00
In reply to:I have a promocode of -100$, it means that you must give me 100$ :)
hehe, that is *almost* believable, in this age of decreasing disk/bandwidth quotas 
Mark
Posted by: moua
Posted on: 2007-02-27 09:59:00
why would you create many codes ?
Posted by: Raz2133
Posted on: 2007-02-27 10:12:00
In reply to:why would you create many codes ?
Maybe the original poster is one of them "promo-code squatters" 
Mark
Posted by: nathan823
Posted on: 2007-02-27 17:04:00
agree with you. I don't see any reason why we need so many promo codes. One more thing is that we can't delete promo code. We can only de-activate promo code.
Posted by: wholly
Posted on: 2007-02-27 20:14:00
I want my name back!!!!
Wholly - IS NOT MY PROMO CODE. Even worse, I don't get any credit for it. Use WhollyMindless for full credit. I'm really disappointed in someone.
Posted by: compuwiz
Posted on: 2007-02-28 04:59:00
Do these promo codes only work when you buy a plan or do they continue to work when you renew?
Posted by: Raz2133
Posted on: 2007-02-28 05:21:00
In reply to:Do these promo codes only work when you buy a plan or do they continue to work when you renew?
Promo-codes are only valid for your initial purchase, when your plan comes up for renewal you will need to pay the full plan price if you wish to stay with DreamHost.
Think of promo-codes as a cheap way to try DreamHost out. I personally have no problem with paying the full plan price each year, in my opinion, the service is more than worth it.
Mark
Posted by: nathan823
Posted on: 2007-02-28 05:39:00
as mark said, the promo code is only available when new customer signs up an account. You cannot use promo code to renew your plan.
most of the people will stay in DH because of the huge space and bandwidth. It keeps growing :P