I will start by saying I purchased a lifetime msn plan from microsoft earlier this year for $99.
I called MSN when I found out they are cancelling and they are giving a prorated discount to anyone who calls in to question and keeping your service active until the Jan 1, 2012 date. I got $89.83 back (not bad considering I signed up 8-9 months ago).
So if you get the new card from stang - or if you had one-time payment msn prior, make sure to call them and get your rebate portion back...while continuing to get service. Pretty nice deal - at least until Jan 1, 2012!
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