Coupons for DVD Planet/Digital Eyes Thread II - Page 28

Mr. Salty · 06-08-09, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dvd-4-life

Any coupon codes for this month?

I just tried JUNE05 and it took $5 off my order, so I assume the same would be true for the June versions of the May coupons in the post above.

docdoowop · 06-08-09, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Salty

Just because a word has an "s" on the end of it doesn't mean it gets an apostrophe.

Bless you, Mr. Salty. One of my pet peeves. (Note: No apostrophe.)

DeepSleep · 06-10-09, 12:34 AM

Here are some coupon codes that I received by email from DVD Planet:

JUNE05 = $5 off $60 (Expires: 06/30/2009)
JUNE010 = $10 off $120 (Expires: 06/30/2009)
JUNE015 = $15 off $175 (Expires: 06/30/2009)

5OFF50NOW = $5 off $50 + free shipping (Not sure how long this one is good for. There was no expiration date in the email. Maybe it's designed to bring back customers after their website was down for days...) YMMV on this one.

Also, the Frequent Buyers Club points have been updated through 6/6/09.

Cheato · 06-10-09, 11:28 AM

Their website "was" down? Isn't it still down? I can't get a page to come up. Pinging the server get resolved by the DNS into an IP address, but the pings are not returned.

docdoowop · 06-10-09, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheato

Their website "was" down? Isn't it still down? I can't get a page to come up.

No problem for me.

Colleen · 06-10-09, 01:10 PM

That's weird. Still not working for me either.

DeepSleep · 06-10-09, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colleen

That's weird. Still not working for me either.

Everything works. I checked my account, frequent buyer points were posted, used the quote machine and added a few things to my wishlist.

Clear your browser cache and/or try a different browser....

spizz · 06-10-09, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colleen

That's weird. Still not working for me either.

Nor myself for the past 3 days. Using IE8 here.

DeepSleep · 06-10-09, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spizz

Nor myself for the past 3 days. Using IE8 here.

I just browsed DVDPlanet.com again. Everything works fine, added a few more things to my wishlist. On their homepage, they have Gran Torino featured as their "Pick of the Week".

I am also using IE8 on the Vista O/S with service pack 2.

Cheato · 06-10-09, 10:20 PM

I can't get anything at DVDPlanet with IE8 or Firefox 3 (on ShittyP SP3, since DeepSleep mentioned using Vista).
Cleaned both caches, deleted all DVDPlanet and DigitalEyes cookies, turned off Norton IS 2009. Nothing.
Pings are still not returned, either.

Can someone who can access their site try pinging them? Get to a command prompt and just "ping www.dvdplanet.com." My DNS is resolving them to IP address 130.94.70.189, but then I get 4 "request timed out" errors.

abintra · 06-10-09, 10:29 PM

I can access the site, on XP and both IE8 and Firefox, but also get timed out errors when pinging them.

Pinging www.dvdplanet.com [130.94.70.189] with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 130.94.70.189:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss)

punit · 06-11-09, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abintra

I can access the site, on XP and both IE8 and Firefox, but also get timed out errors when pinging them.

Pinging www.dvdplanet.com [130.94.70.189] with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 130.94.70.189:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss)

Same here.

DeepSleep · 06-11-09, 01:08 AM

A possible theory why some folks can get the website, while some folks cannot...

Their website was down for several days, indicating a possible severe problem on their end.

To avoid being down indefinately, DVDPlanet set up a mirror site at a different address location on the web.

For those that cannot get to the website, you ping and get no response.

Is it possible that your internet service provider has not updated their address database to take you to the new mirror website when you type www dvdplanet com and instead still takes you to the old address with the non-responsive pings?

I am NOT a computer expert and I am not sure if what I said makes any sense at all, but it does seem to explain the situation....

Colleen · 06-11-09, 10:30 AM

It's a logical theory, but the folks who are able to access the site seem to be getting the same IP when they resolve the hostname. Are you getting a different one?

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeepSleep

A possible theory why some folks can get the website, while some folks cannot...

Their website was down for several days, indicating a possible severe problem on their end.

To avoid being down indefinately, DVDPlanet set up a mirror site at a different address location on the web.

For those that cannot get to the website, you ping and get no response.

Is it possible that your internet service provider has not updated their address database to take you to the new mirror website when you type www dvdplanet com and instead still takes you to the old address with the non-responsive pings?

I am NOT a computer expert and I am not sure if what I said makes any sense at all, but it does seem to explain the situation....

Jaymole · 06-11-09, 11:17 AM

I have no problem getting to the site either.

One thing I noted is that unlike the past few sales, everything I want is cheaper at DDD than DVDPlanet. I guess they have raised their prices over the past few months...I only have around $50 credit so I'll just try to buy $50 in DVDs that are as close to the prices at DDD as possible when the sale hits.

Cheato · 06-11-09, 04:49 PM

DeepSleep's post got me thinking that maybe it was something about the route to the host, and not the PC, that was the problem.

I downloaded and installed HotSpot Shield (from AnchorFree), which is basically a proxy (with encryption features for WiFi). Using HSS, I can connect to DVDPlanet no problem. With it off, my PC won't connect. So, AnchorFree's servers have a clear path to DVDPlanet, but my network doesn't.

And I should mention that all this absolutely did start when DVDP's servers went down last week. I had recently sent in a box of DVDs, and I had been checking the site daily for updates to my account. No problems up until their crash and they went offline. Whatever they wound up doing to fix their server problems is apparently an incomplete fix.

NoirFan · 06-11-09, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaymole

One thing I noted is that unlike the past few sales, everything I want is cheaper at DDD than DVDPlanet.

Same here. DVD Planet's Criterion prices are terrible now - $30.36 (!) for the upper-tier titles, when they were once $25.95. I probably won't be buying a single title from them this year, when in the past they would get the great majority of my business.

Kevin M. Dean · 06-11-09, 06:43 PM

If you want to clear your DNS cache you could try...

Here's how to do it for both Mac and Win

• Quit your browser

-----

Mac:

• Open the terminal application in your /Applications/Utilities/ and type the following (It will not return a result, just a new prompt will appear)

dscacheutil -flushcache

------

Win:

• Go to the Start menu and select the following:

All Programs-->Accessories-->Command Prompt

...and then type:

ipconfig /flushdns

You'll then see something like:

Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache

-----

• Re-open your browser and try viewing the page again. You may have to refresh more than once if the page is cached or you can clear your browser cache.

Kevin M. Dean · 06-11-09, 06:43 PM

If you want to clear your DNS cache you could try...

Here's how to do it for both Mac and Win

• Quit your browser

-----

Mac:

• Open the terminal application in your /Applications/Utilities/ and type the following (It will not return a result, just a new prompt will appear)

dscacheutil -flushcache

------

Win:

• Go to the Start menu and select the following:

All Programs-->Accessories-->Command Prompt

...and then type:

ipconfig /flushdns

You'll then see something like:

Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache

-----

• Re-open your browser and try viewing the page again. You may have to refresh more than once if the page is cached or you can clear your browser cache.

NoirFan · 06-12-09, 06:47 PM

June coupons:

JUNE05 5/60
JUNE010 10/120
JUNE015 15/175

spizz · 06-15-09, 04:37 PM

Still can't get to the site

jaygarrick · 06-15-09, 05:33 PM

Nor me.

I called them about it today, they seemed surprised that there were still people who couldn't pull up the site.

DeepSleep · 06-15-09, 06:19 PM

I just did some browsing at DVD Planet. Added a few things to my wishlist hoping that there will be a good sale soon. I also used their quote machine.

Everything works fine for me. Not sure why some folks still can't get to their website.

dmkb · 06-15-09, 09:34 PM

Works fine for me too, but I empathize with those having an access problem.

docdoowop · 06-19-09, 11:35 AM

Great! My entire wish list at DVDP has disappeared. Guess they don't want my business during the upcoming sale.

06-10-09, 12:34 AM	#678
DeepSleep Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 504	Re: Coupons for DVD Planet/Digital Eyes Thread II Here are some coupon codes that I received by email from DVD Planet: JUNE05 = $5 off $60 (Expires: 06/30/2009) JUNE010 = $10 off $120 (Expires: 06/30/2009) JUNE015 = $15 off $175 (Expires: 06/30/2009) 5OFF50NOW = $5 off $50 + free shipping (Not sure how long this one is good for. There was no expiration date in the email. Maybe it's designed to bring back customers after their website was down for days...) YMMV on this one. Also, the Frequent Buyers Club points have been updated through 6/6/09.

06-10-09, 11:28 AM	#679
Cheato DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: May 2005 Location: closer than you'd like Posts: 1,142	Re: Coupons for DVD Planet/Digital Eyes Thread II Their website "was" down? Isn't it still down? I can't get a page to come up. Pinging the server get resolved by the DNS into an IP address, but the pings are not returned. __________________ Hey, I don't tell you how to tell me what to do, so don't tell me how to do what you tell me to do.- Bender Rodriguez

06-10-09, 01:10 PM	#681
Colleen DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: May 2000 Location: Hamilton, VA USA Posts: 1,038	Re: Coupons for DVD Planet/Digital Eyes Thread II That's weird. Still not working for me either.

06-10-09, 10:20 PM	#685
Cheato DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: May 2005 Location: closer than you'd like Posts: 1,142	Re: Coupons for DVD Planet/Digital Eyes Thread II I can't get anything at DVDPlanet with IE8 or Firefox 3 (on ShittyP SP3, since DeepSleep mentioned using Vista). Cleaned both caches, deleted all DVDPlanet and DigitalEyes cookies, turned off Norton IS 2009. Nothing. Pings are still not returned, either. Can someone who can access their site try pinging them? Get to a command prompt and just "ping www.dvdplanet.com." My DNS is resolving them to IP address 130.94.70.189, but then I get 4 "request timed out" errors. __________________ Hey, I don't tell you how to tell me what to do, so don't tell me how to do what you tell me to do.- Bender Rodriguez

06-10-09, 10:29 PM	#686
abintra DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Somewhere between thought and expression Posts: 2,767	Re: Coupons for DVD Planet/Digital Eyes Thread II I can access the site, on XP and both IE8 and Firefox, but also get timed out errors when pinging them. Pinging www.dvdplanet.com [130.94.70.189] with 32 bytes of data: Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Ping statistics for 130.94.70.189: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss)

06-11-09, 01:08 AM	#688
DeepSleep Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 504	Re: Coupons for DVD Planet/Digital Eyes Thread II A possible theory why some folks can get the website, while some folks cannot... Their website was down for several days, indicating a possible severe problem on their end. To avoid being down indefinately, DVDPlanet set up a mirror site at a different address location on the web. For those that cannot get to the website, you ping and get no response. Is it possible that your internet service provider has not updated their address database to take you to the new mirror website when you type www dvdplanet com and instead still takes you to the old address with the non-responsive pings? I am NOT a computer expert and I am not sure if what I said makes any sense at all, but it does seem to explain the situation....

06-11-09, 11:17 AM	#690
Jaymole DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: N.Y, N.Y Posts: 2,920	Re: Coupons for DVD Planet/Digital Eyes Thread II I have no problem getting to the site either. One thing I noted is that unlike the past few sales, everything I want is cheaper at DDD than DVDPlanet. I guess they have raised their prices over the past few months...I only have around $50 credit so I'll just try to buy $50 in DVDs that are as close to the prices at DDD as possible when the sale hits. __________________ Seeegnature? I don't I have to show you any stinkin seeegnature!

06-11-09, 04:49 PM	#691
Cheato DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: May 2005 Location: closer than you'd like Posts: 1,142	Re: Coupons for DVD Planet/Digital Eyes Thread II DeepSleep's post got me thinking that maybe it was something about the route to the host, and not the PC, that was the problem. I downloaded and installed HotSpot Shield (from AnchorFree), which is basically a proxy (with encryption features for WiFi). Using HSS, I can connect to DVDPlanet no problem. With it off, my PC won't connect. So, AnchorFree's servers have a clear path to DVDPlanet, but my network doesn't. And I should mention that all this absolutely did start when DVDP's servers went down last week. I had recently sent in a box of DVDs, and I had been checking the site daily for updates to my account. No problems up until their crash and they went offline. Whatever they wound up doing to fix their server problems is apparently an incomplete fix. __________________ Hey, I don't tell you how to tell me what to do, so don't tell me how to do what you tell me to do.- Bender Rodriguez

06-11-09, 06:43 PM	#693
Kevin M. Dean DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,154	Re: Coupons for DVD Planet/Digital Eyes Thread II If you want to clear your DNS cache you could try... Here's how to do it for both Mac and Win • Quit your browser ----- Mac: • Open the terminal application in your /Applications/Utilities/ and type the following (It will not return a result, just a new prompt will appear) dscacheutil -flushcache ------ Win: • Go to the Start menu and select the following: All Programs-->Accessories-->Command Prompt ...and then type: ipconfig /flushdns You'll then see something like: Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache ----- • Re-open your browser and try viewing the page again. You may have to refresh more than once if the page is cached or you can clear your browser cache. __________________ • Doctor Who Universe Episode List - Region 1 DVD Releases - updated 11-10-09 • Rhubarb Productions

06-11-09, 06:43 PM	#694
Kevin M. Dean DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,154	Re: Coupons for DVD Planet/Digital Eyes Thread II If you want to clear your DNS cache you could try... Here's how to do it for both Mac and Win • Quit your browser ----- Mac: • Open the terminal application in your /Applications/Utilities/ and type the following (It will not return a result, just a new prompt will appear) dscacheutil -flushcache ------ Win: • Go to the Start menu and select the following: All Programs-->Accessories-->Command Prompt ...and then type: ipconfig /flushdns You'll then see something like: Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache ----- • Re-open your browser and try viewing the page again. You may have to refresh more than once if the page is cached or you can clear your browser cache. __________________ • Doctor Who Universe Episode List - Region 1 DVD Releases - updated 11-10-09 • Rhubarb Productions

06-12-09, 06:47 PM	#695
NoirFan DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 8,428	Re: Coupons for DVD Planet/Digital Eyes Thread II June coupons: JUNE05 5/60 JUNE010 10/120 JUNE015 15/175 __________________ Watch Edgar G. Ulmer's Noir Classic Detour Cinema

06-15-09, 04:37 PM	#696
spizz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Posts: 811	Re: Coupons for DVD Planet/Digital Eyes Thread II Still can't get to the site __________________ Spero D. My Home Theater Page- http://users.chariot.net.au/~spizz/

06-15-09, 05:33 PM	#697
jaygarrick New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 7	Re: Coupons for DVD Planet/Digital Eyes Thread II Nor me. I called them about it today, they seemed surprised that there were still people who couldn't pull up the site.

06-15-09, 06:19 PM	#698
DeepSleep Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 504	Re: Coupons for DVD Planet/Digital Eyes Thread II I just did some browsing at DVD Planet. Added a few things to my wishlist hoping that there will be a good sale soon. I also used their quote machine. Everything works fine for me. Not sure why some folks still can't get to their website.

06-15-09, 09:34 PM	#699
dmkb Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 523	Re: Coupons for DVD Planet/Digital Eyes Thread II Works fine for me too, but I empathize with those having an access problem.

06-19-09, 11:35 AM	#700
docdoowop DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: May 2006 Location: Twin Cities, MN. Posts: 1,099	Re: Coupons for DVD Planet/Digital Eyes Thread II Great! My entire wish list at DVDP has disappeared. Guess they don't want my business during the upcoming sale. __________________ All those who believe in telekinesis.....raise my hand.