[WindowsCentral.com]

Microsoft handed out an extra 3GB of SkyDrive storage to early adopters of Outlook.com. Now it looks like theyre doing the same, but bigger, for Windows Phone users. Were getting tips from a few of you about a little early Christmas present from Microsoft in your inboxes. How much extra storage are you getting on SkyDrive for being a Windows Phone user? Lets find out.

Full story from the WPCentral blog...

[WanderingTraveler]

Allow me to celebrate.

They keep telling us 7GB is adequate, but if you pile on the photos, you'll soon be forced to pay.
(Looking forward to this Christmas gift!)

[techcentral]

Well this would be awesome. My Outlook experience would become lovely then

[DBDev]

I haven't got mine yet :( I figured it might be because I already have the old 25GB, so has anyone who already have 25GB got it?

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[Asrialys]

I haven't got mine yet :( I figured it might be because I already have the old 25GB, so has anyone who already have 25GB got it?

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Yes. I now have 45 GB of SkyDrive storage.

[Muessig]

I just got my free 20GB. Woo!

[dznk]

Microsoft not showing me any love

My Mum and Dad, both received their emails within minutes of each other very early this morning. Nothing for me though yet. I wonder if it's because I changed to a new Microsoft Account about a year ago or that I'm already on a paid plan (50GB). Oh well, I'll wait and see what happens.

[WanderingTraveler]

Microsoft not showing me any love

My Mum and Dad, both received their emails within minutes of each other very early this morning. Nothing for me though yet. I wonder if it's because I changed to a new Microsoft Account about a year ago or that I'm already on a paid plan (50GB). Oh well, I'll wait and see what happens.

Cheer up ;)

You should get it, regardless of what happened with your SkyDrive account (except, of course it being closed)

[dznk]

Cheer up ;)

You should get it, regardless of what happened with your SkyDrive account (except, of course it being closed)

Thanks buddy :)

I hope I get it, as I've been with WP for nearly 2 years now. My old account was never banned or closed etc, I just wanted a change of email, so decided to create a whole new Microsoft Account roughly 10 months ago and have used that since. Just checked my old account, nothing on that either. It's probably because I pay for storage already then, they think they have me cornered into SkyDrive already ;)

[Coreldan]

Thanks buddy :)

I hope I get it, as I've been with WP for nearly 2 years now. My old account was never banned or closed etc, I just wanted a change of email, so decided to create a whole new Microsoft Account roughly 10 months ago and have used that since. Just checked my old account, nothing on that either. It's probably because I pay for storage already then, they think they have me cornered into SkyDrive already ;)

People who pay have reported getting it too.

I'm still waiting. I have my free 7GBs and Skydrive and WP and Outlook all in active use, so maybe it will come.. hope so :P

[dznk]

People who pay have reported getting it too.

I'm still waiting. I have my free 7GBs and Skydrive and WP and Outlook all in active use, so maybe it will come.. hope so :P

Thanks for the info :) Hopefully we'll receive ours at some point. Let me know if/when you get yours, as judging by the comments, it seems most people have received their freebie now.

[DBDev]

Yes. I now have 45 GB of SkyDrive storage.

I got mine too now

[dznk]

I got mine too now

Well as yours seems to have turned up a day or so late, I still have a glimmer of hope mine will arrive at some point then ;) Still nothing for me though at the moment.

[Edgardo Rios1]

I still havent received my email.

[Jonathanmr7]

nothing here ;(

[Kaushik Dash]

I still haven't got any email... >.>

[dznk]

Still nothing here as well. I emailed Microsoft about this a few days ago, to see why most of the WP community have received this offer, but asking why some people are being left out. When I hear back, I'll let you know :)

[Citizen X]

Still nothing here as well. I emailed Microsoft about this a few days ago, to see why most of the WP community have received this offer, but asking why some people are being left out. When I hear back, I'll let you know :)

It's not what you think. It is 20 GB but only for ONE YEAR. Not sure why people are hyping this.

[Coreldan]

It's not what you think. It is 20 GB but only for ONE YEAR. Not sure why people are hyping this.

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Yeah.. I'd like it, but the thing is it makes very little difference. I wouldn't want to go over my free 7GB, cos it means then I'd have to buy more space after it expires or delete stuff, neither of which I want to do. But I'd still like to redeem it!

[Reflexx]

It's not what you think. It is 20 GB but only for ONE YEAR. Not sure why people are hyping this.

http://imbizempires.com/capturepage1...intingDown.gif

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We all know it's for one year.

Some of us could make good use of it for that one year.

Just like I'd love a 1 yr free car rental.

What I dont understand is why some people tthink that own use case applies to everyone else, so a FREE service for a year suddenly isn't any good.

[dznk]

It's not what you think. It is 20 GB but only for ONE YEAR. Not sure why people are hyping this.

http://imbizempires.com/capturepage1...intingDown.gif

http://i41.tinypic.com/71qkon.jpg

Yep, I know it's for one year, but it would still prove very useful to me, especially as I currently have a yearly paid plan, so this would be a free extension onto this :)

Even if I didn't have a paid plan, a free year is a free year, so I would've taken it anyway.

[Tre Lawrence]

Got my "enthusiast bonus" on Dec 21. Thanks MSFT!

[KINGINI LABS]

Hi, I have not received it as on today Jan 06 2014.

[dznk]

Well I finally heard back from Microsoft after emailing them about this and I got the following reply:

"...We understand how you feel about the situation as you didn't receive an e-mail regarding 20GB for Free SkyDrive storage.

I suggest that you wait for the e-mail as this is sent randomly.

Thank you"

So, the answer is... wait. Although, I doubt very much whether anything will arrive now. Even when they send these offers out in batches, they would have all arrived by now surely. I'll give it a couple of weeks and then get back to them again. I am genuinely interested to hear why some people never received the offer and to see whether the people who never did receive it, can contact Microsoft to have a code sent to them.

[kb4000]

I also never got a code. I have 25 GB from original SkyDrive and I pay for 50 GB more, but my SkyDrive is almost full.