Why am I not getting rewards points for searches?

Anonymous
2023-12-13T03:48:31+00:00

I was searching for my daily rewards points on my phone and computer. For my computer I was rewarded for 9 searches, and it stopped granting points after that and on mobile only 2 searches granted points to my account. I tried multiple browsers and devices and searched a variety of searches. I would like to know if this is a bug or if I need to fix something on my end.

Microsoft Edge | Browser extensions | Windows 11

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Anonymous
2023-12-16T17:22:44+00:00

They changed everything lately. No more bonus as everyone has mentioned. Now, I just read on MSN that they are requiring a 3-search/15minutes capacity... they are calling it a "cooldown". So, you can only get 15 points per 15 mintues.... so much for Bing... I'll go back to Google Search for all my research... Bing isn't worth it anymore. It'll take forever to get any rewards so it's not worth it for a sub-par search engine. As of October, you could possibly max everything out in searches and activities and MAYBE get a $10 gift card in a month's time... now it'll take about twice that time... and you have to work on it throughout the day instead of an intense hour or two. I don't sit on a computer all day... only for a couple hours with work while I do product research... I'll search hundreds of websites in a couple hours... so all I could get from Microsoft Rewards is maybe 100 points... the rest of the 50 allowed per day in searches is unachievable as I'm not on all day.... so, forget it Bing, sorry, you lost a customer with this.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-02-01T00:40:49+00:00

    bad word

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-01T00:32:57+00:00

    OMG OH NO THEY LOST 1 CUSTOMER no one cares...

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-01-31T12:27:42+00:00

    Downloaded and installed Linux Mint and never been happier. no more IN YOUR FACE ads. Windows is still on my machine because I haven't figured out how to use and play Steam games. Once I do, I will never have a microdaft product on my machines.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-25T03:09:08+00:00

    from what i could find out ( NOT from microsoft customer support ) they implemented a type of cooldown to the search and earn system . i havnt zeroed in on how long u gotta wait to earn points between searches but its somewhere between 10 - 20 mins before itl give points . in microsofts infinite wisdom they made this change back in november . basically u make a search then wait for 15 mins or so then search again . what used to take 10 mins to do can now take almost all day. i contacted microsoft rewards customer support over and over asking for help with what i thought was a bugg . they repeatedly told me the problem was on my end , to delete all kinds of data on different browsers and devices , and when that didnt fix anything they would tell me the rewards service was working on they're end , which was a lie. why they didnt just come out and say they were the reason it seemed broke do to the new cooldown they put in the service is beyond me . it was unprofessional and cost me a lot of data and wasted effort . been a member since obamas 1st or second term and was extremely upset with all the runaround . im spreading the word about this experience , and i hope any one reading this will as well .hopefully theyll wise up and change it back but im not holding my breath.

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