I decided to try vanguard for the 45 free days i was credited cause soe got hacked....and now i can't find a way to make that happen....did they put a time limit on when you could activate your 45 free days and since i didn't do it in time...now i have to pay to go back??? could someone please shed some light on this...i really want my 45 free days but didn't realize if it wasnt activated in time then it would disappear......

If I remember correctly, the 45 free days were for everyone starting right after the incident. You couldn't save your free days for later. I could be mistaken though.

UPDATE:

A simple google search for "soe 45 free days" has yielded the answer. My memory was only partially correct. Read for yourself:

http://www.soe.com/securityupdate/welcomeback/

yes, you had to activate it before the end of august