If you're a subscriber of FilePlanet you may have found out about this already. You can now download a 14-day trial version of The Sims Online without paying. It's only for subscribers though, so you'll have to get a login there for free there before you can download it. After downloading the 1.2 GB(!) file, you'll have to register a new account at EA.Com - even if you were a playtester before. You will be asked for some creditcard details for age verification, but that won't be billed. In fact, if you decide to buy the game after downloading the trial, you'll get a mail-in rebate of $10. Unfortunately it's unkown if this is US and Canada only, or if people in other parts of the world can get the rebate too. If you can't download the 1.2 GB, there's always the option to get it mailed to you on 2 cds - but that costs a bit again. If you want to read a bit more about this, or download this trial, click here. Thanks to Matt for this tip.