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E: 31/12 Win a Laptop Every Day with T-Mobile (Free Text Entry)

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T-Mobile sim card holders only!

Win a Laptop every day until 31st December.

I have searched and can't find this one anywhere! I saw it on a leaflet from Woolworths. If you text LAPTOP to 490181 you are entered in the "Sim To Win" draw. Enter each day, for free, to be entered into the next day's draw. You'll receive a confirmation text. No charge, I checked!! :rotfl:

You can request free T-Mobile sim cards from loads of places and I've tried to link the T-Mobile site for requesting on here but this site doesn't like the url and blocks it - sorry!! Type "Free Pay As You Go Mobile Phone SIM cards - T-Mobile" and it should take you to the site.


Unfortunately, this only seems to work for "Pay-As-You-Go" sims and not contracts but if this isn't the case please let me know!

As its a daily I'll ask Gilla to add.

UPDATE - THE WONDERFUL DEMENTEDHOUSEWIFE HAS FOUND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ONLINE. HERE'S THE LINK AND FOR THE LAZY ONES HERE'S WHAT THEY SAY!

Fancy owning the world's slimmest notebook computer?
You're in with a chance of winning one when you buy a pay as you go phone from T-Mobile until the end of December!
Entering is easy - just buy a T-Mobile pay as you go phone online, over the phone or in selected stores, text LAPTOP to 490181 and keep your fingers crossed… there's one up for grabs every day.

The legal stuff you need to know

How to enter
  • The prize draw for a chance to win one of 136 MacBook Air Laptops is open from 18 August to 31 December 2008.
  • To enter, just buy any new T-Mobile pay as you go mobile phone online, over the phone or in selected stores, put the T-Mobile SIM card into the phone and text LAPTOP to 490181 between 18 August and 31 December 2008.
Eligibility
  • You must be a UK resident aged 16 or over to enter and must provide T-Mobile with proof of age and ID if we ask for it.
  • This competition isn't open to T-Mobile employees or their contractors, agencies, promoters, or any companies directly connected with the promotion, or their immediate family.
Prize draw
  • The prize is one MacBook Air Laptop, given away each day of the promotion.
  • 1 winner will be drawn per day at random, under independent supervision, from all the people who entered the draw on the previous day.
  • You can only enter the draw once per day, and there is a maximum of one prize per person for the duration of the promotion.
  • For weekday draws, T-Mobile will contact the winner on the day of the draw.
  • For weekend draws and bank holidays, T-Mobile will contact the winner the next working day.
  • The judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Prize notification
  • We will contact the winner on their newly connected T-Mobile mobile phone number. If the call isn't answered, T-Mobile will try to contact the winner again over the next two days. We will leave a message requesting the winner to call back within 1 week on the number provided to claim the prize, otherwise the prize will be forfeited and another winner will be chosen.
  • The winner will need to provide their name and address to T-Mobile once we've told them that they have won. The prize will be couriered to this address and the winner will have to sign for it. The winners' details will only be used for the purposes of this prize draw.
  • Details of winners [names and counties] will be made available upon written request to: MacBook Air Promotion, Sales Campaign Management, T-Mobile UK Ltd, Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9BW.
Other information
  • You won't be able to ask us to send or sell your gift to anyone else or swap it for anything else and you won't be able to get actual cash instead.
  • If we unexpectedly run out of Macbook Air Laptops, we will give you a similar gift of greater or equal value instead.
  • By entering this prize draw you've accepted this legal stuff. Remember that we can change how this works at any time.
  • Promoter: T-Mobile UK Ltd, Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9BW.
  • Apple is not a participant or sponsor of this promotion.
newly connected?? Wondering about this bit, they make no reference as to when you have to purchase the phone just when you have to enter the comp as I read it (see purple text above) or am I being pedantic?
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  • bkclive
    bkclive Posts: 48 Forumite
    I think I might be missing something somewhere, but the only link I can find on the T-mobile page is for a Macbook prize every day which needs a purchase of any new pay-as-you-go phone. So would just a sim card count?
  • bkclive wrote: »
    I think I might be missing something somewhere, but the only link I can find on the T-mobile page is for a Macbook prize every day which needs a purchase of any new pay-as-you-go phone. So would just a sim card count?
    As mentioned in the OP, this was found on a Woolies leaflet, so won't necessarily be on the website - you're talking about a completely different comp (we don't tend to do purchase required on here!) :D
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  • toomanykids
    toomanykids Posts: 6,424 Forumite
    bkclive wrote: »
    I think I might be missing something somewhere, but the only link I can find on the T-mobile page is for a Macbook prize every day which needs a purchase of any new pay-as-you-go phone. So would just a sim card count?

    Thanks cheeky xx

    bkclive - The link I've included in the op is for you to order a T-Mobile sim card if don't have one (and you need one to enter) as they are offering 2 free from their site. If your mobile already has a T-Mobile sim then you just text LAPTOP to 490181 every day.

    We've got 4 T-Mobile phones at home and I've done it last night and this morning with each one and got confirmation texts each time, so it seems to work.
  • toniq
    toniq Posts: 29,340 Forumite
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    Tmk, i done it but had no confirmation text or reciept? xxxxxx did u get it straight back? xxx
    #JusticeForGrenfell
  • toomanykids
    toomanykids Posts: 6,424 Forumite
    Yes, almost immediately. And these aren't new sims but one's we've had for months.

    I'm hoping by the time you read this you've got it!
  • sonniemell
    sonniemell Posts: 960 Forumite
    I entered and have a t-mobile sim, and i didnt get a reply
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  • toomanykids
    toomanykids Posts: 6,424 Forumite
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOppppppppps! Apologies everyone I got the number wrong - its 490181:o :o:o . I'll change the op right away!
  • toniq
    toniq Posts: 29,340 Forumite
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    U naughty naughty naughty tmk!!!! me thinking im going nuts lol xxx
    #JusticeForGrenfell
  • toomanykids
    toomanykids Posts: 6,424 Forumite
    toniq wrote: »
    U naughty naughty naughty tmk!!!! me thinking im going nuts lol xxx

    I'm such a diddy!!!!! :o:o:o *goes off to the inn for a stiff drink*
  • toniq
    toniq Posts: 29,340 Forumite
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    no go!!!!!!!!!! got a msg saying:

    Sorry you need to connect your new handset with the t-mobile sim that came in the box between august18th and december31st 2008 to enter the draw.

    so my 6 years on this sim wont enter me xxx
    Sonniemel did u get the same?
    xxxx
    #JusticeForGrenfell
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