Do you give your real phone number for competitions?

flobber_2

Do you give your real phone number for competitions?

Perhaps those persons who rarely win are those who do not give their real phone numbers, because they are afraid of unsolicited calls from marketing companies?

What is your experience?

movingforward2010

give my mobile but not landline

DisneyKatie

same here. get unsolicited marketing calls from mobile companies at unearthly hours but I just hang up on them. think you just have to be careful who you enter competitions with, like I only trust certain members on here and am cautious when entering competitions posted by people I'm not familiar with, cuz I know that people like kipper, fluffynit, and annieH check privacy policies before posting.(though nothing against anyone else I'm sure that you all mean well and are very genuine too)

victory

mobile no only never landline

Browntoa

got a geographic number from www.sipgate.co.uk

always give that one instead of my real one as it only "rings" when I'm online

Tulip

I nearly always always give my mobile phone number but when I won Sky Tv for a year with a years free viewing thrown in,once with Virgin Radio I submitted my landline number but I am always careful of what companies I trust with my information but 9 times out of 10 its always my mobile number


Katie

Justie

Usually my mobile number unless they specifically request a mobile number but don't have an opt out for SMS messages in which case I give the landline... Haven't yet (fingers crossed) had and unsolicited calls nor an increase in spam from entering competitions.

hayleyw1

i never give either number, probs why i dont win anything:rotfl:

flobber_2

Browntoa wrote:

got a geographic number from www.sipgate.co.uk

always give that one instead of my real one as it only "rings" when I'm online

Do they provide some kind of "answering machine" to receive your calls when you are not on-line?

AnnieH

I give my landline number when I'm sure I won't get any unsolicited calls( ie, BBC sites and reputable companies who don't "sell" anything). I give my mobile number when I trust the company that I am entering the comp on, and I have a spare mobile number which I use for general comp entires where I may get calls that I don't really want.

traceya89

i sometimes put my work number down on competitions