Text Competition

j2011

My local radio station is running a competition where you text in the answer and it costs you £1 plus network charges.

Is there anyway to enter the competition without it costing £1 as a friend of mine says it doesn't cost him £1 to enter but of course he won't tell me how he does it because it decreases his chance of winning the more entries there are?

Or is he talking ballocks?

mchale

Maybe your friend is using someone else's phone

paulsad

Can you do it online? - don't they have to offer that facility or something like that ie postal????? -

j2011

It is a 5 digit phone number and

don't they have to offer that facility or something like that ie postal????? -

No, they can put any rules they like on the competition. It is their competition.

It is a one day competition and the winner will be called at 5:30 today.

The £1 is collected by them sending a chargable sms message.

OneADay

j2011 wrote: »

Or is he talking ballocks?

Probably - unless he is doing what others have suggested - someone else's phone or has some free credit on pay and go, or doing it online.

Nice friend ..... though ! :eek:

DUTR

OneADay wrote: »

Probably - unless he is doing what others have suggested - someone else's phone or has some free credit on pay and go, or doing it online.

Nice friend ..... though ! :eek:

I agree, think the 'friend' is talking tosh eg I know how to get a flagship handset with loads of texts minutes and data for £1 a month but I can't tell you :rotfl:

wantmemoney

j2011 wrote:

My local radio station is running a competition where you text in the answer and it costs you £1 plus network charges.

many of these competitions will result in your mobile number ending up on some 'sucker' list for future 'marketing'

I personally would leave all these premium rate competitions alone but of course it's up to you

j2011

many of these competitions will result in your mobile number ending up on some 'sucker' list for future 'marketing'

But I only use that sim for competitions, once the competition is over my other sim goes back in the phone.

I didn't win anyway, nor did my friend.

I personally would leave all these premium rate competitions alone but of course it's up to you

Of course it is, I will spend my money how and on what I want. I will just put one line less on the lottery on Wednesday.