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  • Shellwin
    Shellwin Posts: 24 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary 10 Posts
    tubbyj said:
    Got to call number 68 before telling me I’d reached my entry limit because of it not accepting my “1” as confirmation. 

    Good luck all. 
    Annoying isn't it.

    There is a way of picking that you have a bad session early though.

    There are 5 stages to the call
    1. Thanks for calling 
    2. Call to this number
    3 We will read out the number
    4. Please press 1 or 2
    5 Thanks you have been entered.

    Stage 1, 2, 5 will terminate early and move to the next stage after any key is pressed. If I can't get it to move on early in stage 2, I drop the call as it will never accept 1 or any other key in stage 4
    I let the call run though until I have to press 1, over the last 2 days though more of my calls have not been accepted.
  • pallyman
    pallyman Posts: 363 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper
    On this new one I believe we don't have to answer with "make me a winner" .

    Do we just answer hello or do we have to say a phrase.
  • marialionza
    marialionza Posts: 7,171 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 27 August 2023 at 6:07PM
    LizB62 said:
    pallyman said:
    On this new one I believe we don't have to answer with "make me a winner" .

    Do we just answer hello or do we have to say a phrase.
    @Comping_Rich has posted the new comp here with all the details

    Thanks LizB62. Best of Luck !
    Thanks to those who help us to win !
    <3
  • Shellwin said:
    tubbyj said:
    Got to call number 68 before telling me I’d reached my entry limit because of it not accepting my “1” as confirmation. 

    Good luck all. 
    Annoying isn't it.

    There is a way of picking that you have a bad session early though.

    There are 5 stages to the call
    1. Thanks for calling 
    2. Call to this number
    3 We will read out the number
    4. Please press 1 or 2
    5 Thanks you have been entered.

    Stage 1, 2, 5 will terminate early and move to the next stage after any key is pressed. If I can't get it to move on early in stage 2, I drop the call as it will never accept 1 or any other key in stage 4
    I let the call run though until I have to press 1, over the last 2 days though more of my calls have not been accepted.
    How do you know if your call hasn't been accepted? 
  • Shellwin
    Shellwin Posts: 24 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary 10 Posts
    Dunder001 said:
    Shellwin said:
    tubbyj said:
    Got to call number 68 before telling me I’d reached my entry limit because of it not accepting my “1” as confirmation. 

    Good luck all. 
    Annoying isn't it.

    There is a way of picking that you have a bad session early though.

    There are 5 stages to the call
    1. Thanks for calling 
    2. Call to this number
    3 We will read out the number
    4. Please press 1 or 2
    5 Thanks you have been entered.

    Stage 1, 2, 5 will terminate early and move to the next stage after any key is pressed. If I can't get it to move on early in stage 2, I drop the call as it will never accept 1 or any other key in stage 4
    I let the call run though until I have to press 1, over the last 2 days though more of my calls have not been accepted.
    How do you know if your call hasn't been accepted? 
    The system keeps asking me to press 1 or 2, then after I have pressed 1 numerous times, I am cut off
  • Shellwin said:
    Dunder001 said:
    Shellwin said:
    tubbyj said:
    Got to call number 68 before telling me I’d reached my entry limit because of it not accepting my “1” as confirmation. 

    Good luck all. 
    Annoying isn't it.

    There is a way of picking that you have a bad session early though.

    There are 5 stages to the call
    1. Thanks for calling 
    2. Call to this number
    3 We will read out the number
    4. Please press 1 or 2
    5 Thanks you have been entered.

    Stage 1, 2, 5 will terminate early and move to the next stage after any key is pressed. If I can't get it to move on early in stage 2, I drop the call as it will never accept 1 or any other key in stage 4
    I let the call run though until I have to press 1, over the last 2 days though more of my calls have not been accepted.
    How do you know if your call hasn't been accepted? 
    The system keeps asking me to press 1 or 2, then after I have pressed 1 numerous times, I am cut off
    Okay, thanks. Don't think that has happened to me before. I usually play the whole thing through, press 1 and then wait to hear 'thanks' before I hang up and redial. 
    If I end the call before hearing 'thanks', I worry whether my entry counts or not.
    Anyway I've reached my maximum limit now 🤪😁

    Good Luck everyone 🤞
  • Ash_AFC
    Ash_AFC Posts: 12 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    It was tough getting through all of those entries 😅😴
  • So do we not have to say “make me a winner this time?” 🤔
    Just keep swimming!
  • gdmoney
    gdmoney Posts: 1,519 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    So do we not have to say “make me a winner this time?” 🤔

    As above.

    @Comping_Rich has posted the new comp here with all the details. 

    Look at Item 5.

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