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  • Blulu
    Blulu Posts: 7,846 Forumite
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    Don't know if this has been said before, but I have been working on a system to enter, where I don't have to listen to the recordings. It's a PITA to follow, until you get used to it, but when you do, it means you can do all the entries, while watching telly. I'm doing them while watching the football.

    1) Open Google's online stopwatch, or any other one you like. 
    2) On your phone, click to dial, and open the key pad.
    3) When you get the green signal (that's on my phone, anyway) press "1", to cut to the second bit of the message
    4) Start the stopwatch and let it run to 21 seconds
    5) Click to reset stopwatch, ready for your next entry
    6) Then press "1" again, to confirm number
    7) Click to end call

    Repeat for as many entries as you like.

    It sounds like a lot of faff, but it means you don't have to listen to the phone at all, while doing the entries.

    Blu XXX
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    I am who I'm meant to be
    I'm not scared to be seen
    I make no apology
    THIS IS ME!


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  • strewth71
    strewth71 Posts: 1,585 Forumite
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    I have system too, not sure if it works on all phones but on my iPhone 11 this is what I do to speed up the entry process:

    Open recent calls and redial the entry number
    Once call connects keep the call running and open recent calls again and press to redial the entry number again
    Two calls should now connect at once - running seperately
    I hide the keypad and switch to the first call I made then bring up the keypad again
    at approx 32 seconds (the timer displays above the keypad) I press 1 to confirm
    Now hide the keypad and switch to the second call - this one should now be almost at 32 seconds 
    At 32 seconds press 1 to confirm and the call will end after the You are now entered message
    The screen will automatically go back to the recent calls list to repeat the process until you get the max entries reached message

    I think it helps me but may not be for everyone

     <3 
  • gdmoney
    gdmoney Posts: 1,398 Forumite
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    strewth71 said:
    I have system too, not sure if it works on all phones but on my iPhone 11 this is what I do to speed up the entry process:

    Open recent calls and redial the entry number
    Once call connects keep the call running and open recent calls again and press to redial the entry number again
    Two calls should now connect at once - running seperately
    I hide the keypad and switch to the first call I made then bring up the keypad again
    at approx 32 seconds (the timer displays above the keypad) I press 1 to confirm
    Now hide the keypad and switch to the second call - this one should now be almost at 32 seconds 
    At 32 seconds press 1 to confirm and the call will end after the You are now entered message
    The screen will automatically go back to the recent calls list to repeat the process until you get the max entries reached message

    I think it helps me but may not be for everyone

     <3 

    This has been mentioned before but this type of simultaneous calling is no longer allowed by the terms and conditions. It's not worth the risk.
  • gdmoney
    gdmoney Posts: 1,398 Forumite
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    Blulu said:
    Don't know if this has been said before, but I have been working on a system to enter, where I don't have to listen to the recordings. It's a PITA to follow, until you get used to it, but when you do, it means you can do all the entries, while watching telly. I'm doing them while watching the football.

    1) Open Google's online stopwatch, or any other one you like. 
    2) On your phone, click to dial, and open the key pad.
    3) When you get the green signal (that's on my phone, anyway) press "1", to cut to the second bit of the message
    4) Start the stopwatch and let it run to 21 seconds
    5) Click to reset stopwatch, ready for your next entry
    6) Then press "1" again, to confirm number
    7) Click to end call

    Repeat for as many entries as you like.

    It sounds like a lot of faff, but it means you don't have to listen to the phone at all, while doing the entries.

    Blu XXX

    You don't need the stopwatch. Just look at the call duration which is timing the length of the call anyway.
  • strewth71
    strewth71 Posts: 1,585 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    cw18 said:
    strewth71 said:
    I have system too, not sure if it works on all phones but on my iPhone 11 this is what I do to speed up the entry process:

    I think it helps me but may not be for everyone
    There was a post on this thread very recently that said doing this is now a way of having your entries ignored, as it's against the terms and conditions.    I assume they'll be looking to see how long there is between each of your entries, and if it's regularly less than the minimum they consider possible they'll decide this is what you're doing....
    Ah - I hadn't realised that. I'll go back to single calls from now on. Thank you to you and gdmoney for making me aware.
  • gdmoney
    gdmoney Posts: 1,398 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    strewth71 said:
    cw18 said:
    strewth71 said:
    I have system too, not sure if it works on all phones but on my iPhone 11 this is what I do to speed up the entry process:

    I think it helps me but may not be for everyone
    There was a post on this thread very recently that said doing this is now a way of having your entries ignored, as it's against the terms and conditions.    I assume they'll be looking to see how long there is between each of your entries, and if it's regularly less than the minimum they consider possible they'll decide this is what you're doing....
    Ah - I hadn't realised that. I'll go back to single calls from now on. Thank you to you and gdmoney for making me aware.
    No problem. I used to do it using the iPhone conferencing call facility until someone pointed out on here that Bauer had changed the terms. For the seconds you save, it's not worth the risk. Just imagine thinking you had won big then having it taken off you when they examine the call data and find out you had been making simultaneous calls.
  • andyrc89
    andyrc89 Posts: 48 Forumite
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    Jordy12 said:
    50 entries for Friday 🥳
    argh !!!!!! sake 😂
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