Cash Register - Questions/Answers/Comments

Dust_Bunny

I'm glad I did the 3for1 texts yesterday and 5for1 today, I doubt I'll get the call but sort of feel like I've got a better chance.   but I thought that today too. 

robertjmca

marialionza said:

The captcha is something else. Per each entry, at times, I get two of them so is not really 18 entries but 54...Anyone else? Please say yes...I feel deprived !

I agree, I have had on several occasions 7 or 8 captcha's to get an entry, mind you, it's not as bad as the "Bad old days" last year..... I started to count the mouse clicks per entry .... my record was 196 !

Etccarmageddon

Oh my god! 

And thanks for the updates.  

marialionza

robertjmca said:

marialionza said: 

The captcha is something else. Per each entry, at times, I get two of them so is not really 18 entries but 54...Anyone else? Please say yes...I feel deprived !

I agree, I have had on several occasions 7 or 8 captcha's to get an entry, mind you, it's not as bad as the "Bad old days" last year..... I started to count the mouse clicks per entry .... my record was 196 !

pate-ci0

When entering multiple times in rapid succession the Captcha algorithms test more and more aggressively to check if I'm a bot, to the point where it becomes most frustrating. I use a VPN (a free one, like Windscribe) to continue at that point, and to Captcha my perceived IP address is different making me look like a new user. That will generally allow me many more entries without a Captcha appearing before it starts again. 

Bridger12

Captcha pop up too often when I am rushing and trying to get my entries in before 3pm!  

marialionza

pate-ci0 said:

When entering multiple times in rapid succession the Captcha algorithms test more and more aggressively to check if I'm a bot, to the point where it becomes most frustrating. I use a VPN (a free one, like Windscribe) to continue at that point, and to Captcha my perceived IP address is different making me look like a new user. That will generally allow me many more entries without a Captcha appearing before it starts again. 

I wonder if there is anyone we can comment to or complain to...Who?

gdmoney

marialionza said:

pate-ci0 said:

When entering multiple times in rapid succession the Captcha algorithms test more and more aggressively to check if I'm a bot, to the point where it becomes most frustrating. I use a VPN (a free one, like Windscribe) to continue at that point, and to Captcha my perceived IP address is different making me look like a new user. That will generally allow me many more entries without a Captcha appearing before it starts again. 

I wonder if there is anyone we can comment to or complain to...Who?

Please don't complain about the captchas to the competition organisers.

They use the captchas to prevent bots entering. If they make it easier to enter, it's easier for bots to enter so less chance for one of us to win.

Plus, if they get a flood of complaints, they might decide to restrict free entries to one a day. Again not good for us. I don't suppose they are remotely concerned that compers are struggling to get their free entries in by 3pm. They make their money from the text messages not from free entries.

As has been said before, there are workarounds including entering more slowly, not trying to enter all 18 entries in quick succession, spreading your entries over different browsers or using a VPN (many free ones available).

I think we should all just live with it and be thankful that we get free entries every weekday to win a life-changing amount of money.

Or you could pay to enter by text?

Abbafan1972

I agree with the above and don’t find it a problem. 

pate-ci0

gdmoney said:

"I think we should all just live with it and be thankful that we get free entries every weekday to win a life-changing amount of money."

Yep, it's one of those Internet things we've just got to put up with, like parking meters and politicians.