Win a quarter of a million pounds! (Comments)

MJB992

LizB62 said:

@MJB992

It might be worth submitting a formal complaint to them, you never know.
I complained to Omaze that their "free" written entry had to be handwritten and that their rules stated that they could discard any entries that they decided were illegible.
I said that it was discriminating against anyone who had trouble writing by hand and needed to use technology.
It took a few persistent emails but they did change it, and their rules now state that the postal entry can be written or typed
One tiny victory 

Thank you for the idea, @LizB62.  I've done this just now. It may not do much, but it's worth a try.

While it may feel far fetched to others, I also mentioned how it feels like financial discrimination, too - especially with the UK in the middle of a cost of living crisis. The "free entry" routes suggest only those who can afford monthly mobile contracts with free calls can enter, and not free landline calls.

mjm3346

The "free entry" routes suggest only those who can afford monthly mobile contracts with free calls can enter, and not free landline calls.

The cost of a non-contract call is probably less than the value of a second class stamp which is the "free" entry method often used on large prize competitions.

(online entry still required possession of a mobile phone, contract or not)

LizB62

Snow_Igloo said:

Ah alas my phone doesn't tell me how many calls I've made! 
Has anyone reached the limit yet? Does it errrm tell you when you have reached the maximum? 

Yes, I can (finally!) confirm that it does - well, not this comp specifically but the £50k one here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6431621/e-01-05-5pm-50k-payday-bonus#latest
which is also run by Bauer Radio and also uses an 0330 number for free entries.
It told me I had reached the maximum entries.

So that's 120 entries for the £50k comp, I'm about to start the 150 entries for the £250k comp..... 

MJB992

mjm3346 said:

The "free entry" routes suggest only those who can afford monthly mobile contracts with free calls can enter, and not free landline calls.

The cost of a non-contract call is probably less than the value of a second class stamp which is the "free" entry method often used on large prize competitions.

(online entry still required possession of a mobile phone, contract or not)

I don't enter those either because I can't afford them. I'd personally prefer 3 free online entries for all, than 150 entries for only those who can afford mobile contracts.

Comping_Rich

It would cost me 55p to enter via phone, yes I know it’s cheaper than text or online entry but if you are on pay as you go you won’t be entering the maximum number of times.

Hope they bring back free online entries or even a postal entry.

mjm3346

Comping_Rich said:

It would cost me 55p to enter via phone, yes I know it’s cheaper than text or online entry but if you are on pay as you go you won’t be entering the maximum number of times.

Hope they bring back free online entries or even a postal entry.

I don't enter postal competitions which are going to 75p a time and won't be doing any pay for calls either - I suppose at least they haven't yet gone the route of Global/Heart where they bit the bullet some time ago and went all paid for entries for some of their competitions.

While it doesn't matter to them if a free entry wins or not at the same time maximising paid entries and managing as few free entries as possible is the ideal scenario.  

marialionza

pate-ci0 said:

tinker15 said:

Could anyone please confirm that they have been able to enter free of charge by phone? Thank you

So far, I can enter using my PAYG O2 mobile, but trying to use the EE mobile with a bundle of free standard calls only gets silence, no ring tone when dialling and nothing once it seems to connect.
Also:
"Unfortunately we can only take entries into a competition from a valid mobile number....." so my BT free standard rate calls on my landline don't get accepted. Rats!

I have not entered yet as I find everything very confusing but what do they mean ..." from a valid mobile number..." ?

marialionza

Is SKYPE still free ?

pate-ci0

marialionza said:

pate-ci0 said:

tinker15 said:

Could anyone please confirm that they have been able to enter free of charge by phone? Thank you

So far, I can enter using my PAYG O2 mobile, but trying to use the EE mobile with a bundle of free standard calls only gets silence, no ring tone when dialling and nothing once it seems to connect.
Also:
"Unfortunately we can only take entries into a competition from a valid mobile number....." so my BT free standard rate calls on my landline don't get accepted. Rats!

I have not entered yet as I find everything very confusing but what do they mean ..." from a valid mobile number..." ?

I would infer that they will only accept calls from a mobile number (which would need to be valid to make the call) but not from a landline or (perhaps) Voip calls. That would mean that Skype and other Voip calls would not be accepted, but it's always worth a try.

marialionza

pate-ci0 said:

marialionza said:

pate-ci0 said:

tinker15 said:

Could anyone please confirm that they have been able to enter free of charge by phone? Thank you

So far, I can enter using my PAYG O2 mobile, but trying to use the EE mobile with a bundle of free standard calls only gets silence, no ring tone when dialling and nothing once it seems to connect.
Also:
"Unfortunately we can only take entries into a competition from a valid mobile number....." so my BT free standard rate calls on my landline don't get accepted. Rats!

I have not entered yet as I find everything very confusing but what do they mean ..." from a valid mobile number..." ?

I would infer that they will only accept calls from a mobile number (which would need to be valid to make the call) but not from a landline or (perhaps) Voip calls. That would mean that Skype and other Voip calls would not be accepted, but it's always worth a try.

If Skype is on your mobile ... maybe? I don't understand any of it, you all know that by heart ...I might try, though !