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richms

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#36982 5-Jul-2009 22:59

Got an email from them to apply for a $5 credit on a free simcard closer to launch..

Ok I thought, why not..

First problem. The site seems to send a text as soon as you put the mobile number in. I put one of mine, tabbed to the next field and then a text came thru - Then I thought I would use my other number since I am not carrying one of them much.

To me nothing should happen till I submit the form.

Second fail is the address. How do I specify a PO Box? Looks like I cant. Not putting the street address for obvious reasons...

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#231373 5-Jul-2009 23:14

I quite like the text coming through straight away, as it made the whole process very fast and easy. Well done 2d.

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#231377 5-Jul-2009 23:21

Text eventually came thru on the other phone so I guess you could sit there all day putting numbers in and clicking out of the field if you wanted to..

IMO taking text input without my express concent (by clicking a submit button) is an invasion of privacy.

I did a survey once where they were constantly reading and submitting textfields while you edited them - the pretense was as a draft but whatever, an invasion of privacy by taking details that I did not want sent to them and acting on them.

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#231380 5-Jul-2009 23:26

Surely the interaction of you typing your details into their system is the act of giving them consent to take it?

What about the likes of Gmail saving drafts automatically?

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#231384 5-Jul-2009 23:30

Gmail I have already agreed to their terms and conditions signing up. No typing in a field is not consenting to have a text sent to me, submitting the form would be.

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#231386 5-Jul-2009 23:32

tonyhughes: I quite like the text coming through straight away, as it made the whole process very fast and easy. Well done 2d.

I agree - I thought it was very efficient.

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#231394 5-Jul-2009 23:47

drajk:
tonyhughes: I quite like the text coming through straight away, as it made the whole process very fast and easy. Well done 2d.

I agree - I thought it was very efficient.

I was more impressed than upset by this too

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#231410 6-Jul-2009 04:08

tonyhughes: I quite like the text coming through straight away, as it made the whole process very fast and easy. Well done 2d.

Ditto.

@OP: You're putting your phone number on a form. Don't want to worry? Don't type your personal information on a web form. What more consent do you want?

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#231419 6-Jul-2009 07:41

I wasn't at my phone when I put my text number in and I hit submit. I am very suprised that the TXTs came through so quickly.
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#231437 6-Jul-2009 09:00

Hey richms - sorry if you had any difficulty with the form regarding putting in PO Box details. Any probs our uber friendly team would love sort out your problems and set you up on Chinwag - just give them a call on 0800 022 022.

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#231448 6-Jul-2009 09:19

Yea I signed up this morning, Not bad and was impressed with the almost instant txt from them. :)

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#231468 6-Jul-2009 10:30

Hmm, I just tried to sign up but had no success. I got the text but the site didn't accept the code that they sent me. I closed the page and tried it all again, and didn't get a text the second time.

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#231471 6-Jul-2009 10:44

lol at least you exist .. try putting a rural address into thier not so smart address box ...oh will just use someone else's town address ..!! Not a particularly user friendly website I would agree

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#231508 6-Jul-2009 11:44

It would be nice to just let us enter in our address manually... the searching function was a bit confusing because it couldn't find rd only road

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#231522 6-Jul-2009 12:03

richms: Text eventually came thru on the other phone so I guess you could sit there all day putting numbers in and clicking out of the field if you wanted to..

IMO taking text input without my express concent (by clicking a submit button) is an invasion of privacy.

I did a survey once where they were constantly reading and submitting textfields while you edited them - the pretense was as a draft but whatever, an invasion of privacy by taking details that I did not want sent to them and acting on them.

... like Flickr with the title changes?

I liked that part of the process tbch.

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#231524 6-Jul-2009 12:05

Behodar: Hmm, I just tried to sign up but had no success. I got the text but the site didn't accept the code that they sent me. I closed the page and tried it all again, and didn't get a text the second time.

When I tried the code came with an extra "@" at the end. I entered without that and it worked.

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