Keysight Scope Giveaway

[rx8pilot]

Another day that I did not win. Holding my breath is going to be hard to do.

[smgvbest]

I hope I win but not highly doubt it.

[hamster_nz]

I've found a playlist of video draws on the Keysight YouTube channel :

https://www.youtube.com/user/KeysightOscilloscope

But all in all it seems pretty shabby!

[Muttley Snickers]

Will unclaimed prizes be placed in a dumpster somewhere ?, and if so would it be possible to post the coordinates of said dumpster ?.

 

[rx8pilot]

I've found a playlist of video draws on the Keysight YouTube channel :

https://www.youtube.com/user/KeysightOscilloscope

But all in all it seems pretty shabby!

They are clearly not media professionals. As long as they are giving away awesome stuff, they get a pass on that.

[bitseeker]

Will unclaimed prizes be placed in a dumpster somewhere ?, and if so would it be possible to post the coordinates of said dumpster ?.

Geocache hunt!

[Brumby]

Will unclaimed prizes ......

I couldn't get past that thought.

Not claiming such a prize? 

[ataradov]

Not claiming such a prize? 

Well, I still have not received a single email from them, so unless I monitor the winners list (which is not easy either), I will never know that I won

[Brumby]

I would like to think Keysight would make a bit of an effort in contacting a winner.

[ataradov]

I would like to think Keysight would make a bit of an effort in contacting a winner.

I just assume there is some technical problem. Others seem to receive at least spam. I got nothing .

[Taucher]

Idea: Great
Implementation: sewn with a hot needle (different webforms, changing or 404 URLs, lack of clarity and feedback from the system, use of 3rd party webpages/services)

I've entered both webforms - the keysight one and that strange one on "promotions.spredfast.com" ...
on neigther one did I receive any email (to confirm communication is actually working) 

Oh - and a small comment on the smallprint - to a normally brained person (no lawyer) it's really sounding like you're handing over your name and your soul + remaining posessions to Keysight in order to enter the contest.
Kudos to the legal dep. for failing to find human readable form like "to participate you must consent that your name can be used for announcing the winner".

[rch]

I registered beforehand and have done four daily entries on the page the scopemonth URL redirects to.   I still haven't received an email.

What is more, I put 'UK' each time and on one occasion got a list of UK distributors to choose my 'preferred' one from (I chose Radiospares), but on the other 3 occasions I only got US distributors.  So  not everything is working properly.

I too am concerned that it would be too easy to write a script to do multiple entries, with random email addresses on one of my domains.   I suspect that bot writers will get 10,000 entries for each genuine engineer's one.  They may have to go back to drawing from an early day's entry  if the number of entrants rises exponentially to exceed the number of humans on earth.

However, Keysight is doing the giving, so it's their call!

[Keysight DanielBogdanoff]

I've found a playlist of video draws on the Keysight YouTube channel :

https://www.youtube.com/user/KeysightOscilloscope

But all in all it seems pretty shabby!

They are clearly not media professionals. As long as they are giving away awesome stuff, they get a pass on that.

LOL, nope.  I have an EE degree.

[Towger]

What is more, I put 'UK' each time and on one occasion got a list of UK distributors to choose my 'preferred' one from (I chose Radiospares), but on the other 3 occasions I only got US distributors.  So  not everything is working properly.

I have the same problem.

Yesterday, Radiospares (I believe they hate being called this ) appeared on the list. So I picked them, at least they exist here, have trade counter and I can drop in to pickup my winning...  .

The other option is Element 14, now they also have an address in Ireland, but is a 'Brass Plate' address of the tax reduction type.

That is worse, Element 14/Farnell/CPC cannot even spell Dublin correctly on their website:  Riverside One, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dubliln 2, Ireland.

[ataradov]

The list of distributors jumps from short to  very long seemingly at random.

[BloodyCactus]

The list of distributors jumps from short to  very long seemingly at random.

so its not just me, first day like 3000 distributors, yesterday i had like 10!

[Keysight DanielBogdanoff]

Hi folks,

We've been working on fine-tuning the system, so sorry for the changes.  But, your entry still works & counts.

Also, there is NOT a confirmation e-mail.  If you see the confirmation web page, your entry went through.

[rx8pilot]

Please.... randomly choose my name. My business / family / kids will be VERY thankful!

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[dadler]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this, but the Scope Month entry form goes absolutely wacko on an iPad.

The JavaScript is broken, and constantly refreshes the page over and over and over. Impossible to fill out or submit the form.

I had to enter on my PC w/Chrome.

[Keysight DanielBogdanoff]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this, but the Scope Month entry form goes absolutely wacko on an iPad.

The JavaScript is broken, and constantly refreshes the page over and over and over. Impossible to fill out or submit the form.

I had to enter on my PC w/Chrome.

Sorry for the trouble, we're working through it.

[Macbeth]

Just entered again, but am concerned with entering once a day - if I enter inadvertently twice a day because of time zone differences and my entering in the morning one day and at evening or night the next - will I be blacklisted for cheating?

[ataradov]

will I be blacklisted for cheating?

Nope, the system will tell you that you are registered already.

[ataradov]

so its not just me, first day like 3000 distributors, yesterday i had like 10!

Well, it is now a text entry field, so it is only limited by your imagination

[hendorog]

I've found a playlist of video draws on the Keysight YouTube channel :

https://www.youtube.com/user/KeysightOscilloscope

But all in all it seems pretty shabby!

They are clearly not media professionals. As long as they are giving away awesome stuff, they get a pass on that.

LOL, nope.  I have an EE degree.

Since you are an engineer - Does it matter when in the 'day' the entry is made? The daily draw happens before 8am here, so I'm not sure when the cutoff for entries is and in which timezone.
Timezones are a PITA

[bitseeker]

Timezones are a PITA in many ways. We should all switch to UTC.

According to ataradov, you'll be informed of a duplicate entry, so if you don't see one, you're probably fine.