I'm quoting myself here, from a few weeks back.
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I believe BT have about 3 million users, so to sign up 10,000 is 1 in 300 of the customer base. If they do it on a single exchange and assuming the anti-phormites are randomly spread amongst the user base, the odds are the same.
In an ideal world, they would have to ask 300 people to get 1 to sign up, but that probably won't be the case. The chances are we won't be able to get anyone inside the trial unfortunately. I hope i'm wrong.
One obvious thing to do to increase the chances would be to get online early in the morning of the first day of the trial. Try requesting a new IP etc.
Anyone have any other thoughts?
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Given that the implementation of phorm is likely to have changed considerably since Dr Clayton's paper, we really do need to get people inside the trial so the tech talent can analyse. Otherwise we will be blundering in the dark.
Could we get a checklist together and splash it round the web?
How to increase your chances of being included in the trial and what to do if you are.
I don't know enough to do this or what the tech bods might want. Please contribute as it could be important.
EDIT : I found this of mine, also from the past.
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1) What page were you expecting when the invitation popped up? Was it your
home-page, if so, could you give the URL of your home page? Did it pop up as
soon as you opened your browser?
2) Did the invitation page have a URL? If so, what was it? You may be able to
get a URL for a page by right clicking on it and selecting 'properties'. Make a
note of it.
3) Please take a screen dump of the invitation page (CTL-Print Screen).
Paste it into a word (or wordpad or ??? document)
4) Please follow any links to further information and paste screen dumps into
the word document. If there is a URL, please note it.
5) Please follow any other links and do the same.
6) Please note your IP number and host by following this link
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/mi...?do=connection
Add this screen dump to your word document.
7) In windows, go to start menu and select Run. Enter cmd in the box. Click OK.
You should have a black window pop up. Type in :-
tracert bbc.co.uk
and press enter. You will see rows of data appear.
Highlight the rows with you mouse and press enter. Copy the contents of the
clipboard into your word document.
8) Go back to the trial invitation and opt-in (if you are willing).
9) Repeat step (7).
10) Browse a few pages. Visit cable forum!
11) Repeat step (7). Save your word document.
12) Register on cable forum and PM one of the following users xxxx to let them know you are in the trial and have information about the sign-up process.
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Please refine, i'm not a network bod.