Posts about My Thought Counts/OTX Surveys Pls Read 1st Post!

[lanny76]

Funny - I finished an OTX at exactly 2pm by my computer time, and by 2:05 I had credit. That is fast!!

[fourfoxesinpa]

Are you guys clearing cookies before doing eac of these surveys? These are tracked exclusively by cookies so you should have no issue getting credit if you are clearing cookies first and if your settings are right.

Yes, I cleared my cookies this morning before I started any offers and doublechecked my cookie settings. I guess I'll try again to see if it gives me the exceeded message.

EDIT: Cleared cookies, did another survey and top of the hour came and went without credit. I've never had a problem with OTX crediting. I haven't been able to get any of the ones to credit that everyone else seems to be getting: The $1,500 shopping spree one, Best Buy/Circuit City, Sony Vaio from a few days ago, Pepsi, Electronic Warehouse. My pendings runneth over. I got the enfamil and Yankee (manual credit). That's it. Well, and a credit for ItsYourOpinion.com - Capital Punishment for 0.35 that I don't remember when I did it. I've even opened up a new gmail account and nothing. So frustrating when you've done nothing to your computer to change things and for no good reason, things just don't credit. OH BOTHER!

[annieollendorf]

EDIT: Cleared cookies, did another survey and top of the hour came and went without credit. I've never had a problem with OTX crediting. I haven't been able to get any of the ones to credit that everyone else seems to be getting: The $1,500 shopping spree one, Best Buy/Circuit City, Sony Vaio from a few days ago, Pepsi, Electronic Warehouse. My pendings runneth over. I got the enfamil and Yankee (manual credit). That's it. Well, and a credit for ItsYourOpinion.com - Capital Punishment for 0.35 that I don't remember when I did it. I've even opened up a new gmail account and nothing. So frustrating when you've done nothing to your computer to change things and for no good reason, things just don't credit. OH BOTHER!

I feel your frustration also, same problems going on here. I think it has something to do with IE, but I dunno
I can't play the new games as often as I would like, because they won't load. Hey, I just want some of the action also.

April

[rjk]

Ok, it was time to try a survey again. Took lots of time and then get to the end and get the "honest answer" screen right after I put in my age.

Is the age issue raising its ugly head again?

Now I could understand it if I had tried to say I was 29 like I tell everyone else.....

[bellanlivismom]

I got a survey today on liquer....it kicked me out after viewing the ad about half way through, just in case anyone else gets it. I will have to try again later!

[m 'n c]

Yes, I cleared my cookies this morning before I started any offers and doublechecked my cookie settings. I guess I'll try again to see if it gives me the exceeded message.

EDIT: Cleared cookies, did another survey and top of the hour came and went without credit. I've never had a problem with OTX crediting. I haven't been able to get any of the ones to credit that everyone else seems to be getting: The $1,500 shopping spree one, Best Buy/Circuit City, Sony Vaio from a few days ago, Pepsi, Electronic Warehouse. My pendings runneth over. I got the enfamil and Yankee (manual credit). That's it. Well, and a credit for ItsYourOpinion.com - Capital Punishment for 0.35 that I don't remember when I did it. I've even opened up a new gmail account and nothing. So frustrating when you've done nothing to your computer to change things and for no good reason, things just don't credit. OH BOTHER!

Dumb question but which version of IE are you running? Have you upgraded it recently?

Anything new installed on your computer?

[MamaO]

I have wondered about browser version. I just upgraded to IE 7.0 and had trouble getting offers to credit this week. OTX and SM surveys are crediting OK (when I can get one). I did notice that the Security setting on this 7.0 version of IE only goes down to Medium. I still have IE 6.0 at work and I can set that to 'Low' or 'Allow all cookies' (but I can't do offers from my work computer so no way to really compare which is crediting better).

[cglaura]

I have wondered about browser version. I just upgraded to IE 7.0 and had trouble getting offers to credit this week. OTX and SM surveys are crediting OK (when I can get one). I did notice that the Security setting on this 7.0 version of IE only goes down to Medium. I still have IE 6.0 at work and I can set that to 'Low' or 'Allow all cookies' (but I can't do offers from my work computer so no way to really compare which is crediting better).

You can check here also:

Tools ---> Internet Options ---> Privacy Tab ---> Advanced button

There are settings there for cookies.

I have Accept 1st and 3rd party cookies and allow session cookies.

Also make sure the default settings didn't reset for pop up blockers or anything when you installed 7.0

Good luck!

[memyselfandi]

Is there any recourse for getting OTX credits?

I finished a survey yesterday and got the congrats screen. I waited a couple of hours and still didn't get a credit (2/14 OTX survey credited within the hour the day before- used the same computer [I may have cleared cookies between the two surveys- don't remember]) I went back to OTX just to make sure and it told me "thank you for your enthusiasm.... but you can only take one survey every 24 hours....come back in 18 hours...."
(this morning it told me 6 hours- so it's keeping track) but still no credit.

Do I file a TT?
Pull out some more hair?
?
or just call it a lost cause?


TIA

[m 'n c]

Is there any recourse for getting OTX credits?

I finished a survey yesterday and got the congrats screen. I waited a couple of hours and still didn't get a credit (2/14 OTX survey credited within the hour the day before- used the same computer [I may have cleared cookies between the two surveys- don't remember]) I went back to OTX just to make sure and it told me "thank you for your enthusiasm.... but you can only take one survey every 24 hours....come back in 18 hours...."
(this morning it told me 6 hours- so it's keeping track) but still no credit.

Do I file a TT?
Pull out some more hair?
?
or just call it a lost cause?


TIA

sorry no recourse with OTX. Tricia can't even get in touch with them about anything since its run through a 3rd party. Just make sure that you clear your cookies each day before doing one as they are tracked by cookies. Also make sure you got a thanks for finishing the survey not a thanks for attempting to take a survey message.