Shinyitis Support Group

[Daniel Forsyth]

Good Morning Shiny People

 

[ShowMeTwice]

Okay, I just found a way where we can vote 10x per day !!!

How???

I disabled my home WiFi network on my smartphone.

Then I was able to vote 5 more times using my carrier (Verizon).

I kinda figured that would work. Their site prevents you from voting more than 5x using the same network.

Ha !!! 189 votes so far.

 

[Bigbob2322]

5 more votes for Ange!

 

[Jwaterski]

And another 5, now to the phone for 5 more.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

The reason this works is because their website prevents a MAC address from voting more than 5x. A MAC address is a hardware identification number that uniquely identifies each device on a network.

Your home WiFi (your router) has it's own MAC address that is used for all devices on your network.

When you temporarily disable your home WiFi from your smartphone, or cellular equipped pad, it grabs a MAC address from your carrier. And those are dynamic.

So, if I were to hop in my car, or walk, to the next cell tower and flip my smartphone on I would then be given a new MAC address and would be able to vote another 5x. When I return home I should be able to turn on my smartphone, dynamically be given a new MAC addr and then vote another 5x.

I suspect this is how certain photos are getting the numbers they are.

We now have the capability to increase @AngeNZ's votes, Big Time.

ETA: fixed a tiny error, lol

 

[Jwaterski]

Turned iPhone airplane mode on and back off, another 5 votes, 15 now so far.

 

[Jwaterski]

And apparently as long as you want to toggle airplane mode on and off, you can continue to vote to your hearts content.

 

[Territoo]

5 more from my phone.

 

[Territoo]

And apparently as long as you want to toggle airplane mode on and off, you can continue to vote to your hearts content.

That didn't work for me.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

We're up to 226.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

That didn't work for me.

Try toggling airplane mode on and off a few times.

I just did it on my iPhone and it does work.

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BTW, another 5 votes Ange !!! You're at 236 (and counting).

 

[Z-Lee]

Okay, I just found a way where we can vote 10x per day !!!

How???

I disabled my home WiFi network on my smartphone.

Then I was able to vote 5 more times using my carrier (Verizon).

I kinda figured that would work. Their site prevents you from voting more than 5x using the same network.

Ha !!! 189 votes so far.

Different IP, smort.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

Turned iPhone airplane mode on and back off, another 5 votes, 15 now so far.

Nice find !!!

 

[Z-Lee]

@AngeNZ We might not be able to get you in the top 3, but your place definitely deserves to be in at least the top 5. 5 more here, and 5 more in a few hours when I can vote via wifi again.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

Different IP, smort.

I learned a thing or two in 35 years working on high-end carrier network equipment and mainframes. Deathstar and Big Blue. Very happily retired.

 

[Territoo]

Try toggling airplane mode on and off a few times.

I just did it on my iPhone and it does work.

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BTW, another 5 votes Ange !!! You're at 236 (and counting).

Still not working, either on my tablet or my phone.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

@AngeNZ We might not be able to get you in the top 3, but your place definitely deserves to be in at least the top 5. 5 more here, and 5 more in a few hours when I can vote via wifi again.

I sincerely doubt you will be able to vote again today via your home routers WiFi. Their website is looking at MAC addresses not dynamic IP addresses.

Your home router sends out the same MAC address for every outgoing packet. It doesn't matter what each devices individual IP address is on your home network. To the internet it looks like one device is communicating outbound.

The MAC address in your router is hard coded.

 

[Z-Lee]

I sincerely doubt you will be able to vote again today via your home routers WiFi. Their website is looking at MAC addresses not dynamic IP addresses.

Your home router sends out the same MAC address for every outgoing packet. It doesn't matter what each devices individual IP address is on your home network. To the internet it looks like one device is communicating outbound.

The MAC address in your router is hard coded.

So you're telling me to switch out my router...

I've still not been able to vote again on my WiFi. I'm assuming there's a 24-hour cool down before I'm able to vote again which should swing around pretty shortly. I've got 10 votes in so far; should be 15 soon.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

Still not working, either on my tablet or my phone.

What kind of smartphone and tablet???

 

[Z-Lee]

The reason this works is because their website prevents a MAC address from voting more than 5x. A MAC address is a hardware identification number that uniquely identifies each device on a network.

Your home WiFi (your router) has it's own MAC address that is used for all devices on your network.

When you temporarily disable your home WiFi from your smartphone, or cellular equipped pad, it grabs a MAC address from your carrier. And those are dynamic (for most carriers).

So, if I were to hop in my car, or walk, to the next cell tower and flip my smartphone on I would then be given a new MAC address and would be able to vote another 5x. When I return home I should be able to turn on my smartphone, dynamically be given a new MAC addr and then vote another 5x.

I suspect this is how certain photos are getting the numbers they are.

We now have the capability to increase @AngeNZ's votes, Big Time.

Time to visit all the Starbucks, Caribou coffees, and McDonalds in town.