Non Unique IP Address - What about signing up from work/college/uni etc??

philm · 07-05-10, 06:43 AM

Hi

I'm just wondering what is the best advice to give people who are signing up from a location which is likely to have a large 'population' of users with the same IP address?.

A lot of people these days are obviously doing a lot of stuff on the internet during their working hours

I used to work in an open plan office with about 500 people there, so if I had wanted to promote FJ to people in the office and they decided to sign up whilst at work it is possible that this could cause problems couldn't it?

If I was to target some advertising to students who live in uni halls of residence for example would any that decide to sign up end up being put on hold or being declined?

What is the best way to avoid possibly losing referrals because of this?

Thanks
Phil

jrjokerz · 07-05-10, 06:46 AM

At your workplace tell them to go back home and do it cuz it is against the rules to have more than 1 account per internet connection. Make it clear they have to do it at a separate place!

grabrail · 07-05-10, 07:24 AM

The best thing to do would be to contact FJ BEFORE you do this. They have stated in the past it is not all about IP addresses, but only they could clarify whether you can do this or not.

07-05-10, 06:43 AM	#1
philm iPod Shuffle Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 21	Non Unique IP Address - What about signing up from work/college/uni etc?? Hi I'm just wondering what is the best advice to give people who are signing up from a location which is likely to have a large 'population' of users with the same IP address?. A lot of people these days are obviously doing a lot of stuff on the internet during their working hours I used to work in an open plan office with about 500 people there, so if I had wanted to promote FJ to people in the office and they decided to sign up whilst at work it is possible that this could cause problems couldn't it? If I was to target some advertising to students who live in uni halls of residence for example would any that decide to sign up end up being put on hold or being declined? What is the best way to avoid possibly losing referrals because of this? Thanks Phil

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07-05-10, 07:24 AM	#3
grabrail iBook Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottingham Posts: 2,325	The best thing to do would be to contact FJ BEFORE you do this. They have stated in the past it is not all about IP addresses, but only they could clarify whether you can do this or not.