Keysight Scope Month Coming Back March - Page 1
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author: JoeN
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 23, 2017, 07:53:59 pm
content: I remember this was big talk here and I know I made a dozen or so entries last year. Keysight is going to do it again in March and it seems they are giving away an even larger number of scopes this year. Doesn't sound like all of them are the high end ones, 2 1Ghz scopes per week plus 5 other scopes per day. Undetailed details below. Link to first scope giveaway which is this week I guess ishttp://www.keysight.com/main/editorial.jspx?cc=US&lc=eng&ckey=2674667Scope Month is Back!Win a Keysight oscilloscopeKeysight Scope Month 2017The wait is over—Scope Month is back! March is Scope Month and we're bringing back all of the things you loved about last year's event and introducing some new elements. As a special reward for joining us for Scope Month last year, we would like to offer you early access to this year's oscilloscope drawing before Scope Month even begins. Click here for an additional chance to win.What's coming in Scope Month 2017?More than 125 free oscilloscopesA chance to increase the number of oscilloscopes in the drawingThe announcement of Keysight's brand new oscilloscopeOscilloscope tips and tricksAnd moreEnter now and join us March 1 to view all the details. We can't wait to see you.Sincerely,Daniel BogdanoffKeysight Technologies1-800-829-4444 (US)1-877-894-4414 (Canada)From the webpage:Throughout Scope Month, March 1-31, 2017, Keysight will be giving away two 1-GHz 4000 X-Series oscilloscopes each week, and 5 of our newest oscilloscopes every weekday!You can enter once per day during Scope Month. Or share with your friends for an extra entry!See the official terms & conditions for details.

author: JPortici
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 23, 2017, 08:04:40 pm
content: Again, not eligible.Hope keysight will keep working to include more countries whenever possible

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 23, 2017, 09:21:55 pm
content: Can a non company win? Last time they had a way of excluding those that entered but did not have a real company. I do not remember how they did this but many agreed that you had to have a real registered company to win.Here are the new terms: (I do not have the old terms to figure this out) - thanksScope Month 2017 – Oscilloscope Sweepstakes Rules1. Sponsor. This promotion is sponsored by Keysight Technologies, Inc., 1400 Fountaingrove Parkway, Santa Rosa, CA USA 95403 (“Keysight”).2. Promotion Period. This promotion begins on March 1, 2017 at 12:00 midnight PST and ends on March 31, 2017 at 9:00 AM PST (“Promotion Period”), before which all entries must be received.3. Promotion Description/Eligibility. No purchase necessary. This promotion is limited to specific countries and is only open to entrants aged 18 years or older at the time of submission who are legal residents of, and physically located within Austria, Canada (excluding the Province of Quebec), Chile, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States (excluding Florida, New York, and Rhode Island), and Venezuela. Government agencies and institutions (including public universities), and their employees, are not eligible to participate or receive prizes, nor are individuals who appear on the U.S. Government Department of Treasury’s Specially Designated Nationals List. Employees of Keysight Technologies, Inc., its affiliates, subsidiaries, Channel Partners and agents, and immediate family members of each, are not eligible. This promotion is void where prohibited by law.4. How to Enter. Visitwww.scopemonth.comduring the Promotion Period and follow the instructions to complete and submit the entry form. All entries become the property of Keysight and will not be acknowledged or returned. By entering, the entrant hereby assigns to Keysight all IP rights, including copyrights. Multiple entries are permitted, but only one entry per individual per day. Incomplete and/or incoherent entries are void and no mechanically reproduced, software-generated or other automated multiple entries are permitted. Keysight, in its sole, reasonable discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any entries by persons determined to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of this promotion. All entrant information, including e-mail addresses, is subject to Keysight’s Privacy Statement which can be found atwww.Keysight.com/go/privacy.Participation in Keysight’s “Where’s Daniel” Scope Month scavenger hunt is separate from this sweepstakes. Individual or group participation in Keysight’s “Where’s Daniel” Scope Month scavenger hunt does not increase your odds of winning this sweepstakes.5. Prize Description.• Quantity 115 of the newest InfiniiVision 100 MHz oscilloscopes. A minimum quantity of 5 winners will be chosen daily each work day (Monday – Friday) during March 2017.• An additional quantity of up to 20 InfiniiVision 100 MHz oscilloscopes will be added to the total number of oscilloscopes given away in this sweepstakes, the actual quantity is based on the time it takes to resolve Keysight’s “Where’s Daniel” scavenger hunt. Each week beginning the week of March 6 we begin a new scavenger hunt. Initial clues are provided on the Monday of each week. If resolved by Tuesday each week by 11:59 PM then 5 additional 100 MHz oscilloscopes will be added to the sweepstakes drawing. Drawings for these additional oscilloscopes will be on or before the following Monday. If resolved by Wednesday each week by 11:59 PM then 4 additional 100 MHz oscilloscopes will be added to the sweepstakes drawing. Drawings for these additional oscilloscopes will be on or before the following Monday. If resolved by Thursday each week by 11:59 PM then 3 additional 100 MHz oscilloscopes will be added to the sweepstakes drawing. Drawings for these additional oscilloscopes will be on or before the following Monday. If resolved by Friday each week by 11:59 PM then 2 additional 100 MHz oscilloscopes will be added to the sweepstakes drawing. Drawings for these additional oscilloscopes will be on or before the following Monday. If resolved by Saturday each week 11:59 PM then 1 additional 100 MHz oscilloscopes will be added to the sweepstakes drawing. Drawing for this additional oscilloscope will be on or before the following Monday.• Quantity 10 InfiniiVision 4000 X-Series 1 GHz oscilloscopes model number MSOX4104A. Quantity 2 to be chosen each Friday in March.The total approximate retail value of the prizes is $318,655. Keysight reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event that the stated prize becomes unavailable.Winners of this sweepstakes agree to provide a written quote for publication regarding the use of the prize within 6 months of receiving the prize.6. Taxes. All federal, state and/or local income and other taxes and duties, if any, are the winner's sole responsibility.7. Odds of Winning. The odds of winning this promotion depend on the number of eligible entries received.8. Winner Selection. A random drawing will be conducted by Keysight daily, March 1 through March 31, 2017, excluding weekends at Keysight Technologies, Inc., 1900 Garden of the Gods Road, CO 80907, USA to select a minimum of 125 potential winners from among all eligible entries received during the Promotion Period. The final drawing will be on March 31, 2017 at 10:00AM Mountain Standard Time USA.9. Winner Notification. Any potential winner will be notified by mail, email and/or telephone. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, does not respond within fourteen days from the date that Keysight first tries to notify him/her, and/or the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, such potential winner forfeits all rights to win the promotion or receive the prize, and an alternate potential winner will be selected. Upon contacting a potential winner and determining that he/she has met all eligibility requirements of the promotion, including without limitation, where permitted by law, the execution of required waivers, publicity and liability releases and disclaimers, such individual will be declared a "winner" of the promotion. In accordance with local laws, if the selected entrant is a Canadian or South African resident, that entrant will be required to answer a mathematical skill-testing question, without assistance of any kind (whether mechanical or otherwise), within the time frame provided above. Keysight assumes no responsibility for lost, late, or misdirected communications or any computer, online, telephone, or technical malfunctions that may occur. No substitution, transfer, or assignment of the prize is permitted, except that Keysight reserves the right to substitute a prize of equivalent value in the event the offered prize is unavailable.10. General Conditions. Entrants agree and are on notice to abide by the terms of these official rules and by the decisions of Keysight, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this promotion. This promotion is governed by the laws of the State of California and the United States. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for Keysight to use winners' names and likenesses for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. Winner also gives Keysight permission to use winners’ name and written quote regarding use of the product (to be submitted to Keysight within six months of receiving the prize) without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. Keysight takes no position on whether the selected entrant’s acceptance of the prize is in compliance with entrant’s employer’s policies or other guidelines, rules, laws, or regulations to which the selected entrant may be subject.11. Limitation of Liability. By entering, entrants release and hold harmless Keysight and its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability or any injuries, loss, or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this promotion or any prize won.12. Internet. If for any reason the Internet portion of the promotion is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Keysight or its third-party providers that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this contest, Keysight reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the promotion, and to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process. Keysight assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications-line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. Keysight is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, or software, or for failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Keysight on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this promotion.13. Submitted Content. Keysight does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any Content entrants submit through this promotion. “Content” includes the text, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, audiovisual combinations, and other materials entrants submit to Keysight through this promotion. The entrants submitting each entry affirm, represent, and warrant that they own all rights in the entry and its Content and assign to Keysight sole ownership of all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to the entry and its Content. Entrants shall be solely responsible for the Content and the consequences of submitting the Content to Keysight through this promotion, including that which may result from later publication of the Content by Keysight. Entrants further agree that Content submitted to Keysight does not contain any third party owned Content, including copyrighted material, or material that is subject to other third party proprietary rights.14. Winners List. For a list of winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Keysight Technologies, Inc., 1900 Garden of the Gods Road, Colorado USA 80907, Attn: OPD MarCom UC PO9]. Requests received after April 30, 2017 will not be fulfilled.

author: timothyaag
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 23, 2017, 09:27:40 pm
content: Hmm, I hope individuals can win. Nothing stood out in the T&C but who knows.Also:QuoteWhat's up with that?

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 23, 2017, 09:33:53 pm
content: Quote from: timothyaag on January 23, 2017, 09:27:40 pmI think individuals who are not connected with a company could not win in previous contests. It was in the fine print somewhere (I think) I remember I was pissed at the time because I kept entering not knowing I was disqualified.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 23, 2017, 09:40:53 pm
content: Quote from: JPortici on January 23, 2017, 08:04:40 pmSame here. The Netherlands is excluded as well

author: TheSteve
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 23, 2017, 10:52:17 pm
content: 5 scopes per day! And it is some new model.

author: continuo
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2017, 12:01:55 am
content: Quote from: ez24 on January 23, 2017, 09:33:53 pmThere were several not company connected winners at last years 'scope month', did you miss the big "who has to pay the taxes" discussion here on the forums? The terms look pretty similar to last years, so yes, I think every citizen of one of the listed countries is eligible. Hurry up and enter, it may be the last chance before Trumpistan declares trade war on the rest of the world

author: cheeseit
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2017, 12:36:07 am
content: I was disappointed when they ran the Cyber Week one since the T&C made it clear that only those with a registered company could win. Please note that my disappointment does not stem from a sense of entitlement, it was because of Scope Month being fun to participate in and watch every day, and because these contests are probably my only chance of ever owning such a high-end scope apart from buying one used in about 20 years time. I will cross the tax bridge somehow if and when that time comes.I believe I've read the relevant parts of the T&C and would think that the company clause should be listed in the Promotion Description/Eligibility section. Since this isn't mentioned this time, I believe that individuals are eligible and as mentioned by continuo, the debacle around a few winners last years points to this being the case.Daniel from Keysight will probably clear this up.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2017, 12:49:45 am
content: Quote from: cheeseit on January 24, 2017, 12:36:07 amThanks I will try. I just do not know where it said no last time.To OP: I would change your title. I think it will keep a lot of people from looking at it when you say enclosed spam.Now I want to know where David is in March, my guess is he will not tell us ha ha ha

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2017, 01:42:46 am
content: Yes, you can submit one entry prior to scope month's commencement. Perhaps they're using that to see how much awareness they're getting during the period leading up to the launch.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 24, 2017, 01:46:49 am
content: Quote from: timothyaag on January 23, 2017, 09:27:40 pmI cannot point you to the specific reasons, but logic would indicate that those states have their own specific requirements for promotions of this type - and that those requirements are just too onerous for Keysight.I'm only guessing if this is applicable in the USA, but I have heard of some requirements (somewhere in the world) where the promoter has to put up a cash bond equivalent to the total prize value. If something like that was the case, I can't see Keysight coughing up $318,655 foreachjurisdiction that would have such a requirement.... and that's only one of several things I can think of.It is said the whole purpose of these hurdles is to 'protect' the participants ... and the state.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 24, 2017, 01:47:53 am
content: No Australia again.Sigh.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2017, 02:35:17 am
content: Quote from: cheeseit on January 24, 2017, 12:36:07 amHe is going to have a bad day because unlike he promised LESS countries are allowed!

author: JoeN
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2017, 04:18:48 am
content: Quote from: ez24 on January 24, 2017, 12:49:45 amI wanted there to be full disclosure so no one would accuse me of being a company hack or whatever. Since this thread is getting good replies and no one objects, I removed the spam warning.

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2017, 04:47:54 am
content: Quote from: nctnico on January 24, 2017, 02:35:17 amThis is a good thing, more chances for me to win

author: JPortici
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2017, 06:20:28 am
content: Quote from: Bud on January 24, 2017, 04:47:54 amwhy did my sister have to have a work permit in canada from APRIL till NOVEMBER?

author: continuo
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2017, 10:48:08 am
content: So, what's up with this "new" 100MHz scope? Sounds like a new entry level model, perhaps an updated 2000 series with touch screen? A 2000T?

author: station240
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 24, 2017, 03:20:25 pm
content: Quote from: Brumby on January 24, 2017, 01:47:53 amHoliday in New Zealand for a month.Funny how only US companies have such huge problems running international contests.

author: vgamesx2
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2017, 10:39:16 pm
content: Quote from: station240 on January 24, 2017, 03:20:25 pmDepends on the company, dbrand seems to handle giveaways pretty well.But yeah shipping outside the US tends to cost a lot, whereas by comparison China can sell and ship junk to me for just 99 cents or less yet somehow manage to still make a profit off that.

author: Ducttape
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 25, 2017, 10:58:05 pm
content: Quote from: ez24 on January 23, 2017, 09:21:55 pmIronically, your post of Nov 21, 2016 helpfully answered this question for me last year. Check your history.Last year's rules had the clause "Entrants are restricted to companies with a valid business address. No residential addresses are eligible."

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 25, 2017, 11:54:37 pm
content: Quote from: Ducttape on January 25, 2017, 10:58:05 pmSince there can be tons of rules - is this clause in this year's contest?

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 26, 2017, 02:41:58 am
content: Quote from: ez24 on January 23, 2017, 09:21:55 pmYes. See:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/contests/scope-month-2017-megathread/msg1120832/#msg1120832