Chikka Text to Win Raffle Promo Mechanics

Chikka, an online and mobile application locally developed for exchanging text and online instant messages, has a new "Text to Win" raffle promo which gives its users the chance to win an iPad™ or a iPod nano® whenever they send messages from the mobile phone to online buddies via Chikka technology.

Promo Mechanics:

1. Chikka Text to Win Raffle Promo duration is from November 15 to December 15, 2010.   

2. The promo is open to all registered Chikka users using a Unified or PC-only account and non-roaming Philippine mobile subscribers of Globe, Smart and Sun.  All employees of Bidshot Wireless Services, Inc., its mother company, affiliates, and their relatives up to the second degree of affinity or consanguinity are not eligible to join this promo.

3. REGISTRATION. To qualify for the promo, Chikka users must register online by logging in with their Chikka ID and password in http://promo.chikka.com or via mobile by sending 

PROMO <full name>/<complete home address>

(ex. PROMO Juan Dela Cruz / #21 ADB Avenue, Ortigas) to 2814.

Online Chikka users with valid Chikka IDs must complete all necessary fields (Full name, complete home address, gender, birthday and email address) in http://promo.chikka.com/ to qualify as promo participants.

4. To earn raffle entries, mobile message senders must make sure that their recipient Chikka user’s number follows this format: 

2814<Chikka ID or mobile number or message suffix> 

(ex. 28140012345 or 2814639182222222).

5. To earn raffle entries, mobile message senders should do any of the following during the promo period:

•    Avail of a Chikka UNLI or Bucket* reply plan AND use the plan to send a message to online Chikka users. Every mobile message sent earns the sender corresponding raffle entries throughout their Bucket or UNLI plan’s 24-hour validity (Available to Globe and Smart subscribers only)

•    Send mobile messages to online Chikka users between 12AM to 6AM.* Raffle entries will only be earned for mobile messages sent outside of the bucket or UNLI plan. Mobile message senders earn 5 raffle entries per SMS sent between 12am-6am.

6. Raffle entries can be earned by qualified promo participants beginning 12:00 AM of November 15, 2010 until 11:59PM of December 15, 2010.

Verified winners will receive the following prizes:

One (1) mobile Chikka message sender will be the major winner to get one (1) iPad 16GB WiFi valued at P37,500

One (1) online Chikka partner will be the minor winner to get one (1) iPod Nano® 8GB valued at P8,500

For more details, kindly check the full mechanics HERE:

Chikka Text to Win Promo

Announcement of Winners

Minor and major winners will be announced on December 29, 2010, Wednesday at 2PM through the Chikka promo website www.promo.chikka.com and corporate website http://corporate.chikka.com. A promo participant can only win once.

Winners will be notified via a mobile phone call or an email notification AND a registered mail from a representative of Chikka.  Chikka reserves the right to conduct further validation and verification before awarding the prize to the winners. If the major winner will not acknowledge the phone call or email notification within forty-eight (48) hours from official notification, Chikka will draw back-up winners for both minor and major prizes.

In case the winner is a Smart or TNT subscriber, he/she shall also be notified via phone call coming from Smart’s special access number #7777 and a registered mail with instructions on how to claim the prize. Smart reserves the right to conduct further validation and verification before awarding the prize to the winner.

For draw dates, requirements to validate entries, and redemption details, kindly check the full mechanics HERE. For frequently asked questions, vie the details HERE.

Hurry, you've got a few more weeks to win an iPad or an iPod Nano. They are complimentary gadgets on your PC when using Chikka and they are the perfect gifts for yourselves this Christmas season! :)