Posts Tagged ‘Pva’

Classified PVA – Does Classified Log MAC Addresses on Phone Verified Accounts?

Friday, October 30th, 2009

If you use Classified PVA then you no doubt know that Classified is on a seemingly endless hunt to block and suspend accounts that it believes are being used incorrectly. There is a lot of talk about just what exactly puts phone verified accounts at Classified on hold and some of the most commonly believed reasons are IP activity, abuse and over posting to just name a few. One often overlooked way that your activity on Classified can potentially be tracked is via your computers MAC address.

A MAC address is a unique identifier or ID that is assigned to network devices. This means that the method you use to connect to the internet with, cable, DSL, dialup, wireless etc, has its own MAC address. This is much like your computers IP, however, unlike an IP which can be changed easily a MAC address doesn’t or very rarely changes. Depending on who you ask, some believe that it is possible for Classified to detect the MAC address of your computer while you are on their site. If you believe this to be true, then the obvious question is can you change your MAC address?

MAC addresses as assigned to your network card or network device. To change them you have two possible solutions. The first is to change your network device. You could plug in a new network adapter or use a different modem to connect to the internet. A much easier solution is to use software which can spoof your MAC address. This software simply allows you to change the MAC address without having to actually replace the piece of hardware.

Classified PVA aren’t cheap and with the recent changes it becomes even more important and vital to make sure that you are doing everything you can to prolong the life of your verified accounts. If you believe that Classified does track phone verified account activity by logging MAC addresses, then you may want to consider looking into possible ways to change your MAC address to help prolong the life of your verified accounts.

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Make Your Own Classified PVA for Classified

Friday, October 30th, 2009

If you are looking for Classified PVA then look no further. You probably don’t realize it but the best source of phone verified accounts are ones that you create yourself. That might not sound like a good idea until you start to take into consideration the massive changes at Classified recently regarding PVA and also the common pitfalls and traps many people fall into. Buying phone verified accounts from suppliers is potentially one of the worst things you could ever do.

Buying PVA used to be very common and relatively cheap. This was all brought to an end by recent changes at Classified. Classified now does random sweeps and deactivates phone verified accounts that it considers to be at risk. What do I mean by at risk? Any PVA they consider to be possibly used for spamming will be unverified and you will no longer be able to post in the Services or any other section that requires phone verification. If you bought your PVA from someone else, you don’t have the phone number, so there is no way to reverify it. You’ve basically wasted your money.

If buying PVA from others isn’t so hot, then what can you? Make your own verified accounts using phone numbers you purchase from suppliers. Buying phone numbers makes it possible for you to re-verify the PVA if it gets deactivated again in the future and it also means you can control the quality of your accounts. There are some suppliers selling PVA that aren’t aware of the best way to create accounts to avoid them being placed on hold.

The best Classified PVA or phone verified accounts are ones you make yourself. Buy phone numbers that you can then use to verify your own accounts. This way you’ll create the best quality PVA for Classified and won’t have to worry about them being placed on hold due to third rate PVA suppliers who don’t know how to make quality phone verified accounts.

Classified Makes PVA Changes…

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Have you just discovered that your Classified phone verified accounts are no longer verified? It seems that Classified has thrown a wrench into the works and randomly disabled verified accounts. What does this mean? It means that you may log onto Classified and go to post with your account only to find that you need to phone verify it once again. The logic behind this was they are attempting to stop spammers.

For sometime Classified has been trying to stop people over using or abusing Classified. The introduction of phone verified accounts was believed to put an end to this, but it hasn’t. They’ve continued to fight spam and on occasion disable and block certain phone number ranges. This has failed and their latest trick was to simply make everyone who recently verified their accounts to re-verify. How do you know if this affects you? Just login and try to post an ad in the Services or any other section and you’ll see if you need to phone verify once again.

If you’ve been hit by this latest Classified move and find your phone verified accounts are on hold, what can you do? Luckily you can just use the same number again. Your old number isn’t dead, so there should be no problem using it again to re-verify your account. You can also use another number. If for whatever reason you have lost your old number, just use a new one to re-verify your account.

Using Classified phone verified accounts is only getting harder. Make sure that you know how to best use your PVA and avoid the common pitfalls and traps many people fall into.

Why Buy Classified Phone Verified Accounts?

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

Classified phone verified accounts, or PVA, are required to post in many sections on Classified. While Classified still remains a mostly free online classified site, they have introduced phone verified accounts as a measure to restrict the number of ads anyone can post from one account. Classified pva are limited to one ad every 48 hours. If you exceed this limit you run the risk of having your account put on hold. Therefore, it makes sense that if you plan to post multiple ads on Classified you will need multiple verified accounts. Almost every section on Classified can require a verified account. You may notice that originally you could post in any of the free (non-services) sections without a problem, but then one day were asked to phone verify your account. This typically is the result of Classified logging and tracking the number of ads you have posted from a set number of IPs and then decided that you were posting too heavily and implements phone verification on your IP range. Without verifying your accounts by phone, you can not continue to post using those IPs.

Does Classified Charge You for Classified Phone Verified Accounts?

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Other than simply using a phone number to verify your account, there is no charge or bill from Classified for this. This step is required only to verify your account and not to try and bill you. Many people make the assumption that Classified will somehow send them a bill or charge their phone records for something. This will not happen. Making people verify their accounts by phone is simply a verification process and nothing more. Making this a requirement makes it difficult for people outside of the USA and spammers to abuse Classified. This doesn’t stop people from making Classified Phone Verified Accounts through other means or methods that Classified isn’t currently blocking. Be it self created or purchased verified accounts, Classified does not make any charge to your phone bill or anything of that kind. This is solely for verificaton.