-
bt problem dont know were i stand
hi there im very new here so much information and a great help , brillant site anyway right i have a major problem with bt and need to know what to do ? i had a phone bill 3 months ago for £380 pounds so i checked the itemanised bill carefully and yes most of the calls were made by me,my partner or his children ok thats…
-
Government criticised over recieving £268,000 from 0845 benefit hotlines.
The government has been criticised for receiving £268,000 from telephone benefit hotlines with the prefix 0845. Following a Freedom of Information Act request, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said it had been "refunded" the money from the hotline. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5405620.stm
-
ADSL extension advice Please........
Hi, just wondering if any by engineers or any other technical minded person can just clarify something about adsl extensions. I have a bt line and I replaced my master socket for a modified btnte5 master adsl one. This enables all extensions to receive a filtered signal and does away with individual broadband filters. Its…
-
Southern Electric and Phone Bills
Does anyone have experience changing landline to Southern Electric package for cheaper rental and calls??????
-
Pre-Paid Calling Cards
Hello, Can anyone please advice what is the cheapest way of using international calling cards? Best Regards Shailendra
-
Pre-Paid Calling Cards
Hello, Can anyone please advice what is the cheapest way of using international calling cards? Best Regrds Shailendra
-
Reccomendations re home phone
Hiya We are currently on NTL for our phone and am looking to change providers to get us a better deal. We have Talk unliminted and 4mb broadband at the moment. I am getting charged £11 l/r with £5.50 for talk unlimited - this has a £6 discount on as a called with the possibility of cancelling ages ago. £24.99 bb I call my…
-
Internet phone options
After finally giving up with NTL Ive bought a tesco internet phone but at 2p a min its not very cheap. Now that i have the phone handset could I switch to another provider by just downloading their software or would i have to buy another handset ?? Who is the best (cheapest) for UK calls - does anybody know ? Many thanks
-
Orchid Dialer Settings.. please review.
Hi all, Just done the setup for my Orchid V4+ Dialer and wondered if someone can sanity check my settings. I'm on a BT line with Primus as CPS and 1899 and 18185 accounts setup. It's supposed to be based on Heinz's setup example. (Many thanks for that btw).:T If the linked image is correct then it might help others as an…
-
Skype Out
Hi there.... I've started to use Skype to call a relation in France who also uses Skype. Now I'm considering buying credits for Skype Out to call UK landline phones. Does anyone know how the Skype Out call rate compares to BT Friends and Family national rate? I've tried looking on Skype website, but am getting confused!!:D
-
Skype Out
Hi there.... I've started to use Skype to call a relation in France who also uses Skype. Now I'm considering buying credits for Skype Out to call UK landline phones. Does anyone know how the Skype Out call rate compares to BT Friends and Family national rate? I've tried looking on Skype website, but am getting confused!!:D
-
Phone recommendations for the hard of hearing please?
I have an elderly father who has hearing aids in both ears. I have tried numerous phones for him but the problems come down to two main areas. 1. He claims not to hear the phone ring even when sitting in the same room. 2. He claims not to be able to hear the caller very well (but I have long suspected this is selective!).…
-
TalkTalk on BBC WatchDog
http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/tv_and_radio/watchdog/reports/internet/internet_20061003.shtml It's no surprise they were on WatchDog, long overdue!
-
Blocking my telephone number on occasions
In the same way that you can check who last called by dialling 1471 I am sure you used to prefix a call with 141 to block your telephone number from being sent out (unless I am going mad ????) Yet on my phone when I have tried this recently (last few weeks) if I type 141 as a prefix I get an incorrect number dialling tone…
-
New Cheapest Way to Call Mobiles 3p/min
UPDATE: This offer has now ended click here for the new cheapest way to call mobiles IMPORTANT UPDATE 9 October As predicted this offer was very shortlived, most likely to grab a share of the market and the price has now shot up to 20p/min. You can call mobiles for 4p/min, use the CallChecker to find the cheapest provider.…
-
Should I switch back to BT?
Hi I've been with TalkTalk for a year or so and had no problems. I still pay line rental to BT. Because my wife and I both have company mobiles, we rarely use the home phone (in fact if I didn't need it for ADSL, I'd get rid). Here's what we pay now: £11 to BT (Line Rental) £1.75 to BT (Caller ID) £3 approx to TT (yes, we…
-
Millions of Customers hit by per minute call charges.
"Over 13 million telephone customers will be paying more for their phone bills as BT and TalkTalk return to charging by the minute. BT customers will see a 28 per cent and TalkTalk customers a 30 per cent increase in the cost of daytime landline calls, warns price comparison website uSwitch. The price changes were…
-
New cheapest way to call mobiles?
CheapestchatUk seem to be offering calls to mobiles for 3p/min but I haven't been able to get the number to work - anyone else had any luck? http://www.cheapchatuk.co.uk/index.asp
-
Telecom Plus/Utility Warehouse Misleading Info on site
Their site is now up and running again with new offers. https://www.utilitywarehouse.co.uk/store/mt.taf Despite being slapped on wrist by ASA here http://www.asa.org.uk/asa/adjudicati...ation_id=40701 about claiming that calls are Free on a leaflet, when in fact you have to pay a membership charge, they still persist in…
-
£10 of Free Phone Calls.(BT Line only).
I noticed that https://www.talknow1363.co.uk are offering £10 of free calls if you sign up with them.(Only BT Customers can apply). Their is no min term see, or requirement to to use the service.See this Q. Is there a minimum period of commitment for the service? With TalkNow you have no obligation to us whatsoever. You…
