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Archives for January 2007

Can I stop calls to mobiles when I use 18185
I have an Orchid dialler, routing calls to 18185. Is it possible to bar calls to mobiles through bt Thanks
Is BT OPtion 2 any good ?
Hi, I am after some help. I am currently on BT Option 2 and route most of my calls through 1899. I can now see that 1899 have put up connection charge to 5p. My last 1899 bill was about £8. I was wondering if it made more sence to change to the BT Option 2 as they have just sent me a letter with a special offer of £10.75…
BT line fault compensation
I have had a fault on my home phone line on and off for about 15 days although I reported it as soon as it occured it took a futher call some 15 days later to get it fixed. I seem to remember some years back BT advocated a scheme of compensation for every day it was not fixed of £5. per day. Can anyone confirm this, if so…
Help - Cold callers driving me mad!
I've been with TPS for 5 years now, and to start with it was great. Cold calls died to only the odd 1 or 2. But now all the big companies have shipped their call centres to India and beyond, I'm getting on average 3-4 a week again! So far this week its been mobile phones, mortgages and loans! My mother has leukaemia and my…
need advice on business phone provider
hi my friend has a small company and needs a new business line provider bt are costing him a fortune, does anybody have any information that might help
BT line rental
I know this is probably an idiot question but can't seem to find an answer anywhere. I'm thinking of getting a BT line and using talktalk or some other provider with it. Does that mean I still have to pay the £11/month BT line rental charge on top of the £8.99/month for the talktalk package? Is there a cheaper way to do it…
NTL/Telewest Sell Out
I've just got a letter this morning informing me that NTL who only partnered up with Telewest a short while ago are now being taken over by Virgin Media. I really don't know what to think about this, does anyone know if this is going to be a good or bad thing?
Ntl Aaaaaaaaagh!!!!!!!!
I am absolutley furious, I wake up this morning and open a letter from a debt recovery service, yes NTL who I have been with for 5 years have told them to recover £29.97, I have no idea what for or why, they have never asked me for this and I pay all my bills by DD, I called NTL on hold 40 mins, the guy is then putting me…
0871 Message Retrieval Scam - RECORDED IT!!
Hi everyone We recently received a call into our offices trying to get us to call an 0871 number. We recorded it and you can listen to it if you like. I used to own a Telecom Company which I sold last year and know that these calls will earn the 'host' about 6ppm which is not as much as premium rate numbers but believe me…
Local dentist has binned 0870 number!
Some good news. Our local dental practice converted to 0870 a few years back and left messages on the previous local number giving the new 0870 number. I thought I'd been very clever today when I found a local number for them that worked. I asked the receptionist and she said they'd binned the 0870 number a few months ago.…
BT Caller Display
My local radio ran a feature this morning about people still being charged for caller display. Apparently it became free in 2005, but BT haven't informed existing customers and are still charging them for the service. Several people phoned in to say they had claimed costs back so if you're still paying talk to BT. FarForest
Ntl Charges
I AM BEING CHARGED 10.00 pounds A MONTH FOR NON DIRECT DEBIT. THE SITUATION I AM IN MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO ENSURE THE BILL MONEY IS IN MY BANK BY THE DATE THEY TAKE IT, SO ITS EASIER FOR ME TO PAY WHEN I HAVE THE MONEY, SOMETIMES EARLY SOMETIMES LATE, I FEEL THIS IS SO UNFAIR, ANY WAY I CAN GET OUT OF PAYING 48pounds A YEAR…
better to bundle or ditch the landline?
Hi everyone, Just thought I'd sign up on here to get advice for the best -- that is, cheapest -- way to handle the phone thing at home. I have to admit I'm kind of lost with all the options. There are all kinds of bundle packages you can do, with a company providing cable, internet, landline, etc., all in one. Or is it…
Re-connecting to BT
hi guys I called up BT few days ago to reconnect my line as i needed tg change internest provider and there was a £150 bill outstandng on the account and they asked if it was payed and i just said yes and they wiped it clear hehehe they recoonnected me within 12hrs and had no problems since. Can i ask does having a phone…
BT - Robbing the Dead
I was disgusted to find that BT, after being informed of the death of a relative and advised of the name and address of her executor, slapped a late payment charge on her final bill. They were told in no uncertain terms what they could do, of course. That little episode made me look at the BTUPDATE leaflet enclosed with…
Skytalk
anyone else having problems all our family can't use their house phones to call out when you do the numbers are always engaged.
Orchid V4 dialler & CW Client problem
I can log into CW Client OK and get to the main page. I can then click on the Active Routing Table to get to the Routing Window. However I can't get any further - it always returns the message "Unable to connect to Server" Can anyone help?
Orchid V4 dialler and text messages
I have just bought SMS enabled phones. I can send a text OK but I cannot receive them when the dialler is plugged in. Unplug the dialler and I can receive the text OK. Has anyone else encountered this problem and is it solvable?
teenager first skiing trip with school
hi my daughter (aged 13) is going skiing to austria in 2 weeks with her school. She want to take her £250 phone with her but we have said no so we r now looking for international phone cards but we dont no wot they are about because we have looked at 1 were its unlimted phone calls but we dont no if thats for your moblie…
phoning cruise ship-which provider??
My sister is currently working on a cruise ship which is on its way around the world. At the minute she has to phone us, but if anyone can help me out by recommending a company that will let me phone her at a reasonable rate, i would be very grateful. TIA Sarah

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