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Problems escaping from BT
I'm having problems moving my phone service away from BT because of their Priority Fault Repair service. I've had this on the line for years, long before mobiles became commonplace and when I decided to move to Sky, with whom I have my TV and broadband, I got a phonecall from them to say that I would need to contact BT to…
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Call International from Sky talk
I am new here in this room. I really need advise what I should do. At home, we have used "sky talk" for around 1 year. I normally call Thailand and France ( both mobile). 1. When I call Thailand I use 08448612121. It says call charges are 1 P per minute. 2. When I call france I use 08445667566. It says call charges are 5 P…
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Primus new package names
It looks like Primus have renamed their packages, see here: http://www.primussaver.co.uk/calls.html Primus Saver Option 2 seems to be called simply "Primus Saver" now. Should eliminate the previous confusion about similar sounding package names.
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How can I get a cheap 0845 or equivalent number?
Hi, Rather than publish our own home phone number in an advert in the newspaper, we wanted to look at getting another number temporarily that would forward onto our home number. I already have an 0871 number - which I use purely to give to companies that insist I give a contact number so as to discourage cold calling.…
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Should I 'can' my home phone ?
Hi I'm going through a cost reduction to try and control my outgoings and one of the items that I pay for (but barely use) is my home phone. Basically, both my wife and I have work mobile phones and also personal mobile phones (which we'll be reviewing shortly as the contracts are coming to an end) which do have included…
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Free Directory Enquiries
Just noticed this on HotUkDeals 'Just call 0800 100 100 from a land line and ask for a number. you have to listen to an advert about some weird and wonderful thing and then they give you your number. Damn site cheaper than 118 118 and 192.' Think its time for a change to the 'heinz programme' ;-)
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Cheapest/best temporary line with broadband
Hi everyone, We are in France much of the year and spent 3 or 4 months in UK in the winter. We would like a phone and broadband whilst in the UK. At the moment we are paying about £17 a month to BT to keep the line and call baring. Is there a cheaper way? We would like to keep the same number if pos.
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Vonage - Free DECT Landline Phone (+Quidco)
from 12th May they are offering a DECT symphony 2200 Twin pack worth nearly £30 for customers signing up on top of this,,you get £40 and 3 months free (£24) thru Quidco. I have been a Vonage customer for sometime and have been very happy.I'm going to cancel and re-signup
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cheapest UK landline to Norwegian mobiles?
I call an elderly friend in Norway a lot. She only has a mobile phone, no landline as mobile phone tariffs in Norway are so cheap. I've been using my BT landline and the override operators sourced via this site, however not only are they 8p or 10p a minute (+ presumably whatever the connection charge is with BT?), but the…
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£164 fee for moving from BT to talk talk
Hi I have looked through the forums and havent found any info relating to this, so i applogise if this is answered elsewhere. I have recently been stung by BT with £164 to move to talk talk I needed a line activated for a new flat i have moved into, so i signed up to bt for the first time, about 2 months ago, a month after…
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Moving Out Of Home For First Time - Need Phone/Broadband advice
Hi all. Me and my girlfriend are moving out of the parents house for the first time and I am need of some advice. We are moving into a flat in London, and I have been told by BT (after many phone calls and them taking stupid amounts of details for what I thought to be a simple question) there is an "active" line in there…
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help bt chargeing for broadband non available
Hi there I live in a remote part of scotland where we still have no broadband as we are 10 miles from the exchange and the lines arent suitable,bt say that we may have broadband by 2010 but even so we recieve calls regularly from them telling us we have broadband now,after one of these calls which my husband took the lady…
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New Line Installation - Not BT
Hi all, Can anyone offer any advice on which service to use? I've been with Sky on TV, Broadband and Phone for just 2 months and we're due to move house in 4 weeks, Sky have told me theres no compatible telephone line at the new address for them to provide the broadband etc... I've contacted BT who have told me I would…
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Canceling BT line - Excess credit
Hi all, Quick question before I cancel my line. Long story short I was credited over £70 for a complaint however I am moving away from this address back home for the summer and will be canceling this line. I'll probably have about £30 remaining once I pay off the contract. Do you think they will send me a cheque :rotfl: or…
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Transfer phone and broadband from landlord to me
My wife and I just moved into a flat which our landlord was occupying up until the day we moved in. He was using Utility Warehouse for landline and Fast.co.uk for broadband. I am happy to stick with Utility Warehouse for phone, but would like to switch to O2 for broadband (£7.50 vs. £20 per month). We had thought that he…
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VOIP Linksys SP probs...
I don't have anything when I dial **** I think it is setup the dial plan I choose is (*xx|0|00|<0:0044>[1-4]xx.|<07:1818507>xx.<:@gw0>|100S0<:@gw0>|15xS0<:@gw 0>|0[58]xx.<:@gw0>|999S0<:@gw0>|<:00441273>[2-8]xxxxxx|xx.|<#9,:>xx.<:@gw0) My area code being 01273 What do I do? cheers
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bt question
At the moment i am on option 1. thats with free weekend calls. If I go paperless billing i get £1.50 a month off. If i sign up for a renewable contract i would get free weekend and evening calls.. Can you explain what a renewable contract is, They don't make it clear enough for me or I'm too thick. Thanks.
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Tiscali
Hi I am in the process of changing broadband provider from AOL to Tiscali. As part of the switch, Tiscali transfer me to use their call service (free weekend). I am currently with Primus who I have been delighted with. Has anyone any advice as to how I can continue the switch to Tiscali but stay with Primus? Thanks!
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Using 18185 from mobile
Anybody registered their mobile number with 18185 and use it for their mobile using the access 08081703703. I just would like to know how it works if I use my mobile and the bill will come from 18185 not my mobile provider. Thanks
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first post ever and it's about bt
My husband and I are seriously trying to cut back and the first place we need to start is our home phone and internet. We currently pay nearly £50 a month through bt for line rental with unlimited evening and weekend calls at £12ish and then £17ish for broadband. We are looking in to purchasing a dongle and a skype phone…
