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Archives for August 2008

Primus billing cocked up again??
Has anyone who is with Primus for their calls had a bill recently? My last one was 16th July. I know they had a problem a few months ago with their billing and as a result they were producing a bill more fequently than once every 30 days in order to get back on track. Just when it seemed things were sorted the bills have…
VOIP advice required for beginner please
Hello Please could someone give me some advice? I currently have a PC with broadband connection (via an ADSL modem), and a BT landline telephone. I would very much like to get a second telephone line at home so that I can keep my personal calls totally separate from my business calls. My home is rented and my landlord does…
REALLY long number ???
My mums away and i was checking her house and did 1471 and this number came up 0114575662145628, which strikes me as REALLY long!! googled but no joy. Any ideas anyone? Heinz?
new connection
hi, ive just moved in to a rented property and would like to get broadband . after a lot of searching i i have found that the best package for me, already being a orange costumer is the orange home max . the thing is it needs a connected phone line and after waiting on the phone for nearly 20 minutesto bt i was told that…
18185/1899/18866 probs calling USA
I've been using 18185/1899/18866 to call USA landlines and cellphones for several years from 3 registered UK phones. For about a month I have been unable to call landlines in the AT&T area of Texas. The "this call is 1/2 p minute" announcement is much delayed and the line then becomes unobtainable. Calls to Florida…
who is this
got a call from 0012317322836 offering free call anytime on my bt phone
Greenbee phone line installation - £115 for nothing
Hi, I recently moved into a rented flat - not newly built, previously occupied and with a phone socket. I had enquired about the existence of the socket when being shown around the place, and was shown it. When I'd got the keys, I tested it and found no dial tone, so called up Greenbee Telecoms to arrange a connection…
phone with "ringer off" switch??
Hi, my present phone has broken and i am trying to buy another with not just ringer volume but with a "ringer off" option? Any ideas? In argos brochure they state ringer volume but not if it can be switched off?
BT Text Messages.
Is there a way to find out how many of the inclusive text messages I have left on my BT Option 3 account. I know that I get 200 included, but would like to know how many have been used at a given time.
03-prefix numbers - AOL refuse to believe these are inclusive
We have AOL Talk Unlimited, which gives inclusive calls to 01, 02 and 03 numbers 24 hours a day. I've contacted OfCOM to verify 03 calls are included in our call package (details here) & quoted AOL's own website (here) but that only led to this response: Any ideas on what to say/do next? It would be great to get this…
Help I'm confused
Hi there Excuse my lack of knowledge but I need a bit of advice. I have been with BT for years and I have Tesco Broadband. I cannot leave Tesco until the new year. I have had a sales person calling me from Talk Talk telling me how much cheaper their phone service is. I cannot take their Broadband offer at present. I pay BT…
BT line broken cable
The bt line cable has been removed during the decorating of my front room, I didn't used it as I am with Virgin. I am thinking of leaving Virgin and need to reconnect the line, the socket is in its place and need the cable reconnected. Anyone knows the cost for that ?
calls from 01313012940
We've been phoned a number of times over the past few weeks by the above telephone number. Having googled the number it seems that it's MORI wanting to do a survey (?) but as we're ex-directory and also registered with the TPS (have been for some years now) we're a bit curious as to how they got our number :confused: Has…
I have a sky bundle but want to go back to BT
hi I have the sky tv, broadband and taklk bundle but I want rid of sky talk. Is this possible? I want to go back to BT cos Sky appear to be ripping me off with their call costs. At least with BT it's better the devil you know. I've already sevred my 12 month contract with Sky. Thanks
An office and 2 home addresses utilising a single phone system.
Hi All I hope someone can offer some advice here. We want to improve our telecoms from the office. We have 2 lines coming into our office and myself and the MD want to be able to spend more time working from home for logistical reasons. Does anyone have any recommendations on a system that allows incomming calls into the…
Home phone override no. for elderly parents
Can anyone recommend a company they can use without calling a specific number each time they dial - ie have the prefix no. stored in front of their regular numbers. They don't have broadband, so that narrows the choices down. At the moment they are using something 1363? - but I'm sure they could get cheaper. Most of their…
freephone 0870 !!
Was driving home last night following a van which was advertising the company's services. It invited people to phone them on their freephone 0870 number :eek:
Broadband in North Devon/ North Cornwall
Hi, I’d be grateful for some advice from anyone but particularly those living in the North Devon/North Cornwall area. My Mother in law, who lives in a small village just outside Bude, is desperately in need of a broadband connection but is on a tight budget and cannot afford to pay more than £25 a month for an all-in…
18185 texts
i use 18185 for texts yesterday some did not go to number i text it said successful
Talk Talk Offering Cash Back To New Voice Only With Line Rental Customers.
"Subject to status and acceptance. Direct debit payment only. £35 cheque back offer: Applies to new customers connecting to any TalkTalk voice only package with line rental between 18/08/08 and 11/10/08, applying through the TalkTalk website. £35 cheque will be automatically sent to the account holder at the account…

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