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New house phone
Hope im in the right place for help, can anyone recommend a cheap house phone with loudspeaker answerphone and volume control and i find i can never hear what the caller is saying on ours. I would prefer to have that rings several times before going over to answerphone. Thanks for any help
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About to renew contract with TalkTalk - any better deals?
Hi Folks, I realise some of you may have terrible experiences with TalkTalk - but mine (knock on wood) has been excellent for my first 18-month contract.:beer: They have now been ringing me to offer a new 18-month contract, with a new wireless router and 8quid off the first 2 months for being a lovely customer - but I told…
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green bee
Has anyone had dealings with Green Bee (part of John Lewis Parnership) offering broadband, free calls anytime to landlines, mobile calls capped at 9p per min and line rental for 29.99 per month. Thinking of changing from BT but would welcome news from anyone who has tried them.
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cwclient help please
Hi all Received my V4+ box today and have programmed it similar to Heinz's advice. Cant work out where I put my local STD code into cwclient? Is it just a matter of going on to the End User setting, selecting New, then entering my Area code there, then click update, then force home? Or do I do a forced download of my…
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TT dial code for the operator
when you dial 100 you normally get the BT operator however when i dial 100 from my talk talk line i get the talk talk customer services. they inist that i have to dial 0800 800150 to get though to the bt operator BUt this takes me to Bt customer services which is no good anyone have ideas what the dial code is
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Ofcom
Is it true that before BT make any changes to the prices or conditions of their services they have to clear it with OFCOM first?
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Virgin price increases
i have jut recived a letter from virgin to tell me the monthly cost is to go up by £2.50. However if you register for paperless billing before 9th Aug it will reduce by £1 from september. sorry if this already been posted michelle
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Cheapestchat took my money
I tried using Cheapestchat following a link from this site. They took my money (only £1 I know but a rip off is a rip off) and then told me I had no credit whenI tried to make a call. Anyone else had similar experience? Anyone know any of the links from this site to phone companies that here that ARE reliable ?
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Virgin Media and international calls (Dial Around) Huge call charge
Hi there. I've just had a call from Virgin Media to say that they have flagged my account for having a high call charge on it. The C/S rep told me that there were over £40 worth of call to Hong Kong. I have been calling Hong Kong, but using the Dial Around service. The code I use is 0844 200 5050. Looking on the Dial…
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Bt Vision
HELLO I HAVE JUST RECIEVED A CALL FROM BT BROADBAND SAYING THEY WILL REDUCE MY CHARGES FROM 17.99 A MONTH TO 15.99 A MONTH IF I TAKE OUT BT VISION.I CURRENTLY PAY SKY 21.99 A MONTH FOR SOME CHANNELLS AND AN EXTRA 12.99 FOR SENTANNA SPORTS.BT SAID WITH THE VISION BOX I WILL GET ALL CHANNELS EG MOVIES AND SPORTS FREE WITH…
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Sky/Talk Talk/BT Confusion...
Hi! Long time reader, first time poster. Not sure if this is the right forum or not for this (mods, feel free to bump) but I'm having a bit of a dilemma trying to sort out my mother's phone and internet. Basically, I have the Sky package of TV/phone/broadband and am in the process of moving house, so I've successfully…
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withheld numbers on virgin
hi can anyone tell me the number you put in to stop withheld numbers getting through to our phone we on virgin thanks rose
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who is my line with?
Hi I have just moved into a new place, and the last tenants had a phone line. Unfortunately we cant find out what the number is or who it was with. There is a dialtone however. I called BT and they said they have no record of a line at that address. Anyone got any ideas how to figure this out? Cheers
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0845 number forwarded to a mobile for free
hi there is it possible to have on 0845 forwarded to a mobile for free? , it not which is the best website to set this up for as little cost as possible? , many thanks
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Faulty Home Line Compensation?
I have had a fault in my phone line since Monday. I pay Post Office for Line Rental. The engineer came yesterday and established it was a fault in the exchange and said should be fixed in couple of days. My phone doesn't ring when someone calls so I asked The Post Office to forward calls to mobile which they say will cost…
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Is BT Evening and weekend the better option?
Currently waiting for my V4+ box to arrive and have signed up to 18185 Have read Heinz's guide and so far have told BT to reduce my calling package to just unlimited weekend plan. Was going to go the Primus route, but on reading the thread about "Changes to BT 1280", I'm a bit dubious. I'm trying to save money here, have…
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Last tenant didn't pay phone bill
I'm not sure if this is where I should post this so apologies if I have got it wrong. I am looking for some advice. The previous tenant in the flat I am renting had a 12 month contract with SKY for the house phone. However he has left and not told them. we have been sending the bills back saying not at this address and…
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TalkTalk and cheap daytime calls
I've just tried to use 18866 with a new TalkTalk phone number after big hassle with TT . . . But more of that trying issue shortly. Right now I'd appreciate anyone's experience of over-ride providers for cheap daytime calls. Now that I have to dial the prefix 0808 170 170 before a UK landline number since 18866 doesn't…
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residential versus business BT line
My partner is just setting up a physio clinic and we need to get a landline connected. We currently have to have a new line, as the previous line has ceased. I called up BT this morning and I was told I had the choice of residential or business lines. The practice is not at our home address, and ideally we would require…
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Need to swop phone, broadband
Hi there I wondered if anyone could give me some advice on how to save money on our phone bill and broadband costs. Currently i am with BT My last quarterly bill stated cost of calls = 54.04 benefits -3.85 rental charges 40.71 vat = 15.91 total = 106.81 brought forward 82.95 payments 109.50 debit balance 80.26 i think it…
