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Comparison sites vs Snowballs in Summer?
Last time, several months back, most wanted an analysis of calls made over a period, so that the best schemes from providers could be suggested, Now AFAICS most, if not sll, ask you to decide what you want, standard, wkend, eve/wkend, all inclusive, at the outset. How are you expected to know at that stage what you should…
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Postoffice home phone
I am with the Post Office home phone service, and I find it excellent. However, when I tried to get my father in law (aged 84) to join from Virgin Media, I was quoted £110 just to get the landline converted from cable, connected back at the the source, (the telegraph pole). What a bloody cheek!! How does anyone ever leave…
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Is this a scam?
Hi, I'm a bit worried about a call I received earlier today and I wondered if anyone could shed any light on it. I had a call, obviously from India, from someone who said they understood I didn't like receiving sales or marketing calls. I am registered with the TPS, so I said that was correct. They said the UK Government…
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Extend telephone cable
Hi all, Connecting a telephone extension lead directly into a second bt socket in the living room so its neat (not sticking out of socket hole). The problem I have got is that the wire is not long enough and its impossible to extend (its behind skirt which has just been fitted and plaster). My dad said he will solder some…
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BT - Haven't got a clue what i've signed up to!
Hi, I wonder if someone can help. After falling out with Virgin over something trivial my husband decided to go to BT. We now how a phone, broadband and BT Vision package from them. He said that they would be nearly £20 per month cheaper than Virgin but now 5 months into a locked in 18 month contract, it seems that we are…
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TalkTalk Direct Debit charges
I am emailing on behalf of a friend in Whitby who does not have internet facilities . Regarding TalkTalk payments: TalkTalk have introduced the possibility of paperless statements over the internet and now Direct Debit or paying an additional fee of £3.50. My friend doesn’t have a computer and is, therefore unable to…
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New/Existing Telephone Line for first time buyer
Hi All I am new to all this, I have recently purchased a house. Finally have finished decorating and will be in the process of moving out of parents and into my new pad. So, there is a current tel line there, but how do I find out: - what number the line is - whether they have taken the number with them - if so, how do I…
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Panny KXTG7321E Answerphone troubles
I'm not sure if this should be here or in the Tecchie Forum.:o I have a TXTG7321E. Twice I have received automated messages, the last time in connection with a computer I am buying from Dell, I select the message to listen to it and am asked to press 1 on the key pad, but then instead of a message I am in a loop being…
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Lycatel pre-paid phone cards investigated by Ofcom
Just thought it might be of interest to anyone using or thinking of using pre-paid cards by Lycatel. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8579598.stm
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Cant get Primus - which is next cheapest?
Hi I have been with Talk Talk for years, cant get broadband through landline so I am looking for someone to provide me with landline and possibly free evening and weekend calls. I very rarely use the landline, but its one of those things that I am reluctant to get rid of!!! Primus took all my details, said everything was…
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1899 & ringing mobiles
mil just rang me asking "has 1899 blocked ringing mobiles?" i was unware as i dont use it for ringing mobiles but she does quite a lot. i tried it and it said "1899 does not offer calls to this destination yet" does anyone know whats going on, could it just be a glitch
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Sales calls for previous tenant
I moved house in may and had a new landline installed. My number is ex directory and I dont have any problems with sales calls for myself. Instead i get constant phone calls for a Mr or Mrs Sugden. Is there anyway I can stop the calls for these people? They ring from 8am until 9pm. Its extremely annoying!
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Home phone call connection costs
I have been using the callchecker feature and various well researched pieces on home phone providers, among others. However I feel they have missed an important detail in the phone comparisons, particularly with regard to the international calls. This is the issue of call connection fees. For non-inclusive calls, such as…
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wantin sky landline but got bt broadband- can you have this?
I wonder whether someone can tell me whether the following is possible I am wanting to know whether i can subscribe to sky landline but got bt broadband- can you have this, my contract for my bt landline expires 20th april but my bt broadband doesnt until end of this year. many thanks
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Best way to install a phone line / cable internet physically with VirginMedia
Hi there Apologies about the very odd question but here's my dilemma. I've just bought a house converted from an old warehouse. The town is entirely firbre optic capable are; the house next door [across a small alley] is online BUT our house - Has no physical phone line input - Is not recognised by the virgin website or on…
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BT billing errors - VAT refund - check your bill!
Hi This is a warning to BT customers to check the VAT refund on your BT bill this quarter because they got mine wrong so who knows how many others they got wrong! Any charges paid before 01/01/2010 should be charged VAT at 15% (not 17.5%) even if you are paying for services in advance. www.bt.com/vat On a general point,…
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Who owns 08712845598???
Hi everyone, I am selling a car in France and put an add on a British/French site. Had a funny response fron an American who wants me to ring UK 08712845598. Is there any way to find out who this is? I am sure it is a scam so will not ring!
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New BT Line Thursday, Bill Already
I am in the process of moving house and had the phone line activated on Thursday (actually signed the tenancy agreement for the house on Friday though), but today (Saturday), I received a bill from BT for £11.54 (a full months line rental) and the dates on the bill are 12th - 17th March 2010 even though I only had the…
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bt moving house
any 1 got any idea how it takes to move the phone line to new address then broadband with another company? :mad:
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Working from home....
Bit of an odd one - I'm soon to be receiving incoming calls for 40/45 minute telephone convos (not dodgy ones! :rotfl:) as part of my business. I'll be getting paid for this :j - but by a 3rd party, not the caller. Is there any way - sort of like via a switchboard or conference call type set up - that the caller can ring a…
