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1899 and 18866 Nightmare!
I have been with both companies for several months and have the same credit card registered for payment with them. But every month they block my account with 18866 as they say that my 1899 payment has been declined. When I check with the credit card company they say that no payment has been requested, let alone declined.…
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Telewest and www.cheapestcalls.co.uk
Does anyone use this combination? Results OK? On the Cheapestcalls website in Q&A section they merely state it should work - would be nice to hear from someone that it does work!
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Problem with cordless phone
Can anyone suggest a solution for this? I have a cordless phone with the main phone in the lounge and a second one in the bedroom. Both phones sit on base stations and have batteries in which recharge from the mains when they are on the base station. The bedroom phone is fine. The lounge phone also has answerphone and a…
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BT Interruption of Service
We have had a fault with our home phone line which meant we were unable to make or recieve calls for 3 days,am \i entitled to compensation if so how do I go about this?
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BT 1571 preventing 18866 connection?
Hi, not sure if anyone is having this problem or if this has been posted elsewhere, but the other night I made a call with 18866 and everything was fine. 5 mins after hanging up, I tried another call and just as the call charge was being announced, there was an automated message saying "to check your messages dial 1571" or…
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Internet Dailler - huge phone bill! HELP
Hello, We recently had 256K broadband installed, but before this we used a dial-up modem. We just had our monthly phone bill and it turns out there's £60 of calls we haven't made, some of them ranging from £10 to £15 each call, and have been connected for over an hour sometimes. It turns out we had a dialler trojan virus…
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18866 on-line invoice.
Has anyone noticed the times on the 18866 on-line invoice? I called a number yesterday later afternoon and wanted to find it again this morning - and since I didn't have it with me looked at my on-line invoice. The call is correctly listed - but the time is way out. (I called just before 17:00 but it is invoiced at 19:55)…
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0845 and 0870 numbers
Hi I am with BT and use Onetel, 1899 and 18866 call providers. who is the cheapest for 0845 and 0870 numbers? Thanks Lucie
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NO connection fees, Yes, zero pence per minute!
This is from an email I got... "You can now make the cheapest phone calls with your PC. Just download 1899Voip here http://www.call1899.co.uk/voip.php . Plug in a headset and a microphone in your computer and you are set to go Nowhere else will you be able to find such fantastic Voip rates (and no connection fees!):…
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Talk Talk Invoice Surcharge £3.50
Has anyone else rec this. I mainly use Talk Talk 2 to access the internet for free with a geographical no to BT Yahoo. My bill was £0.00 but they have put on a surcharge of £3.50 inc vat, but no explanation of what it is for.
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onetel again
I have been reading the discussions about the great deal with onetel. I have an NTL line and have been using onetel for some time with their "callsaver2 pacakage (250 free mins to std landline numbers evening or weekend) which was not bad as i only usually went over the allowance by a few mins. This meant on top on of my…
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Help Tele2 saleman signed me up without my consent
A few months ago I had a door to door salesman selling Tele2 services. I told him I DID NOT WANT it. A few weeks later I get an introduction letter saying thank you for joining and your BT line will be routing calls through Tele 2 in about a weeks time. So I phone BT straight away explaining that to them and they took my…
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Moving telephone from BT to ntl: HELP!
Hello all, My current situation: We have had BT since we moved in (about 8 years ago) and on the lowest line rental (BT together option 1). Since about 2 months ago, using 1899 & 18866 the phone call costs are virtually nothing, and we rarely call mobiles. We also have ntl TV & broadband, and have the phone line (which was…
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Wanadoo wireless telephony
Any of you techies got any suggestions here? Wireless & talk via broadband for extra £4 a month. I can't weighup if it's worth it. What with all this VoIP technical stuff I'm getting more perplexed by the minute!!!! £4 a month for free evening & weekenders seems daft really -- It equates to 400 '18866' calls. What if…
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18866 Call Rate Message
Something strange sems to be happening this morning. I made a call at 7:45 this morning on 18866 and got a message saying 2 pence per minute. I hung up, redialled and it said 3 pence per minute. The website still says 0 pence per minute. Has anyone else had the same message?
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Free phone line no line rental (Requires Broadband) Free incoming & outgoing calls
I noticed lots of the Voice over IP companies offer free telephone numbers, I just got a 0207 (London number) no sign up free, or monthly rental! Then use 1899.com free Voice over IP breakout for free outgoing calls! http://www.call1899.co.uk/voip.php All you need a a broadband connection! And people can call you on a…
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HELP: NTL's 3 month maximum refund on incorrect charges
Somehow I became an NTL user without realising it: after making enquiries with service providers last year. Hands up: My bad housekeeping of finances didn't catch the direct debit each month. Customer help line confirmed my account had never been used so obviously there had been an error and if I wrote I should be able to…
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Weird Phone Call
Today, I was calling 01382 51xxxx (Department of Work and Pensions, Dundee number provided by BT). My number was withheld, which the receiver of the call confirmed. I was calling from my mobile in my home in Yorkshire and today was the first time I had called any Dundee number. However, during the call I heard the call…
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British Gas And One.Tel
I have subscribed to the British Gas home phone service for the last few months. This morning I received a letter from them saying that I am being transferred to One.Tel which is also owned by Centrica (the parent company of British Gas) . The monthly fee is being reduced by a couple of pounds to £3.99 . From what I can…
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Free cordless One-Tel digi phone
Bobbed into Comet at the weekend lookin at phones. If I signed up to One Tel they'd give me the free phone. Free calls to mobiles and Eorope all weekend too. Anybody know how One Tel compares with the other service providers? Toddy