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Directory Enquiriy Web sites
In this weeks newsletter, it was stated that 192.com etc restrict number of searches per day then charge you. To over come this and open up unrestricted enquiries try clearing cookies in temporary internet files...it worked for me!!
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Can anyone recommend cordless phones for me?
My cordless phone is on it's last legs and I think it's time to spend some of the dosh I've saved on a new one. What I want is a base station with a digital answering machine and a couple of extra basic handsets. I am not sure what I need to buy, do they all have to be the same model and do the second and third handsets…
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BT Call Divert with CPS
Ok, so following all the best principles of money saving, I had One-tel for the free weekend calls, and 18866 for the rest of the time. All fine and good. Bought an Orchid dialler, and just remembered to dial ## at weekends to get free calls. Now, a change in personal circumstances means I need to use Call Divert to my…
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Colour Screen cordless phone with SIM card reader for £40
I've recently being trying to teach my mother how to use her mobile phone and now she wants to replace her ageing cordless phone for the house. Well, if your mother is anything like mine you'll understand if I say that I really don't want to have to take her through the learning process all over again. It was for this…
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TPS online? legit?
Anyone used this to stop getting nuisance phone calls? http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/ Is it legit? Cheers Sam
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CALL HOME WHILE IN SPAIN FOR 4p
Anyone nipping overseas to Spain can call home for a price from 4 euro cents (under 3p) a minute (varies with time and call) without any calling cards. It works the same way as the 'no access' cheap calls providers detailed in the Call Checker just the other way round. To read more details go to Dialabroad
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Advice on Amstrad E-m@ailer +
Hi Just bought one of these from ebay but it didn't come with a manual. Seems to work fine but it wants to register when first switched on. I only want to use it as a phonebook, answering machine and handsfree phone so do I have to register? Is there a list of call costs potential workarounds on the Internet for using this…
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Call188866
Is this worth doing please....our average bill is about £60 per quarter ( I know I talk alot!!) including line rental. Am I right in assming that you are only charged 1p connection fee when you dial a landline in the UK and that the call itself is free? Also how soon can you start saving when you register with the Company…
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Post Office HomePhone cheaper?
Hello everyone, Recently I picked up a leaflet from my local post office about Post Office HomePhone service. It claims customers of BT Together Option 1, can make great savings by switching to Post Office Home Phone. The policy is calls are charged by the second rather than the minute, and there will be no minimum call…
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twin digital phones £29.99 at somerfields
There were a lot of Binatone twin digital phones £29.99 at my local Somerfields They had an answering machine too they look good to me, couldn't find any anywhere else with an answering machine for under £50 can't tell you anymore though as it was a present for someone
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IT Plus (home phone)
I recently looked into changing my home phone provider from BT to IT Plus (a name I got from this site). I spend less than £10 per quarter on calls and wanted to reduce my line rental. BT would not let me change to their Light User Scheme as I needed my line to dial up a free phone internet provider and they said they…
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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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