1899/18866/18185 constantly busy! (merged)

socks_uk

Anyone else having problems with 1899/18866/18185 being engaged all weekend??

Jill

the_devil_made_me_do_it

I do have problems. yes.. but I just have to override the dialler if I need to make a call. Not great I know, but haven't any other choice at the moment.

Heinz

socks_uk wrote:

Anyone else having problems with 1899/18866/18185 being engaged all weekend??

Jill

It's quite a common problem now that they are so popular (to a large extent it's this site's fault really).

Most people on MSE have a CPS provider as well - one which gives at least free weekend calls to UK 01/02 numbers - and only use 1899 or whatever during the week.

Toxteth_OGrady

Made 2 or 3 calls with 18185 and got busy. However immediate redial and worked fine.

:cool:

TOG

socks_uk

Heinz wrote:

Most people on MSE have a CPS provider as well - one which gives at least free weekend calls to UK 01/02 numbers - and only use 1899 or whatever during the week.

Could you please tell me what a CPS provider is?

All we're trying to do is phone my husband's mum in Canada!

Jill

Rikki

I'm starting to have that problem with 18866 at weekends. It is so popular now it gets busy. I save my free mobile calls for the weekend if possible.

Heinz

socks_uk wrote:

Could you please tell me what a CPS provider is?

All we're trying to do is phone my husband's mum in Canada!

Jill

Sign up now for 18185 - 4p connection and ½p per minute to Canada!

http://www.18185.co.uk/index2.php

CPS = Carrier PreSelect. If you've a BT landline, you ensure you're on BT Together Option 1 and pay the £10.50 per month line rental by DD (quarterly).

Then you sign up with a CPS provider which will give yhou (at least) free calls at the weekend (there are two# at the moment offering free evening and weekend calls to UK 01/02 numbers) and your calls then automatically go out via them instead of BT.

Then, you sign up for 1899* and use the 1899 prefix for your UK 01/02 calls during the day during the week so you only pay 3p connection and 0p/minute.

* 1899 is similar to 18185 (which you will be using for your calls to Canada) but they charge 3p connection and 1p/minute to Canada.

http://www.call1899.co.uk/index2.php

# For the full story, have a read of Martin's Home Phones article

BTW, 18185 is cheapest for calls from BT landlines to UK mobiles too (4p connection and 5p/minute during the week and 2p/minute at weekends).

bestyman

18866/1899 have been terrible all weekend for me .
If this keeps up gonna go elsewhere.

demonguy

never given me any problems though im hardly ever on the phone
wish i could help but i cant i was just browsing and ive got no experience with phones anyway

the_devil_made_me_do_it

bestyman wrote:

18866/1899 have been terrible all weekend for me .
If this keeps up gonna go elsewhere.

don't think there's anywhere better to go to be honest.

knuckledragger

I apologise on behalf of the missus. It was her using up all the capacity of 1899 all weekend........