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18185 not working today?

Gray-Fox
Gray-Fox Posts: 312 Forumite
in Phones & TV
Everytime I'm trying to use it it's going straight through to the numbers without me hearing the rate. Is anyone else getting this today?

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  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    No, working perfectly here in north Essex.
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • Gray-Fox
    Gray-Fox Posts: 312 Forumite
    Hmm, I live in London so it's close enough.
  • Gray-Fox
    Gray-Fox Posts: 312 Forumite
    Am I right in thinking 1899 is the same company as 18185?
  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    Gray-Fox wrote: »
    Am I right in thinking 1899 is the same company as 18185?
    Yes, and 18866.
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • derrick
    derrick Posts: 7,424 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Gray-Fox wrote: »
    Everytime I'm trying to use it it's going straight through to the numbers without me hearing the rate. Is anyone else getting this today?

    This happens if the call is answered very quickly, even automatically, without giving 18185 the opportunity to play the message.
    Don`t steal - the Government doesn`t like the competition


  • notbritishgas
    notbritishgas Posts: 2,313 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Gray-Fox wrote: »
    Everytime I'm trying to use it it's going straight through to the numbers without me hearing the rate. Is anyone else getting this today?
    Do you use BT as your calls provider? If not it is possible that your provider has blocked 18185 access and the call is going straight through on their network.
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