Landline To Mobile 1p a minute. CleverRates (merged)

CJSnet

Is there a geographic version of this number, e.g. a non-0844 number, so that I can use it from Skype?

I don't have a home phone, just a mobile and Skype at home. Skype charges 20p to all mobiles. If I dial 0844 they charge me 10p. Would be great to see the 'real' number the 0844 connects to, so I can pay just 1p through Skype instead.

I tried https://www.saynoto0870.com but it's not on there, yet. I have however used that site with great success to get almost all my commercial calls on Skype down to 1p.

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Dan29

How do you have broadband without having a landline?

CJSnet

Dan29 wrote:

How do you have broadband without having a landline?

I use Telewest Broadband who supply my digital TV and broadband internet via cable as opposed to the telephone wire. What yanks would call 'Cable TV', the opposite of ADSL Internet.

I save £100s paying line rental on the phone line, and just have a Skype 020 number for people to call me on, which costs me around £18 a year. Outgoing calls are free to my Skype friends, and around 1p to anyone else in the world, with a few exceptions.

redux

CJSnet wrote:

Is there a geographic version of this number, e.g. a non-0844 number, so that I can use it from Skype?

I tried https://www.saynoto0870.com but it's not on there, yet.

These numbers divert abroad, probably via VoIP, and are unlikely to have an actual landline number. What is more, this number is their means of collecting revenue for providing the service.

pricefighter

CJSnet wrote:

Is there a geographic version of this number, e.g. a non-0844 number, so that I can use it from Skype?

These 0844 numbers are a legitimate way of raising revenue for delivering the cheap call .How would the supplier make any money? if the geographical numbers were available.

Have you ever thought about getting a free O2 Payg online sim. If you elect for 100 inclusive x-net minutes. You can make calls to 0844/0845/0870 and 07744 numbers out of your inclusive minutes and still keep the £10 top up to use as well.( They charge 10p evenings,and 5p weekends to call 0844/0845/0870 numbers when you have run out of inclusive minutes.)

cdsheldon

Heinz wrote:

That could be the problem - it's a # not a * at the end.

Thanks Heinz, I think you are right. However I'm sure the recorded message said * not #.

Channelman

Message DOES say 'the STAR button' but I think that
either * or # can be used to indicate the end of the number.

Jo4

It worked for me the first 5 or 6 times. Now it is a hit and miss affair. I waited for 2 1/2 minutes to get connected quite a few times and when it doesn't connect after that length of time I hang up and use 18185 instead.

cdsheldon

Jo4 wrote:

It worked for me the first 5 or 6 times. Now it is a hit and miss affair. I waited for 2 1/2 minutes to get connected quite a few times and when it doesn't connect after that length of time I hang up and use 18185 instead.

I've just had another attempt at calling a mobile using this supplier. Once again I was not connected after a couple of minutes and gave up. Sorry Martin, but I cannot recommend them - my advice, stick to 18185.

drek

WASTE of time , effort & money [dont forget about min. charges!)

There's absolutely NO WAY any company can support calls to mobiles at 1p even if the compression &/or carrier used is total crap...

This has probably been an enormous loss-leader thats cost them a fortune due to this brilliant website and us canny MSE'ers...
BUT its time to say goodye to them now...