Tesco anytime scam?

Del_Boy_Gupta

i recently upgraded my dial up to the anytime package that tesco's were doing, yet on converting i had problems which meant my access to the internet was denied.

After extensive calls to Tescos helpdesk- during which i discovered they had no idea what they were talking about- we got it sorted but the dial up was bringing about a funny number 147012630800... to access the net.
Luckily i finally managed to ge the access number out of them and set up my own internet connection which gets rid of the 1263 prefix.

When I asked tescos about it, after checking they confirmed that the number had only changed that morning and that this was the prefix given to them by BT and this access number should still be free.

However I was suspicious and checked with BT who say that numbers dialled to this number are charged local rates, hence for each connection it is no longer a one off monthly payment but you will be charged every time you connect.

Is this right- or does anyone know any different?

;D

pingu

i use tesco anytime and the free phone no. starts with1470
2 or3 times when it didn't connect first time and tried to connect second time it starts with 1263 ::)

NTL provide internet service for tesco and if i remember it right bt customers wanting to use ntl phone service you use prefix1263 ???

derrick

1470 is usually the prefix if you have number witheld on your phone line.