Multimedia services on landline phone bill

buckrogers

can anyone tell me what is Multimedia services?
i have just recived my phone bill 'land line' and there is alot of these charges for these calls all differant numbers but same service , some on the same day 4- 5 calls, but i dont remember ringing these numbers, can anyone tell me what or who they are.
thankyou

Ypaymore

Are they 0844 numbers. Do you use intl access numbers.

buckrogers

Ypaymore wrote: »

Are they 0844 numbers. Do you use intl access numbers.

yes they are 0844, no dont use intl access numbers , have just changed to post office whcih i get free calls?
thanks

Heinz

0844 numbers are the new 0870 for many companies (when revenue sharing on 0870 was banned, they moved to 0844 - BSkyB is the best example - to ensure they kept their cut of the cost of every call).

You will not get 'free' (inclusive) 0844 calls with Post Office.

buckrogers

i get
inclusive evening and weekend calls - to UK landlines and 0845/0870 numbers

just this lot is on 2 differant days 1 in Oct and the other Nov 5calls each day 2-5 mins apart, i can not recall what i would be ringing that number for, been getting 0800 numbers and other strange calls ringing up but i dont answer, have call display, am hoping iam not getting charged when they get my answering machine and hang up when they relise it?

OldGreyFox

buckrogers wrote: »

am hoping iam not getting charged when they get my answering machine and hang up when they relise it?

You cant reverse the cost of a call in mid conversation.;)

0844 numbers are often described as multi media services on phone tariff,s

Do you know who the 0844 number belongs to? Who is your landline provider.

macman

Someone else in your household making these calls?

buckrogers

the post office is my landline provider,
it was me :-) , they lasted for 19 sec up tp 59sec costing 12p each when they started in Oct in Nov the calls last up to 7 mins cost 42p
sorted now thanks for your advice,
i tried one of the numbers and it was CAB, dont have a normal number to ring but 0844 number which i hung up after been told there was no one availbie, to ring back later, thats why the calls where so short
i had completely forgotten and didnt knwo the numbers
thanks again