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09 numbers

meggles
meggles Posts: 196 Forumite
in Phones & TV
my phone bill has had several 09 calls on it. I want to find out what these numbers are. Does anyone know of a directory?
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  • Geebee
    Geebee Posts: 3,080 Forumite
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    09 numbers are premium rate costing 50p (or more) a minute :eek: but i guess you already know that. www.whocallsme.com may have the number stored, you could always try submitting the number that displays on your bill, but i dont know of a directory that actually has 09 numbers stored in it as such. Maybe someone else will know?.

    GB
    If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them~Dalai Lama
    How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours~Wayne Dyer
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  • notbritishgas
    notbritishgas Posts: 2,317 Forumite
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    Put the number into Google and see what it finds.
    Or post it on here to see if anyone could help, or if you have 50p or £1 to spare you could ring it.
    Quite a common one is a sky box when people enter games or competitions (so I am told!!)
  • meggles
    meggles Posts: 196 Forumite
    unfortunatly I just confronted the joint owner of the account. not sky box games. that would have been tolerable.
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    meggles wrote: »
    unfortunatly I just confronted the joint owner of the account. not sky box games. that would have been tolerable.

    Oh ugh, some one's been naughty then.
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
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    Geebee wrote: »
    09 numbers are premium rate costing 50p (or more) a minute :eek: but i guess you already know that
    Although that is probably going to turn out to be the case (indeed, the maximum is £1.50/minute), there are numerous charge bands for 09 numbers - some charging as little as 1½p/minute (e.g. 0904199 numbers at weekends).
    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.
  • robin_banks
    robin_banks Posts: 15,778 Forumite
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    meggles wrote: »
    unfortunatly I just confronted the joint owner of the account. not sky box games. that would have been tolerable.


    Not sky box games, but recreational nontheless.

    Oh dear,I guess the OP won't be contributing to this thread anymore.
    "An arrogant and self-righteous Guardian reading tvv@t".

    !!!!!! is all that about?
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    robin_banks wrote: »
    Not sky box games, but recreational nontheless.

    Oh dear,I guess the OP won't be contributing to this thread anymore.

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    I think we're all thinking along the same lines.:rotfl:

    mind you, she had some bottle coming back on here and telling us,
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • wantmemoney
    wantmemoney Posts: 836 Forumite
    meggles wrote:
    my phone bill has had several 09 calls on it. I want to find out what these numbers are. Does anyone know of a directory?
    just because they appear on your bill does not mean they were legitimately dialled from your phone.
    There have been numerous cases where crooks (who receive revenue) have dialled them from roadside cabinets.

    what were the numbers?
  • Geebee
    Geebee Posts: 3,080 Forumite
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    Heinz wrote: »
    Although that is probably going to turn out to be the case (indeed, the maximum is £1.50/minute), there are numerous charge bands for 09 numbers - some charging as little as 1½p/minute (e.g. 0904199 numbers at weekends).

    I didnt know that, thank you..

    I learnt somethin' new today. :)

    GB
    If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them~Dalai Lama
    How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours~Wayne Dyer
    Let none find fault in others. Let none see omissions and commissions in others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone~ch4 vs50
  • meggles
    meggles Posts: 196 Forumite
    oh def dialed from our number....
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