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Does BT allow override providers?
LizEstelle
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In the way that Virgin "Media" does not?
I am fed up with the Branston sauce and am thinking of going back to BT BUT I make a fair number of overseas calls and would like to know that I can use the cheaper-per-minute rates offered by override providers.
I am fed up with the Branston sauce and am thinking of going back to BT BUT I make a fair number of overseas calls and would like to know that I can use the cheaper-per-minute rates offered by override providers.
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So dialling the override provider's prefix number is allowed on BT, then? No doubt?0
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Since 2-6-2004 in my experience anyway.LizEstelle wrote: »So dialling the override provider's prefix number is allowed on BT, then? No doubt?
In fact, BT is the only line rental provider that must allow such access via their 4 or 5 digit short codes (and it's one of the few that does).
However, I have not heard of a line rental provider that bars access via their freephone gateway numbers.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.0 -
Since 2-6-2004 in my experience anyway.
In fact, BT is the only line rental provider that must allow such access via their 4 or 5 digit short codes (and it's one of the few that does).
However, I have not heard of a line rental provider that bars access via their freephone gateway numbers.
Really? Try Virgin Media.
They describe override prefix numbers as "an illegal practice"...0 -
You misunderstand.LizEstelle wrote: »Really? Try Virgin Media.
They describe override prefix numbers as "an illegal practice"...
You appear to know that the 18185 prefix (for example) cannot be used on a Virgin cable line so, if you think it cannot be used on a BT PSTN line either, where can it be used?
Yes, VM (and most PSTN line providers other than BT) bar the use of 4 or 5-digit prefixes to access such indirect access providers but use of (for example) 0808 1 703 703 (18185's freephone access [gateway*] number) is possible - it's just a freephone number not a prefix after all.
* Personally, I prefer to describe these as gateway numbers because I think that better described their function.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.0 -
You can use a Freephone Access Number from a Virgin Media Cable Line or a BT Line or even a Geographical Access Number if you have inclusive minutes . There are a number of suppliers who offer such service either pre or post paid . These people offer good Intl and UK Rates.
http://www.savacalldirect.com/index.aspx0
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