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Cheap calls though 18185 - experiences please?
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Yes 18185 do support 03 number same like 01,02. Thanks0
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Why? They don't allow access to 084/7 numbers - so do not need to publish an access charge for same.Satellite_John wrote: »Has anybody reported 18185 and their sister companies to OFCOM for not amending their pricing to show an access charge for 084 and 087 numbers?Their - possessive pronoun (owned by them e.g. "They locked their car").
They're - colloquial/abbreviated version of 'They are'
There - noun (location other than here e.g. "You can buy groceries there") OR adverb (in or at that place e.g. "They have lived there for years") OR adverb (to or towards that place e.g. "Go there at noon") OR adverb (in that matter e.g. " I agree with you there").0 -
0845 is an example of an 084 number.Why? They don't allow access to 084/7 numbers - so do not need to publish an access charge for same.
0870 is an example of an 087 number.
Prices are shown for those, but they are clearly pre-1 July style prices as they vary by time of day or day of week, and that is something that isn't allowed with the new system.0 -
Absolutely. They do allow access to 0845 and 0870 but not to 0843/4 or 0871/2/3.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
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I'm getting the unavailable tone this morning on trying two different numbers. Anyone else having problems?0
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I used it at around noon. Working fine for me.0
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Thanks for that;working fine for me now.0
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notbritishgas wrote: »18185 now class 03 numbers the same as 01 and 02 numbers, ie UK Fixed, so the cost is 0p per minute with a connection charge of 5p, if you are using the 18185 prefix not the freephone number.
Thanks that's exactly the information I was looking for today as I wanted to call an 03 number. Very helpful.0 -
Ofcom rules in place since 2007 require all providers to charge calls to 03 numbers at no more than the rate they charge for 01 and 02 numbers and for 03 numbers to count towards inclusive allowances in exactly the same way.
See also:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/52925290 -
At different times during 2014 the 18185 service charged per minute for 03 calls and later totally barred all 03 calls. So I was pleased to see it was back again and as a normal number.0
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