Free Directory Enquiries

Tiger_greeneyes

I've found this today http://www.freedirectoryenquiries.com/index.htm

It seems above board, I've not tried it yet but it's an 0800 no so it must be free.

Anyway, thought I'd share it :j

billsavings

Only Free from a Landline .

http://www.saynoto0870.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.cgi?num=1202431792

will-in-estoril

There was a short package on the Today programme this morning. It seems to be bona fide.

dashforth

All our operators are busy................................at least they don't play the adverts while you waiting. Perhaps they will soon.

hollydays

Read an article about this in the paper today-it said it was free to mobiles in the paper (which its not).Top post.I am just trying them out now.Edit-4 mins to answer.

Steve_xx

Here's the number detail:

The launch of the new 0800 100 100 service signals the end of what many have called the rip-off of the 118 system which replaced the old BT 192 number

utilitybroker

Interesting post on this subject here:

http://www.saynoto0870.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.cgi?num=1202431792

hollydays

Disagree with "the main people now wanting to use this service would be using a mobile phone"-are some folk never satisfied?

Quentin

They have pushed their advertising towards mobile phone users. Earlier this week they spammed MSE forums with a thread entitled something like "Completely free directory enquiries - put this number in your mobile".

The post also went on to wrongly claim calls would be free from mobiles.

Part of their business plan is to send spam texts to callers, so it is to their advantage to have as many as possible mobile phone users ringing them in and thereby giving them their numbers to add to their spam mailing list.

They have even managed to convince Which magazine that calls from mobiles are free, and they have put this wrong claim up on the Which website as if it is true.

Steve_xx

This 0800 number could be made free from mobiles if the respective companies agreed to operate it that way. Some mobile phone companies still allow free access to numbers like the AA and RAC I believe?

boatman

Steve_xx wrote: »

This 0800 number could be made free from mobiles if the respective companies agreed to operate it that way. Some mobile phone companies still allow free access to numbers like the AA and RAC I believe?

There is just no way the mobile operators would allow this number for free considering how much they must make from the other 118 providers!!