Need some help regarding Bargain Pages

MissShal

Hi, this morning I used my phone to get a passcode to access Bargain Pages on the internet. I've done this before and had no problems. This is what the website says...

SMS Text

Send an SMS txt to receive a passcode:

72 Hour Access - All Adverts access for £1.50, send the word ADS to 87121

72 Hour Access - Coventry access for £1.00, send the word ADS to 83149

72 Hour Access - Birmingham access for £1.00, send the word ADS to 83149

72 Hour Access - Black Country access for £1.00, send the word ADS to 83149

You will receive a passcode by SMS txt 5 to 30 minutes after sending this message. Please do not resend until you receive your passcode by text. A £1.50 or £1.00 charge for this passcode will appear on your mobile phone bill* ONLY once you have received your passcode by SMS.


I opted for "All Adverts".
Now, my problem is that I didn't receive one message back. So far I've received 25, and the only reason I haven't received more is that I've ran out of memory on my phone. Now like I said i've used this service before and not had a problem, just got one message back and logged on to the service. I've spoken to 3 (phone provider) and checked my bill online and my bill is up to £76.54 which is just what these messages are costing me. They advised me to text the number saying "STOP", which i've done, but I don't know if it's made any difference because I can't receive any more messages.

Can someone tell me what the hell I do now? I am NOT paying £76.54 because of this, it's not a dodgy company or anything, it's just a local business that sell papers with ads in twice a week and just provide the same service via the net. I've phoned their customer services but it's only letting me leave a voicemail, so I can't do much more than wait.

hollydays

Move this to the mobile phones board?

Brooker_Dave

MissShal wrote: »

Hi, this morning I used my phone to get a passcode to access Bargain Pages on the internet. I've done this before and had no problems. This is what the website says...

SMS Text

Send an SMS txt to receive a passcode:

72 Hour Access - All Adverts access for £1.50, send the word ADS to 87121

72 Hour Access - Coventry access for £1.00, send the word ADS to 83149

72 Hour Access - Birmingham access for £1.00, send the word ADS to 83149

72 Hour Access - Black Country access for £1.00, send the word ADS to 83149

You will receive a passcode by SMS txt 5 to 30 minutes after sending this message. Please do not resend until you receive your passcode by text. A £1.50 or £1.00 charge for this passcode will appear on your mobile phone bill* ONLY once you have received your passcode by SMS.


I opted for "All Adverts".
Now, my problem is that I didn't receive one message back. So far I've received 25, and the only reason I haven't received more is that I've ran out of memory on my phone. Now like I said i've used this service before and not had a problem, just got one message back and logged on to the service. I've spoken to 3 (phone provider) and checked my bill online and my bill is up to £76.54 which is just what these messages are costing me. They advised me to text the number saying "STOP", which i've done, but I don't know if it's made any difference because I can't receive any more messages.

Can someone tell me what the hell I do now? I am NOT paying £76.54 because of this, it's not a dodgy company or anything, it's just a local business that sell papers with ads in twice a week and just provide the same service via the net. I've phoned their customer services but it's only letting me leave a voicemail, so I can't do much more than wait.

Try ringing them in the morning, it could be that their system's gone beserk and you're not the only one?

Lorraine007

Bargain Pages phone lines open Mon-Fri 9-5, I assure you when you call and get the voicemail, if you leave a message they will get back to you as soon as they can.