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telephone advice

Does anybody know if there is a telephone company where you can get cheap calls to 0704 numbers(hospital line limited).Already tried 18866and 1899 and they dont have access at present.

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  • barjam_2
    barjam_2 Posts: 1,667 Forumite
    Does anybody know if there is a telephone company where you can get cheap calls to 0704 numbers(hospital line limited).Already tried 18866and 1899 and they dont have access at present.



    i am registered with 1899 and 18866 i have a bt line when i tried these no.s to ring my mother in hospital they wouldnt work, then someone mentioned about putting the no. from ntl in front its a longer no. but it worked out at 15p per min much better than 39p &49p what patientline want!!!!!!!!! but i think it only worked on 1899 though
  • pricefighter
    pricefighter Posts: 2,829 Forumite
    Use the 1899 0808 cable access no it works from that as Barjam points out.
    PF.
  • Thanks For Your Reply

    Which Ntl 1899 Access Number Did You Use , Was It :-
    0808 170 7474 Or 0808 170 8708 ???

    Thanks Again For Your Help
  • barjam ,do you know which ntl 1899 access number to use.Is it 0808 170 7474 or 0808 170 8708?
  • barjam_2
    barjam_2 Posts: 1,667 Forumite
    barjam ,do you know which ntl 1899 access number to use.Is it 0808 170 7474 or 0808 170 8708?

    i am sooooo sorry for not replying to you westwardbymanier i aint been on for a while (mse) as i have just recently lost my mother ,

    i am sorry also i cant remember which no. i used just try either and see what price it says :confused:
  • pricefighter
    pricefighter Posts: 2,829 Forumite
    0808 1 708 708 is the number to use.
    PF.
  • Stuart_W
    Stuart_W Posts: 1,827 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    topupnow.co.uk offers 9p/min (5p connection fee) but you have to top up in £1.50 units at a time (one top up gets 16 minutes).
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