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Stabilo

robred wrote:

i am an orange contract phone user but have not used 1899 mainly because i use the phone all of the time for business and cant be bothered with the hassle of not being able to just pick a number from the phone book and dial it
why did you say you have 13 months of freephone left ?? where does the 13 months come from ??

ryan air free flights from where ??

My address book is set up to prefix with the 1899.com freephone access number then a pause and then the required number.

1st Dec Orange charge for freephone access but they have agreed to waive the charge for some (me included) for 12 months (13 months left).

http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/ East Midlands to Murcia for 'free'.

Fares are exclusive of taxes fees & charges which do not exceed £15.20Booking Period:Wed 02nd Nov - Mon 07th Nov Travel Period:Wed 09th Nov - Thu 09th Feb Applicable Days:1200 Mon - 1200 Thur & Sat after 1200
Subject To Availability Flight must be purchased:7 Days in advance Blackout Period:16th Dec '05 - 05th Jan '06 Notes on this fare:All Holidays, School Breaks and major sporting events are excluded from this offer

robred_2

Stabilo

can you use the prefix with numbers that are in international format +4401803 etc etc

how do i persuade orange to wave the freephone fee ??

Stabilo

robred wrote:

Stabilo

can you use the prefix with numbers that are in international format +4401803 etc etc

how do i persuade orange to wave the freephone fee ??

Yes for 1899.com you would enter the phonebook entry as:

08081707474p00441803etcetc#

Hold down * key for p. Must terminate with #. I just tried it and noticed 1899 & 18866 are quite busy at the moment.

After dialling you will get the 'this is a free call' message then a pause and then the number will be called. Free in this case means it will cost nothing per minute just 3p for connection.

Ring Orange CS & grovel for the 'freephone bundle', as it's known. Good luck.

BexTech

I used to use access numbers when I had free calls to freephone numbers, that was from about 1996 onwards until One2One/T-Mobile started charging for them.

A couple of years back, I then got rid of my contract, and just use my mobile now for emergencies or very quick calls. I try and do all my phone calls whilst at home.

BexTech

I found I needed a longer pause, so would use 08081707474pp0121660....#

robred_2

hmmm i have over 300 phonebook entries most of them with at least 2 numbers i can feel RSI coming on
i was hoping there was a solution where i could leave the numbers as they are but tell the phone to always dial a prefix
dont the prefix's change periodically ??
does anyone know of some good software to help me mange my mobile phonebook nokia 5140 phone or 6230i if i ever get around to copying the phonebook

BexTech

The other way depending on how you phone dials from the phone book, is to pull the access number up from the phone book and dial that, and then pull the phone number you want whilst connected to 1899 from the phone bock and dial that, then press #.

Some mobiles however don't allow you to access / dial from the phone book whilst on an active call, or will place the 1st call on hold and dial the new number.

Stabilo

robred wrote:

hmmm i have over 300 phonebook entries most of them with at least 2 numbers i can feel RSI coming on
i was hoping there was a solution where i could leave the numbers as they are but tell the phone to always dial a prefix
dont the prefix's change periodically ??
does anyone know of some good software to help me mange my mobile phonebook nokia 5140 phone or 6230i if i ever get around to copying the phonebook

The prefixes don't change as such it is just someone else comes along that is cheaper. I only call about 5 or 6 of my mobile contacts on a regular basis so I just change 18866 freephone number to 1899's etc.

If you get the right software you should be able to replace 08081234567 of all 600 entries in your phonebook with 08087654321 when you change from 18XX to 18ZZ etc

rbulph

Sipgate looks really interesting, but the site is hard to follow. Reckon they could do with a better translator. Can anyone answer the following:

1. What exactly do I connect the Internet telephone to? My modem? Is an appropriate connector applied that will fit all modems? Or do I connect via a USB connector to my computer? Do I need to buy any equipment other than the telephone?

2. How do I access voice mail? Is it stored on the telephone so I can easily listen to it, or do I have to dial a specific number to get this?

3. Is the service good enough to be able to dispose of your landline once you have it up and running? To my mind that's what determines whether or not it's worthwhile.

Thanks.

Stabilo

rbulph wrote:

Sipgate looks really interesting, but the site is hard to follow. Reckon they could do with a better translator. Can anyone answer the following:

1. What exactly do I connect the Internet telephone to? My modem? Is an appropriate connector applied that will fit all modems? Or do I connect via a USB connector to my computer? Do I need to buy any equipment other than the telephone?

2. How do I access voice mail? Is it stored on the telephone so I can easily listen to it, or do I have to dial a specific number to get this?

3. Is the service good enough to be able to dispose of your landline once you have it up and running? To my mind that's what determines whether or not it's worthwhile.

Thanks.

1. Sipgate works with software or hardware. With software you just need a headset with mic. For hardware you need either a modem with VOIP ports (95% don't have them) or what is known as an ATA (approx £30). With hardware there is no need for your PC to be on.

2. Voicemail is stored with the provider, free to access via VOIP or pay to access via a geographic number. Can also arrange for the voicemail to be emailed to you as a wav file (excellent quality).

3. If you have cable broadband I would say Sipgate is good enough to bin the BT line. Most people in the UK have broadband on a BT line and therefore still need to keep the line even of they never make or receive any calls on the line. Time for Oftel to look into this.