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billsavings

BexTech wrote: »

I see the site can't even display the number correctly!! And they are a telco?

020 3347 3399 should be the correct way to display their number.

Does it really matter to the average Joe as long as they get free/inclusive intl calls.:D

BexTech

billsavings wrote: »

Does it really matter to the average Joe as long as they get free/inclusive intl calls.:D

Well it doesn't say much for a telcoms company if they can't even get their own numbers correctly formatted. So YES it DOES matter.

diamonds

no thats incorrect^ 0207 0208 & the new 0203 are london prefixes, its how people recognise them due to the 4 changes in London codes in 10 yrs

1990 01 becomes 071/081
1995 071/081 becomes 0171/0181
2000 0171/0181 becomes 020 most people including Londoners just carried the 7 or 8 across


0203 347 3399

my Orange Broadband 2nd line Talk has a 0203 London prefix, thats how Orange display it as a choice for London - 0203

BexTech

diamonds wrote: »

no thats incorrect^ 0207 0208 & the new 0203 are london prefixes, its how people recognise them due to the 4 changes in London codes in 10 yrs

1990 01 becomes 071/081
1995 071/081 becomes 0171/0181
2000 0171/0181 becomes 020 most people including Londoners just carried the 7 or 8 across


0203 347 3399

my Orange Broadband 2nd line Talk has a 0203 London prefix, thats how Orange display it as a choice for London - 0203

LOL My God how can people even today get it wrong!

The NEW London prefix was 020, not 0207, 0208 or 0203.

The LONDON PREFIX IS 020.

The 7, 8 or 3 is part of the LOCAL number.


0203 347 3399 is INCORRECT.

It is: 020 3347 3399

The 3 is part of the local number.

Now if the area code was 0203 and the local number was 347 3399 that would mean you if you lived in the 0203 area you could dial 347 3399. Now try that and you find the call won't connect because it us missing a digit.

There is no 0207, 0208 or 0203 area code, only 020.

This means anywhere in the 020 area you can dial other London numbers without the 020 but just the local number, for example 3347 3399, 7043 1320.

Look at this London number for a speaking clock. 020 7043 1320, now you say the local area code is 0207, that makes the local number 043 1320, now can you see a problem here? You try dialling that local number? You can't 1) it is missing a digit, 2) it begins with a 0. As the area code for London is 020, the local number is 7043 1320 and this you can dial from anywhere in London without 020.

1990 01 becomes 071 / 081
1995 071 / 081 becomes 0171 / 0181
2000 0171 / 0181 becomes 020, with 7 and 8 becoming part of the local number, just because some people get it wrong, doesn't meant that is right.

diamonds

0207 0208 & the new 0203 are london prefixes, its how people "recognise" them due to the 4 changes in London codes in 10 yrs, we all dont live in London & Londoners themselves give out 020X XXX XXXX

add to that UK mobile do not recognise local area & area code must be dialled, even Vodafone can tell you your local area code on screen but you still have to dial it

blame the telecom regulator/s since 1990 people take 020X as a London code

BexTech

diamonds wrote: »

0207 0208 & the new 0203 are london prefixes, its how people "recognise" them due to the 4 changes in London codes in 10 yrs

Incorrect.

020 is the prefix. 7, 8 and 3 are part of the local number.

Just because a few people recognise them wrong, does not make it right.

Re-read my post and when in London if you aren't already you try dialling a local number without the 3, 7 or 8 on it and see how far you get!

People need to be informed of the correct way to display numbers so as not to confuse.

Try dialling 043 1320 within London, if people think 0207 is the dialling code then 043 1320 is the local number, however 020 is the dialling code and the local number is 7043 1320 this would then dial.

People need to learn how to construct their own number correctly, not as if it is difficult, not even for the hard of thinking I would have thought.

Doesn't help when people who should know better make errors.

Quentin

gaz666 wrote: »

Additionally, there is no charge for caller display......

You are mistaken.

Post Office do charge for their version of caller display. They call it "Display Caller Number" and charge £1.71/month.

gaz666_2

Quentin wrote: »

You are mistaken.
Post Office do charge for their version of caller display. They call it "Display Caller Number" and charge £1.71/month.

You are right, I stand corrected :wall:

gaz666_2

From 1 June 2009 Post Office Home phone will charge £11.75 per month (currently £10.79) and will now include evening and weekend calls to 0845 and 0870 numbers! Also the list of countries that can be called free of charge at weekends has been extended from 20 to 40. Details HERE :cool: