Signing up for call1899/18866/18185

bow1508

I'm sorry if this has been covered or is a silly question but i'be just signed up to the sky tv/broadband/free weekend and evening calls package with sky. Can I use these prefix numbers esp for 0845 and mobile numbers? thanks in advance

Heinz

bow1508 wrote: »

I'm sorry if this has been covered or is a silly question but i'be just signed up to the sky tv/broadband/free weekend and evening calls package with sky. Can I use these prefix numbers esp for 0845 and mobile numbers? thanks in advance

If you've been sensible and left your line rental with BT, you can use 1899, 18185 and 18866 (if you have accounts with them).

18185 is cheapest for calls to UK mobiles but BT is actually cheaper for 0845 and 0870 calls at certain times. Use a 1280 prefix to hop back onto BT when appropriate.

Please see the 'HERE' link in my signature below too.

bow1508

I didn't realise it was okay if you have left you're line rental with BT which I have. Many Thanks for that, it's only the calls that have gone to sky. am off to read yr article rite now, thanks again :beer:

Mr_McGoo

If you do NOT rent your landline from BT, you CAN still use the 1899 service...there's just another access number.

Strangely enough, although I do not rent from BT, one of my 2 landlines lines works with 1899, while the other and my mobile require the other access number (I'm not being coy, I can't remember it!)

So you can ignore people saying you must rent your line from BT if you want to use these services. Just another piece of BT misinformation, maybe? Perhaps not, I'm sure the posters are not BT staff and meant well.

Heinz

Mr_McGoo wrote: »

If you do NOT rent your landline from BT, you CAN still use the 1899 service...there's just another access number.

Strangely enough, although I do not rent from BT, one of my 2 landlines lines works with 1899, while the other and my mobile require the other access number (I'm not being coy, I can't remember it!)

So you can ignore people saying you must rent your line from BT if you want to use these services. Just another piece of BT misinformation, maybe? Perhaps not, I'm sure the posters are not BT staff and meant well.

If you're with another line provider but are still able to use the 4 or 5-digit prefixes, great. Beware though, your line provider could bar such access without telling you, route your calls itself and charge you its own rates.

If you have to use one of the 0808 or 020 gateway numbers, charges are different (e.g. 1p per minute instead of 0p per minute to UK 01/02/03 numbers).

Mr_McGoo

Beware though, your line provider could bar such access without telling you, route your calls itself and charge you its own rates.

Of course; so could BT if it chose to.

And if I had to decide, between my present supplier and BT, which one is more likely to try and find a way to screw me, I'd go for BT every time.

Heinz

Mr_McGoo wrote: »

Of course; so could BT if it chose to.

No. BT (and only BT) is specifically prohibited from doing so.

jhp

Mr_McGoo wrote: »

If you do NOT rent your landline from BT, you CAN still use the 1899 service...there's just another access number.

Which is not a short code, is specifically for non-Bt Users, and is usually dearer to use.

scorpiolady

Hi, i signed upto 18185 this evening and to test it i phoned my mobile number but got through to someone else , i tried it again and it happened again, i went online to check my account and i dialled number right, does this happen often?
Sandra

jhp

scorpiolady wrote: »

Hi, i signed upto 18185 this evening and to test it i phoned my mobile number but got through to someone else , i tried it again and it happened again, i went online to check my account and i dialled number right, does this happen often?
Sandra

Their are routing problems in certain parts of UK . See http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=790699