Phones & TV

A question about : Don't Call Sky by 18866

DON’T USE 18866 TO CALL SKY. Those using call18866 (see cheapest home phone calls) shouldn’t use it to call Sky’s customer service centre. The way it works means Sky can see it as an overseas number, and I’ve heard reports of them cutting people off assuming they’re wrongly using it frm abroad. (discuss sky/call18866 problem)

A question about : BT Light User Scheme

We have lived in our house for just over 6 months now, and have only made 1 telephone call from our landline.

When I heard about the light user scheme from BT, I thought it would be perfect.

However, it seems you don't qualify for it if you have i) A mobile telephone in your name ii) A broadband connection. Apparently there are more exclusions (probably if you speak english, wear blue jeans and other such ridiculous unrelated reasons).

A question about : Small overcharging problem with 18866...

Just found out that if you ring somebody with BT 1571 answering service and they're on the 'phone, you get charged on 18866 but not if you ring via BT.

(Now that has to be the tightest complaint I've ever made. It's only 1p for god's sake!!!)

A question about : what is 188866??

what is all this 18866 etc numbers that i have seen flying around the forum? this is my first post on here so please be gentle lol

A question about : 18866

I dialled 18866 before making calls, and most of the time, the voice mail will tell me whether it is a free call or how much the call will cost. However, sometimes as soon as I dialled I got straight through to the person, and again this happened this afternoon. Just out of curiosity, I checked my account online just now and I noticed the call did not go through 18866 and my provider is BT. I am wondering whether anybody has experienced this esp as I was put on the queue this afternoon and I thought the phone was free. Thanks.

A question about : Martin's appearance on Watchdog

Liked your bit on the prog last night, Martin, but could you not ask them, next time you're there, why, as a consumer 'watchdog', they insist on only giving out an 0870 number for contact?
Surely this helps to perpetrate the 'covert' premium line scam!

A question about : what is the cheapest way to call china?

my son has just gone out to china for a year to teach english.

we don't have xp or 2000 on our computer and don't know yet whether any of the instant chat programmes will work his end

so we are looking for the cheapest way to keep in touch - we have talk talk for our phone but are willing to change.

any thoughts or suggestions about instant chat or free pc calls or the best phone company

he has a mobile and a land line number but it isn't the mobile number that he went out with ???

A question about : 18866 (again) & ntl

Apologies if this has been asked before - I've tried searching - but with no success.

I'm thinking of switching to 18866 but have ntl. Can you tell me if the 0808 number is free please?

I asked ntl and they didn't seem to know - but guessed it would be about 30p per minute! Is this right?

Any other problems with 18866 / ntl to be aware of?

Many thanks

Bethan