The service offered by 1899 is now available from ANY registered landline phone in the UK.

This can be cable, NTL, BT, etc.  It can be accessed via the short code 1899 or freephone number - Please see the site for details.

Thanks
Daniel
www.saynoto0870.com

I have been contemplating signing up with 18866.com or 1869.com as both are offering excellent prices.

However being a cautious sort I have been trying to find out a bit more about the firm that runs both sites. The firm is called Finarea SA and its website says it is registered in Switzerland.

On neither of their sites can I find their address either in UK or Switzerland and a Google search doesn’t help either.

I started their registration process on line but it appears that to complete registration I have to agree that they can charge my credit card without any further authorisation from myself. Now I have this arrangement with some firms but, crucially, it is under the auspices of the UK Direct Debit scheme.  Finarea SA say they do not operate the Direct Debit scheme.

Whilst I am in no way implying that the firm is other than 100% genuine what safeguards are there if something goes wrong?

wrote on May 5^th, 2004 at 9:49pm:

I started their registration process on line but it appears that to complete registration I have to agree that they can charge my credit card without any further authorisation from myself. Now I have this arrangement with some firms but, crucially, it is under the auspices of the UK Direct Debit scheme.  Finarea SA say they do not operate the Direct Debit scheme.

Robert,

The Direct Debit scheme does not apply to credit cards - It only applies to payments taken direct from a bank account (not credit card).

You should have the same protection with your credit card as you would with any other UK company.

I have been personally using the service for a long time now, and haven't had any problems at all - Billing has always been accurate. - I know there are many more who are more than satisfied with their service.

Thanks again
Daniel
www.saynoto0870.com

Does anyone know if there is a 01 or 02 number for 1899 as my mobile tariff includes 750 minutes to these numbers but charges for freephone numbers.

Many Thanks, Gareth

wrote on May 7^th, 2004 at 10:36pm:

Does anyone know if there is a 01 or 02 number for 1899 as my mobile tariff includes 750 minutes to these numbers but charges for freephone numbers. Many Thanks, Gareth

Gareth,

There isn't one yet, but I am told a london 020 number should be available shortly.

Watch this space......

Daniel

Now that 18866 are also .5p per minute with a 1p connection charge as opposed to 1899's 3p connection charge, is 1899 worth using?  - seems strange that both companies are apparently owned by the same set up!

any news re the 020 number that garethg raised recently

would love to use the service more but it then costs me extra with my mobile

i would presume it would also save the phone provider as well!

Fred

1899.com advertise a 3p connection charge. Their 18866 number charges only 1p connection!
Has anybody noticed this difference?


1899 site extract as below:-
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"Prices are in pence per minute. Calls are billed per second rounded to the nearest penny, include VAT and are subject to change. 1899 calls are subject to a 3p connection fee. "

Yes thanks Mike . . . we all noticed !   http://www.fendeal.btinternet.co.uk/pics/specs.gif

Seems Finarea also runs Telediscount

http://www.telediscount.co.uk/aboutus.php

http://www.call18866.co.uk/termsconditions.php

That's quite handy if you're paranoid like some on the forums !!

It's all done by ringing 0844, 0871, 0911, etc.  prefixed numbers then the destination number, so that the money is shown on your BT (or whoever) bill.

Some of the charges are slightly higher, but funnily the charge to Germany Mobiles is 2p cheaper. I didn't notice any glaring differences on the others but then I didn't check the whole list.
If you don't want to pay by Direct Debit on your credit card then it's better !

Thanks for the info Adrian   ;D

Robert is this any good to you

Telesoldes and Telerabais: EXPLANATIONS
"you Know the operator of network of telesoldes!
It would be necessary that it is also accessible by the 1690!"

The operator used by TELESOLDES is COLT TELECOMMUNICATIONS. Colt not proposing services for the private individuals, it is not very probable that somebody is preselected at COLT.

Telesoldes functions with all the preselections, except obviously a preselection COLT...

"telerabais, its subsidiary company, uses a number azure snuffed well of FT"

The number azure 0811-65 31 31 belongs in fact to COLT TELECOMMUNICATIONS. I.e. that the calls are conveyed for the network of COLT and not on that of FT. France Telecom makes only the invoicing and the amount with COLT transfers. Like one suspects it, COLT remunerates TELERABAIS grassement, which makes it possible to pay the routing of the calls of the customers.

"It is the only company where I see so much insisting on nonthe preselection, even if it is an error! "

They are all bonnement the inefficient ones. The company is managed since the foreigner, they are not informed any of the operation of the network French telecom!

"FT makes a price at the 1690!"

Not since the 1690 belong to COLT.

"telerabais is a subsidiary company of this English company which made the choice treat with the historical operator"

Telerabais and Telediscount are subsidiary of a baptized Dutch company Telediscount!

This company Dutchwoman has an offshore oil rig subsidiary company in baptized Switzerland Finarea SA. Based in the tax haven of Lugano, this company manages Telerabais and Telesoldes.

"If not, how to explain the incomes of telerabais when one pays with FT?"

As the 0811 does not belong to FT, FT transfers what you pay with COLT. That is called the invoicing for account of third. Colt réminère then telerabais.

It is the same when your bank opens a number into 08: it recoit of its operator of the money when you call it...

In the business, it is not so much FT which earns money but the operator used (Colt in the case of telerabais) and the recipient (the company Finarea SA for telerabais).

That's as maybe, but on the other hand, if whatsoever, and perhaps, it could be considered that !!  :-/

Was it just me or was that last post IMPOSSIBLE to understand ?!  :o

Would anyone with a possible translation please post it urgently.

I could understand if it was typo's 'cos we all make them, but some of us go back & correct them to make the post at least readable.   :-X

wrote on Sep 1^st, 2004 at 12:07pm:

That's as maybe, but on the other hand, if whatsoever, and perhaps, it could be considered that !!  :-/ Was it just me or was that last post IMPOSSIBLE to understand ?!  :o Would anyone with a possible translation please post it urgently. I could understand if it was typo's 'cos we all make them, but some of us go back & correct them to make the post at least readable.   :-X

No, it wasn't just you!

Here's an easier one:

1899 no longer charge (at any time) for calls to UK '01' or '02' numbers.  They just charge the 3p per call connection fee - or has this been mentioned already?.