I joined One.Tel recently and subscribed to their unlimited geographic number call package. 

Thought voice was great, but things got even better when I discovered this site. Using it, I chose a new ISP; one that offered "pay-as-you-go" internet access, i.e. they get paid via a "rake off" on your call charges - in my case a slice of £0.00! 

Things were, for a time, almost too good to be true! In the last week however, the 01483 number refuses to answer so it looks like Virgin have rumbled and taken action. 

I've tried to find alternatives using this site, but all of the ISP's I've tried either charge for the account, or are asking for credit card details during sign up - does this suggest that ISP's will no longer charge by taking a proportion of the 0845 / 0870 call charges, and will instead debit the card directly based upon my use of their service?

Anybody got some advice for the truly tight-fisted? ???

And if you'd looked in our Alternative Numbers listing under BT, you'd have found that we've also known about it for ages as well !!   

It works fine still thanks but the point was that Virgin's dial up is no longer working.   

Does anyone have any idea what Virgin's new one is please !!

Found the probable reason for the Virgin problem (no it doesn't come in a little foil packet !!)   

News details about NTL taking over Virgin.net and another about Virgin.net up for sale a few months before.

All is becoming clear  . . . .  Housekeeping !!