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May 17th, 2005 at 7:00am
 
Hi!

First I would like to apoligize if this is the wrong forum for this thread, but was not sure where to put it.
I have tried to search around for info, but i'm not really sure what I am looking for ?

The thing is I wen't to england on a holiday and met this girl who I wan't to call alot Smiley

So anyway, I thought of using skype since I had used it to call my mate in england and it was very cheap, but when I did call her it chewed up my credits much faster than when I called him.
So I looked around and found out she has a 0870 number as she lives in student accomodations in Liverpool.

Now I am from denmark so I don't know much about english phone numbers and how everything works there, so that's why I thought of making this thread.

Can anyone tell me if there is a cheaper alternative for her to get so I can call her at the lower rates with skype ? Would it be expensive for her and is there much trouble with doing it ?

I really appreciate any help I can get so in advance thank you very much!

Cheers!
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Reply #1 - May 17th, 2005 at 5:51pm
 
There are two entries in the database for Liverpool Uni. The first is in the verified list and is 0870 7552*** -> 0151 7958***

The second is unverified and is 0870 888xxxx -> 0151 794xxxx
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Reply #2 - May 17th, 2005 at 6:04pm
 
Thank you so much, I will be testing it shortly, hopefully it works Cheesy

Again thank you VERY much!!
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Reply #3 - May 17th, 2005 at 7:18pm
 
It didn't work and after talking to her again (using the expensive number) I found out she is on KeyCom and not the liverpool uni.

I haven't had any luck finding a Geo number for that company so I was wondering if you knew any ?

Thanks!
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Reply #4 - May 17th, 2005 at 7:27pm
 
KeyCom rings a bell. It's been talked about on here with regards university accommodation.

A search of this forum for keycom brings up a few hits. Unfortunately it appears KeyCom specialise in VoIP phone services (see here), which means that there probably isn't a geographical alternative.  Undecided

How much does it cost your friend to call you from her room phone to Denmark?
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Reply #5 - May 17th, 2005 at 7:29pm
 
darn, that's just typical...!

I don't know how much it would cost her really, I can ask her to check, do you think it would be cheaper than the 0.155£ that i'm paying ?
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Reply #6 - May 17th, 2005 at 7:34pm
 
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I don't know how much it would cost her really, I can ask her to check, do you think it would be cheaper than the 0.155£ that i'm paying ?

I don't know. I think the info on this is at www.keytalk.net.

The only other suggestion I can think of is that you arrange to phone her on a public payphone (which have normal geographical numbers).
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Reply #7 - May 17th, 2005 at 7:43pm
 
Alright, i'll look around and see what the cost is, thanks again mate Cheesy calling her on a payphone would kinda suck though lol
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Reply #8 - May 17th, 2005 at 7:51pm
 
I've just checked and it's extortion to call internationally from a BT Payphone. To Denmark it is £1 per minute with a 10p (£0.10) connection fee and a minimum charge of 30p.  Shocked

So the first 30p will buy 12seconds.
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Reply #9 - May 17th, 2005 at 7:54pm
 
BT? what does that mean ?

So basically what your saying is that it will cost her a fortune to call me from her home phone ?

I pay £0.155 pr. minutte.

A friend of mine said that she could use one of those cheaper companies, something about dialing a number before dialing mine and she would get it for 1p pr. min. is that possible when she has keycom ?
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Reply #10 - May 17th, 2005 at 8:18pm
 
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BT? what does that mean ?

That's British Telecom which provides payphones in the street. BT was the public utility which ran the phones here in the UK and is now privatised.

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So basically what your saying is that it will cost her a fortune to call me from her home phone ?

No, I don't know what it will cost her. Get her to check.

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I pay £0.155 pr. minutte.

A friend of mine said that she could use one of those cheaper companies, something about dialing a number before dialing mine and she would get it for 1p pr. min. is that possible when she has keycom ?

I can't say for definate, but I maybe that's from a normal landline, probably a BT one. The phones in the rooms in the halls are provided by KeyCom, so she would have to find out what rates they charge.

The thing is that some of these services you mention use 0844 numbers (and other 08 non-geographical numbers). The problem with these numbers is that only BT must provide access to them at a particular rate from a normal landline, and the rate quoted is usually the BT one. It is often [more] expensive to call such numbers from other providers, although it's best to check.

I imagine that KeyCom would be quite happy to charge an arm and a leg to call these numbers as they effectively have a monopoly in the university. That is the reason they can get away with rip-off 0870 in the first place.
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Reply #11 - May 17th, 2005 at 8:23pm
 
Hmm thank you very much for your feedback.

Looks like I just have to pay that ripoff price then if I wan't to speak with her, which I do of course Smiley

I will be checking around though if there are cheaper alternatives though.
It would be much easier if she had a computer and net, but she doesn't and it seems that no matter how cheap I can do it here it all ends up at her end coz of that damn 0870 number Angry

Just had a thought though, is it possible for her to change to a different provider so she would get a normal number or is it a fixed deal at student accomodations ?

Thanks again, might try the payphone thingie lol Smiley nah....
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Reply #12 - May 17th, 2005 at 8:35pm
 
According to the dognbonezone site they run the Liverpool University Student Phone system.Unless there are two places in Liverpool of University status,or there are 2 seperate suppliers.

www.dognbonezone.com
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Reply #13 - May 18th, 2005 at 2:30pm
 
*sigh*  Sad I just got a reply from Keycom, it would cost her 9p to call me pr. minutte so it's still cheaper for me to call her........god this sucks!
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Reply #14 - May 18th, 2005 at 2:37pm
 
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*sigh*  Sad I just got a reply from Keycom, it would cost her 9p to call me pr. minutte so it's still cheaper for me to call her........god this sucks!

But you said it cost you (the equivalent of) 15.5p/min! Are you confused with £s and pence? 9p is 9pence, that's £0.09.
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