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helen26 Newbie Offline Posts: 3	Internet dial up Jul 20^th, 2005 at 10:00pm Has anyone changed their internet pay as you go dial up number from the 0845 number to an 01 number, does it work or does provider re-route the call.
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Re: Internet dial up
Reply #1 - Jul 20^th, 2005 at 11:02pm

A couple of threads on ISPs with geographical numbers are running in the Requests section:

I don't know about other providers, but if you are on BT Together, alot of these are excluded from the geographical 'discounts' and are charged at 0845 rates. See BT Together ISP and numbers exclusion list on BT's site.

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Reply #2 - Jul 20^th, 2005 at 11:06pm

See the posting at Landlines for ISP's which gives you a choice of some useful numbers !

I am with OneTel and use the Geo numbers to call my various dial-up accounts monthly. There are great problems though if you are with BT and some other phone providers, who will block the calls.

It can save you having to get an Anytime account. Grin

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Reply #3 - Jul 22^nd, 2005 at 6:51am

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A couple of threads on ISPs with geographical numbers are running in the Requests section:

I don't know about other providers, but if you are on BT Together, alot of these are excluded from the geographical 'discounts' and are charged at 0845 rates. See BT Together ISP and numbers exclusion list on BT's site.

I just read that and cannot believe it. BT actually discriminate between a voice call and a modem call. As far as the equipment is concerned there is no difference. That stinks. It's like saying you can call your mother for free but if you call your granny in the next street it costs a premium rate. Unbelievable

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Re: Internet dial up
Reply #4 - Jul 28^th, 2005 at 5:31pm

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See the posting at Landlines for ISP's which gives you a choice of some useful numbers !

I am with OneTel and use the Geo numbers to call my various dial-up accounts monthly. There are great problems though if you are with BT and some other phone providers, who will block the calls.

It can save you having to get an Anytime account. Grin

If you're with Onetel, don't they invoice the calls on the monthly bill? Therefore what benefit is there of using the geo number?

I'm on the basic plan of 1.5p per minute and I use an 0800 to dial-up and then when authenticated with their server, my usage is clocked and then charged to my monthly bill.

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