18866 and protecting your data (or Who Wants Cold Calls?)

I don't know. My LCR box developed a fault, and I was foolish enough to switch to CPS. From then on, they billed for all my calls. I shouldn't have gone CPS. My mistake.

Can I add a new conspiracy please? Maybe 18866 is funded secretly by BT to force out some of their competitors! :O

Oliver.

battery life...

Jim.

In article , Andy Pandy writes

What a lovely considerate lady, not to talk you out of house and home and wallet;)

In article , snipped-for-privacy@despammed.com writes

Perhaps the great public don't know about 18866, I've only seen it on these news postings.....

Even on a CCA? From what I understand there's no dual liability for these transactions - it's between you and the company.

It's happened to me in the past, and the CC fixed the problem.

David

And the billing is kept up to date which allows you to check.

Yes, exactly.

This is where email domains are handy. I use unique email addresses for any commercial company I need to give an email address to. So, in this case, 18866@ my domain. If ever I did get spam to that address, it would be most likely that the details had been passed on- but it would be easy to block email to that address. FWIW, I don't think I've ever seen any spam that was using one of those made-up addresses.

I'm sure he'll think of one!

David

You don't have to, of course. Likewise you can stick with a first generation DVD player that takes an age to spin up..

The technology is still maturing - arguably you can benefit from the advancements. Bluetooth hands free, improved battery life and ergonomics have made my life easier.. yet there are well regarded phones from the not-too-distant past that some people swear by which work perfectly well.

For non-gadget junkies the most compelling reason for replacing a mobile may be decline in battery performance. After 12-18 months - if you actually use the phone - you may notice the battery 'dropping off'. It's to be expected! It can make sense to put the money toward a more capable phone, espcially if it's "free", rather than a new battery...

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A mobile contract with cashback is usually much cheaper than PAYT, and far more convenient then being tied to a landline.

and an Orange YP contract with cashback will also provide you with free 0800 for use with Calling Cards like 18866. Working out cheaper than paying BT a monthly service charge.

Steve Terry

Not an easy thing to do with the incredible sight of mont blanc and the matterhorn when looking south.

Did you get a chance to go up the cable car to the top of mont blanc? Now that is a ride

Steve Terry

The easy way around that with any ISPs lousy newsserver is to sign up for Berlins Individual.net newsserver.

Steve Terry

"Colin Reddish" wrote in message news:6DH0d.681$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...

Did any of us pay any of them more than a Tenner, and not get our moneys worth in the first week?

Steve Terry

I never bother with CCs from the landline, CCs are what Orange contracts are for ;-)

(and it the good old days my 121, 18 month upfront allinone with free 0800)

Steve Terry

Much cheaper to get a new battery!

And if you want extra special battery life, get a model of phone which offers different sizes of battery as optional extras. Some are offered for popular phones by other suppliers. For example, I got the biggest battery for my Nokia 6310 which will run for two weeks heavy use, three weeks mild use, and four weeks if I remember to switch it off at night. No need to take a charger on holiday!

sort of like lineone type of thing?

---------------------------------------------------- reverse my email address, and remove the obvious spam traps to reach me by email.

I didn't give 18866 authority to take as much money as they like for whatever they want. A fraudulent transaction is a fraudulent transaction regardless of which payment structure is used.

Oliver.

You're OK for fraudulent ones. The problems arise when there is a dispute over the amount payable.

So how do you route landline calls?