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Discussion of UK telecommunications
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Collecting Qxdial points
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Important Notice (updated:10/6/09): As termination fee on 0870 numbers will cease on 1st August 2009, we regret that our users will no longer be able to collect points via 0870 number from 1st August 2009 (unless OFCOM changes its mind, which is unlikely). [link]... more »
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Faulty Orchid dialler
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Mom has been using her Orchid V4 Plus on her BT line for just over three years. It has never let her down, until today. She was complaining that she was unable to receive incoming calls, people were telling her that there was a very short ring tone followed by immediate disconnection. On testing from my mobile this was... more »
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Arthur James Fiction – 3 Novels - Free
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Read on-line/Download – Free [link] • Adams Sisters – A love story about Christa, a young African American woman who is a medical student at Georgetown University in Washington DC. • Jason and the Kodikats – A story for children, about a young boy named Jason who goes into the imaginary world of the Kodikats, while... more »
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BT Call Divert & Option 3
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Dear all I am thinking about using call divert to redirect my calls to voip while I am on holiday. Now I know that the outgoing call will be carged. My question is does it make any difference, that I am on option 3 to make it effectivly a free call? all the best Markus
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Texts to landlines
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Last night I got several repeated voice text messages on my landline. The sender had sent a single message about 10pm but we got called about 4 times between 3-6am with the same message. Couldn't unplug the phones as I was on call. I phoned the BT text service and it said I had the standard curfew on voice... more »
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UK Telecom Tariff Comparisons at http://www.telecom-tariffs.co. uk/ - June 2009
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UK Residential Telecom Tariff Comparisons, v134, 30 Jun 2009 Comparisons of 134 residential and 66 business telephone tariff call costs, and 188 residential and 96 business call plans charged by 128 different operators and resellers in the United Kingdom, compiled by Magenta Systems Ltd. 05pence, 0844 Calls, 123Call, 18185.co.uk, 1899.com, 4tel... more »
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uk.telecom mini FAQ (weekly posting)
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This is a weekly short posting giving brief details of where to find more information about the subject of uk.telecom: telecommunications in the UK. The FAQ for the group is available on the web at <URL:[link]> The FAQ is dated May 1996. This may seem out of date but the basics... more »
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What do peopel (incorrectly) mean by RJ9, RJ10, RJ22 ?
   
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I often see references to these phone plugs RJ9, RJ10, RJ22. It turns out those are non-standard names for a 4P4C connector. [link] What are the people who use these names likely to mean? Could they be using another name than 4P4C if the connector pins on the lead are wired in a certain way? (For example: outer and inner pairs,... more »
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