Hi

I have also had this problem with Eidos.  As far as I am concerned I just want any free pay as you go dial up (not broadband / ISDN) where I can sign up & use the landline.

Ideally I want to connect to the internet this way so I can prefix the number, allowing me free access to dial up also (As non Geo numbers are not inc in free calls).

Any suggestions?


Phil

PhilUp wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2004 at 7:29pm:


As far as I'm concerned, dial-up internet is the one area where the use of 0845 is justified. The small amount of revenue that this generates for ISPs pays for the connection - and bandwidth has to be paid for somehow, after all. 0845 access is perfect for light internet users who go online in the evening or at weekends.

Robin

As Jonathan points out, ! The cost of supplying the server connection, adequate bandwidth, Free webspace, Free email account(s) & Free Webmail, costs the ISP money to provide. Then people start moaning about having to pay for Tech Support on an 087x/090x line. ISP's ALWAYS show lists of FAQ's covering practically every problem you're likely to have, but people don't think to read them before calling the premium rate number. Emails cost practically nothing but there's still the Techies' time to analyse the problem & reply.

I've already stated my charges and you'd be surprised at the number of silly questions I STILL get asked, or how many people that still make basic mistakes, (like not backing up their data or their system) even though they've been warned.
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If you use it a lot in the daytime, switch to one of the cheap daytime ISP packages e.g. Tesco Daytime £5.99
Any more time than that and there are plenty of ANYTIME packages to choose from at reasonable prices.
I hope that answers your last question adequately.   

I have some 10 ISP's, most of which I can access email, etc. from my ADSL account, but a couple still require logging on with a modem (& 0845 numbers) at regular intervals. Also it's always handy having other accounts, just for that one occasion your main server is down & you have an urgent email to send/receive or website to check.

The claranet numbers listed above are obsolete for several weeks, but it is possible to find plenty more on their website.

It's also possible to ring customer services on a London number instead of 0845

Sorry but cannot explain that one. It must be your telephone provider that's blocking them though I can't think why they should.

I tested them all from my phone, even prefixing them with 141 to block my number, but they all worked fine. Never tried logging on as that may then have been a problem. Most of them require the 1470 prefix to verify your number/account if you normally have it blocked.

I suspect 18866 have identified and blocked many of these. There was some discussion on MSE a while back; a popular idea, but people seem to have had the same results as you.

Would someone explain how you get hooked up witha ISP and how you change the no. to a geog. one.

Thanks

I've heard that some tel. companies will just charge for the ISP geo number instead of allowing it on the free inclusive package... can anyone confirm this?