The most users ever on the forum was 307 on 13. Apr 2010 at 16:55 with 306 of them being guests. Does anyone have any ideas what prompted this influx of visitors? 

mainbass wrote on May 26^th, 2010 at 1:41pm:

The first entry in the Telegraph's Volcanic Ash Timeline is: 

Quote:


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/7730428/Volcanic-ash-timeline-of-th...

I have had a look to see what links Google was giving to the forum that day. The only one that perhaps stands out is 0800 buster!

I am no expert, but I understand that there are standard tools available to track where internet traffic is directed from. These would normally be used to answer the question posed.

Also looking on Google there are many links to "mobiles" {dot} "saynoto 0870" {dot} "com" (written this way to avoid generating a joined link in Google). I assume that with only the "www." domain registered, one is open to this kind of thing from someone trading on the back of a good name.

I take it that the number of users relates only to the forum, rather than the database. Otherwise I would have suggested that it was one of the doppelganger sites trawling for data using multiple concurrent channels.

ahai1 wrote on May 26^th, 2010 at 8:52pm:

You don't know what you're missing out on Batman! 

0800buster.co.uk provides a 01/02 dial through number for calling 0800 and other so-called "freephone" numbers. The mobile companies usually charge freephone numbers at a premium to ordinary geographic and 03 numbers, so this trick allows you to be charged normal geographic/03 rate for 0800 calls (or part of bundled call minutes where applicable).

ahai1 wrote on May 28^th, 2010 at 8:37pm:



Don't know of any mobiles that allow 080 numbers as part of inclusive minutes, you will pay for them as an extra, and usually at a higher rate than 01/02/03 numbers not included in packages.

derrick wrote on May 29^th, 2010 at 9:42am:


What I meant is the local geographic numbers which are free are a good thing. I never call a freephone number from a mobile.

However according to the website T-Mobile seems to charge 10p but that might be if you have a contract rather than pay as you go.