jpp@slxsys.specialix.co.uk (John Pettitt) (09/11/88)
The 0898 xxx-xxxx numbers in the uk offer a similar range of
`services' to the US 976 numbers. Thay are charged at about UKL .045
per min (UKL = approx 1.7 USD). They are not available outside the
UK.
There are 6 special prefixes that I know of:
0898 - recorded message service
0077 - as above but london only.
0836 - cell phones (Cellnet)
0837 - cell phones (Vodaphone)
0800 - similar to US 1-800
0345 - like 0800 but you pay as if making a local call (free local
calls - you must be kidding :-)
and just when you thought you understood it time in london is reached
by just dialing 123.
John Pettitt
Specialix International
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Yes the recorded message services here in the UK ARE a mess, as for dialling 123 for the time, this only refers to London, elsewhere the code is usually 8081, but this CAN vary. Most 4 digit numbers starting with 80 are this type of service, eg 8091 is the wheather forcast in some areas, dialling 0073 is the code to call a radio pager. In some areas 1267 makes the phone ring back while in others 175 will start an automated line test - the exchange calls back with the result - dialling tone means all OK, but you might get 'Faulty dial pulses' (this ones great if you're on a MF dialling line!), 'Low resistance A to B wire' and 'High loop resistance' are possible messages. If this all 100 for the operator 151 fo faults 192 for directory enquiries and 191 for general enquiries. There may be other specialist numbers that someone can tell me about. One that intrigues me is if I dial 0800 891 017, I get a toll free USA number, asking me [This message was truncated as shown above. Sigh. --JSol]