{"id":49696,"date":"2010-11-20T07:01:05","date_gmt":"2010-11-20T00:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/118500s-directory-enquiries-charge-left-me-feeling-rung-out\/"},"modified":"2017-03-26T11:49:42","modified_gmt":"2017-03-26T04:49:42","slug":"118500s-directory-enquiries-charge-left-me-feeling-rung-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/118500s-directory-enquiries-charge-left-me-feeling-rung-out\/","title":{"rendered":"118500's directory enquiries charge left me feeling rung out"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe number’s up for a \u00a314.89 call charge to directory enquiries \u2013 operated by BT \u2013 from the 3 networkI lost my landline for a period in October and, needing to contact BT and not having a number, I used my mobile (my contract is with 3) to find what I wanted via the directory inquiries service 118500. The operator asked me if I wanted to be connected. When I said I wanted the number, I was told I would be connected and the number sent by SMS to my phone. Imagine my surprise when I looked at my 3 bill to find the call had been logged at 10 minutes (heaven knows how) and the charge was \u00a314.89. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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