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  1. #16

    Re: 0800 mobile

    On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 23:36:00 -0000, <x> wrote:

    >A manager told me that the reason 0800 numbers were being charged was
    >because some customers were using 0800 calling card services which they used
    >to dial international calls. Apparently Orange are left to pick up the cost
    >of the International leg of the call. Said manager had just speaking to a
    >customer that had cost orange in excess of £20,000 pulling said scam!


    The manager was telling you a lie. Not a word of what he told you was
    true.

    1. Orange get paid for every outgoing 0800 call. Not paid much, but
    paid, as opposed to having to pay the terminating network to deliver
    the call.

    2. 0800 calling cards used to call overseas number charge the card
    holder for the international leg, not the network they call from.

    3. Orange charge an extortionate rip-off rate for international calls
    (they used to charge vastly less, but they "simplified" the price up).


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  2. #17
    Bob Eager
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    Re: 0800 mobile

    On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:16:31 UTC, [email protected] wrote:

    > 1. Orange get paid for every outgoing 0800 call. Not paid much, but
    > paid, as opposed to having to pay the terminating network to deliver
    > the call.
    >
    > 2. 0800 calling cards used to call overseas number charge the card
    > holder for the international leg, not the network they call from.
    >
    > 3. Orange charge an extortionate rip-off rate for international calls
    > (they used to charge vastly less, but they "simplified" the price up).


    Hmmm. Time to get on with my Asterisk box. Then I can call 0800 from my
    mobile via my BT landline. And the international calls (using a call
    prefix of course)!!!

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  3. #18
    Mikael Armstrong
    Guest

    Re: 0800 mobile

    "Bob Eager" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:16:31 UTC, [email protected] wrote:
    >
    > > 1. Orange get paid for every outgoing 0800 call. Not paid much, but
    > > paid, as opposed to having to pay the terminating network to deliver
    > > the call.
    > >
    > > 2. 0800 calling cards used to call overseas number charge the card
    > > holder for the international leg, not the network they call from.
    > >
    > > 3. Orange charge an extortionate rip-off rate for international calls
    > > (they used to charge vastly less, but they "simplified" the price up).

    >
    > Hmmm. Time to get on with my Asterisk box. Then I can call 0800 from my
    > mobile via my BT landline. And the international calls (using a call
    > prefix of course)!!!
    >

    You may as well just use our geographic call-through for doing that?!

    > --
    > Bob Eager
    >






  4. #19
    Peter
    Guest

    Re: 0800 mobile

    <x> wrote:
    [...]
    > A manager told me that the reason 0800 numbers were being charged
    > was because some customers were using 0800 calling card services
    > which they used to dial international calls. Apparently Orange are
    > left to pick up the cost of the International leg of the call. Said
    > manager had just speaking to a customer that had cost orange in
    > excess of £20,000 pulling said scam!


    Well, the opportunity cost may have been £20k, I suppose, but that's
    not real money as you or I understand it.

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