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  1. #1
    Gamma Eridon
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    Hi,

    Is it possible to bar incoming calls when roaming on Virgin Mobile?

    I tried looking at their website but it seems to be down at the
    moment.

    Thanks.

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  2. #2
    Chris Blunt
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    Re: Virgin Mobile - Barring i/c calls when roaming

    On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:38:55 -0800 (PST), Gamma Eridon
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Hi,
    >
    >Is it possible to bar incoming calls when roaming on Virgin Mobile?
    >
    >I tried looking at their website but it seems to be down at the
    >moment.


    You could divert them to voicemail and pick up any messages later.

    Chris



  3. #3
    ChrisM
    Guest

    Re: Virgin Mobile - Barring i/c calls when roaming

    In message [email protected],
    Chris Blunt <[email protected]> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

    > On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:38:55 -0800 (PST), Gamma Eridon
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >> Hi,
    >>
    >> Is it possible to bar incoming calls when roaming on Virgin Mobile?
    >>
    >> I tried looking at their website but it seems to be down at the
    >> moment.

    >
    > You could divert them to voicemail and pick up any messages later.
    >
    > Chris


    Make sure you setup the divert before you leave the country though, or
    you'll end up paying for the international leg whilst they leave the
    message...

    --
    Regards,
    Chris.
    (Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)





  4. #4
    Jono
    Guest

    Re: Virgin Mobile - Barring i/c calls when roaming

    ChrisM explained on 17/12/2008 :
    > In message [email protected],
    > Chris Blunt <[email protected]> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
    >
    >> On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:38:55 -0800 (PST), Gamma Eridon
    >> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>
    >>> Hi,
    >>>
    >>> Is it possible to bar incoming calls when roaming on Virgin Mobile?
    >>>
    >>> I tried looking at their website but it seems to be down at the
    >>> moment.

    >>
    >> You could divert them to voicemail and pick up any messages later.
    >>
    >> Chris

    >
    > Make sure you setup the divert before you leave the country though, or you'll
    > end up paying for the international leg whilst they leave the message...


    Is that true or myth?





  5. #5
    Jeremy Porteous
    Guest

    Re: Virgin Mobile - Barring i/c calls when roaming

    >>> Make sure you setup the divert before you leave the country though, or
    >>> you'll
    >>> end up paying for the international leg whilst they leave the message...

    >>
    >>Is that true or myth?

    >
    > http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/gener...o.howdoi.sm090
    >
    > Set your call diverts
    >
    > * When someone reaches your voicemail, you get charged the cost of
    > sending the call to the country you're in, and then back to the UK
    > even though they may not leave a message.


    This is certainly true as I discovered to my cost several years in Ireland.
    I was on Vodafone at the time and decided to answer calls if they came from
    a number I wanted and press cancel to divert the calls to voicemail if I did
    not want the call. When I got my bill, I found each call I had diverted to
    voicemail even if only 2 seconds was charged for 1 minute of incoming call
    to Ireland, and one minute of outgoing call from Ireland to UK mobile. Very
    expensive mistake!

    JP




  6. #6
    Dennis Ferguson
    Guest

    Re: Virgin Mobile - Barring i/c calls when roaming

    On 2008-12-18, Gamma Eridon <[email protected]> wrote:
    > On Dec 17, 10:28?am, "ChrisM" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> Make sure you setup the divert before you leave the country though, or
    >> you'll end up paying for the international leg whilst they leave the
    >> message...

    >
    > I thought that only happened if it was a divert on busy/no reply ect
    > not a *21* job?


    I thought so too. I've diverted all calls away from my phone while
    roaming more than a few times and I don't recall ever getting charged
    for this. Busy/no reply diverts always attract the double charge,
    on the other hand, whether they're set up before you leave or after
    you get there.

    Dennis Ferguson



  7. #7
    ChrisM
    Guest

    Re: Virgin Mobile - Barring i/c calls when roaming

    In message [email protected],
    Dennis Ferguson <[email protected]> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

    > On 2008-12-18, Gamma Eridon <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> On Dec 17, 10:28?am, "ChrisM" <[email protected]>
    >> wrote:
    >>> Make sure you setup the divert before you leave the country though,
    >>> or you'll end up paying for the international leg whilst they leave
    >>> the message...

    >>
    >> I thought that only happened if it was a divert on busy/no reply ect
    >> not a *21* job?

    >
    > I thought so too. I've diverted all calls away from my phone while
    > roaming more than a few times and I don't recall ever getting charged
    > for this. Busy/no reply diverts always attract the double charge,
    > on the other hand, whether they're set up before you leave or after
    > you get there.
    >
    > Dennis Ferguson


    Ok, maybe that's what happened then... Maybe I didn't set the divert up
    properly...
    All I know is that the one time I forgot to set up the divert before I left
    the UK, I got charged for all the calls that were left on my voicemail...!!

    --
    Regards,
    Chris.
    (Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)





  8. #8
    Gamma Eridon
    Guest

    Re: Virgin Mobile - Barring i/c calls when roaming

    On Dec 18, 12:32*am, {{{{{Welcome}}}}}
    <bhx___spam@trapped___hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
    > On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:10:56 GMT, Jono <[email protected]>
    > wrote:
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > >ChrisM explained on 17/12/2008 :
    > >> In message [email protected],
    > >> Chris Blunt <[email protected]> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

    >
    > >>> On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:38:55 -0800 (PST), Gamma Eridon
    > >>> <[email protected]> wrote:

    >
    > >>>> Hi,

    >
    > >>>> Is it possible to bar incoming calls when roaming on Virgin Mobile?

    >
    > >>>> I tried looking at their website but it seems to be down at the
    > >>>> moment.

    >
    > >>> You could divert them to voicemail and pick up any messages later.

    >
    > >>> Chris

    >
    > >> Make sure you setup the divert before you leave the country though, oryou'll
    > >> end up paying for the international leg whilst they leave the message....

    >
    > >Is that true or myth?

    >
    > http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/gener...tId=before.you....
    >
    > Set your call diverts
    >
    > * * * When someone reaches your voicemail, you get charged the cost of
    > sending the call to the country you're in, and then back to the UK
    > even though they may not leave a message.
    > * * * But you can get around this - just set your phone to 'divert all
    > calls' to voicemail.
    > * * * However, this does mean that you won't get any incoming calls.
    >
    > ------------------------------
    >
    > This is one of the reasons I don't use voicemail and have it
    > permanently off, I just only answer calls I want to answer.- Hide quoted text -
    >
    > - Show quoted text -


    I do the same on my personal mobile.

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