I'm using O2

The number is 07978555555 and I also discovered a new number: 07978908677

For large chains like Tesco, Sainsbury's etc2 they will accept payment of any amount using cards but smaller shops tend to have a '5 pounds and above only' policy.

Postal order discussed here is a means of payment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_order

It is for the receiver of the postal order. You don't have to have a back account to purchase one.

If they start to charge the number, then we can terminate the contract anytime and keep the phone. Check out clause 8.4c on O2 website

I called the number 30sec ago and it went through. Your friend's contract is direct from O2 or O2 via Carphone Warehouse (or other retailers)? All contracts will charge for international call. This number acts as 'proxy' to call international numbers, so this number is treated as a 'local' number.

This post has been edited by vorchiel: Oct 10 2007, 11:12 PM

They started charging for 0844/0845 numbers for new contracts starting from 27th April 2007, but existing contracts would only be charged from 28th September 2007 (I'm in this category). However 0797 numbers are not included in the list of charged numbers. The 'proxy' numbers are quite busy on weekends/peak times but work fine on weekdays/off-peak.

Two of my mates who are taking O2 contracts via Carphone Warehouse have confirmed that they were charged for 0797 numbers in their last bills. So far only direct-from-O2 contracts can call 0797 numbers without being charged.

1. One of them is under offpeak contract and the other one is using anytime anynetwork contract. Both were charged.
2. All of them are using anytime any network contracts.

Hope this helps

AFAIK normally O2 phones are unlocked

Received a text from O2 a few hours ago:



Anyone else received the same text?

Quite a cunning move from O2. They did not charge for 07 number but they suspended/blocked the 0797 service. Can anyone point out any clause regarding this in their T & C?

Make sure your calling card uses 0800 numbers and not 0844/0845/0797/charged numbers. VoIP providers such as VoIPCheap occasionally have promotions to let you call Malaysia for free given that you purchased a minimum calling credits from them. The catch is you have to use PCs to make the calls over the internet. VoIPStunt and SkypeOut also provide similar PC-to-phone VoIP calling. Their rates are quite competitive and sometimes cheaper than calling cards.

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There are contracts because the phones are subsidised by the telco. You have to pay monthly fixed bills, usually 12months or 18months (you have your own quota on how many minutes/text messages you can use etc). In return, they will give the phone for free. For more expensive phones, you may also be required to pay for the phone (a fraction of the price, the rest will be covered by the monthly bills), or simply by opting to submit to a higher tariff if you dont want to pay for the phone price (40-50 pounds for bill per month).

For prepaid, you pay for the phone at normal price and the phone offered are usually low-end and locked to the telco.

This post has been edited by vorchiel: Sep 8 2008, 01:30 PM