On Mar 31, 9:36 am, "News Reader" <n...@email.invalid> wrote:
> "andy" <andy.gg...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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> > On Mar 29, 3:15 pm, "News Reader" <n...@email.invalid> wrote:
> >> [Note: This is cross-posted because all user groups are likely to be
> >> knowledgable about {different} dial through service]
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> >> Hi,
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> >> I am keen (very? keen) to know of any 0845 dial-through service access
> >> numbers that have a next call function. I.e. for example a Telestunt or
> >> Telediscount type international (actually national is most preferable but
> >> both / any would be good - often in fact one that provides national also
> >> provides international so it is all good!) dial through access number,
> >> that
> >> also provides a facility to indicate during the current call to end the
> >> current dialled number and give the prompt to enter a / the next number.
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> >> I.e. For example - Mr. Matey's Super Low Rate 0845 International
> >> Dialthrough
> >> Service - on 0845 123123, where they provide instructions for placing
> >> second
> >> and further calls whilst still on your original call to the access
> >> number -
> >> such as when you have finished with your current call dial #### (or for
> >> example *1) to get the prompt to dial another destination.
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> >> I hope someone is aware of such a service or can use some creative
> >> thinking
> >> to advise of services that provide international dialthrough (or used to)
> >> that support(ed) this second and further destination calling within the
> >> first access number call, such that even if they no longer appear to
> >> provide
> >> or advertise 0845 access numbers the use of something likewww.archive.org
> >> might prove revealing to find their old 0845 access number which still
> >> work.
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> >> I have found the old 0845 Telediscount / Telestunt access numbers which
> >> work
> >> for a variety of destinations and support second and further calls during
> >> the first access number call but only provided the remote hang-up and
> >> that
> >> remote parties equipment supports full proper remote disconnect (i.e.
> >> Telediscount / Telestunt do not appear to support or have a "code" to
> >> dial
> >> to get back to the "dial your destination" prompt for dialling subsequent
> >> destinations - thus without the code it is a bit hit and miss as to
> >> whether
> >> you get to make any subsequent calls on the one connection).
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> >> I hope that makes some sense.
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> >> In short then, what might be useful or helpful would be (in order of
> >> helpfulness / preference):
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> >> - list of 0845 dial through services with next call codes
> >> - list of dial through services with next call codes (that do not
> >> appear
> >> to use 0845 access numbers)
> >> - list of 0845 dial through services which do not appear to provide /
> >> use next call codes
> >> - list of dial through services of any nature or manner (but not
> >> really
> >> the "mobile dialthrough" services please) - their used to be a raft of
> >> these - I can barely scratch the surface of my memory on these but the
> >> likes
> >> of -www.telestunt.co.uk,www.telediscount.co.uk,www.ratebuster.co.uk,
> >> etc., etc., - please list all you can.,
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> >> Many thanks in advance and all assistance and input is greatly
> >> appreciated.
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> >> I look forward to hearing from you and thank you in advance.
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> >> Best wishes,
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> >> News Reader
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> > I can't answer much of that
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> > on most providers you can press # for a follow-on call
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> > many, but not quite all, providers are compared on
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> >http://callchecker.moneysavingexpert.com/
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> >http://niftylist.co.uk/calls/
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> Hi,
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> ... hey ... not to worry. I couldn't determine much through a fairly
> exhaustive search. So their probably or maybe is an operator out there that
> has everything... but they are unknown, old, elusive, or less advertised,
> etc.
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> I appreciate your help, thoughts and suggestions .
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> Thanks again and best wishes,
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I called via Budgetcom, Telesavers and several Telediscount 0845
numbers - 0845244x44x

Pressing # had no effect, but when the other end hung up, it returned
to the starting announcement anyway