Re: [b] --This is interesting

[V3lvetpresley <velvetpresley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> It's a shitter - but we're tied. And quite often it's made out to be OUR
> fault - I get so much shit over this, it's untrue."
>
> Do you not have an obligation to tell them how much its costing ?

What, when they ask? Yeah - we tell them. But the problem is that most of 
these porn diallers are the dodgy ones - ie - flash in the pan companies 
that have managed to get around ICSTIS, the regulatory body within the UK 
for this sorta thing (BTW - if you ever have to ask what the fuck that 0906 
number is on your bill - look here - 
http://www.icstis.org.uk/icstis2002/PhoneNumberLookup/AskPhoneNumber.asp) - 
We now have software that notifies us when Premium rate calls have been 
made - so we can contact the customer and ask if they are aware - but 
obviously, the calls have been made by then - and there is usually a two 
day backlog from the carrier.

So, to answer the question I think you asked, we can't say "0906 numbers 
cost X amount", because, apart from very rare cases, the company/individual 
that set up the number sets the rate. And they don't have to tell us - they 
have to inform the end user, but they don't always do that.


"A mind is a terrible thing to waste"

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Velvetpresley. 



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